Coombs is the name of a suburb to be developed in the Molonglo Valley district of the AustralianCapitalTerritory . It was named after prominent public servant and economist H.C. Coombs H. C. Nugget Coombs , the first Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia Reserve Bank Governor . ref Cite news url http www.canberratimes.com.au news local news general suburbs named in new district 419088.aspx title Suburbs named in new district publisher Canberra Times date 3 January 2008 first Graham last Downie accessdate 23 December 2009 ref References Reflist External links http www.molonglovalley.com.au Molonglo Valley web site coord missing AustralianCapitalTerritory Category Suburbs of Canberra Canberra geo stub ... more details
suburb of Red Hill to the west, Griffith, AustralianCapitalTerritory Griffith to the north ...Use British English date October 2011 Use dmy dates date October 2011 Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Narrabundah state act city Canberra image Narrabundah IBMap MJC.png caption lga South Canberra postcode 2604 est 1947 gazetted 20 September 1928 pop 5,528 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81356 name Narrabundah State Suburb accessdate 3 May 2009 quick on ref area 4.00 density 1382 ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Griffith, AustralianCapitalTerritory Griffith near n Griffith, AustralianCapitalTerritory Griffith near ne Fyshwick, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fyshwick near e Symonston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Symonston near w Red Hill, AustralianCapitalTerritory Red Hill near sw Symonston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Symonston near s Symonston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Symonston near se Symonston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Symonston Narrabundah Postcodes in Australia postcode 2604 is a suburb of Canberra , AustralianCapitalTerritory, Australia. Narrabundah is a Ngunnawal word meaning bird of prey , celebrated in the sculpture by Andy Townshend and Suzie Bleach, in the park opposite the main shops. The name Narrabundah was taken from the Narrabundah Parish parish of Narrabundah , a part of the Cadastral divisions of Australia cadastral division of Murray County, New South Wales Murray . This parish existed when the land was administered by New South Wales . After the AustralianCapitalTerritory was formed in January 1 1 January 1911 all of the land areas were renamed. The present ... of restaurants, real estate agent, pharmacy, bakery, IGA Australian supermarket group , newsagency ... 1950s Image Narrabundah Red Hill Aerial.jpg none thumb right Narrabundah and Red Hill in 2008 Public ... their home in the 1950s. ACT Public Art Program References reflist colwidth 30em External links Commonscat ... more details
side of Phillip. The volcano that produced these rocks may have been in Lyons, AustralianCapitalTerritory Lyons . A small strip of shale from the older and lower Yarralumla Formation is just to the west of Easty Street. See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory References Reflist ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Phillip state act city Canberra image Phillip IBMap MJC.png caption lga Woden Valley postcode 2606 est 1966 pop 1910 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC81411 name Phillip State Suburb accessdate 2009 02 07 quick on ref ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Lyons, AustralianCapitalTerritory Lyons near n Curtin, AustralianCapitalTerritory Curtin near ne Hughes, AustralianCapitalTerritory Hughes near w Chifley, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chifley near e Garran, AustralianCapitalTerritory Garran near sw Pearce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Pearce near s Mawson, AustralianCapitalTerritory Mawson near se O Malley, AustralianCapitalTerritory O Malley Phillip Postcodes in Australia postcode 2606 is a suburb of Canberra , Australia in the district of Woden Valley . It is located in the centre of the district and contains the district s main commercial centre, Woden Town Centre . The suburb is named after Arthur Phillip , the first Governor of New South Wales . The suburb name was gazetted on 12 May 1966. Streets in Phillip use names associated with the First Fleet First , Second Fleet Australia Second and Third Fleet Australia Third Fleets streets in the Swinger Hill were named after architects. ref cite web url http apps.actpla.act.gov.au actlic places search suburbResults new3.asp?suburbName ... Swimming & Ice Skating Centre, home to the Canberra Knights of the Australian Ice Hockey League . See ... the centre of Phillip from Swinger Hill The Swinger Hill housing estate is located in Phillip. It is often .... Some of the houses in Barnet Close in Swinger Hill are listed by the Royal Australian Institute ... more details
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member unicameral AustralianCapitalTerritory Legislative Assembly is elected from three multi member electorates . Current districts This is a list of electorates for the AustralianCapitalTerritory general election, 2008 2008 ACT general election ref name ACTECboundaries2008 cite web url ... AustralianCapitalTerritory Electoral Commission ACT Electoral Commission year 2008 accessdate ..., AustralianCapitalTerritory Chifley , Pearce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Pearce and Torrens, AustralianCapitalTerritory Torrens and Gungahlin except for the suburb of Nicholls, AustralianCapitalTerritory Nicholls , which was transferred to Ginninderra after the 1998 election. It also includes ... the town centre of Belconnen and the suburb of Nicholls, AustralianCapitalTerritory Nicholls ... of Chifley, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chifley , Pearce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Pearce and Torrens, AustralianCapitalTerritory