Here are are the recent posts.
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Towers Threaten Botanical Gardens
Read more: Towers Threaten Botanical GardensLike a shell and pea switch game the practice of selling Community Purpose land to developers hides the obvious outcome. Without confirming that the Community wants the asset to be relinquished government sells land like the top of the escarpment over the Botanical Gardens. Then all the purchasing developer has to do is apply for a…
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Privacy
Read more: PrivacyPRIVACY POLICY OUR COMMITMENT TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVACY We understand how important it is to protect your personal information. This document sets out our privacy policy commitment in respect of personal information that you may provide to us. Our Privacy Policy ensures your right to privacy as we recognise that any personal information we may…
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Who owns Darwin Esplanade?
Read more: Who owns Darwin Esplanade?November 2022, https://planinc.org.au/18-government-a-council-consultations/313-report-on-consultation-on-the-greening-of-the-esplanade-cenotaph-presented-at-the-ordinary-council-meeting-of-25-october-2022.html It seems to us that the City of Darwin (Darwin City Council) has veered off the rails in a big way. Many decisions that affect the assets of the City of Darwin are being taken in secret. The principal stakeholders, the rate payers of Darwin, are the last to hear of the latest…
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MEDIA RELEASE $10.5 million and Bagot Park is no more
Read more: MEDIA RELEASE $10.5 million and Bagot Park is no moreMEDIA RELEASE $10.5 million and Bagot Park is no more For Immediate Release Media Contact: Cynthia Last 15th April 2020 Coordinator Friends of Bagot Park Mobile: 0439 626 730 Email: friendsofbagotpark@yahoo.comSummary: • $10.5million allocated to replace the Velodrome at Bagot Park • Planned mass infrastructure will significantly reduce accessibility to open public green space hence,…
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Community care of migratory shorebirds – online event
Read more: Community care of migratory shorebirds – online eventHi to all the friends and supporters of BirdLife Top End, A little while ago we were going to hold our launch for the Community care of migratory shorebirds in the Casuarina Coastal Reserve program but we postponed it because of covid-19. We have now organised to hold this event online using ZOOM and we…
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Planning Amendment Bill 2020
Read more: Planning Amendment Bill 2020This article is about preparing to respond to the Planning Amendment Bill, 2020 prepared by the ALP Government intent on passing it before the August election. We hope this information will assist you if you intend to join those making submissions. PLan: the Planning Action Network. Inc intends to make a separate one. but the…
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Post Office Car Park – Milkwood Trees
Read more: Post Office Car Park – Milkwood TreesSaturday 14th December 2019 In an underhand and secret tree cull workers were spotted felling 120 year old Milkwood trees in Darwin Post Office Car Park at 7am this morning. One tree was down by dawn. A small group of concerned residents attended site and managed to gain a halt the felling of tree two.…
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Land planning favours developers, says residents group
Read more: Land planning favours developers, says residents groupAlice Springs News 30 November 2019 – https://www.alicespringsnews.com.au/2019/11/29/land-planning-favours-developers-says-residents-group/ Land planning favours developers, says residents group By ERWIN CHLANDA The proposed removal of “amenity” would turn the Planning Act into a law even more serving developers rather than the whole community, says Margaret Clinch, campaigner over the last 25 years for a bottom-up approach to land…
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PLan and DIPL on the same stage!
Read more: PLan and DIPL on the same stage!Hello Folks, DIPL have advised they will share a stage with PLan: the Planning Action Network Inc. In what may well be a first the Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics will present for half and hour then PLan will present for half an hour. Then the search for common ground begins. Who will have the most…