1 1 d d n i . ] 1 1].indd n e n n o c l e b [ [belconnen 6 0 0 2 - 0 1 - T N NT-10-2006 M A AM 9 1 : 8 2 : 1 1:28:19 6 0 / 0 1 / 5 2 25/10/06
• • John Knight Memorial Park Memorial Knight John (design) Brainstorm Studio • (research) Dowling Peter Dr
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• • University of Canberra (Student Residences) Residences) (Student Canberra of University Courtesy of the ACT Heritage Library. Heritage ACT the of Courtesy
• • Australian Institute of Sport (Acrobats Statue) (Acrobats Sport of Institute Australian
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02 6230 0533 6230 02
Civic Square ACT 2608 ACT Square Civic
PO Box 1144 Box PO
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with the assistance of the ACT Government. ACT the of assistance the with
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This tour has been developed by the the by developed been has tour This
A SELF-GUIDED TOUR SELF-GUIDED A
AROUND LAKE GINNINDERRA LAKE AROUND
Belconnen Naval Radio Station Radio Naval Belconnen 10.
Northwest Lake Ginninderra Lake Northwest 9.
John Knight Memorial Park Memorial Knight John 8.
Diddams Close Park Close Diddams 7.
Lake Ginninderra Wetland Areas Wetland Ginninderra Lake 6.
BELCONNEN
Australian Institute of Sport of Institute Australian 5.
Canberra Institute of Technology of Institute Canberra 4.
Fern Hill Park Technology Centre Technology Park Hill Fern 3.
A heritage tour of tour heritage A
nvriyo abra Canberra of University 2.
1. 1. Gossan Hill and Roadcut and Hill Gossan
BELCONNEN [1] BELCONNEN
LISTED PLACES IN IN PLACES LISTED
EDUCATIONAL, SPORTING & TECHNOLOGY PRECINCT
1. 2. GOSSAN HILL & UNIVERSITY OF ROADCUT CANBERRA European farmers Roadcut on south side of Located between Lake Ginninderra and Haydon Drive College Street and Gossan Hill adjacent to the Belconnen Town Centre. settled in the south of College Street, Bruce. Belconnen area in A walking track leads from The University was established in 1967 as the former the eastern end of the cu ing Canberra College of Advanced Education. It became the mid-1800s – traces on College Street to the top of a university in January 1990. The University off ers of their agricultural Gossan Hill. courses within the faculties of Applied Science, Communication, Education, Environmental Design, activity remain evident This area is one of complex Information Sciences and Engineering, and today. Prior to European geology with a number of Management. There are about 10,000 undergraduate diff erent rock types present. and postgraduate students at the University (website: settlement Belconnen The formation visible in the www.canberra.edu.au) roadcut on College Street had been the home of formed 500 million years Set on 119 hectares, the campus grounds are planted the Ngunnawal people ago. Gossan Hill, behind with native trees and shrubs. With its own mob of the cu ing, is formed from kangaroos living in the woodland area, it has a real for thousands of years. ancient ocean sediments. Australian feel to it. Visitors are welcome to walk For more information on around the campus. Canberra’s geology see Urban development in the Geoscience Australia Belconnen began at website at www.ga.gov.au.
Aranda in 1966. The 3. most recent urban FERN HILL PARK development has been TECHNOLOGY CENTRE in Dunlop and Bruce. Located on Haydon Drive between Ba ye Street and Eardley Street
This area to the east of Haydon Drive is an area devoted to government information technology development and is the Canberra base for the You can experience this tour in a variety of ways: Defence Science and Technology Organisation On foot — be prepared for a walk of around 4–5 hours. (website: www.dsto.defence.gov.au) and several On bicycle — the tour takes about 3 hours. private information technology fi rms. By car — the tour takes up to 2 hours.
1 1 d d n i . ] 1 1].indd n e n n o c l e b [ [belconnen 6 0 0 2 - 0 1 - T N NT-10-2006 M A AM 9 1 : 8 2 : 1 1:28:19 6 0 / 0 1 / 5 2 25/10/06
• • John Knight Memorial Park Memorial Knight John (design) Brainstorm Studio • (research) Dowling Peter Dr
The publishers wish to acknowledge: to wish publishers The
• • University of Canberra (Student Residences) Residences) (Student Canberra of University Courtesy of the ACT Heritage Library. Heritage ACT the of Courtesy
• • Australian Institute of Sport (Acrobats Statue) (Acrobats Sport of Institute Australian
www.act.nationaltrust.org.au
02 6230 0533 6230 02
Civic Square ACT 2608 ACT Square Civic
PO Box 1144 Box PO
Contact: National Trust of Australia (ACT) Australia of Trust National Contact:
© Copyright 2007 ACT Government ACT 2007 Copyright ©
with the assistance of the ACT Government. ACT the of assistance the with
National Trust of Australia (ACT) Australia of Trust National
This tour has been developed by the the by developed been has tour This
A SELF-GUIDED TOUR SELF-GUIDED A
AROUND LAKE GINNINDERRA LAKE AROUND
Belconnen Naval Radio Station Radio Naval Belconnen 10.