Torrens in Woden . It also includes all of the ACT ... boundaries for AustralianCapitalTerritory Legislative Assembly elections have changed a number of times since the AustralianCapitalTerritory general election, 1989 first ACT election in 1989. For the 1989 and AustralianCapitalTerritory general election, 1992 1992 elections , the ACT comprised one electorate, electing seventeen members to the Assembly. Prior to the AustralianCapitalTerritory ... CapitalTerritory general election, 2001 2001 and AustralianCapitalTerritory general election, 2008 ... boundaries electorates.html title Electoral boundaries publisher AustralianCapitalTerritory Electoral ... AustralianCapitalTerritory Electoral Commission ACT Electoral Commission date 2002 04 30 accessdate ... of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Legislative Assembly AustralianCapitalTerritory ministries References reflist 2 Government of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Parliaments of Australia Politics ... of the AustralianCapitalTerritory ... more details
of Canberra. See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Education Griffith is home to Canberra ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Griffith state act city Canberra image Griffith IBMap MJC.png caption lga South Canberra postcode 2603 est 1927 gazetted 20 September 1928 pop 3,905 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81216 name Griffith State Suburb accessdate 2009 04 30 quick on ref area 2.75 density 1420 ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Forrest, AustralianCapitalTerritory Forrest near n Barton, AustralianCapitalTerritory Barton near ne Kingston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Kingston near e Fyshwick, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fyshwick near w Red Hill, AustralianCapitalTerritory Red Hill near sw Red Hill, AustralianCapitalTerritory Red Hill near s Narrabundah, AustralianCapitalTerritory Narrabundah near se Narrabundah, AustralianCapitalTerritory Narrabundah Image Griffith ACT sign.jpg thumb left Griffith Postcodes in Australia postcode 2603 is an early inner south suburb of Canberra , AustralianCapitalTerritory , Australia . Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith , who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919. Streets in Griffith are named after explorers. Griffith contains the Manuka, AustralianCapitalTerritory Manuka Shopping Centre , one of the earliest shopping areas built in Canberra. Noted buildings in the suburb include the Embassy of Russia in Canberra Russian Embassy and St Paul s Anglican Church. Griffith, sized at approximately 3 km , is one of Canberra s oldest suburbs, with several of its streets designed according to Walter Burley Griffin s original designs for Canberra. The suburb ... name Census2006Y The major industry of Griffith s citizens is public administration & safety, and a majority ... of Flinders Way, which appears as the second most expensive street in the Australian version ... more details
ridge nature reserve, the hilly area with many trees that lies between the houses in O Connor, and the Australian Institute of Sport in the suburb of Bruce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Bruce . Sports ... Connor in the west are different. Towards the south near Black Mountain AustralianCapitalTerritory ... can be found Greywacke from the Ordovician age Pittman Formation. See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory File Hardman Street O Connor, Looking west towards Black Mountain.jpg thumb 220px right Black Mountain AustralianCapitalTerritory Black Mountain as viewed from Hardman Street, O ... street between Turner, AustralianCapitalTerritory Turner and O Connor. References reflist External ... 33 S 149 07 16 E display title DEFAULTSORT O connor, AustralianCapitalTerritory Category Suburbs of Canberra ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name O Connor state act city Canberra image OConnor IBMap MJC.png caption lga North Canberra postcode 2602 est 1928 pop 4911 2006 census ref Census 2006 AUS id SSC81371 name O Connor State Suburb accessdate 14 February 2009 quick on ref ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser near nw Kaleen, AustralianCapitalTerritory Kaleen near n near ne Lyneham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Lyneham near e near w Bruce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Bruce near sw Black Mountain AustralianCapitalTerritory Black Mountain near s Acton, AustralianCapitalTerritory Acton near se Turner, AustralianCapitalTerritory Turner Image O connor shops all bar nun.jpg thumb left O Connor shops with the All Bar Nun pub in the foreground O Connor is a suburb ... 1851 1912 , who was a judge in the High Court and a founder of the Australian constitution. Street names in O Connor are named after explorers, Australian flora, legislators and pioneers. The suburb ... as Tocumwal Houses. These are heritage listed ex government housing which were transported from RAAF Station Tocumwal after the Second World War to cover the housing shortage in Canberra in the 1950s ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Page state act city Canberra image Page IBMap MJC.png caption lga Belconnen postcode 2614 est pop 2,695 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81391 name Page State Suburb accessdate 2009 04 27 quick on ref ACTgov Ginninderra electorate Ginninderra fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser near nw Florey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Florey near n Florey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Florey near ne Belconnen, AustralianCapitalTerritory Belconnen near e Belconnen, AustralianCapitalTerritory Belconnen near w Scullin, AustralianCapitalTerritory Scullin near sw Hawker, AustralianCapitalTerritory Hawker near s Weetangera, AustralianCapitalTerritory Weetangera near se