Discover Aranda
The district Aranda of Canberra in Australian Capital Territory is a district in Australia and is a district of the nations capital.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
Morning Temperature | 11°C / 53 °F |
Evening Temperature | 22°C / 72 °F |
Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 43% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
27°C (80 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
30°C (85 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Heavy intensity rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
21°C (69 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Aria Hotel Canberra
Hotel Hotel Apartments (former Design Icon)
PEPPERS GALLERY HOTEL
Avenue Hotel
Tall Trees Canberra
Novotel Canberra
Waldorf Canberra Apartment Hotel
Pavilion on Northbourne
Medina Canberra James Court
QT CANBERRA
Videos from this area
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Storm over Canberra
Footage of a storm cell passing over Canberra. Shot from the Telstra Tower on Black Mountain. The footage is running at 12x with the lightning strikes freeze framed. It was shot with a Sony...
Keep Immigration Dept in Belconnen
Please support Andrew Leigh's petition to keep jobs in Belconnen: http://signup.andrewleigh.com/belcojobs The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is considering moving its 4000+...
Tempo Theatre presents Spider's Web at Belconnen
Tempo Theatre will present Agatha Christie's Spider's Web at Theatre@BCS (formerly the Belconnen Theatre) in May 2015.
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate - Detroit city (Live)
Taken from their set at The Basement, Belconnen on February 23, 2013.
Images of Natwash - AUSTRALIA ..... CITY OF ANGELS SUMMERNATS 24 2011
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University of Canberra in Australia brought to you by KOM Consultants - May 2014
Thinking of studying at the University of Canberra? Check out this video of KOM Consultants visiting the University of Canberra in Australia. Here what they have to say about the university and city.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Canberra
The University of Canberra (UC) is a public university that is located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. UC offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses covering six main learning areas: Applied Science; Health; Art and Design; Business, Government and law; Education and Information Sciences and Engineering.
Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium (originally known as Bruce Stadium) is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Bruce is the Canberra suburb where the stadium is located, and in turn Bruce was named after Stanley Bruce, Australian Prime Minister 1923–1929.
Belconnen
For the Canberra suburb of Belconnen see: Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory 50x40pxThis article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 35,608 dwellings housing 92,444 people of the 356,568 people in the Australian Capital Territory.
Cook, Australian Capital Territory
Cook is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Cook is in the district of Belconnen. On Census night 2011, Cook had a population of 2,901 people. The suburb of Cook is named after Captain James Cook and the sixth Prime Minister of Australia Sir Joseph Cook. The streets in Cook are names after notable women from Australian history.
Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory
Macquarie is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Macquarie was gazetted as a division on 22 June 1967 in recognition of Major-General Lachlan Macquarie, a former Governor of New South Wales. Streets in Macquarie are named after contemporaries of Governor Macquarie.
Aranda, Australian Capital Territory
Aranda is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It is the eastern most suburb in Belconnen, located at the western foot of Black Mountain. Bounded on two sides by nature park, the suburb is characterised by its bush setting. During the planning and development of the suburb, a large proportion of large native trees – predominantly eucalypts – were left in place.
Bruce, Australian Capital Territory
Bruce is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Bruce was gazetted as a division on 6 June 1968 in recognition of Viscount Stanley Melbourne Bruce, the first Chancellor of the Australian National University and eighth Prime Minister of Australia. S. M. Bruce served as Chancellor from 1951 to 1961. The streets in Bruce are named after people and places associated with Australian tertiary education.
Belconnen Town Centre
Belconnen Town Centre is located in the suburb of Belconnen on the south-western shore of Lake Ginninderra in Canberra, Australia. It is the town centre for the Belconnen district. Belconnen Town Centre contains several Federal and Territory government departments, as well as retail and commercial facilities. A large Westfield shopping mall is located within the centre as are many other smaller retail outlets including the Belconnen fresh food markets.
Jamison Centre
Jamison Centre is a designated group centre located in the Canberra suburb of Macquarie. It services the suburbs of Macquarie, Aranda, Bruce, Cook, Page and Weetangera. Places nearby include the West Belconnen Rugby Club and the Big Splash Waterpark. Jamison Centre is serviced by four ACTION bus routes (10, 705, 749, 942), all of which depart from the main Belconnen interchange. It is also easily accessible by road from Belconnen Way and Bindubi Street.
Cameron Offices, Belconnen
The Cameron Offices, are located in the Australian capital Canberra, in the satellite district of Belconnen. The buildings were used to house Australian Commonwealth Government departments, most recently the government superannuation agency, ComSuper. The buildings were designed by John Andrews in the Brutalist style of architecture and constructed between 1970-77. The buildings were constructed primarily of concrete and consisted of a series of pavilions linked by walkways.
