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Do you live in Alawa, Jingili, Moil, Wagaman, Wulagi, Anula, Malak, Karama or Marrara?
These suburbs form part of Darwin’s Green Belt and Recreational neighbourhood under the Place and Liveability Plan 2050 – and we’d love to hear from you!
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About the project
City of Darwin will be upgrading Chambers Crescent, Malak and its surrounding area. Our objective make this area safer for all road users and improve the liveability of the area. We would also like to invite the community to co-design the improvements.
To reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety along Chambers Crescent, the project proposes:
Community feedback collected between Monday 9 February and Sunday 8 March 2026 will help us determine the liveability improvements included in the project.
What are “liveability improvements”?
Liveability improvements are features we add to projects to help make neighbourhoods safer, easier to get around and more enjoyable to spend time in.
When we spoke with the community when developing the Place and Liveability Plan 2050, people told us that safety and security, physical connectivity, open space and recreation, and art and culture are important elements making areas better places to live.
We’re using this feedback to guide how the area is being designed, and the community will continue to help shape the final outcome. Liveability elements may include things like better footpaths, more shading and seating, safer road crossings, traffic calming measures, improved accessibility, or other features like spaces for art and community use that enhance day‑to‑day use of public spaces.
Our goal
Instead of using the same design everywhere, City of Darwin is taking a local, neighborhood-based approach.
That means listening to the people who live, work and spend time here, and designing improvements that reflect how the area is actually used, now and into the future.
The final liveability features will be shaped by community feedback.
If you live nearby, run a business, use the park, or travel through the area, we’d love to hear from you.
You can get involved by:
The engagement period runs from: Monday 9 February to Sunday 8 March 2026
Your feedback will help guide what improvements are included in the final design.
Have your sayWe’re especially keen to hear your thoughts on ideas related to:
Please check the map below to see the survey area.
They are designed to reflect the character, values and everyday needs of each local area, ensuring projects support how people live, move and connect within their neighbourhood.

If you have questions or want more information, you can also contact us at engage@darwin.nt.gov.au.
Kids Art Competition

Calling all artists!
Well... all artists between ages 5-12. Your artwork could be turned into real public art as part of our road safety upgrades in Malak!
Theme: “My neighbourhood is the Park and Play Village”
Kids living in the “Green Belt and Recreational” neighbourhood (Alawa, Jingili, Moil, Wagaman, Wulagi, Anula, Malak, Karama or Marrara) are encouraged to create one original drawing showing what a great park-and-play neighbourhood looks like to them.
You might like to draw:
Your favourite local park or playground
Places where kids play, ride bikes or kick a ball
Trees, grass, wetlands or bushland
Picnic areas, walking tracks or sporting fields
What you’d like your neighbourhood to look like in the future
The theme is inspired by Darwin’s Place and Liveability Plan 2050, which describes this area as a Green Belt and Recreational neighbourhood.
Learn more:
What’s in it for kids?
One overall winner will receive an iPad!
Selected finalists artworks will be transformed into colourful streetlight art at the Malak Markets carpark and at Robyn Lesley Park at Karama.
How to get involved?
Its easy! Just design a piece of artwork, be as creative as you like but make sure you start on a white sheet of paper and follow the theme of “My neighbourhood is the Park and Play Village.”
Submit a photo of your artwork via the submission form below.
Once your artwork has been submitted, we will reach out with a confirmation email and your artwork will be featured on this page.
Don’t forget to keep the physical copy of the artwork in case you are a winner!
This is a great chance for kids to share their creativity and help bring local public spaces to life through art!
The competition will run from Monday 9 Feb 2026 to Sunday 8 March 2026.
Check out the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Collection Statement before you enter.