Darwin's Floral Emblem

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Changes to Library access and book drop

Construction of the new Civic Centre building will soon commence. The current Civic Centre carpark and nearby entrance will be closed from Monday 28 April and remain closed while works take place. The City Library will remain open and will be accessible from the Civic Centre Customer Services’ entry near Civic Park.

Please note that the City Library returns chute will be temporarily unavailable. A new Book Drop will be installed at the Cavenagh St side of the Civic Centre soon.

We kindly ask all customers to:

return items inside the Library during opening hours, or
use one of the 24/7 return chutes located at Casuarina, Nightcliff or Karama libraries.

For more information about the project, please go here.

We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

Darwin's Floral Emblem: Red Kurrajong (Brachychiton paradoxum)
The red kurrajong is a slow growing deciduous tree standing up to 8 metres tall with large leaves and a round base. The tree flowers in the dry season when the tree is bare of leaves.

During 2020/21, City of Darwin staff rediscovered Darwin’s floral emblem in Council’s archive records after 54 years. The floral emblem was first adopted by Council in 1966. The emblem was adopted by Council following a public competition to select a floral emblem to represent the city. The competition prize was 10 pounds.
In August 1965, Council adopted the Frangipani as the winning entry, however it was later changed in September 1966 when Alderman Spence moved a motion to rescind the decision for the Frangipani to be the City’s floral emblem and that the Council’s Director of Parks and Gardens (Mr Edwards) submit suggestions for suitable plants. Council adopted the Red Kurrajong to be the City’s floral emblem in September 1966.

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