00:00On rugged rocky bushland almost 40 kilometres from Darwin, this is ground zero for a Melbourne
00:08developer's rural dream.
00:10Our vision for Lloyd Creek Rural Village is something that really speaks to that local
00:14rural character.
00:15This 2,600 hectare site is where the developer plans to build up to 4,000 homes in a major
00:21project spanning up to 30 years.
00:24Enveloping two town centres, Lloyd Creek would offer quarter acre and larger lots on former
00:30pastoral land just a stone's throw from the Nunamar Tavern.
00:33Lloyd Creek's not going to look anything like those new estates that are popping up around
00:37Darwin.
00:38It's very much designed to be a much larger lot.
00:43But this isn't Intrapac's first rodeo.
00:46After pushback from residents and former local member Kesea Purick, the company's last attempt
00:51to rezone the land for a project dubbed Nunamar Ridge was rejected by the government five
00:56years ago.
00:57It is the wrong area, it's the wrong kind of development and the government should soundly
01:01reject it again.
01:03But unlike the last proposal, Intrapac says the new project won't tap into local groundwater
01:08and responds to concerns development would change the character of the area.
01:13The planning minister Josh Burgoyne says he'll support the company's bid, as long as it meets
01:17community expectations.
01:19But many locals say it doesn't.
01:21It's not going to happen, it won't happen, because there's some people who like living
01:28out here in the freedom.
01:30People are going to be all crammed into this certain area, which isn't the rural lifestyle.
01:35As the Northern Territory struggles to boost housing supply and attract interstate migration,
01:40choosing the location for growth is proving tricky.
01:44But some argue the Lloyd Creek site is far from the best option.
01:47If Intrapac is so keen to have a presence in the Territory, go and talk to the NT government
01:53about developing Weddell, which already has big chunks of major infrastructure in place.
01:58We're not competing with Weddell, it's a very different offering.
02:02Weddell still has some significant infrastructure upgrades that it would require to get up and
02:07running as well.
02:08It's not a simple matter of there's land there, get on and develop it.
02:12The public can provide feedback on Intrapac's planning proposal until May 16.
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