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14 July 2005

Water law and planning in the Northern Territory: an independent review by the Environmental Defender's Office NSW. ECNT commissioned Ilona Millar, Principal Solicitor at EDO NSW, to undertake a review of legal and policy frameworks for water management in the NT.

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15 June 2005

New joint ECNT and Australia Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) submission on the environmental assessment of three fish farm and aquaculture proposals for the Top End - Melville Island, Port Patterson and Darwin Harbour.

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13 June 2005

Gamba and Darwin Harbour major issues. Public needs to see policies before Saturday! The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) says two issues will dog whichever party forms government after Saturday’s election: gamba grass and the future of Darwin Harbour.

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13 June 2005

Darwin Harbour at the crossroads! Next Government term may see the make or break of Darwin Harbour. The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Environment Centre NT (ECNT) believe that Darwin Harbour is at a crossroads and that the next few years could make or break it.

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7 May 2004

Serious conflict of interest emerges over Glyde Point development Independent inquiry needed. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Conservation Society today called for an independent inquiry into the environmental impacts of the proposed massive new industrial estate at Glyde Point, on the coast 50 km north east of Darwin.

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29th April 2004

Darwin Wharf Development Public Forum reveals blindfolded Environmental Impact Assessment process. Community participants were left baffled as Darwin City Wharf Development plans were publicly announced in the Community Information Session last week.

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1 April 2004

Conservation groups welcome Darwin Harbour Management Plan but question its ability to deliver. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory and the Australian Marine Conservation Society question the ability of the Darwin Harbour Management Plan to guarantee that the natural integrity of the Harbour will remain intact.

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9 January 2004

Casuarina Coastal Reserve pipeline construction a blunder - is this an indication of future Gas Plant Operations? A disastrous beginning to Darwin's Gas Plant operations has shaken the Northern Territory Community. Pipeline construction at Casuarina Coastal Reserve has not gone to plan and the integrity of the area has been put at risk.

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12 December 2003

ECNT Welcomes Long Awaited Darwin Harbour Plan of Management – The Environment Centre of the Northern territory welcomes the release of the Darwin Harbour Plan of Management and waits in anticipation to see if it delivers results. The release of the plan, together with the recent declaration of the harbour's mangroves as conservation zone, is sending a signal that the Government is taking positive steps towards protecting the harbour.

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15 July 2003

NT Government has hands off wheel on Darwin Harbour. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory today accused the NT Government of relinquishing control over activities in Darwin Harbour. The illegal clearing that occurred at the Phillips LNG site at Wickham Point in recent weeks as well as the ongoing clearing and damage to mangroves at Palmerston dump and elsewhere in the Harbour raise questions about the Government's ability to manage Darwin Harbour effectively.

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6 December 2002

Martin Fiddles While Wickham Point Mangroves Fall The Environment Centre Northern Territory is concerned that the Martin Government's increasingly desperate attempts to bring Sunrise and other gas fields on shore to Darwin are becoming embarrassing and are serving as a distraction from the fact that Wickham Point mangroves are being cleared for a road that may not yet be needed.

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13 November 2002

NT Government Ignores Community Concern and Condemns Darwin Harbour to Industrial Future – The Environment Centre NT is extremely disappointed by the Planning Minister's announcement today that he will grant an Exceptional Development Permit to Phillips Petroleum for their proposed gas plant at Wickham Point in Darwin Harbour. This is the second approval the Martin government has granted Phillips and constitutes the final green light for the siting of the project.

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29 April 2002

Heritage Nomination highlights Harbour values - The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory and Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation have today launched a joint nomination calling for Darwin Harbour to be listed on the NT Heritage register.

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20 November 2001

Time for Government action on Darwin Harbour The Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation and the Environment Centre of the Northern Territory today called for the Environment Minister Kon Vatskalis to act on his election promises of a Management Plan for Darwin Harbour and conservation zoning for all mangroves.

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8 August 2001

Environment Centre targets marginal seats for Harbour protection. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory is distributing information about Darwin Harbour protection to households in the marginal seats of Karama, Nightcliff and Wanguri. Over 10,000 copies of the fliers will be inserted in copies of the Darwin Sun and letterboxes in those marginal seats over the next week in the lead up to the Territory election.

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15 June 2001

Development proposals abound, but still no Harbour Management Plan. The Darwin Harbour Alliance has today called on the Northern Territory Government to develop and commit to a plan of management for Darwin Harbour. Major industrial developments, including fertilizer and methanol plants, are currently being planned for within Darwin Harbour. This is clearly contrary to community wishes which saw the Government abandon plans to dam the Elizabeth River earlier this year due to potential environmental impacts.

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8 May 2001

Blackmore Prawn Farm would destroy huge area if approved. The Environment Centre Northern Territory is alarmed at a proposal to clear over 500 hectares of native vegetation to develop a massive aquaculture project on the Blackmore River. The Northern Territory Government has offered developers Phelps-Panizza a 790 hectare lease on Middle Arm, an area equivalent to over 400 football fields, just slightly smaller than the existing Palmerston township.

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21 February 2001

The Darwin Harbour Alliance today presented a petition to the Northern Territory Government with 8000 signatories demanding a National Park be declared to protect the mangroves of Darwin Harbour.

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9 February 2001

Fish farm at Tiwi Islands may be environmental disaster. The Environment Centre of the Northern Territory called today for Lands Planning and Environment Minister Tim Baldwin to conduct a full Environmental Impact Assessment of the barramundi sea cage farm currently being constructed at Port Hurd on the Tiwi Islands.

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24 January 2001

The Environment Centre has welcomed news that the Government has abandoned its ludicrous Elizabeth River dam project due to a lack of community support. Since the Government's October 2000 announcement that its preferred option for the development of the new suburb of Weddell involved damming the Elizabeth River (and killing all upstream mangroves), the Environment Centre has worked with other Darwin Harbour Alliance members to build community opposition to the dam. The Government's backflip is testament to the strength of both the Alliance and the community's opposition to destructive development in Darwin Harbour. The challenge now for 2001 is to achieve protection for Darwin Harbour in the form of a National Park or marine protected area.

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7 December 1999

Maps show Mangroves, Fish, Culture and Lifestyle doomed in Government plans for Darwin Harbour. A broad alliance of community groups today demanded that the Chief Minister scrap extreme plans to destroy mangroves and dam harbour rivers and called for a conservation/cultural/recreational reserve for Darwin and Bynoe Harbours.

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