Ms SACILOTTO - 2006-10-10
The waterfront project is well under way and phase one is expected to open in 2008 as planned. What other ideas does the government have for Darwin’s future?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Port Darwin for her important question. There was an important launch today: Creating Darwin’s Future.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Ms MARTIN: Madam Speaker, it is interesting to hear members of the opposition put down an exercise that is looking at Darwin’s future, and that is the first response you get from the Leader of the Opposition. It is very sad.
Darwin is a great city. It is the capital city of the Northern Territory. As we look around, there is lots of activity at the moment, particularly in the residential building sector, and also in the commercial sector. What we need to do in 2006 is look at the many strengths of Darwin, and how we build on them for the future. Government has decided that this is an appropriate time to talk to the many sectors of our community, working with Darwin City Council, Palmerston Council and Litchfield, with investors, the business community and the wider community, to look at how we build on those strengths for Darwin. We all want to make Darwin the best tropical harbour city.
This document, which I am happy to talk about with the opposition and the Independents, brings together existing developments, such as the waterfront, where we saw the steel structure of the convention centre being put in place yesterday. It looks at ideas for Darwin that have been around for quite a while, such as an Aboriginal cultural centre for the Larrakia, or the Lameroo baths. Those kinds of proposals have been around for a number of years and were dealt with under previous land use planning exercises.
We have identified what is happening, the proposals from the past, and we are inviting all sectors of our community to have their say, to put their best proposals forward. Let us look at the best ideas we have for the future of Darwin. One of the key areas is the way Darwin interacts with the harbour. A key feature of the waterfront is that, for the first time really, we are getting a development that embraces the water. People are already saying that they would like to see more of that. How do we use the Esplanade, the harbour, the parks? How do we better embrace what is happening in the harbour?
We also need to look at tropical streetscapes and urban design. As we are building Darwin, we need to ensure that we are building in the most effective, tropical way. There are new proposals around like a museum for the Defence of Darwin. It is a very exciting time, and it is a partnership exercise where we are building on the strengths of the past, we are building on proposals from the past and looking for new proposals from our community. It is about creating Darwin’s future, creating the best tropical harbour city in the world.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Port Darwin for her important question. There was an important launch today: Creating Darwin’s Future.
Members interjecting.
Madam SPEAKER: Order!
Ms MARTIN: Madam Speaker, it is interesting to hear members of the opposition put down an exercise that is looking at Darwin’s future, and that is the first response you get from the Leader of the Opposition. It is very sad.
Darwin is a great city. It is the capital city of the Northern Territory. As we look around, there is lots of activity at the moment, particularly in the residential building sector, and also in the commercial sector. What we need to do in 2006 is look at the many strengths of Darwin, and how we build on them for the future. Government has decided that this is an appropriate time to talk to the many sectors of our community, working with Darwin City Council, Palmerston Council and Litchfield, with investors, the business community and the wider community, to look at how we build on those strengths for Darwin. We all want to make Darwin the best tropical harbour city.
This document, which I am happy to talk about with the opposition and the Independents, brings together existing developments, such as the waterfront, where we saw the steel structure of the convention centre being put in place yesterday. It looks at ideas for Darwin that have been around for quite a while, such as an Aboriginal cultural centre for the Larrakia, or the Lameroo baths. Those kinds of proposals have been around for a number of years and were dealt with under previous land use planning exercises.
We have identified what is happening, the proposals from the past, and we are inviting all sectors of our community to have their say, to put their best proposals forward. Let us look at the best ideas we have for the future of Darwin. One of the key areas is the way Darwin interacts with the harbour. A key feature of the waterfront is that, for the first time really, we are getting a development that embraces the water. People are already saying that they would like to see more of that. How do we use the Esplanade, the harbour, the parks? How do we better embrace what is happening in the harbour?
We also need to look at tropical streetscapes and urban design. As we are building Darwin, we need to ensure that we are building in the most effective, tropical way. There are new proposals around like a museum for the Defence of Darwin. It is a very exciting time, and it is a partnership exercise where we are building on the strengths of the past, we are building on proposals from the past and looking for new proposals from our community. It is about creating Darwin’s future, creating the best tropical harbour city in the world.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016