Macquarie, AustralianCapitalTerritory Macquarie Page is a suburb of Canberra , in the district of Belconnen . The suburb is named in honour of Earle Page Sir Earle Page , a former Prime Minister of Australia Prime Minister . Streets in Page are named in honour of Australian scientists. On Census in Australia 2006 Census night 2006 , Page had a population of 2,695 people. ref name Census2006Y Geology Silurian age Green grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and center of the suburb. A lens of limestone is found just to the west of the center of the suburb. The mid west has purple and green grey dacite of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the rhyodacite. The north east has purple rhyodacite from the Deakin Volcanics. The Page north west has pink rhyolite from the Deakin Volcanics. See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory coord 35 14 18 S 149 02 57 E display title Footnotes reflist Image Page aerial west.jpg thumb right Aerial view from the west commons category Page, AustralianCapitalTerritory Category Suburbs of Canberra canberra geo stub hu Page Ausztr liai f v rosi ter let ... more details
Cooleman Court and City Centre, AustralianCapitalTerritory Civic interchanges. No other public transportation ... Reformed Churches of Australia meet in the Duffy Primary School. Public Transport located in Duffy are AustralianCapitalTerritory Internal Omnibus Network ACTION bus routes 25, 225, 28, 29 and flexibus ... underlie the suburb of Duffy . See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory References reflist ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Duffy state act city Canberra image Duffy IBMap MJC.png caption lga Weston Creek district Weston Creek postcode 2611 est 1971 pop 2,942 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81126 name Duffy State Suburb accessdate 25 May 2009 quick on ref ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Stromlo Forest near n Stromlo Forest near ne Stromlo Forest near e Holder, AustralianCapitalTerritory Holder near w Canberra Nature Park near sw Chapman, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chapman near s Rivett, AustralianCapitalTerritory Rivett near se Rivett, AustralianCapitalTerritory Rivett Refimprove date August 2008 Duffy Postcodes in Australia postcode 2611 is a suburb in the Canberra district of Weston Creek district Weston Creek . On Census in Australia 2006 Census night 2006 , Duffy had a population of 2,942 people. ref name Census2006Y Duffy was named in honour of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy , KCMG 1816 1903 the 8th Premier of Victoria Australia Victoria . ref name Duffy cite book title Canberra s Suburb and Sreet Names, Woden Valley and Weston Creek, Origins and Meanings author Department of the Environment Land and Planning, ACT Gov. publisher ACT Government Printer location Canberra year 1992 pages 54 56 isbn 1 86331 124 6 or ISBN 1 86331 129 7 ref Streets in the suburb of Duffy are named after Australian dams and reservoirs. ref name Duffy Duffy was gazetted as a placename on 2 July 1970. ref name Duffy The Canberra bushfires of 2003 destroyed about 200 Duffy homes and the local petrol station ... more details
Cut Butcher s, and the Asian Delights Bakery . Charnwood is home to List of schools in the AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood Dunlop Primary School , List of schools in the AustralianCapitalTerritory Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School , Saint Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and List of schools in the AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood High School now closed and housing the Canberra ... Fault. See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Footnotes reflist portal Australia External ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Charnwood state act city Canberra image Charnwood IBMap MJC.png caption lga Belconnen postcode 2615 est 1973 pop 3,017 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81076 name Charnwood State Suburb accessdate 2009 04 06 quick on ref ACTgov Ginninderra electorate Ginninderra fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser near nw Dunlop, AustralianCapitalTerritory Dunlop near n Fraser, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fraser near ne Fraser, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fraser near e Flynn, AustralianCapitalTerritory Flynn near w Dunlop, AustralianCapitalTerritory Dunlop near sw Macgregor, AustralianCapitalTerritory Macgregor near s Latham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Latham near se Flynn, AustralianCapitalTerritory Flynn Image Charnwood shops.jpg left thumb Charnwood shopping centre Charnwood is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra in the AustralianCapitalTerritory . Design Charnwood s design was based on the Radburn, New Jersey Radburn town planning principle. Under this design, houses were to face common park land, with the suburb s streets servicing garages situated at the rear of the houses. The design failed in its application, however, as home owners built fences around the park side of their blocks, effectively screening the houses away from the common parkland. This created long, narrow, fenced walkways, with poor lighting and no neighbourhood surveillance. The network of pathways ensures that it is possible to walk ... more details
