2024
Crown Land Estate and Johnston Central – a new retail hub for Palmerston’s northern region!
The government’s Crown land release program has underpinned the recently completed construction of a shopping centre in Johnston.
A Weedy Christmas: Sustainability and Creativity Shine at the 2024 Darwin Christmas Pageant
The Weed Management Branch made a memorable debut at the 2024 Darwin Christmas Pageant, showcasing its Gamba Action Vehicle with a sustainably crafted Christmas tree designed from eco-friendly materials.
The Department of Lands, Planning and Environment has undertaken a Mapping and Classification of Aquatic Ecosystem project in the Adelaide River catchment, in partnership with Charles Darwin University.
Environmental Regulation team launches Compliance Plan and Report Card
The Territory’s environmental regulator is pleased to announce the publication of its Compliance Plan 2024-25 and Compliance Report Card 2023-24, marking a significant milestone in our regulatory maturity journey.
DLPE builds its regulatory expertise
Earlier this month, staff from the Department of Lands, Planning and Environment participated in a global summit to share learnings on implementing and enforcing environmental law.
Water and weeds feature at Territory Natural Resource Management Conference held in Darwin
Water security and weed teams from the Department of Lands, Planning and Environment attended the annual Territory Natural Resources Management (TNRM) conference on 19 to 21 November at the Darwin Convention Centre.
Gamba Grass Annual Report 2024
The Gamba Grass Annual Report 2024 has now been approved by the Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment and is now online. The report outlines progress over the 2023 - 2024 financial year against the Weed Management Plan PDF (2.0 MB).
Water in the Bush 2024 program filled to the brim with presentations and award winners
Department of Lands, Planning and Environment staff attended the Australian Water Association’s 35th Water in the Bush conference in Darwin. They gave presentations on the Territory Water Plan, law reform, regulation, managed aquifer recharge and water efficiency. Our people and projects were also recognised for their achievements taking home two awards at the 2024 NT Water Awards Night Dinner.
Sharing innovative ways to protect the Northern Territory’s water resources
Water Resources Division unveils innovative work that uses advanced satellite data and machine learning to detect groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDE) at the Advancing Earth Observation Forum 10-12 September 2024 in Adelaide.
Second meeting for the Adelaide River water advisory committee
The Adelaide River water advisory committee held their second meeting on at the start of October. The committee are providing advice and local perspective to the department as the Adelaide River water allocation plan is developed.