104.7 (Canberra)
104.7 is a radio station in Canberra, Australia, jointly owned by Southern Cross Austereo and the Australian Radio Network (ARN). It is part of Southern Cross Austereo's Today Network. 104.7 plays current hits, a variety of 1990s music, and 1980s. The station is primarily targeted at the 18-39 year old female/male demographic. 104.7 and sister station MIX 106.3 broadcast out of the original 2CC studio complex in Bellenden Street, Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory.
Emu Ridge, Australian Capital Territory
Emu Ridge is a housing estate in the suburb of Belconnen, in the district of Belconnen, in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia. It is bounded by Benjamin Way, College Street, Eastern Valley Way and Belconnen Way; Hennessy Street and Condell Street are the two main thoroughfares, with many cul-de-sacs off these. Many people consider Emu Ridge to be a suburb name, and it is widely used in Canberra, even on some (though not most) official maps.
AIS Arena
AIS Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Canberra, Australia. Its capacity is 5,200 and it was built in 1980. The arena was opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Fraser, on 26 January 1981 and was originally named the National Indoor Sports Centre and was the inaugural home of the Australian Institute of Sport. The AIS Arena is home to the Canberra Capitals and Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) who play in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).
Radford College
Radford College is an independent, Anglican, coeducational day school, located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Founded in 1984, the College is named after Bishop Lewis Bostock Radford. It has a non-selective enrolment policy, with an equal balance of boys and girls, and currently caters for over 1,600 students from pre-kindergarten to Year 12.
Canberra University College
Canberra University College was a tertiary education institution established in Canberra by the Australian government and the University of Melbourne in 1930. At first it operated in the Telopea Park School premises after hours. Most of the initial students were public servants and all were part-timers. After WWII funding for the College was increased significantly. The College operated until 1960 when it was incorporated into the Australian National University as the School of General Studies.
Big Splash (waterpark)
Big Splash is a waterpark in Canberra, Australia. It is located in the suburb of Macquarie and is the only waterpark in Canberra. It originally opened with a 50 Metre Pool with a kids pool at the end of it in the late 1960s. It was initially Government owned and known as Macquarie Swimming pool, also often referred to as Jammo Pool. The slides were introduced in the early 1980s. The current name for the facility is Big Splash Waterpark.
ABC (TV station)
ABC is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television station in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The station began broadcasting on 18 December 1962 and broadcasts from studios in Dickson and its main transmitter is at Black Mountain.
2XXfm
2XX FM is a community radio station, broadcasting on the FM band in Canberra, Australia. 2XX FM is one of Australia's longest running community broadcasters. It took over the operation of the former Australian National University student radio station in 1976, broadcasting as 2XX on 1008 kHz AM from two studios at the Drill Hall Gallery in Acton.
Mix 106.3
MIX 106.3 (official callsign 1CBR) is a commercial radio station in Canberra, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network (ARN) and Southern Cross Austereo. Mix 106.3 plays current hits and a variety of 70s, 80s and 90s music (Hot Adult Contemporary), primarily targeted at the 25-54 age group, the group most valued by advertisers.
1CMS
FM 91.1 CMS (callsign 1CMS) is a multilingual community radio station broadcasting to Canberra in languages other than English from studios in the suburb of Holder. CMS is a member of the National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters Council (NEMBC) and the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia (CBAA). The policy of CMS is to encourage all languages to broadcast for at least an hour each week, providing time on an equitable basis.
University of Canberra Library
The University of Canberra Library is the principal Library of the University of Canberra, located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
Belconnen Library
The Belconnen Library is the primary public library servicing the Belconnen district, one of ten libraries in the ACT Library and Information Services network, and one of two in Belconnen, the other being Kippax Library. Built on the site of the former Emu Bank homestead, the Belconnen Library, designed by Robin Gibson, was opened by the Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowen, in September 1981. http://www. belconnen. org. au/belhist.
Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre
Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre (CISAC) is located in Bruce and is a privately owned sport centre. CISAC is home to the CISAC swim academy and the Ginninderra Marlins swimming club.
Canberra High School
Canberra High School is an Australian public high school in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It is located in the Belconnen suburb of Macquarie and has approximately 600 students ranging from Years 7-10. Students may enter subjects including L.O.T.E. (Languages Other Than English), the Arts (Dance, Drama, Music, Photography and Art) and Technology (Food Technology, Workshop Technology, Graphics, and Textiles).
UC Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra
University of Canberra Senior Secondary College Lake Ginninderra, formerly known as Lake Ginninderra College until 2011, is a public secondary college catering for students in Years 11 and 12. It is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated on the lakefront of Lake Ginninderra.