and is next to the suburbs of Charnwood, AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood , Fraser, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fraser , Melba, AustralianCapitalTerritory Melba , Latham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Latham and Spence, AustralianCapitalTerritory Spence . Flynn Primary School and Preschool ... Farm Adamellite . See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Coord 35 12 9 S 149 3 1 E region ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Flynn state act city Canberra image Flynn IBMap MJC.png caption lga Belconnen postcode 2615 est gazetted on 9 September 1971 pop 3,549 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81161 name Flynn State Suburb accessdate 2009 04 11 quick on ref ACTgov Ginninderra electorate Ginninderra fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser near nw Fraser, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fraser near n Fraser, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fraser near ne Spence, AustralianCapitalTerritory Spence near e Melba, AustralianCapitalTerritory Melba near w Charnwood, AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood near sw Latham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Latham near s Latham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Latham near se Florey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Florey Flynn is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen the postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after John Flynn minister John Flynn , who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service and the suburb name Flynn was gazetted on 9 September 1971. ref http www.allhomes.com.au ah act sale residential flynn 121490311 ref The median house price for the Flynn suburb 2011 is 475,000. ref http www.allhomes.com.au ah act property research flynn 121490310 ref Flynn is located ... value. ref name heritage commit Parents happy Flynn site will stay in public hands , 17 October ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Stirling state act city Canberra image Stirling IBMap MJC.png caption lga Weston Creek district Weston Creek postcode 2611 est 1970 pop 2,043 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81456 name Stirling State Suburb accessdate 25 May 2009 quick on ref ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Holder, AustralianCapitalTerritory Holder near n Weston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Weston near ne Weston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Weston near e Waramanga, AustralianCapitalTerritory Waramanga near w Rivett, AustralianCapitalTerritory Rivett near sw Chapman, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chapman near s Chapman, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chapman near se Fisher, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fisher Image Stirling playing fields.jpg left thumb Stirling playing fields Stirling is a suburb of Canberra , AustralianCapitalTerritory , Australia . It is located in the Weston Creek district Weston Creek Suburbs of Canberra Districts district . The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling 1791 1865 who was the first Governor of Western Australia between 1829 1839 and established settlements at Perth, Western Australia Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia Fremantle in 1829. ref name Suburbinfo cite web url http apps.actpla.act.gov.au actlic places search suburbResults new3.asp?suburbName Stirling&Submit Continue title Suburb Name search results publisher ACT Planning & Land Authority accessdate 22 February 2009 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The suburb was gazetted in 1970. ref name Suburbinfo Geology Deakin Volcanics red purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture cover most of Stirling except for Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey tuff on the southernmost quarter. Quaternary Alluvium covers the south west quarter. See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory References reflist coord 35.349 149.050 format dms display title Category Suburbs of Canberra ... more details
near nw Kaleen, AustralianCapitalTerritory Kaleen near n Mitchell, AustralianCapitalTerritory Mitchell near ne Downer, AustralianCapitalTerritory Downer , Watson, AustralianCapitalTerritory Watson near w O Connor, AustralianCapitalTerritory O Connor near e Dickson, AustralianCapitalTerritory Dickson near sw O Connor, AustralianCapitalTerritory O Connor near s Turner, AustralianCapitalTerritory Turner near se Braddon, AustralianCapitalTerritory Braddon dist1 location1 Image St ... has a small shopping centre housing shops, a couple of restaurants and a number of small businesses. North Lyneham backs onto a bush reserve which separates it from the suburb of Kaleen, AustralianCapitalTerritory Kaleen . The walking trails in the reserve are popular with the local residents ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Lyneham city Canberra state act image Lyneham IBMap MJC.png caption area 5.5 pop 4318 2006 census ref name Census Census 2006 AUS id SSC81306 name Lyneham State Suburb accessdate 14 February 2009 quick on ref postcode 2602 est 1928 lga North Canberra fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser ref cite web title Fraser publisher Australian Electoral Commission url http ... in the North Canberra district. It is named after Sir William Lyne , premier of the Australian ..., including 33 0.8 Indigenous persons and 2,834 65.6 Australian born persons. Only 35.7 of dwellings were separate houses compared to the Australian average of 74.8 , while 36.7 were semi detached, row or terrace houses Australian average 9.2 and 27.6 were flats, units or apartments Australian average 14.2 . 38.5 of the population were professionals, compared to the Australian average of 19.8 . Notably 19.1 worked in government administration, compared to the Australian average of 1.3 , although ... of its population in the 15 24 year old age group compared to the Australian average of 13.6 ... are occupied by single person households, compared to the Australian average of 22.9 . ref name Census ... more details
