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5 unusual facts about Belconnen


Canberra High School

It is located in the Belconnen suburb of Macquarie and has approximately 600 students ranging from Years 7-10.

Florey, Australian Capital Territory

Florey is the closest suburb to the Belconnen Town Centre (other than the suburb of Belconnen itself), and has its own shopping centre, on the corner of Kesteven Street and Ratcliffe Crescent.

Geology of the Australian Capital Territory

The Laidlaw Volcanics occur in a band along the Murrumbidgee River to the south west of Canberra, and also north west of Belconnen.

UCFM 87.8

It transmits on 87.8 FM covering the campus and surrounding district of Belconnen.

Westfield Belconnen

Westfield Belconnen, also known colloquially as "Belconnen Mall", is managed by Westfield Group and located in the Canberra suburb of Belconnen, Australia.


Heather Shakespeare

She was born Heather Gladys Cameron, at Weetangera, a sheep farm near what is now the Canberra suburb of Belconnen.

Kingsford Smith Drive, Canberra

Kingsford Smith Drive, is a main road in the district of Belconnen in Canberra, Australia and is named in honour of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

Lawson, Australian Capital Territory

It does not have any suburban houses, consisting only of part of Lake Ginninderra, the Belconnen Naval Radio Station, and an open area of grassland where there is a reservoir and substation.

National Tally Room

A former venue, in the late 1970s, was the then newly built hall at Hawker College, a senior high school in the Canberra regional suburban area of Belconnen.


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