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Division Of Fenner
The Division of Fenner is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory. As of the 2018 redistribution, it includes Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory, Gungahlin and the part of Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Belconnen north of Belconnen Way and west of Eastern Valley Way, Aikman Drive and William Slim Drive (the suburbs of Belconnen, Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory, Charnwood, Dunlop, Australian Capital Territory, Dunlop, Evatt, Australian Capital Territory, Evatt, Florey, Australian Capital Territory, Florey, Flynn, Australian Capital Territory, Flynn, Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, Fraser, Higgins, Australian Capital Territory, Higgins, Holt, Australian Capital Territory, Holt, Latham, Australian Capital Territory, Latham, Macgregor, Australian Capital Territory, Macgregor, Macnamara, Australian Capital Territory, Macnamara, McKellar, Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. It is located in southeastern Australian mainland as an enclave completely within the state of New South Wales. Founded after Federation as the seat of government for the new nation, the territory hosts the headquarters of all important institutions of the Australian Government. On 1 January 1901, federation of the colonies of Australia was achieved. Section 125 of the new Australian Constitution provided that land, situated in New South Wales and at least from Sydney, would be ceded to the new federal government. Following discussion and exploration of various areas within New South Wales, the '' Seat of Government Act 1908'' was passed in 1908 which specified a capital in the Yass-Canberra region. The territory was transferred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higgins, Australian Capital Territory
Higgins is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after politician and judge Henry Bournes Higgins (1851–1929). It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. The streets of Higgins are named after judges. Higgins had two government-run schools, Higgins Primary and Higgins Preschool (both now closed). Political representation For Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Higgins is in the Fenner. For Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Higgins is in the Ginninderra electorate. Geology Rocks in Higgins are from the Silurian age. Green grey rhyodacite of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and center of the suburb. North of center is purple and green-grey dacite of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the rhyodacite. Purple pink rhyolite is found in the north east. In the north west is purple and green tuff Tuff is a type of roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Australian Federal Election
The 2016 Australian federal election was a double dissolution election held on Saturday 2 July to elect all 226 members of the 45th Parliament of Australia, after an extended eight-week official campaign period. It was the first double dissolution election since the 1987 election and the first under a new voting system for the Senate that replaced group voting tickets with optional preferential voting. In the 150-seat House of Representatives, the one-term incumbent Coalition government was reelected with a reduced 76 seats, marking the first time since 2004 that a government had been reelected with an absolute majority. Labor picked up a significant number of previously government-held seats for a total of 69 seats, recovering much of what it had lost in its severe defeat of 2013. On the crossbench, the Greens, the Nick Xenophon Team, Katter's Australian Party, and independents Wilkie and McGowan won a seat each. For the first time since federation, a party managed to f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Fraser (Australian Capital Territory)
The Division of Fraser was an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory and the Jervis Bay Territory. History The division was created in a redistribution of the former Division of Australian Capital Territory, gazetted on 19 April 1974. It was named for Jim Fraser, who was the Member for Australian Capital Territory from 1951 to 1970. It encompassed the northern suburbs of Canberra, including the districts of Belconnen, Gungahlin, North Canberra and also the Jervis Bay Territory. It also generally included the land in the ACT north of the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin, although at one time it included some suburbs in the inner south and immediately prior to its abolition it had lost Reid and Campbell to the division of Canberra. It was always a safe seat for the Australian Labor Party. The Australian Electoral Commission decided that, with effect from the 2016 election, the seat name would be changed to Fenner, to honour scientist Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Electoral Commission
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is the independent federal agency in charge of organising, conducting and supervising federal Australian elections, by-elections and referendums. Responsibilities The AEC's main responsibility is to conduct federal elections, by-elections and referendums. The AEC is also responsible for the maintenance of up-to-date electoral rolls, devising electorate boundaries, apportionments and redistributions. Under the Joint Roll Arrangements, the AEC maintains electoral rolls for the whole of Australia, other than Western Australia, which is used by the state and territory Electoral Commissions to conduct their elections. The AEC publishes detailed election results and follows up electors who had failed to vote or who have voted multiple times in an election. The AEC is also responsible for registering political parties intending to field candidates at federal elections, monitoring the activities of those political parties, including rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathnairn, Australian Capital Territory
