The Land Development Corporation is a commercially-oriented land developer. It can position the Territory and its industries to take advantage of the major industrial projects that are about to start or accelerate.
Since 1981 when the first jointly managed park, Garig Gunak Barlu National Park, was established the Parks and Wildlife Service has entered into joint management arrangements with indigenous Territorians in several parks and reserves. The aim being to protect the biological diversity of the parks whilst still serving visitor and community needs for education and enjoyment.
Land Lingo is a compendium of terms, commonly used within the Department of Planning and Infrastructure. All the definitions are intended as a simple guide to the 'jargon' used by the multidisciplinary team of professional and technical people employed in defining, quantifying and promoting sustainable development of the Northern Territory's land and water resources.
The main function of the Office is to keep a Register, which contains title to all land under the Land Title Act, and to provide public access to the Register. Registered dealings are part of the title which is guaranteed by the Crown and open to public search. Some examples of dealings are mortgages, transfers, leases, discharge of mortgages and applications to replace lost certificates as to title. A fee for these services applies.
The Lands Group (Land Services) consists of the Building, Land Administration, Land Information, and Planning groups.
Native vegetation clearing has been controlled on pastoral land and within the Litchfield Shire for many years. To ensure the sustainable management of the Territory's natural resources, the NT Government introduced native vegetation clearing controls. From here you can access a copy of the Clearing Controls, a register of approved land clearing and electronic copies of current land clearing applications.
The Pasture Development Section is responsible for all aspects of Pasture production in the Top End of the Northern Territory. The Section aims to promote the sustainable development, use and management of native and improved pastures through research and extension. Advice is provided on soils, fertilisers, species and cultivars, stocking rates, grazing management, haymaking and pasture seed production and seed storage.
Within the Northern Territory, the allocation of an official name to a place (be it a locality, suburb, town, community, road, residential park, cemetery, building or natural feature) is the responsibility of the Northern Territory Government under the Place Names Act which allows the Place Names Committee for the Northern Territory to make recommendations to the Minister for Planning and Lands for the naming of a place.
Through planning, building and land management, the Department of Planning and Infrastructure ensures land is available for the sustainable economic and social benefit of Territorians.
Pastoralism has played an important part in the development of the Northern Territory with pastoral lands occupying approximately 50% of the land area. These grazing lands are known as ‘rangelands’. The Soils of the Northern Territory are generally low in nutrient value resulting in low nutrient pasture; consequently for Pastoralism to be of economic value, herds and properties are necessarily large with some paddocks being 100’s of square kilometres in size.
The management of soil is an important consideration, particularly in urban areas and on rural properties where the risk of significant off-site impacts must be managed. Soil is made up of air, water, minerals and organic material and is one of the most important natural resources on earth. Most life on earth depends on soil as a direct or indirect source of food. Plants and animals source their nutrients from the soil and it is home to many different forms of life. Soil comes in a variety of forms and takes many years to develop, however it can be destroyed very easily.