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This is an uncorrected proof of the daily report. It is made available under the condition that it is recognised as such.
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| Topic Date: | 11/29/2007 |
| Question No: | |
| Question: | One Mile Dam - Relocation of Residents |
| Question Date: | 11/29/2007 |
| Member: | Mr WOOD |
| To: | MINISTER for PLANNING and LANDS |
| Other Speakers: | |
| Status: | Questions |
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Northern Territory News on 28 October it was stated that the people of One Mile
Dam had vowed to stand their ground in the face of the Territory
government to redevelop the site. The Northern Territory News went on
to say the Chief Minister Clare Martin refused to say whether the
residents would be moved against their wishes. Are you going to move these
people against their wishes? Why cannot Aboriginal people live on their
own land near the CBD or is this the case that the One Mile Dam will not
look good amongst the new up market development proposed next
door? ANSWER Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Nelson for his question. The area in which One Mile Dam is located is around the tank farms. As members can appreciate, those tank farms have been relocated out of the Stuart Park area. As part of creating Darwin’s future, the Northern Territory government through the Chief Minister went out on a very extensive public consultation asking people did they want to see vast park land there in what we refer to as the old Stuart Park tank farm area. I can report the overwhelming feed back from the public was that they think having a parkland in the old Stuart Park tank farm area is fantastic. The information that went out to the public and that was in shopping centres, that was very broadly consulted and discussed always had the area of One Mile Dam highlighted as proposed future park land. Now the government is currently considering the information that came back, we will be sitting down and talking to the residents of One Mile Dam. We are at the start of the next transit of consultation and it is very important to sit down with the people who live in that area and find out exactly what their housing needs are if they were to move. It is very early days at the start of a consultation with the residents of One Mile Dam to find out what their personal circumstances are and what they would require if they were to move. | |