Recreation & Lifestyle
In delivering a world class tropical harbour city, the Northern Territory Government has committed funding to and commenced progress on a number of new initiatives, and has started planning or given active consideration to remaining initiatives.
The following is an update on ideas and proposals presented under Recreation & Lifestyle during the consultation phase.
- $6 million to the develop new family-friendly parklands at Myilly Point linked by a foreshore promenade from Nurses Walk to Mindil Beach
- $1 million for landscaping of the entry points to the city where Daly Street and Tiger Brennan Drive intersect with McMinn Street
- Construction of wave lagoon at the Waterfront underway; earthworks for residential and commercial developments commenced
- Concept development for pedestrian link between the Waterfront and Mall completed
- 16 new initiatives, including changes to the NT Planning Scheme, to improve CBD streetscapes and building design
- Implementation of Darwin City Council’s Streetscape Strategy over the next five years
- Planning commenced to create ‘ribbons of green’ around Darwin city peninsula
