Dozens of parks, reserves and sporting grounds across the Greater Darwin Region have been closed due to “recent wet weather,” as the council’s cyclone clean up nears its third-month.

Mindil Beach is expected to reopen in time for the dry season markets, as the City of Darwin progresses with its months-long Cyclone Fina clean-up.

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