7 May 2025
Site preparation is underway for Darwin’s new Civic Centre, with City of Darwin officially handing the site to DCOH for preliminary works ahead of construction.
The Civic Centre redevelopment will convert the surrounding area into a welcoming precinct with a community plaza and enhanced connection to Civic Park and Cavenagh Street.
DCOH will fund, own and operate floors 11 to 20 of the building, which will be used for commercial use, not residential.
Managing Director and CEO of DCOH, Shane Dignan, said the DCOH Civic Centre team is working diligently to progress the project ensuring smooth construction works throughout the duration of the build.
“Taking the time to be thorough across each stage of this construction will help ensure success of the project with quality outcomes that speak to the work DCOH does,” he said.
Kon Vatskalis & Drew Miller (GM – DCOH)
The new Civic Centre project has been in planning for over four years, and the final procurement process had probity oversight in place to ensure all legislative requirements were met.
City of Darwin is investing $77 million in the new Civic Centre, including $30 million to be spent on public carparking and $6 million to be spent on landscaping and revitalisation of the current Civic Centre site.
The $77 million investment by City of Darwin into the new Civic Centre is comprised of $47 million from reserves which can only be used for public carparking or for development of a new Civic Centre precinct, as well as $30 million in external borrowings, allowing build costs to be allocated across future years and ensuring intergenerational equity.
The new Civic Centre building will be constructed on the current car parking site and will take up a smaller footprint than the existing building, with the surrounding area transformed into a cool, green community plaza.
Construction is expected to be complete in 2028.
For more information visit the project page at darwin.nt.gov.au/projects/civic-centre-redevelopment
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