Northern Territory

THE Northern Territory Government last week released its blueprint for delivering hundreds of new homes and thousands of housing upgrades in remote, urban and regional communities over the next five years.

THE Northern Territory Planning Commission last week announced the public exhibition of the Darwin Mid Suburbs Draft Area Plan, which provides a framework to guide and manage change into the future.

THE Northern Territory Planning Commission last week released the draft Litchfield Sub Regional Land Use Plan, which aims to manage growth in Litchfield through a range of residential options in rural activity centres and urban areas.

FOLLOWING months of community, government and industry consultation, the Northern Territory Planning Commission has recommended the Darwin Inner Suburbs Area Plan to the Minister for Lands and Planning.

THE Northern Territory Planning Commission last week released the draft Alice Springs Regional Land Use Plan, which aims to establish a long term vision and framework for future development in the region.

THE Northern Territory Planning Commission last week announced the launch of Stage Two of the Inner Suburbs Area Planning project, describing it as the culmination of two months of community consultations and infrastructure studies to plan for the future.

THE creation of an NT Infrastructure Development Fund could be the catalyst for major economic investment in the Territory and the creation of thousands of new jobs, according to Chief Minister Adam Giles.

A POTENTIAL new rail project linking Tennant Creek to Mount Isa has taken another step forward with the Northern Territory Government awarding a tender for a scoping study on the project to Port Jackson Partners.

THE Northern Territory Government is seeking comments about the inclusion of the Darwin City Centre Master Plan as a guideline document in the NT Planning Scheme, which would require all development applications to demonstrate consideration of the plan.

NORTHERN Territory Lands and Planning Minister David Tollner last week amended the NT Planning Scheme by removing the blanket 90-metre limit on building heights in the Darwin city centre.

WITH rental prices coming down and house prices stabilising, the Northern Territory Government last week said it will review its suite of housing supply and assistance programs to ensure they are meeting the needs of Territorians.

AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Tony Abbott and NT Chief Minister Adam Giles last week officially opened Darwin International Airport's $75 million expansion project, which includes an expanded arrivals and departures terminal, new boarding gates and redesigned retail outlets.