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Aranda in 1966. The The 1966. in Aranda Belconnen began at at began Belconnen website at www.ga.gov.au. at website the Geoscience Australia Australia Geoscience the Urban development in in development Urban Canberra’s geology see see geology Canberra’s around the campus. the around For more information on on information more For Australian feel to it. Visitors are welcome to walk walk to welcome are Visitors it. to feel Australian ancient ocean sediments. sediments. ocean ancient for thousands of years. of thousands for kangaroos living in the woodland area, it has a real real a has it area, woodland the in living kangaroos ing, is formed from from formed is ing, cu the the Ngunnawal people people Ngunnawal the with native trees and shrubs. With its own mob of of mob own its With shrubs. and trees native with ago. Gossan Hill, behind behind Hill, Gossan ago. 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There are about 10,000 undergraduate undergraduate 10,000 about are There Management. geology with a number of of number a with geology Information Sciences and Engineering, and and Engineering, and Sciences Information This area is one of complex complex of one is area This activity remain evident evident remain activity Communication, Education, Environmental Design, Design, Environmental Education, Communication, of their agricultural agricultural their of courses within the faculties of Applied Science, Science, Applied of faculties the within courses Gossan Hill. Gossan ers ers ff o University The 1990. January in university a on College Street to the top of of top the to Street College on the mid-1800s – traces traces – mid-1800s the Canberra College of Advanced Education. It became became It Education. Advanced of College Canberra ing ing cu the of end eastern the Belconnen area in in area Belconnen The University was established in 1967 as the former former the as 1967 in established was University The A walking track leads from from leads track walking A south of College Street, Bruce. Bruce. Street, College of south settled in the the in settled adjacent to the Belconnen Town Centre. Town Belconnen the to adjacent College Street and Gossan Hill Hill Gossan and Street College European farmers farmers European Located between Lake Ginninderra and Haydon Drive Drive Haydon and Ginninderra Lake between Located Roadcut on south side of of side south on Roadcut CANBERRA ROADCUT ROADCUT UNIVERSITY OF OF UNIVERSITY GOSSAN HILL & HILL GOSSAN 2. 1. & TECHNOLOGY PRECINCT TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL, SPORTING SPORTING EDUCATIONAL, LISTED PLACES IN BELCONNEN [1] 1. Gossan Hill and Roadcut 2. University of Canberra A heritage tour of 3. Fern Hill Park Technology Centre 4. Canberra Institute of Technology 5. Australian Institute of Sport BELCONNEN 6. Lake Ginninderra Wetland Areas 7. Diddams Close Park 8. John Knight Memorial Park 9. Northwest Lake Ginninderra 10. Belconnen Naval Radio Station AROUND LAKE GINNINDERRA A SELF-GUIDED TOUR This tour has been developed by the National Trust of Australia (ACT) with the assistance of the ACT Government. © Copyright 2007 ACT Government Contact: National Trust of Australia (ACT) PO Box 1144 Civic Square ACT 2608 02 6230 0533 www.act.nationaltrust.org.au • Australian Institute of Sport (Acrobats Statue) • University of Canberra (Student Residences) Courtesy of the ACT Heritage Library. The publishers wish to acknowledge: • John Knight Memorial Park Dr Peter Dowling (research) • Studio Brainstorm (design) NNT-10-2006T-10-2006 [belconnen[belconnen 1].indd1].indd 1 225/10/065/10/06 11:28:19:28:19 AMAM the tour takes up to 2 hours. 2 to up takes tour the — car By rms. fi technology information private the tour takes about 3 hours. 3 about takes tour the — bicycle On (website: www.dsto.defence.gov.au) and several several and www.dsto.defence.gov.au) (website: be prepared for a walk of around 4–5 hours. 4–5 around of walk a for prepared be — foot On Defence Science and Technology Organisation Organisation Technology and Science Defence You can experience this tour in a variety of ways: of variety a in tour this experience can You development and is the Canberra base for the the for base Canberra the is and development devoted to government information technology technology information government to devoted This area to the east of Haydon Drive is an area area an is Drive Haydon of east the to area This and Eardley Street Eardley and ye Street Street ye Ba between Drive Haydon on Located in Dunlop and Bruce. and Dunlop in TECHNOLOGY CENTRE TECHNOLOGY development has been been has development FERN HILL PARK HILL FERN most recent urban urban recent most 3. Aranda in 1966. The The 1966. in Aranda Belconnen began at at began Belconnen website at www.ga.gov.au. at website the Geoscience Australia Australia Geoscience the Urban development in in development Urban Canberra’s geology see see geology Canberra’s around the campus. the around For more information on on information more For Australian feel to it. Visitors are welcome to walk walk to welcome are Visitors it. to feel Australian ancient ocean sediments. sediments. ocean ancient for thousands of years. of thousands for kangaroos living in the woodland area, it has a real real a has it area, woodland the in living kangaroos ing, is formed from from formed is ing, cu the the Ngunnawal people people Ngunnawal the with native trees and shrubs. With its own mob of of mob own its With shrubs. and trees native with ago. Gossan Hill, behind behind Hill, Gossan ago. Set on 119 hectares, the campus grounds are planted planted are grounds campus the hectares, 119 on Set formed 500 million years years million 500 formed had been the home of of home the been had roadcut on College Street Street College on roadcut settlement Belconnen Belconnen settlement www.canberra.edu.au) The formation visible in the the in visible formation The and postgraduate students at the University (website: (website: University the at students postgraduate and erent rock types present. present. types rock erent ff di today. Prior to European European to Prior today. Management. There are about 10,000 undergraduate undergraduate 10,000 about are There Management. geology with a number of of number a with geology Information Sciences and Engineering, and and Engineering, and Sciences Information This area is one of complex complex of one is area This activity remain evident evident remain activity Communication, Education, Environmental Design, Design, Environmental Education, Communication, of their agricultural agricultural their of courses within the faculties of Applied Science, Science, Applied of faculties the within courses Gossan Hill. Gossan ers ers ff o University The 1990. January in university a on College Street to the top of of top the to Street College on the mid-1800s – traces traces – mid-1800s the Canberra College of Advanced Education. It became became It Education. Advanced of College Canberra ing ing cu the of end eastern the Belconnen area in in area Belconnen The University was established in 1967 as the former former the as 1967 in established was University The A walking track leads from from leads track walking A south of College Street, Bruce. Bruce. Street, College of south settled in the the in settled adjacent to the Belconnen Town Centre. Town Belconnen the to adjacent College Street and Gossan Hill Hill Gossan and Street College European farmers farmers European Located between Lake Ginninderra and Haydon Drive Drive Haydon and Ginninderra Lake between Located Roadcut on south side of of side south on Roadcut CANBERRA ROADCUT ROADCUT UNIVERSITY OF OF UNIVERSITY GOSSAN HILL & HILL GOSSAN 2. 1. & TECHNOLOGY PRECINCT TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATIONAL, SPORTING SPORTING EDUCATIONAL, LISTED PLACES IN BELCONNEN [1] 1. Gossan Hill and Roadcut 2. University of Canberra A heritage tour of 3. Fern Hill Park Technology Centre 4. Canberra Institute of Technology 5. Australian Institute of Sport BELCONNEN 6. Lake Ginninderra Wetland Areas 7. Diddams Close Park 8. John Knight Memorial Park 9. Northwest Lake Ginninderra 10.
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