Draft 2024/25 Municipal Plan

City of Darwin is proud to present our draft Municipal Plan and Annual Budget for 2024/25 for public feedback.

We continue to strive to achieve the goals set out in our strategic plan, Darwin 2030: City for People. City of Colour to ensure Darwin is a culturally diverse, inclusive and vibrant city.

Our Councillors and staff have worked together to create a robust and reliable Municipal Plan and Annual Budget that celebrates Darwin as a strong, thriving and connected community and is underpinned by a sound set of financial statements.

This Municipal Plan focuses on fostering a connected and engaged community and delivering accessible grassroots infrastructure to ensure we meet Darwin's evolving needs.

We have committed to enhancing quality of life for residents through an operating expenditure of $141 million, which will deliver capital works programs and initiatives that directly benefit the community.

Highlights of the Municipal Plan include:

• $25.8M waste management operations and investment
• $61.1M total Capital Works Program
• $9.5M maintaining our parks
• $4.M libraries
• $3.2M tree planting and maintenance
• $1.34M sport and recreation investment
• $1.9M animal management program
• $2M arts and culture
• $950K Better Suburbs projects
• $8.1M connectivity and accessibility
• $1.6M in funding through sponsorships and grants

You are invited to have your say on the draft Municipal Plan 2024/25, with public feedback open from
Wednesday 1 May 2024 to Thursday 23 May 2024.

Please complete the survey below to share your views.

Printed copies of the draft Municipal Plan and feedback survey are available at Customer Service Centre of the Civic Centre, Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin and all four public libraries located across the municipality at:

• City Library, Harry Chan Avenue, Darwin
• Casuarina Library, Bradshaw Terrace, Casuarina
• Nightcliff Library, Pavonia Place, Nightcliff
• Karama Library, Kalymnos Drive, Karama.