Opinion piece by Friends of Lee Point – Nov 2021 There are very few cities in the world that have a reserve like Lee Point on their doorstep. It makes Darwin a special place. Many of the Darwin community already appreciate the natural value of Casuarina Coastal Reserve, one of the most visited parts of …
PREAMBLE The charter is intended for all people/groups that use/benefit from Lee Point. Beneficiaries of Lee Point include; City of Darwin (COD), Friends of Lee Point (FLP), sporting groups, nature groups etc. The charter would align with recent resolutions made by the COD on Lee Point and be part of the Save Lee Point campaign. The Lee …
City of Darwin Council tries to cool Darwin as global temperatures rise Global warming is a major problem and Darwin’s temperature is rising. Council’s response to cool Darwin has been to be plant more trees (increase canopy cover) and reduce surface temperatures, it’s called the Greening Darwin Strategy The destruction at Lee Point goes completely against …
Date: Sunday 7 November – Please be at the meeting place 4.30pm, first walk leaves 4.40pm. Other walks (depending on numbers) will leave later. The guided walk starts at Lee Point (see below). Bring hat/sunscreen, drinking water, binoculars and camera. Gold coin donation. Due to the Darwin COVID lockout you will need to show a …
By Friends of Lee Point The City of Darwin Council is calling for a moratorium on current development of Lee Point until the NT Planning Commission has completed a comprehensive Area Plan for the whole of Lee Point. Clearly something is wrong with the Lee Point Area Plan (Plan) when no one is able to …
Current Lee Point Area Plan is harming Darwin’s future Read More »
TALK 3 – Times Have Changed TALK 1 – Ian Morris (ecologist and tour guide), TALK 2 – Tiara (Larrakia woman) There are very few cities in the world that have a reserve like Lee Point on their doorstep. Lee Point makes Darwin a special place and is an irreplaceable asset. We live in times …
The NT Government is developing a 30-year plan for its parks and has invited submissions:NT Parks Masterplan 2022 – 2052 | Have Your Say Northern Territory This a draft response, please feel free to use and amend the information here in your submission. Submissions close 15 Oct 2021. 1.0 Background There are very few …
NT Parks Masterplan 2022 – 2052: Lee Point Submission – DRAFT ONLY Read More »
Raintree Park Rally 10am Saturday 23 October People need to act before it’s too late. The natural beauty and biodiversity at Lee Point is being bulldozed. We are losing some of the last intact tropical habitat that remains in Darwin. Get the facts and have your say. Please share and bring a friend.
Comments made by City of Darwin candidates are below: Darwin Lord Mayor Chan Ward Lyons Ward Richardson Ward Waters Ward