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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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Home
Read more: HomeWelcome to PLan PLan – the Planning Action Network Inc is a volunteer community group working for better urban and rural planning in the Northern Territory. PLan collaborates with resident and community groups on matters including the built environment, heritage, cultural and environmental values of concern in the Northern Territory and Australia.PLan’s aim is to…
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Media Links
Read more: Media LinksClick on a title below to visit website. 104.1 Territory FM Website: www.territoryfm.com ABC RADIO Ph: 1300 057 222 ABC RADIO ‘105.7 Darwin (105.7) Direct email contact on website. www.abc.net.au/darwin/contact TALKBACK: 1300 057 222 08 8943222 Alice Now newspaper Website: http://alicenow.com.au/about/contact-us Alice Springs News Online http://www.alicespringsnews.com.au A comprehensive journalistic coverage of serious Alice events, searchable…
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Useful Links
Read more: Useful LinksClick on a title below to visit website Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority Ph: 08 8999 5511Fax: 08 8999 4334 enquiries.aapa@nt.gov.au AHURI Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute. Produces useful and readable current reports. Visit Website Australian Heritage Council Asbestos 1800 019 115 ntworksafe@nt.gov.au Better Planning Network Better Planning…
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Politicians
Read more: PoliticiansClick on a title below: NT Parliament: https://parliament.nt.gov.au/members Darwin City Council: https://www.darwin.nt.gov.au/council/about-council/lord-mayor-aldermen/overview Australian Labor Party – NT Branch Email: territory.labor@nt.alp.org.au Phone: 08 8981 3801 Fax: 08 8981 3303 Country Liberals Email: info@countryliberals.org.au NT Greens Visit Website Ministry by Name
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Support the Heritage Listing of the Kulaluk Lease, and Save the BUSH BLOCK
Read more: Support the Heritage Listing of the Kulaluk Lease, and Save the BUSH BLOCKThe land behind McDonalds and fronting Dick Ward Drive (off Fitzer Drive) is in imminent danger and could be lost forever, we urgently need your support.
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Area Plans for Darwin’s Inner Suburbs
Read more: Area Plans for Darwin’s Inner SuburbsThe NT Planning Commission expects that Darwin’s population to double in 40-50 years. The NT Government intends to densify by infill developments in Darwin’s Inner Suburbs, from Stuart Park to the Narrows. This is as well as the Darwin CBD doubling in size.
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Help Save the Gardens Suburb Community
Read more: Help Save the Gardens Suburb CommunityThe Gardens is a small suburb almost hidden between the Botanic Gardens and the Stuart Highway. A tight nit community has chosen to live here, supposedly out of harms way. They are now literally campaigning to save their community from destruction by high rise development. On Saturday 30 August, about 100 of them rallied close…
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EIS about the new Fighter Aircraft due soon in the Top End
Read more: EIS about the new Fighter Aircraft due soon in the Top EndThe new Australian Fighter Aircraft will be the F35A LIGHTNING II. Details of the Environmental Impact Statement(EIS), other relevant information, and comments will be at www.f35evolution.com.au. Pitch Black Air Exercises 2014 There will be aircraft noise during PITCH BLACK quite separately. This has a major disrupting effect on parts of Darwin, which affected people may…
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Draft Darwin Regional Land Use Plan
Read more: Draft Darwin Regional Land Use PlanThe NT Planning Commission now has on exhibition a copy of the Draft Darwin Regional Land Use. This is the next stage on from the Towards a Darwin Regional land Use PLan, and is supposed to reflect the consultation on that document. The plan is the big picture future plan. The Commissioner Gary Nairn has…
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Old Hospital Site (Myilly Point) Draft Proposal
Read more: Old Hospital Site (Myilly Point) Draft ProposalThe Northern Territory Government, via the NT PLanning Commission, has at last put together a draft proposal about the OLD HOSPITAL SITE/MYILLY POINT/FLAGSTAFF PARK/KAHLIN. Unfortunately it proposes that over 60% of the land would be taken up by residential development ‘to pay for’ making green open space available. Not really appropriate when it is all…