of the AustralianCapitalTerritory References reflist External links commons category inline coord ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Monash city Canberra state act image Monash IBMap MJC.png lga Tuggeranong est 1978 gazetted 5 August 1975 postcode 2904 pop 5,549 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81351 name Monash State Suburb accessdate 2009 05 24 quick on ref near nw Oxley, AustralianCapitalTerritory Oxley near n Wanniassa, AustralianCapitalTerritory Wanniassa near ne near w Greenway, AustralianCapitalTerritory Greenway near e Gowrie, AustralianCapitalTerritory Gowrie near sw Bonython, AustralianCapitalTerritory Bonython near s Isabella Plains, AustralianCapitalTerritory Isabella Plains near se Richardson, AustralianCapitalTerritory Richardson Monash postcode 2904 is a suburb in the district of Tuggeranong district Tuggeranong , Canberra , Australia . The suburb is named after General Sir John Monash , 1865 to 1931 , who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War . ref name book cite book title Canberra s suburb and street names origins and meanings year 1992 publisher Department of the Environment, Land and Planning isbn 1 86331 128 9 page 91 ref It was gazetted on 1 August 1975 ref name book and first settled in 1978. The suburb has an area of 3.41 km . Streets are named after engineers ref name book and the suburb consists primarily of detached houses on suburban blocks. The suburb is bounded by Erindale Drive, Drakeford Drive, Isabella Drive and Ashley Drive. Located in the suburb is Isabella Pond and part of the Tuggeranong Creek. Facilities include the Goodwin Retirement Village, a primary school and a recreation oval. Demographics On Census in Australia 2006 Census night 2006 , Monash had a population ... across Canberra, while the median household income was 1606. In 2006 the median monthly housing ... The residents of Monash are predominately Australian born, with 74.3 being born in Australia. The three ... more details
shale . See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Footnotes reflist External links ... St Monica s Primary School commons category Evatt, AustralianCapitalTerritory coord 35 12 42 S 149 ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Evatt state act city Canberra image Evatt IBMap MJC.png caption lga Belconnen postcode 2617 est 1972 pop 5,497 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81136 name Evatt State Suburb accessdate 2009 04 08 quick on ref ACTgov Ginninderra electorate Ginninderra fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser near nw Spence, AustralianCapitalTerritory Spence near n Spence, AustralianCapitalTerritory Spence near ne Nicholls, AustralianCapitalTerritory Nicholls near e Giralang, AustralianCapitalTerritory Giralang near w Melba, AustralianCapitalTerritory Melba near sw Florey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Florey near s McKellar, AustralianCapitalTerritory McKellar near se McKellar, AustralianCapitalTerritory McKellar Evatt is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra , AustralianCapitalTerritory , Australia . It lies between the suburbs of McKellar, AustralianCapitalTerritory McKellar , Belconnen , Florey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Florey , Melba, AustralianCapitalTerritory Melba and Spence, AustralianCapitalTerritory Spence . The postcode is 2617. It is named after Herbert Vere Evatt 1894 1965 who was a Justice of the High Court and leader of the opposition in the 1950s. The suburb was gazetted on 2 November 1972. Streets in the suburb are named after people associated with parliament, and law professionals. Evatt has three neighbourhood ovals Evatt Neighbourhood Oval, adjacent to Evatt Primary School South West Evatt Oval, and St. Monica s Primary School oval. Evatt is bordered by Copland Drive, Owen Dixon Drive, William Webb Drive and Ginninderra Drive. Evatt has three local primary schools Evatt Primary School , Miles Franklin Primary School and St. Monica s Primary School. Geology A Porphyry geology porphyry ... more details
of the AustralianCapitalTerritory References reflist coord 35 21 54 S 149 5 40 E region AU scale ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Mawson. state act. city Canberra. image Mawson IBMap MJC.png caption lga Woden Valley district Woden Valley postcode 2607 est 1967 pop 2,861 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81331 name Mawson State Suburb accessdate 1 June 2009 quick on ref ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Phillip, AustralianCapitalTerritory Phillip near n Phillip, AustralianCapitalTerritory Phillip near ne Garran, AustralianCapitalTerritory Garran near e Isaacs, AustralianCapitalTerritory Isaacs near w Pearce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Pearce near sw Torrens, AustralianCapitalTerritory Torrens near s Farrer, AustralianCapitalTerritory Farrer near se Isaacs, AustralianCapitalTerritory Isaacs Image Mawson suburb sign.jpg left thumb Sign outside Mawson Southlands shopping centre Image Mawson shops.jpg left thumb Mawson Southlands shopping centre Image The Mawson Club.jpg left thumb The Mawson Club Mawson postcode 2607 is a suburb in the Canberra , Australia district of Woden Valley district Woden Valley . The suburb was gazetted in 1966 and named after the Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson Sir Douglas Mawson . The theme for street names is Antarctic exploration. Mawson is next to the suburbs of Phillip, AustralianCapitalTerritory Phillip , O Malley, AustralianCapitalTerritory O Malley , Isaacs, AustralianCapitalTerritory Isaacs , Farrer, AustralianCapitalTerritory Farrer , Torrens, AustralianCapitalTerritory Torrens and Pearce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Pearce . It is bounded by Yamba Drive, Beasley Street and Athlon Drive. The neighbourhood of Swinger Hill on the other side of Ainsworth Street is often associated with Mawson but is in fact part of the suburb of Phillip. Suburb amenities Southlands Centre is a commercial and retail centre located in Mawson. It contains ... more details
