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Switching on Darwin

Switching on Darwin has many benefits for the Darwin community:

Community safety
Improved services
Environmental sustainability:
Smart Planning
Innovation
Improving public spaces

Preparing for the next wave of prosperity

To ensure the city’s attributes and emerging opportunities are capitalised on, City of Darwin has developed #SmartDarwin strategy to drive a new wave of prosperity that is supported by 21st century approaches to business, governance and community development.

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Latest news

City of Darwin Wins 6th Consecutive Annual Report Award

City of Darwin has been presented the Gold Award for their 2017/18 Annual Report for the sixth consecutive year.

The announcement was made overnight at a gala presentation in Melbourne for the Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA).

The Awards, established in 1950, recognise excellence in reporting and are open to all organisations that produce an annual report, including all private sector,

20 Jun 2019 Read more

Switching on Darwin – Construction Complete

The construction of Switching on Darwin, the nation’s largest smart city project, has been completed on time and on budget.

The project aims to make Darwin a world-leading smart city with the addition of 912 new LED lights, 138 new CCTV cameras, 39 new hotspots to extend free WiFi, 24 environmental sensors, smart parking sensors, along with an audio system

31 May 2019 Read more

Busk a Move: Street Performers and Food Vendors Join Forces

City of Darwin’s ‘Busk a Move’ program is underway across Darwin, with live performances supporting their Street Food initiative.

The Busk a Move program aims to develop and grow a busking culture across Darwin; encouraging street performance, activating public spaces and adding vibrancy to our city.

“Eating outside under the stars is part

24 May 2019 Read more

Street Food Map Launched

City of Darwin has today launched a Street Food Map which allows people to quickly and easily identify the location of their favourite food truck in Darwin.

City of Darwin initiated the Street Food Program to activate and add vibrancy to key areas; with the city and foreshore now home to some of the best food

24 May 2019 Read more

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