Strathnairn (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb was gazetted in 2016 as part of the West Belconnen / Parkwood cross-border development near the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border. Strathnairn is located west of the suburb Holt. Land releases were made available as a joint project titled Ginninderry by the ACT Government's Suburban Land Agency and Riverview Developments. The development includes housing, retail and community infrastructure. Strathnairn is designated as a cat containment suburb. Etymology The origin of the suburb name is derived from the historical 1934 Strathnairn Homestead located in the suburb. History Strathnairn is situated in the Ngunnawal traditional Aboriginal country. Aboriginal settlement of the Australian Capital Territory dates back over 20,000 years. Grinding grooves located on the Molonglo River to the south of Strat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spence, Australian Capital Territory
Spence () is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ..., Australia. The suburb is named after William Spence (1846–1926), one of the founders of the Australian Workers' Union and later a member of the first Australian House of Representatives. It was gazetted on 2 November 1972. Streets are named after trade unionists. Location and features Spence is located adjacent to the suburbs of Fraser, Australian Capital Territory, Fraser, Melba, Australian Capital Territory, Melba and Evatt, Australian Capital Territory, Evatt. Nearby is a Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, CSIRO property. The suburb is to the south of Owen Dixon Drive and Kurin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scullin, Australian Capital Territory
Scullin () is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Prime Minister of Australia James Scullin. It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. In the city of Canberra, suburbs are assigned street names that reflect a distinct sub-group of cultural or historical Australian significance. The streets in the suburb of Scullin are named after aviators. Scullin is located adjacent to the suburbs of , , and . Southern Cross Early Childhood School and Scullin neighbourhood oval are located within the suburb. It is bordered by Kingsford Smith Drive, Belconnen Way, Southern Cross Drive and Chewings Street. Scullin is approximately 20 minutes walk and 5 minutes by car from the Belconnen Town Centre and 15 minutes walk and 3 minutes by car from the Hawker Shopping Centre. It is approximately 10 to 15 minutes by car from Canberra City and 30 minutes from Canberra Airport. Political representa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Page, Australian Capital Territory
Page is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named in honour of Sir Earle Page, a Prime Minister. Streets in Page are named in honour of Australian scientists. Page was established in 1968. Demography As at the , Page had a population of 3,025 people. Political representation For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Page is in the electoral division of Fenner. For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Page is in the Ginninderra electorate. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melba, Australian Capital Territory
Melba () is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba (1861–1931), the first internationally recognised Australian opera soprano. The streets are named after composers, singers and other musically notable Australians or people with strong Australian connections. Features Located in Melba are a government run primary school (Mount Rogers Community School), and a merged secondary school, Melba Copland Secondary School, a merge of Melba High School and Copland College. Melba Tennis Club and its eight courts are located adjacent to the playing fields. A former member of the club is Annabel Ellwood, whose highest ranking on the WTA Women's Professional Tour was 57 for singles and 60 for Doubles in 1997. Ellwood's name appears on the honour board in the clubhouse. Political representation For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the Hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKellar, Australian Capital Territory
McKellar () is a residential suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Colin McKellar who was Minister for Repatriation from 1964 to 1970. The suburb name was gazetted on 15 January 1974. The streets of McKellar are named for journalists with the main street of the suburb called Dumas Street. McKellar is bounded by Ginninderra Drive, William Webb Drive, Owen Dixon Drive, and Gundaroo Drive. Suburb features McKellar features the McKellar Oval in the centre of the suburb, known as William Palmer Park, and has panoramic prospect from Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain and Mount Majura. A small football stadium known as McKellar Park, and club are in the north east of the suburb. The McKellar shopping centre closed in 2012 and was later demolished, with only a single smaller commercial building remaining. McKellar Preschool closed in 2006, with the building later reopened as a privately run c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macnamara, Australian Capital Territory
Macnamara (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is part of the West Belconnen / Parkwood cross-border development near the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales border. History Macnamara is situated in the Ngunnawal traditional Aboriginal country. The origin of the suburb name is from Dame Jean Macnamara, an Australian medical doctor and scientist. Jean Macnamara was a highly regarded individual for her work at the Royal Children's Hospital in Parkville, Victoria, as well as her work in the development of polio vaccines. The suburb was gazetted in 2016. Development The development of the suburb is a joint project titled Ginninderry by the Australian Capital Territory government and Riverview Developments. The development is to include housing, retail and community infrastructure. Macnamara has also been designated as a cat containment suburb by the ACT governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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