Welcome

Darwin is one of the best cities in Australia.

With a strong and growing economy and a rising population, the time is now right to plan for the future and ensure we develop into one of the world’s great tropical harbour cities.

Last October, Creating Darwin’s Future was launched. The views of Territorians have been heard and this package is all about action, on a number of fronts. The initiatives listed below will make our CBD a more exciting place to be – and there’s more to come in the future.

Our aim is to develop a vibrant, 24 hour city – where residential, commercial and entertainment centres come together in an environment that has a strong tropical focus.

There are five key actions:

• We will build a World War II Museum next to Parliament House commemorating the Defence of Darwin.
  
  
• We will develop a ‘ribbon of green’ right around the CBD, stretching down to the Botanic Gardens.
  
  
• We will give State Square an extreme makeover, and create a focal point for people and visitors in the CBD.
  
  
• We will change our planning scheme to ensure that our CBD has a tropical and people-friendly feel to its streets and buildings.
  
  
• We will ensure that anti-social behaviour in the CBD is controlled and minimised.

Together with our rapidly developing Waterfront project, these initiatives will have a profound impact on how we experience our city.

Work has already started on some of the above projects and others will commence very soon.