Northwest Lake Ginninderra Lake Northwest 9.
John Knight Memorial Park Memorial Knight John 8.
Diddams Close Park Close Diddams 7.
Lake Ginninderra Wetland Areas Wetland Ginninderra Lake 6.
BELCONNEN
Australian Institute of Sport of Institute Australian 5.
Canberra Institute of Technology of Institute Canberra 4.
Fern Hill Park Technology Centre Technology Park Hill Fern 3.
A heritage tour of tour heritage A
nvriyo abra Canberra of University 2.
Gossan Hill and Roadcut and Hill Gossan 1.
BELCONNEN [1] BELCONNEN
LISTED PLACES IN IN PLACES LISTED
EDUCATIONAL, SPORTING & TECHNOLOGY PRECINCT
1. 2. GOSSAN HILL & UNIVERSITY OF ROADCUT CANBERRA European farmers Roadcut on south side of Located between Lake Ginninderra and Haydon Drive College Street and Gossan Hill adjacent to the Belconnen Town Centre. settled in the south of College Street, Bruce. Belconnen area in A walking track leads from The University was established in 1967 as the former the eastern end of the cu ing Canberra College of Advanced Education. It became the mid-1800s – traces on College Street to the top of a university in January 1990. The University off ers of their agricultural Gossan Hill. courses within the faculties of Applied Science, Communication, Education, Environmental Design, activity remain evident This area is one of complex Information Sciences and Engineering, and today. Prior to European geology with a number of Management. There are about 10,000 undergraduate diff erent rock types present. and postgraduate students at the University (website: settlement Belconnen The formation visible in the www.canberra.edu.au) roadcut on College Street had been the home of formed 500 million years Set on 119 hectares, the campus grounds are planted the Ngunnawal people ago. Gossan Hill, behind with native trees and shrubs. With its own mob of the cu ing, is formed from kangaroos living in the woodland area, it has a real for thousands of years. ancient ocean sediments. Australian feel to it. Visitors are welcome to walk For more information on around the campus. Canberra’s geology see Urban development in the Geoscience Australia Belconnen began at website at www.ga.gov.au.
Aranda in 1966. The 3. most recent urban FERN HILL PARK development has been TECHNOLOGY CENTRE in Dunlop and Bruce. Located on Haydon Drive between Ba ye Street and Eardley Street
This area to the east of Haydon Drive is an area devoted to government information technology development and is the Canberra base for the You can experience this tour in a variety of ways: Defence Science and Technology Organisation On foot — be prepared for a walk of around 4–5 hours. (website: www.dsto.defence.gov.au) and several On bicycle — the tour takes about 3 hours. private information technology fi rms. By car — the tour takes up to 2 hours. 5. 8. AUSTRALIAN JOHN KNIGHT INSTITUTE 6. OF SPORT MEMORIAL LAKE GINNINDERRA PARK Between Ginninderra WETLANDS Drive and O’Connor Ridge. 7. Access is from Townsend Access via Tucker, Agar, AREA Place off Aikman Drive. Masterman streets or Lake Ginninderra was formed DIDDAMS from Ba ye Street off in 1974 by the damming of CLOSE PARK The park is named in Haydon Drive. Ginninderra Creek. memory of Senator Access to the park is John Knight who was a Following public concerns The Lake follows the original from Ginninderra Drive. prominent Canberra about Australia’s poor sharp bend of the creek and its politician. Senator Knight 4. performance in the 1976 fl oodplain. It now forms part Situated between the served a long term in the CANBERRA Montreal Olympics the of the Belconnen Town Centre two northern arms of Australian Senate of Government established environs. Since its formation the Lake, Diddams Park almost forty years (1943-81). INSTITUTE OF the Australian Institute the Lake has evolved aquatic has two lookout areas, TECHNOLOGY of Sport (AIS) to improve ecological habitats along its barbecue and picnic The park off ers picnic Australia’s performance foreshores. These areas, which areas and an area for areas with barbecues, and East off Haydon Drive. in international sporting are characterised by several swimming. A walking a fi tness track. A walking/ competitions. The AIS’ species of tall rushes provide and cycling path runs cycling path runs around 10. Formerly a college of facilities were opened in shelter for the many aquatic around the perimeter the edge of the lake to the BELCONNEN technical and further 1981. birds which are associated with of the Lake. The main south side of the park. education, the Bruce the Lake. Of particular scientifi c wetland areas are at the NAVAL campus is one of many The AIS covers all major interest are the areas of wetland south end of the park. John Knight had a strong RADIO of the Canberra Institute sports. The complex habitat at the northern end commitment to the of Technology’s (CIT) includes facilities for track of the Lake. The shores of the development of Canberra’s STATION campuses across the and fi eld athletics, swim- health system. Lake provide recreational Located off Baldwin Drive city. The Bruce campus ming, gymnastics and areas with easy access. to the residential area; off ers courses in applied has a stadium proving for entry to the main grounds sciences, engineering, 25,000 spectators. The AIS is restricted. construction, electrical provides a world recog- and electronics (website: nised centre for sports 9. Situated on the north- www.cit.act.edu.au). medicine and science. NORTHWEST eastern arm of the Lake the Naval installation is Call in at the visitor LAKE part of HMAS Harman. centre and museum to GINNINDERRA arrange a guided tour The Belconnen Naval and try your skill on the Access along MacDermo Radio Station dates rowing machine (website: Place off Joynton Smith Drive. from 1939. The facility www.ais.org.au). Situated on the northwest was demonstrated side of the lake between Australia’s capabilities Coulter and Ginninderra in engineering as it drives, the park off ers was constructed in less barbecues, picnic and than a year before the swimming areas with outbreak of the second views across the lake to world war. Diddams Close Park area. The Ginninderra Drive end During the Second of the park is an important World War the station wetland area. transmi ed ba le orders to Australian ships. Belconnen was the transmi ing station and HMAS Harman (near Queanbeyan 10 about 30 km away) was the receiving station.
