• City of Darwin currently assessing the damage of assets across the municipality.  

• The Council provides an update on what facilities have reopened today, Monday 24 November. Full details below.  

City of Darwin are currently assessing the damage to City of Darwin assets from Tropical Cyclone Fina. While some Council facilities will reopen today, others remain closed until further notice for additional safety assessments. 

City of Darwin’s primary focus is providing access to the road networks, with debris removal underway across the municipality. The community are reminded to please give clean-up crews space so that they can remove debris in a safe and efficient manner. 

Community Guidance: Waste Services 

• Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility is closed to the general public until further notice to prioritise the landfilling of rotting waste and kerbside collections.   

• General public can take their green waste to an alternative emergency waste management site at Hidden Valley from 1pm, details available here. 

• Do not place any waste, including green waste and building waste onto the verge. 

• Kerbside collection will resume today, Monday 24 November, operating on the standard schedule. While the City of Darwin team is working hard, some delays may occur while we manage increased demand and road closures.  

• City of Darwin prioritises effective waste collection to protect community health and will reinstate any disrupted services as soon as possible. 

Community Guidance: Facilities  

Open today, Monday 24 November 

• Civic Centre 

• Libraries  

• Carparks, West Lane and Dragonfly  

• Community Centres – Nightcliff, Malak 

• Pound 

Closed until further notice 

• Pools – Casuarina, Nightcliff, Parap 

• Major Ovals, Parks & Reserves (including all sports fields)  

• Community Centres - Lyons 

• Public toilets – will begin to open from today upon individual assessments 

• Cemetries  

• Walkways

Closed to the general public until further notice 

• Shoal Bay Waste Management Facility (open to receive kerbside collection and commercial waste only) 

Childcare Centres 

• City of Darwin is liaising with childcare centre tenants, who will advise families directly regarding reopening plans. 

General contacts:  

• For City of Darwin Cyclone Fina related enquiries and reports, please call 8930 0300 and press #1.  

• For general City of Darwin enquiries, please call 8930 0300 and press #2. 

• To report non-urgent issues, please do so via our Snap, Send, Solve app, details of how to download and use the platform can be found here.   

Emergency contacts:  

• For life threatening emergencies or serious injuries, call 000.  

• Power, water, or sewerage issues, call Power Water on 1800 245 090.  

• If your call relates to damage to your property, damage to main roads or traffic signals please call the Northern Territory Government on 1800 888 901. 

• You can reach NT Emergency Services (NTES) on 132 500.  

Stay informed through emergency broadcaster ABC Radio Darwin 105.7 and visit https://securent.nt.gov.au/