Ginninderra fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser near nw Belconnen, AustralianCapitalTerritory Belconnen near n Bruce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Bruce near ne Canberra Nature Park near e Black Mountain, AustralianCapitalTerritory Black Mountain near w Macquarie, AustralianCapitalTerritory Macquarie br Cook, AustralianCapitalTerritory Cook near sw Canberra Nature Park near s Canberra Nature Park near se Black Mountain, AustralianCapitalTerritory Black Mountain Aranda is a suburb in the Canberra ... foot of Black Mountain AustralianCapitalTerritory Black Mountain . Bounded on two sides by nature ... Suspension footbridge over Belconnen Way connecting Aranda with Bruce, AustralianCapitalTerritory ... connects the suburb with the suburb of Bruce, AustralianCapitalTerritory Bruce to the north. The suburbs of Cook, AustralianCapitalTerritory Cook and Macquarie, AustralianCapitalTerritory Macquarie ... of City Centre, AustralianCapitalTerritory Civic along Belconnen Way. Bandjalong Crescent ... in the AustralianCapitalTerritory Scout hall . A nursing home is also located on Bindel Street ... electorate of Division of Fraser Fraser , and the AustralianCapitalTerritory Legislative Assembly ACT Legislative Assembly Electorate of Ginninderra. In the Australian federal election, 2004 2004 Federal Election the Aranda booth was won by Australian Labor Party with a stronger than average showing ... state of disrepair, may be developed in future as apartments. The Jamison Centre, AustralianCapitalTerritory Jamison Centre in nearby Macquarie services the suburb. A number of playing fields are located ... CapitalTerritory Footnotes reflist coord 35 15 30 S 149 04 48 E display title Belconnen ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Aranda state act city Canberra image Aranda IBMap MJC.png caption ... of Bruce. A walking track over Black Mountain connects Aranda with the CSIRO and the Australian National ... scheme which would allow the construction of medium density housing in residential areas within close ... more details
27 services most of Rivett, travelling via Waramanga, AustralianCapitalTerritory Waramanga and Fisher, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fisher to the Woden Town Centre . Route 26 travels via Darwinia Terrace and then Chapman, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chapman and Stirling, AustralianCapitalTerritory Stirling to Woden. Route 729 provides a peak hour service to the City, AustralianCapitalTerritory ... Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Notes and references reflist External links Mapit AUS ...BEGIN WikiProject Suburb infobox scroll down to edit main article text Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Rivett state act city Canberra image Rivett IBMap MJC.png caption lga Weston Creek district Weston Creek postcode 2611 est 1970 pop 3,069 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81436 name Rivett State Suburb accessdate 25 May 2009 quick on ref ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw Duffy, AustralianCapitalTerritory Duffy near n Holder, AustralianCapitalTerritory Holder near ne Weston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Weston near e Stirling, AustralianCapitalTerritory Stirling near w near sw near s Chapman, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chapman near se END INFOBOX Rivett Postcodes in Australia postcode 2611 is a residential suburb of Canberra , AustralianCapitalTerritory , Australia , established in the late 1960s. On Census in Australia 2006 Census night 2006 , Rivett had a population of 3,069 people. ref name Census2006Y It is situated on the western edge of the Weston Creek district Weston Creek district. Rivett ... , 1927 46 Chairman of the Council CSIRO , 1946 49 President of Australian and New Zealand Association ... 2010 bot H3llBot ref Streets in Rivett are named after Australian flora . ref name Suburbinfo ... day care for elderly people near the shopping centre. Public Transport located in Rivett are ACTION ... ref No other public transportation is available, apart from taxicab taxi s. Rivett has extensive ... more details
Infobox Australian place type suburb name Taylor city Canberra state act image Taylor ACT.jpg lga Gungahlin est 1991 postcode 2913 pop near nw near n near ne near w near e Moncrieff, AustralianCapitalTerritory Moncrieff near sw Casey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Casey near se Ngunnawal, AustralianCapitalTerritory Ngunnawal near s Ngunnawal, AustralianCapitalTerritory Ngunnawal Taylor is a designated suburb in Gungahlin district Gungahlin , Canberra though the first land release is yet to be announced. The suburb is named after magazine publisher Florence Mary Taylor Florence Taylor OBE , who was editor of and writer for several Australian building industry journals including the influential Building magazine. The suburb is approximately 4 km from the Gungahlin Gungahlin Town Centre and 16 km from the centre of Canberra and bounded by Horse Park Drive. The suburb is located in north Gungahlin adjacent to the existing suburb of Ngunnawal, AustralianCapitalTerritory Ngunnawal and the future suburbs of Casey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Casey and Moncrieff, AustralianCapitalTerritory Moncrieff . History Until 1991, the suburb Taylor was part of the former Gold Creek a 1,594 hectare rural property with the Gold Creek Homestead, AustralianCapitalTerritory Gold Creek Homestead at its centre. ref Newman Chris 2004 , Gold Creek, Reflections of Canberra s Rural Heritage , Gold Creek Homestead Working Group. ref Geology The rocks in Taylor are from the late middle Silurian period. Hawkins volcanics green grey dacite and quartz andesite are in the west. The Canberra Formation is separated by a fault in the east side. It consists of slate y shale and mudstone , with north east trending bands of acid volcanics dacite and andesite . References reflist 1 refbegin See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory coord 35.162 149.100 region AU type city source GNS enwiki format dms display title Category Suburbs of Canberra Canberra geo stub ... more details
