Coolalinga, Northern Territory
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Coolalinga Darwin, Northern Territory |
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 Coolalinga
Location in Northern Territory
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| Coordinates | 12°31′27″S 131°2′32″E / 12.52417°S 131.04222°ECoordinates: 12°31′27″S 131°2′32″E / 12.52417°S 131.04222°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 0839 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Litchfield Municipality | ||||||||||||
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Coolalinga is an outer suburban area in Darwin. It is 29 kilometres (18 mi) south east of Darwin, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south east of Palmerston and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the proposed city of Weddell. Its Local Government Area is the Litchfield Municipality. The name was first used by Len Cant for his store and caravan park on the Stuart Highway. Since Coolalinga Store, the area has become an important commercial centre for the Shire.
Coolalinga is a major service centre for the outer rural Litchfield Shire and is a growing commercial centre. It is home to the Coolalinga Shopping Centre, the largest in the rural area. The shopping centre contains a Post Office, Woolworths supermarket with liquor and petrol outlets, as well as a pharmacy, cafes and a number of specialty shops.
Outside the main shopping centre are a Veterinary Hospital, the office of the Litchfield Times local newspaper, petrol stations, a caravan park and a number of businesses serving rural industries.
In addition to the existing Woolworths supermarket complex, Darwin based developer Gwelo constructed the 20,000sq m Coolalinga Shopping Village which provided the district with another food store, 3 major national retailers and up to 60 additional specialty stores. The new complex is located on the eastern side of the Stuart Highway and serves the rural suburbs of Litchfield Shire.
As part of the Gwelo development a 1000sq m block of land has been set aside for the construction of a seven story office block which it is hoped will lure Northern Territory Government departments looking to move away from the Darwin CBD. The office and shopping complex is expected to provide 1760 new public parking spaces. On adjacent land, Gwelo has been granted approval to provide 150 new homes, in a mixture of single occupancy and medium density buildings. When complete, this will bring over 400 new residents to the suburb.
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