Information and Newsletters
Eastern Curlews arriving at Lee Point late August from the arctic circle ie. Siberia. They make an amazing ~20,000km migration every year, leaving in Mar-Apr and returning Aug-Sept.
INFORMATION
Overarching document – Planning for Lee Point links to many sources of and explains why Darwin needs the NT Planning Commission to develop a comprehensive Area Plan for Lee Point/Binybara. This needs to happen before any significant development.
Newsletters – read past newsletters and sign up to our monthly newsletter to get the latest news.
Year in Images – What happened in: 2021, 2022, 2023
Bowdens Breakfast
You are invited to take part in an action to Save Lee Point. Place – near MLA Joel Bowden’s office and Harris Park, Millner. Time
Proposed national park for CCR
A comprehensive Area Plan for Lee Point peninsula is a much higher priority than a national park for Casuarina Coastal Reserve (CCR) We welcome discussions
Lee Point Art Project 2024 – Entries
There are 11 stanzas in the Thin Green Line poem by Adam Foster. The aim is to have at least one artwork for each stanza.
Newsletter – February 2024
Greetings Friends, This monthly newsletter (No. 35) includes; Wilderness Walks, VoTE, Poetry and Art, CCR extension, Old-growth trees, Quiz, Plants and Wildlife. 1.0
Wilderness Walks & Key Dates 2024
Wilderness Walks Come and join Friends of Lee Point Inc. around the Lee Point Dam area to look at NATURE and BIRDS. Access to most
Friends of Lee Point Inc.
Friends of Lee (FLP) was formed on the 25 July 2020 at a public meeting in Lyons with the help of PLan – the Planning
Preliminary assessment of future housing at Lee Point
This paper (Oct 2020) Prelim Cost Benefit Lee Point explores sustainability and planning issues of future housing at Lee Point and focuses on the proposed Defence Housing Australia (DHA) development.
It briefly discusses the potential benefits of using most of land at Lee Point for ecotourism, acknowledges that much has changed since the Lee Point Area Plan was first introduced in 2015 and claims that Lee Point is at risk of becoming an urban sprawl from developments such as proposed by DHA.
It concludes that Darwin residents would welcome an urban planning study for Lee Point.
Planning Issues
The Northern Territory Planning Commission was set up by the NT Parliament late 2012 to act as an independent authority in the best interests of the community. Since it was formed the NT Government has involved the Commission in every (published) Area Plan except the Lee Point Area Plan.
The 2016 Australian Government’s Smart Cities Plan encourages housing to be located near jobs and (public) transport.
The 2015 Lee Point Area Plan does not represent the wishes and needs of the community nor meet government policy.
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