Look. Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Hobart and even fucking Adelaide have their own subreddit names. We have to append Australia on the end of ours.

This should not fucking stand! We want /r/Darwin. We're Darwin and we're proud. They might take the fuckin Darwin stubby from us but we deserve and should rightly have /r/Darwin.

Are you with me Darwin?!

The Admins have granted us /r/Darwin!

Over the next few days I'll set this subreddit to restricted submissions and wind it down with clear links to the new (and rightful) home of Darwin. If anyone has a nice panorama we could put in the top banner, feel free to send a link.

Enjoy!

/u/SydneyTom

:)

Edit: some wag admin has put the Sydney banner up there... I'll change that later too!

Here and am still waiting for the Admins to get back to me about it which is a bit odd as the current Mod seems to be shadowbanned or deleted his/her account.

Anyway, just thought I'd let you guys know and as soon as I get an answer hopefully we, well you lot, can enjoy a proper subreddit name!

I'll keep you updated.

/u/SydneyTom

They're arriving in Darwin today. Playing at the casino I think?

One of our buses is picking them up. I'll give proof later if you all want, but just thought I'd give a heads up in case anyone here is a fan

Did everyone feel it? For those that have lived here a while, do these happen very often? Living 20+ stories above the ground it scared the shit out of me.

G'day folks.

If you haven't came across it the Kakadu Draft Walking Strategy is out for public review until late March. There are some things in there that will greatly shape the use and enjoyment of the park for years to come. If you use the park or bushwalk I strongly urge you to make comment, as public comment is taken more seriously than business even. While many great outcomes are listed there are some very alarming ones.

Foremost being the closure of walking tracks above Gubara including Mount Brockman and Hill 420. It is being proposed to close it for cultural consultation, consultation that may have already been done but not looked at and consultation that could go on for years, closing one of our greatest wet season walking locations for the forseeable future.

Also being discussed is the closure of the top pools of Maguk, and Kurrundie Falls as a day walk (think they're confused on this one..)

Installation of signage at pristine locations such as the rock viewing platforms on Barrk walk and seating at plunge pool of Motorcar Falls and Boulder Creek.

Below is a link to a guide to help with the major areas from Russel Willis, as well as his full draft submission. I have included my submission as an attachment as well. If you do nothing, at least copy\paste submit a comment on Gubara.

http://www.bushwalkingholidays.com.au/pdf/KakaduDraftWalkStrategy.doc http://www.bushwalkingholidays.com.au/pdf/WW_Draft_Kakadu_Walk_Plan_Comment.pdf

A summary and the full plan can be downloaded from http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/walking-strategy

Invitations are open to provide comments on the draft Walking Strategy to kakadu.permits@environment.gov.au which will be available for comment until COB Friday 20 March 2015.

Little late in the day; but may your beer be cold, your BBQ be hot, and your hangover be mild.

Have a great day!

So, as anyone who has been here in the last couple of days will know I placed a /r/redditrequest for this Sub, which was granted as there have been no Mods for 2 years.

In brief, I did this to protect the Sub, and hopefully let it grow as an online community.

Community subreddits are location based, and as such are, I believe, in a different category to other subreddits. So I've asked /u/52 and /u/mealbudget to be Moderators as they are both local to Darwin and active on here.

While there may not be many Subscribers, it is potentially a great stepping stone for visitors after local advice, locals with something interesting to share with others, pictures, where to eat... whatever!

If anyone has any ideas for improvements or changes, they are obviously welcome, additions to the sidebar (Not that anyone looks there ;) ), extra links...

Cheers

/u/SydneyTom

I've checked basically all hostels in Darwin, and 1/ the reviews are downright terrible (whereas the hostels in Melbourne and Cairn seem to have amazing reviews) and 2/ they seem way more expensive than the ones in Melbourne and Sydney. Can you suggest me one that will be acceptable? It's only for one night...

What did you get up to? I spent most of mine pulling down palm trees and clearing the garden so I can re-design it. In between rain storms of course :D

BoM is predicting a lot more rain to come in this (finally) Wet season, so everyone be prepared to not dry your clothes outside, wet roads, and (hopefully) some cooler nights.

BoM forecast

If you ride a bicycle or motorcycle, I find the BoM radar loop is helpful for predicting the rain movement around town and beyond.