Palmerston is an Australian city. It is a satellite city of the Northern Territory capital Darwin. Originally, Palmerston was the name given in 1855 to Darwin itself. Darwin assumed its current name in 1911. The population of the town is approximately 25,000 people. It is situated in the local government area of the city of Palmerston. Image File history File links NTerrMap-doton-Palmerston. ... Satellite cities are smaller municipalities that are adjacent to a major city which is the core of a metropolitan area. ... Capital Darwin Government Const. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about a local government area and authority. ...

Geography and climate

Palmerston is situated between the outer industrial areas of Darwin and the rural areas of Howard Springs. Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...

Palmerston has a tropical climate with distinct wet and dry seasons. The dry season runs from May to September. In the coolest months of June and July, daily temperature range is 19 to 30°C. The Wet season is associated with tropical cyclones and monsoon rains. The majority of rainfall occurs between December and March when thunderstorms are common and humidity is regularly over 70 per cent. A noontime scene from the Philippines on a day when the sun is almost directly overhead. ... Cyclone Catarina, a rare South Atlantic tropical cyclone viewed from the International Space Station on March 26, 2004 Hurricane and Typhoon redirect here. ... A shelf cloud associated with a heavy or severe thunderstorm over Enschede, The Netherlands. ...

History

The land for modern Palmerston was acquired in 1971 by the Australian federal government after concerns of under-supply of residential land in Darwin. Palmerston is approximately a 15 minute drive away from Darwin's CBD, 15-18 minutes from Darwin's Northern suburbs and 10 - 20 minutes from Howard Springs and the rural area.

Landmarks

The major land-mark in Palmerston is the Power and Water Corporation's water storage tank, which supplies the city with fresh potable water.

The City also has a natural escarpment on its eastern side, which has extensive walking paths.

Media

A local free tabloid news paper called the Palmerston Sun is published weekly by News Limited. The Northern Territory News tabloid published daily by News Corporation is also widely available in Palmerston. Most large state-wide and interstate newspapers are also available from local retailers, albeit with a delay in arrival. Northern Territory News is the major tabloid paper in Australias Northern Territory, and the only daily. ... News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ...

Radio and television services are sourced from transmitters located in the Darwin region. Pay TV is also available through both satellite and fixed cable from the encumbant provider, Austar. Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Pay television, or pay-TV, usually refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by both analogue and digital cable and satellite, but also increasingly by digital terrestrial methods. ... An Earth observation satellite, ERS 2 For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). ... An Austar Remote Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. ...

Sport and recreation

The city has a "skate park" located on University Avenue that is funded by the Palmerston City Council. This park allows locals to perform Skateboarding as well as other related sports, including Inline Skating. There is a local near-Olympic size swimming pool with a gymnasium. A skateboarder performing a frontside lipslide Skateboarding is the act of rolling on or performing tricks with a skateboard. ... Roller skating girl in Rome, Italy (soul grind) Roller skating is travelling on smooth terrain with roller skates. ... An Olympic size swimming pool is the type of pool used in the Olympic Games. ...

There is also a boat ramp allowing access to the Elizabeth River for small trailable marine craft. Persons utilising the area are cautioned that both Box jellyfish and crocodiles are present in the river. Families see text Jellyfish net enclosure at Ellis Beach, Queensland Box jellyfish are water-dwelling invertebrates belonging to the class Cubozoa, named for their cube-shaped medusae. ... Genera Mecistops Crocodylus Osteolaemus See full taxonomy. ...

A branch of the YWCA is located at the CBD. Not to be confused with YMCA. Neysa Moran McMein (1888-1949) Y.W.C.A. In Service for the Girls of the World, Poster, 1919 The YWCA (Young Womens Christian Association) is a womens membership movement that strives to create opportunities for womens growth, leadership and power...

The Palmerston Scouts are located on University Avenue, adjacent to the Palmerston branch of the RSL. Scouts Australia is an organisation for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age. ... RSL National HQ, on Constitution Ave, Canberra, nearest the Australian Defence Force Russell Offices HQ The Returned and Services League of Australia (often abbreviated to RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Australian Defence Force. ...

The Archer Sporting Complex has an Australian rules football (AFL) field, a senior Softball diamond and senior Baseball diamond. There are also a number of sporting clubs located at the Archer Sporting Complex. High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... Softball is a team sport, in which a ball, eleven to twelve inches (or rarely, 16 inches) (28 to 30. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...

Palmerston is well served by its many park reserves. Some parks also offer coin-operated public barbecue facilities. It has been suggested that Grilling be merged into this article or section. ...

Transport

The city has a network of approximately 32 km of bicycle paths, most of which are lit for night-time usage. “Velo” redirects here. ...

There is also a public bus service that offers transportation around Palmerston, into Darwin City and out to Darwin's Northern Suburbs. Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...

The Darwin City Airport is the closest air terminal, being serviced by both Qantas and Virgin Blue, with daily flights to and from all Australian capital cities. The airport is located in the Darwin suburb of Marrara, approximately 20 minutes away from Palmerston. Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the national airline of Australia and the worlds third oldest continuously running independent airline behind KLM and Avianca. ... Virgin Blue is an Australian low-cost airline and Australias second-biggest airline. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...

Darwin based taxis are also available in Palmerston, as well as a number of local and Darwin based mini-bus operators. Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ... Taxicab, short forms taxi or cab, is a type of public transport for a single passenger, or small group of passengers, typically for a non-shared ride. ... Darwin is the capital city of the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. ...

University

The Charles Darwin University Palmerston campus is located in the suburb of Durack, surrounded by bushland. The campus hosts the School of Tourism and Hospitality as well as expanding into a mini-School of Conservation and Land Management. Charles Darwin University Charles Darwin University (CDU) is located in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. ...

Regions and suburbs

The City of Palmerston initially consisted of the Palmerston Town (CBD), Driver and Gray. These were followed by Moulden and Woodroffe after development in those areas commenced in 1983. Also included in the City of Palmerston are the semi-rural suburb of Marlow Lagoon, the suburb of Archer and the industrial zones of Yarrawonga and Pinelands. Due to the explosive growth of Palmerston further developments have occurred leading to the creation of the suburbs of Rosebery, Bakewell, Gunn, Durack and more recently Farrar.

The suburbs of Durack and Gunn also have colloquial names as assigned to them by the developers of the area, being "Fairway Waters" (due to the man-made lakes and golf course) and "The Chase" respectively.

Future areas of land for expansion are the proposed suburbs of Johnson, Zuccoli and Mitchell and are located on the south-east side of the existing city. These plots of expansion are expected to allow an increase of up to 14,000 additional residents in the city of Palmerston.

Famous Residents

Trent Hentschel - Adelaide Crows young gun centre half forward.

Big-Risch from Palmo - Famous for his rapping prowess from the hip-hop group elevated perspective.

External links

• Palmerston City Council site
• Charles Darwin University Site

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