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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.

The Council operates several on-street and off-street car parks throughout the municipality. The City of Darwin recently introduced in-ground sensors across 240 bays in the city. These sensors are installed in key locations within the CBD including West Lane, Austin Lane, Esplanade, Knuckey, and Bennett Streets. This provides The Council the data to better understand parking trends and plan for future parking requirements.

The sensors record vehicle arrival and departure times, and real-time occupancy or availability. The data is relayed to the #SmartDarwin dashboard, the public car parking map for residents, and Council rangers.

Find what are the most popular parking zones, average parking time and other interesting facts on the YourDARWIN parking page.

How does Smart Parking work?

The in-ground sensors detect vehicle arrivals, occupancy, and departure activities within the car park bay. This data is relayed in regular intervals and transmitted through IoT technology networks and is stored and displayed on the Smart Parking cloud platform.

This information is then shared on the public map and city intelligence platform displaying the real-time status of parking bays.

If you have any feedback, comments, or questions about the City of Darwin’s Smart Parking system can be directed to darwin@darwin.nt.gov.au

 

On-Street Parking Fees

The CBD has three different on-street parking zones. Our parking map is a great way to find the location of a zone to suit your needs.

All parking zones are patrolled regularly for vehicles to ensure a valid payment is made.

There is no overnight fee for on-street parking. Parking is free for after-hours, weekends, and public holidays.

Zone A

Fee: $3.20 per hour (weekdays) $2 per hour (Sat)

Maximum time allowed: Two (2) hours

Weekday parking payment hours: Mon - Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm Sat - 8.am - 2.pm

Other zones a valid ticket can be used: Zone A, B and C only

Zone B

Fee: $2.30 per hour

Maximum time allowed: Three (3) hours

Weekday parking payment hours: Mon - Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm

Other zones a valid ticket can be used: Zone B and C only

Zone C

Fee: $1.80 per hour ($9.50 maximum daily charge)

Maximum time allowed: All day (8.00am - 5.00pm)

Weekday parking payment hours: Mon - Fri 8.00am - 5.00pm

Other zones a valid ticket can be used: Zone C only

 

Zone A

Zone B

Zone C

Fee

$2.50 per hour

$1.80 per hour

$1.30 per hour

$7.50 (max daily charge)

Max time allowed

Two (2) hours

Three (3) hours

All day (8.00am - 5.00pm)

Weekday parking
payment hours

Mon - Fri
8.00am - 5.00pm

Mon - Fri
8.00am - 5.00pm

Mon - Fri
8.00am - 5.00pm

Other zones a valid
ticket can be used

Zones A, B and C

Zones B and C

Zone C only

 

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