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Membership & Donations
Read more: Membership & DonationsPLan is an incorporated voluntary organization working towards a better living environment. Our Financial year is from 1 July to 30 June each year. Membership is only $25 per year. 2025 year now open – renew or join now and receive membership to the middle of year 2026. Donations are always welcome if you…
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2024 05 Esplanade Statement of Heritage Value
Read more: 2024 05 Esplanade Statement of Heritage ValueUpdate 18/12/2024 Department of Lands, Planning and Environment Heritage Council speaks to the Supreme Court decision on the Darwin Esplanade 17 December 2024 Background On 3 December 2021 the Heritage Council accepted a nomination from a member of the public for the Darwin Esplanade to be a protected heritage place under the Heritage Act 2011.…
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2024 07 Strategic Directions Planning Policy
Read more: 2024 07 Strategic Directions Planning PolicyThis submission closes 31 July 2024. https://haveyoursay.nt.gov.au/strategic-directions-planning-policy At this stage we have yet to engage with this process, please return to this web site in the future. StrategicDirections download the pdf.
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Defence Housing Australia and Lee Point
Read more: Defence Housing Australia and Lee PointThis is a sad story of the residents of Darwin being ignored by what was once an organisation that was able to engage with community. Now riding roughshod over the contentious issues of: mass tree clearing in environmentally sensitive areas high density housing with cheek and jowl buildings limited public open space, children playing on…
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Closing today is the Darwin Area Plan Stage 2
Read more: Closing today is the Darwin Area Plan Stage 222.2.2019 Please see below from Margaret, closing today is the Central Darwin Area Plan. There is a survey here you can fill out: https://planningcommission.nt.gov.au/projects/central-darwin-area-plan OR we recommend an email directly to ntcp@nt.gov.au Please consider what you have learnt from previous government efforts in the city. As usual it is just common sense that is required…
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Little Mindil beachfront site on the market
Read more: Little Mindil beachfront site on the marketFrom NT News 13/2/19 NEW Zealand-based casino and entertainment operator SkyCity has put its 5.6ha . The site, which is expected to fetch at least $12 million, has been the home of the popular Darwin Turf Club Cup Ball for close to a decade and is one of Darwin’s most prized development sites. The 51,300…
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Exceptional Development Permit for Lot 8857 (7) Brinkin Terrace, Town of Nightcliff
Read more: Exceptional Development Permit for Lot 8857 (7) Brinkin Terrace, Town of NightcliffNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIAPlanning ActNOTICE OF DECISIONI, EVA DINA LAWLER, the Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, inpursuance of section 40(6) of the Planning Act, give notice that-(a) I have, in pursuance of section 40(2)(d), refused to grant an ExceptionalDevelopment Permit for Lot 8857 (7) Brinkin Terrace, Town of Nightcliff;(b) the application proposed the addition…
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Ban fracking rally at Parliament House at 12 noon on Sunday, February 10th
Read more: Ban fracking rally at Parliament House at 12 noon on Sunday, February 10thDear PLan friends, Protect NT Incorporated invite you to join us for a ban fracking rally at Parliament House at 12 noon on Sunday, February 10th. Protect NT is an independent community group that was incorporated last September by Territorians determined to protect our land, water, climate and lifestyle. We consider onshore shale oil and…
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Lee Point Master-Planned Urban Development 2CRU(West) & Muirhead North (East)
Read more: Lee Point Master-Planned Urban Development 2CRU(West) & Muirhead North (East)I wish raise the following objections to Lee Point Master-Planned Urban Development 2CRU(West) & Muirhead North (East),being DefenceHousing Australiaproposed development. DHA publicise the following ethos towards development on their web site. low energy consumption low water consumption effective waste management human wellbeing biodiversity of local flora and fauna These developments are clearly in contravention of…
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Development of Muirhead North by DHA – Lee Point
Read more: Development of Muirhead North by DHA – Lee Point5.11.2018 Dear Friends, A. 1. Over the years the DHA has been developing Lee Point, successively working northwards, first with Lyons, and then with Muirhead. It is now in the process of developing the last available northern parts, on either side of Lee Point Road. 2. DHA is an agency of the…
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INQUIRY INTO OPTIONS FOR THE REFORM OF POLITICAL FUNDING AND DONATIONS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Read more: INQUIRY INTO OPTIONS FOR THE REFORM OF POLITICAL FUNDING AND DONATIONS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY20.8.2018 We noticed in the brief NT News that it contained a reference to Dave Tollner’s decision on 4 Blake Street. The reference is at E7 and is strangely referred to as SPOT REZONING. PLan was closely involved in this decision. One would expect, with the title of the inquiry that a submission from PLan…
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Submissions | Research | Membership | Contact Issue 582: 16 August 2018 Becoming connected By Chief Advocate Ian Henschke If you’re reading this on line, you’re one of the ‘connected’. But I’m sure you know someone who isn’t. The e-Saf
Read more: Submissions | Research | Membership | Contact Issue 582: 16 August 2018 Becoming connected By Chief Advocate Ian Henschke If you’re reading this on line, you’re one of the ‘connected’. But I’m sure you know someone who isn’t. The e-SafSubmissions | Research | Membership | Contact Issue 582: 16 August 2018 Becoming connected By Chief Advocate Ian Henschke If you’re reading this on line, you’re one of the ‘connected’. But I’m sure you know someone who isn’t. The e-Safety Commissioner recently released a report that revealed “around 2.7 million Australians over 50 have little or no engagement in the online world”. That’s…
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MEDIA RELEASE URGENT INTERVENTION REQUIRED – 145 HA UNIQUE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AT THREAT
Read more: MEDIA RELEASE URGENT INTERVENTION REQUIRED – 145 HA UNIQUE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AT THREATPLan: The Planning Action Network Inc. – 16/10/2018 MEDIA RELEASE URGENT INTERVENTION REQUIRED – 145 HA UNIQUE COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AT THREAT Nick Kirlew, Convener of PLan: The Planning Action Network today released a letter to the NT Minister for Planning, the Federal Government Ministers for Defence, Finance and the Minister for Defence Personnel all of…