Implementing the Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management
Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee
The main role of the Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee is to oversee the implementation of the Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management.
Members of the Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee are appointed by the Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage and members comprises Northern Territory community representatives involved in the planning and management of the coastal and marine environment.
The Committee has also been established to advise the Minister on matters relating to the environment, planning and development of the region.
Terms of Reference for the Committee have been established and Minutes of meetings can be viewed by the public.
Contact the Project Coordinator Darwin Harbour Regional Plan of Management as your first point of contact for the Committee.
Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee Members
| Name and Position | Organisation | phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vacant | Independent Chairman | TBA | |
| Alastair Black | Darwin Port Corporation | ph: | 8922 0650 |
| Chris Makepeace | Amateur Fishermen’s Assocation of the Northern Territory | ph: | 8945 6455 |
| Peter Ebsworth | Greening Australia NT | ph: |
8981 1344 |
| Professor Robert Wasson | Charles Darwin University | ph: mb: |
8946 6868 0439 861 010 |
| Greg Bicknell | NT Chamber of Commerce | ph: | 8982 8128 |
| Vacant |
|
TBA | |
| Vacant | TBA | ||
| Luccio Cercarelli | Palmerston City Council - Local Government | ph: | 8935 9922 |
| Prue Barnard | The Environment Centre (NT) | ph: | 8981 1984 |
Darwin Harbour Advisory Committee Achievements
Many actions from the Plan of Management have been completed or are in progress. Some of these are:
- Establishment of an Ecosystem Research Group and an Ecosystem Monitoring Group
- Development of a Draft Stormwater Management Strategy
- An archaeological survey of Indigenous sites
- A review of the monitoring of natural systems
- Identification of knowledge gaps
- Identification of significant habitats in the Darwin Harbour Catchment.
