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Major Development Approval Just Granted Near the CBD
A 12-storey mixed-use project on Cavenagh Street cleared final planning hurdles this week, adding 142 apartments and ground-floor retail to Darwin's core.
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Darwin in 5 minutes. A 12-storey mixed-use project on Cavenagh Street cleared final planning hurdles this week, adding 142 apartments and ground-floor retail to Darwin's core. Darwin residents are signing up in growing numbers for group fitness events that turn individual goals into shared local experiences. Darwin's heat, relentless light and harbour noise are affecting sleep quality for thousands of Territorians. A wave of federal grants, Territory investment and private capital is turning Darwin's CBD into a live testbed for digital government infrastructure, and the money is moving faster than most residents realise.
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