Editing Darwin, Northern Territory (section)

=== Beaches  ===
<!---Vesteys Beach, Bundilla Beach and Casuarina Beach, Northern Territory direct here.--->[[File:Mindil markets 230616 gnangarra-107.JPG|thumb|[[Mindil Beach]]]]
During the months of October–May the sea contains deadly [[box jellyfish]], known locally as stingers or sea wasps. [[Saltwater crocodile]]s are common in all waterways surrounding Darwin and are occasionally found in Darwin Harbour and on local beaches. An active trapping program is carried out by the NT Government to limit numbers of crocodiles within the Darwin urban waterway area.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Fukuda |first1=Yusuke |last2=Webb |first2=Grahame |last3=Manolis |first3=Charlie |last4=Lindner |first4=Garry |last5=Banks |first5=Sam |title=Translocation, genetic structure and homing ability confirm geographic barriers disrupt saltwater crocodile movement and dispersal |journal=PLOS ONE |date=28 August 2019 |volume=14 |issue=8 |pages=e0205862 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0205862 |doi-access=free |pmid=31461452 |pmc=6713319 |bibcode=2019PLoSO..1405862F }}</ref>

The city has many kilometres of beaches, including the Casuarina Beach and renowned [[Mindil Beach]], home of the Mindil Beach markets. Darwin City Council has designated an area of Casuarina Beach as a free beach, which has been designated as a nudist beach area since 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.freebeach.com.au/WA%20List.htm |title=Free Beaches Australia |access-date=23 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223100641/http://www.freebeach.com.au/WA%20List.htm |archive-date=23 February 2010  }}. freebeach.com.au</ref>

Bundilla Beach was formerly named Vesteys Beach,<ref name=bundilla/> as it was one of the beaches overlooked by [[Vestey Group|Vestey's Meatworks]], which existed from 1914 to 1920 and was involved in the [[Darwin rebellion]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Alcorta | first=Frank X. | title=Darwin Rebellion, 1911-1919 | publisher=History Unit, Northern Territory University Planning Authority | year=1984 | isbn=978-0-7245-0492-3 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SHcgAQAAMAAJ | access-date=25 March 2021 | page=}}</ref><ref>NT Place Names Register. [http://www.ntlis.nt.gov.au/placenames/view.jsp?id=19323 ''Extract: Vesteys'']. Retrieved 2017-12-23.</ref> In March 2021, the beach was formally renamed Bundilla Beach, the name by which it had long been known to the [[traditional owners]], the [[Larrakia people]].<ref name=bundilla>{{cite web | title=Darwin's Larrakia traditional owners recognised in renaming of Vesteys Beach | first= Peter|last= Lacey | website=ABC News|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] | date=21 March 2021 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-21/darwin-beach-renamed-to-recognise-traditional-owners/13265652 | access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref>

The [[Darwin Surf Life Saving Club]] operates longboats and [[surf ski]]s and provides events and lifesaving accreditations.<ref>[http://www.darwinsurfclub.com.au/ Darwin Surf Lifesaving Club]. Darwinsurfclub.com.au (11 November 2011).</ref>{{primary source inline|date=May 2020}}

[[Lake Alexander (Northern Territory)|Lake Alexander]] is a man-made swimming lake at [[East Point, Northern Territory|East Point Reserve]].<ref name="ntnews 2020 z687">{{cite web | title=1991-92: MAN-MADE LAKE ALEXANDER OPENS | website=Northern Territory| date=June 10, 2020 | url=https://www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/lake-alexander-opens-at-east-point-reserve-offering-safe-spot-to-swim/news-story/b5be7c8cc78ff31baa7d8488559ea2d7 | access-date=February 26, 2024}}</ref>