rhyolite. All of these rock types are from the Silurian age. See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Features Primary Schools Curtin Primary School ref http www.curtinps.act.edu.au curtinps.act.edu.au ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Curtin state act city Canberra image Curtin IBMap MJC.png caption lga Woden Valley district Woden Valley postcode 2605 est 1962 pop 5,133 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81106 name Curtin State Suburb accessdate 1 June 2009 quick on ref ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Canberra Canberra near nw near n Yarralumla, AustralianCapitalTerritory Yarralumla near ne Deakin, AustralianCapitalTerritory Deakin near e Hughes, AustralianCapitalTerritory Hughes near w Weston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Weston near sw Weston, AustralianCapitalTerritory Weston near s Lyons, AustralianCapitalTerritory Lyons near se Phillip, AustralianCapitalTerritory Phillip Curtin is a suburb in the Canberra , Australia district of Woden Valley district Woden . The postcode is 2605. Curtin is named after John Curtin , Australian Prime Minister between 1941 and 1945. It is next to the suburbs of Yarralumla, Deakin, Hughes, Lyons and Weston. It is bounded by the Cotter road, Tuggeranong Parkway and Yarra Glen. Curtin shopping centre offers the following services Coles supermarket, post office, newsagent, bank, real estate agent, TAB, Freshfruit and Vegetables shop and numerous restaurants and eateries. Of note is the Curtin Milk Bar which is the longest running cafe in the area. Its style and format has not changed since the 1970s and is still very popular ref cite web url http www.hansard.act.gov.au hansard 2003 week09 3219.htm title Legislative Assembly for the ACT 2003 Week 9 Hansard 26 August Page 3219 publisher Hansard.act.gov.au date accessdate 2011 11 15 ref . Nearby is Curtin Scout Hall. The Canberra ... Teddybears Childcare Preschool North Curtin Pre School South Curtin Pre School Housing Brindabella ... more details
Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Dickson city Canberra state AustralianCapitalTerritory image Dickson IBMap MJC.png lga North Canberra ACTgov Molonglo electorate Molonglo fedgov Division of Fraser Fraser est 1928 postcode 2602 pop 1,947 2006 census ref name Census2006Y Census 2006 AUS id SSC81116 name Dickson State Suburb accessdate 2009 04 27 quick on ref near nw Lyneham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Lyneham near n Downer, AustralianCapitalTerritory Downer near ne Watson, AustralianCapitalTerritory Watson near w Lyneham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Lyneham near e Hackett, AustralianCapitalTerritory Hackett near sw Lyneham, AustralianCapitalTerritory Lyneham near s Braddon, AustralianCapitalTerritory Braddon near se Ainslie, AustralianCapitalTerritory Ainslie Image DicksonACTa.JPG thumb left A residential street in Dickson Dickson Postcodes in Australia postcode 2602 is a suburb in the North Canberra Inner North of Canberra , Australia. It is named after Sir James Robert Dickson James Dickson 1832 1901 who was a Queensland advocate of Australian Federation and one of the founders of the Australian Constitution. There is no specific theme for street names. History Between 1926 and 1928, a small runway called Northbourne Aviation Ground was located where the Dickson Library and playing fields are now. This was Canberra s original airport. Dickson was gazetted ... AustralianCapitalTerritory Mount Ainslie in the background Geology Calcareous shale s from the Canberra ... 1980. ref See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory References Image Dickson aerial.jpg thumb ... .jpg left thumb ABC Canberra studios The suburb contains the Dickson Centre, AustralianCapitalTerritory Dickson Centre , a significant commercial centre in Canberra s Inner North containing the Woolworths ... Church . Outside the Dickson Centre, the suburb contains the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Canberra radio and television studios. Two colleges are located in the suburb, Dickson College , a public ... more details
Fraser near nw New South Wales near n New South Wales near ne Fraser, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fraser near e Charnwood, AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood near w New South Wales near sw New South Wales near s Macgregor, AustralianCapitalTerritory Macgregor near se Charnwood, AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood Dunlop postcode 2615 is a suburb of Belconnen , AustralianCapitalTerritory , Australia . Dunlop is located at the far north west edge of Canberra, nearby the border with the state of New South Wales . Located approximately 11.6 kilometers north west of the City, AustralianCapitalTerritory city , Dunlop is situated next to the suburbs of Fraser, AustralianCapitalTerritory Fraser , Charnwood, AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood and Macgregor, AustralianCapitalTerritory Macgregor . At the edge and within Dunlop lies the Canberra Nature Park called Dunlop ... A bronze statue of Edward Dunlop at the Australian War Memorial , Canberra, AustralianCapitalTerritory ... of Charnwood, Fraser and Macgregor there are several public schools and independent schools List of schools in the AustralianCapitalTerritory Charnwood Dunlop Primary School , Fraser Primary School, Macgregor Primary School and List of schools in the AustralianCapitalTerritory St.Thomas Aquinas ... and quartz andesite of the Hawkins Volcanics were uplifted. See also Geology of the AustralianCapital ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Dunlop state act city Canberra image Dunlop IBMap MJC.png caption ... of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG , OBE Edward Dunlop who was an Australian surgery surgeon ... 2010 bot H3llBot ref TOC Demographics In the 2006 Australian Census held on 8 August 2006 , there were ... usually resident in Dunlop Suburb were Australian citizens, 17.9 were born overseas and 0.4 ... of Dunlop has been designed to have a number of Housing estate estates which are small areas within ... Place Akubra is an Australian brand of hat, whose wide brimmed styles are a distinctive part of Australian ... more details
