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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 of Darwin Museum
Read more: Defence of Darwin MuseumMany years ago, PLan started work to establish a public and professionally run museum recognising Northern Territory’s role in the defence of Australia. Many saw this as to document the history, to be a safe repository of documents and memories from the families of those of at least four nations who joined in the defence,…
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2012 Tropical Garden Spectacular
Read more: 2012 Tropical Garden SpectacularDear PLan Members, Supporters and Contacts, This is to remind you that the Tropical Garden Spectacular is on again this Saturday and Sunday, 2nd and 3rd June, 2012. It will be full of exhibits, competitions, innovations, and information presentations on the theme of sustainability, in the delightful atmosphere of Darwin’s George Brown Botanic Gardens. Too…
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Anendo Report on Coastal Communities
Read more: Anendo Report on Coastal CommunitiesSubmission on the Inquiry into climate change and environmental impacts on coastal communities. Anendo-and-Coastal-Communities.pdf
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Amenity Defined
Read more: Amenity DefinedPLan was part of the movement to have amenity defined. We would have preferred that the definition did not specify locality or building and continue to request its removal from the definition. Planning Act Section 3 Interpretation amenity, in relation to a locality or building, means any quality, condition or factor that makes or contributes…
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Alawa Oval Disappearing
Read more: Alawa Oval DisappearingGovernment ignores community’s rights to our open space [readon1 url=”index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=186″]Read More[/readon1]
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Almost loss of Alawa School Oval
Read more: Almost loss of Alawa School OvalAlawa is a quiet treed suburb settled in the 1970’s. It is where the Alawa Primary School and its oval is a central facility and open space recreation resource for the community. This attractive pattern of Commonwealth planning was the standard for all our northern suburbs. Amidst NT Government secrecy from the communities, both of…
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Bayview Development – Sign the online petition to save our mangroves
Read more: Bayview Development – Sign the online petition to save our mangrovesMangroves are crucial to the health of our Top End coasts – supplying us with oxygen, storing carbon and providing nurseries for important commercial and recreational fish.
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CBD Height and density
Read more: CBD Height and densityMinister Lawrie has set in train a proposed amendment to the NT Planning Scheme to which we have twenty eight days to respond. The proposal is to have a 90 metre limit on buildings throughout the whole CDB and provide no setbacks. Details are on the NT Planning Notice website. There is a history behind…
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Knuckey and Ironstone Lagoon (and related areas) Discussion Paper towards an Area PLan
Read more: Knuckey and Ironstone Lagoon (and related areas) Discussion Paper towards an Area PLanThis is a 50 page detailed study with the purpose of use of this area at Berrimah, and beyond for the expansion of Darwin. Share your knowledge of the area, look at the options proposed, contact the Planning Commission for more information, and make a submission by 9 August, 2013. Note that there will be…
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ATTENTION! IMPORTANT PROPOSED LEGISLATION AMENDMENT- PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AND PROPERTY
Read more: ATTENTION! IMPORTANT PROPOSED LEGISLATION AMENDMENT- PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS AND PROPERTYChanges are proposed under the NT Titles Legislation. Unit title owners should check the NT Department of Attorney General and Justice website. (Click at right in list, under Issues and Consultations for background paper – Cancellation of Unit Plans and schemes). Cut off date for comments is now extended. The industry has made its comments.…