Darwin City
Central Business District

The Darwin City Central Business District, centre of business, government and tourism in the Northern Territory.

The Smith St Mall is the very centre of the Darwin CBD, with new shopping centres a stone's throw away. Surrounded by hotels, government offices and blocks of units, the mall was built in the 1970's in response to the competition from purpose built air conditioned shopping centres in the suburbs. Quick Darwin Information List

The Darwin Mall is generally a quiet place in the evenings these days.

The Darwin Council offices, the Parliament of the Northern Territory and most of the Commonwealth Government departments are within an easy walk of the mall. Also in the CBD are the Supreme Court, the Magistrates Court and Government House the official residense of the Administrator of the Northern Territory.

This is where the original town was established and for many years was nearly all there was. Recently the skyline has changed beyond recognition with continual growth the norm as new apartment buildings, hotels and office blocks have been added.

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This is a sight Darwin people have become used to over the years as foundations go down for ever bigger buildings around the original Darwin area.

New Darwin CBD Development

Propased new Port Darwin facilities

The NT Government has proposed a major redevelopment of the old port facilities.To be built over a period of 15 years, the Darwin Waterfront will redefine Darwin as the northern gateway to Australia, adding an exciting new dimension to the city and growing tourism, small business and recreational facilities for the next generation.

The new Darwin Convention Centre will open in 2008 and has already attracted a number of conferences which will bring people from all over Australia

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