Infobox Australian place type suburb name Kinlyside city Canberra state act image lga Gungahlin est 1991 postcode 2913 pop near nw near n near ne Taylor, AustralianCapitalTerritory Taylor near w Hall, AustralianCapitalTerritory Hall near e Casey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Casey near sw near s near se Nicholls, AustralianCapitalTerritory Nicholls Kinlyside is a designated suburb in Gungahlin , Canberra . The land designated for the suburb has not yet been released for development by the AustralianCapitalTerritory s Land and Development Agency http www.lda.act.gov.au LDA . According to the ACT s Planning and Land Authority, the suburb is named after George Kendall Kinlyside. quote From a well known pioneer family in the Ginninderra Hall area followed in his father s footsteps as wheelwright, coachbuilder and blacksmith at Hall in 1907 he built a hall which served the Hall community for many years active in local affairs and joint secretary of the Hall Progress Association when established in 1906. The suburb is bounded by the village of Hall, AustralianCapitalTerritory Hall to the west, Nicholls, AustralianCapitalTerritory Nicholls to the south east, by Casey, AustralianCapitalTerritory Casey to the east and Clarrie Hermes Drive to the south. The suburb s other boundaries have been surveyed but not yet established. The suburb was gazetted in October 1991 and as of June 2011 has no residents. As of October 2007, maps have been placed around various spots in Gungahlin, and have Kinlyside marked as subject to review . Geology Underneath Kinlyside are acid volcanic rocks from the middle Silurian period. These are from the Hawkins Volcanics. The hills in the west of the suburb are mostly green grey dacite , and the valley bottom is mostly purple andesite covered in part by alluvium . ref Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1 50000 1980. ref See also Geology of the AustralianCapitalTerritory References Reflist coord ... more details
AUS id SSC81431 name Richardson State Suburb accessdate 2009 05 24 quick on ref near nw Monash, AustralianCapitalTerritory Monash near n Gowrie, AustralianCapitalTerritory Gowrie near ne Chisholm, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chisholm near w Isabella Plains, AustralianCapitalTerritory Isabella Plains near e Canberra Nature Park near sw Calwell, AustralianCapitalTerritory Calwell near s Calwell, AustralianCapitalTerritory Calwell near se Theodore, AustralianCapitalTerritory Theodore Image .... Several AustralianCapitalTerritory Internal Omnibus Network ACTION bus routes service Richardson ... hour from 8 00pm to 11 00 p.m., and services the suburbs of Richardson, Chisholm, AustralianCapitalTerritory Chisholm , and Gilmore, AustralianCapitalTerritory Gilmore . ref ACTION Buses 2006 http ... Place Results , retrieved 25 June 2006 ref In the AustralianCapitalTerritory Legislative Assembly ... CapitalTerritory References reflist coord 35.426 149.115 format dms display title Category ...Infobox Australian Place type suburb name Richardson city Canberra state act image Richardson IBMap MJC.png ... income was 800&ndash 999. In 2001 the median monthly housing loan repayment in Richardson was 800&ndash ... of Richardson are predominantly Australian born, with 77.8 being born in Australia. The three ... 25 June 2006 ref small Australian politics party colours Labor Australian Labor Party Labor bgcolor FFFF99 45 Australian politics party colours Liberal Liberal Party of Australia Liberal bgcolor FFFF99 42 Australian politics party colours Greens Australian Greens Greens bgcolor ... wikitable colspan 3 2004 Federal Election small ref Australian Electoral Commission 2005 http results.aec.gov.au ... 25 June ref small Australian politics party colours Labor Australian Labor Party Labor bgcolor FFFF99 52 Australian politics party colours Liberal Liberal Party of Australia Liberal bgcolor FFFF99 37 Australian politics party colours Greens Australian Greens Greens bgcolor FFFF99 ... more details
Image Flag of the AustralianCapital Territory.svg 100px right AustralianCapitalTerritory is the States and territories of Australia capitalterritory of the Australia , and has established several territory symbols. Official symbols class wikitable style width 80 Symbol Image Adopted Remarks Flag Flag of the AustralianCapitalTerritory Image Flag of the AustralianCapital Territory.svg 92px center Flag of the AustralianCapitalTerritory 1993 Coat of arms Coat of arms of Canberra Coat of Arms of the City of Canberra Image Canberra COA.gif 100px center Coat of arms of Canberra 7 November 1928 Granted by King George V Motto For the Queen, the Law and the People 7 November 1928 Granted with other elements of the coat of arms Floral Wahlenbergia gloriosa Royal Bluebell br Wahlenbergia gloriosa Image Wahlenbergia gloriosa closeup.jpg 92px center Royal Bluebell 26 May 1982 Bird Gang gang Cockatoo br Callocephalon fimbriatum Image Gang gang female MJC01.jpg 92px center Gang gang Cockatoo 27 February 1997 Colours Blue and Gold References http www.cmd.act.gov.au communication flags ACT Flags and Emblems ACT Govt. Chief Minister Department http www.parliament.curriculum.edu.au act.php3 symbol Symbol Parliament work Symbols of Australia Category AustralianCapitalTerritory ... more details
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