The western part of the grounds of the Naval 9 Station bordering on 6 Lake Ginninderra form 7 part of the wetlands habitats of the lake.
Because of the restricted entry to the station, the grounds have provided safe habitat areas for wetland species and the legless lizard 2 which lives in the 8 grassland areas.
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NNT-10-2006T-10-2006 [belconnen[belconnen 1].indd1].indd 2 225/10/065/10/06 1:28:331:28:33 AMAM 5. 8. AUSTRALIAN JOHN KNIGHT INSTITUTE 6. OF SPORT MEMORIAL LAKE GINNINDERRA PARK Between Ginninderra WETLANDS Drive and O’Connor Ridge. 7. Access is from Townsend Access via Tucker, Agar, AREA Place off Aikman Drive. Masterman streets or Lake Ginninderra was formed DIDDAMS from Ba ye Street off in 1974 by the damming of CLOSE PARK The park is named in Haydon Drive. Ginninderra Creek. memory of Senator Access to the park is John Knight who was a Following public concerns The Lake follows the original from Ginninderra Drive. prominent Canberra about Australia’s poor sharp bend of the creek and its politician. Senator Knight 4. performance in the 1976 fl oodplain. It now forms part Situated between the served a long term in the CANBERRA Montreal Olympics the of the Belconnen Town Centre two northern arms of Australian Senate of Government established environs. Since its formation the Lake, Diddams Park almost forty years (1943-81). INSTITUTE OF the Australian Institute the Lake has evolved aquatic has two lookout areas, TECHNOLOGY of Sport (AIS) to improve ecological habitats along its barbecue and picnic The park off ers picnic Australia’s performance foreshores. These areas, which areas and an area for areas with barbecues, and East off Haydon Drive. in international sporting are characterised by several swimming. A walking a fi tness track. A walking/ competitions. The AIS’ species of tall rushes provide and cycling path runs cycling path runs around 10. Formerly a college of facilities were opened in shelter for the many aquatic around the perimeter the edge of the lake to the BELCONNEN technical and further 1981. birds which are associated with of the Lake. The main south side of the park. education, the Bruce the Lake. Of particular scientifi c wetland areas are at the NAVAL campus is one of many The AIS covers all major interest are the areas of wetland south end of the park. John Knight had a strong RADIO of the Canberra Institute sports. The complex habitat at the northern end commitment to the of Technology’s (CIT) includes facilities for track of the Lake. The shores of the development of Canberra’s STATION campuses across the and fi eld athletics, swim- health system. Lake provide recreational Located off Baldwin Drive city. The Bruce campus ming, gymnastics and areas with easy access. to the residential area; off ers courses in applied has a stadium proving for entry to the main grounds sciences, engineering, 25,000 spectators. The AIS is restricted. construction, electrical provides a world recog- and electronics (website: nised centre for sports 9. Situated on the north- www.cit.act.edu.au). medicine and science. NORTHWEST eastern arm of the Lake the Naval installation is Call in at the visitor LAKE part of HMAS Harman. centre and museum to GINNINDERRA arrange a guided tour The Belconnen Naval and try your skill on the Access along MacDermo Radio Station dates rowing machine (website: Place off Joynton Smith Drive. from 1939. The facility www.ais.org.au). Situated on the northwest was demonstrated side of the lake between Australia’s capabilities Coulter and Ginninderra in engineering as it drives, the park off ers was constructed in less barbecues, picnic and than a year before the swimming areas with outbreak of the second views across the lake to world war. Diddams Close Park area. The Ginninderra Drive end During the Second of the park is an important World War the station wetland area. transmi ed ba le orders to Australian ships. Belconnen was the transmi ing station and HMAS Harman (near Queanbeyan 10 about 30 km away) was the receiving station.
The western part of the grounds of the Naval 9 Station bordering on 6 Lake Ginninderra form 7 part of the wetlands habitats of the lake.
Because of the restricted entry to the station, the grounds have provided safe habitat areas for wetland species and the legless lizard 2 which lives in the 8 grassland areas.
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