This blog is intended as an information resource for tourists who may be thinking of coming to Canberra or for tourists who have never thought of coming to Canberra because they never heard of it. The blog will include information from the Canberra area, the Snowy Mountains, the Brindabellas and surrounding towns and villages.
Canberra is the capital city of Australia and is located in the Australian Capital Territory. It hosts the Australian parliament and has its own local government. The city has a population of approximately 357,220 people in August 2011. Most of the area of the ACT is within the Namadgi National Park. The park is home to kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, wombats and many other Australian animal species. it is only a short drive south from Canberra.
The city of Canberra is a modern, designed, community which many tourists seem to find somewhat difficult to deal with. However once it is realised that the city is designed around the idea of different town centres it becomes easier to understand.
Canberra's original town centre is Civic, which is the biggest of the town centres and where most of Canberra's businesses are located. After Civic came Phillip (usually called Woden by locals because it resides in the Woden Valley). Phillip is home to Canberra's tallest building.
Belconnen town centre followed Phillip, it is to the north and west of Civic. Tuggeranong town centre to the south followed and finally Gungahlin north of Civic.
All the town centres house retail, government, commercial, accommodation, sporting and restaurant/club facilities. Between the town centres are the urban forests with walking and cycling trails. All of Canberra is connected by cycling tracks which are great for tourists but less useful for bicycle commuters, because they are designed for scenic advantage rather than short, safe, commutes to work.
The city of Canberra is a modern, designed, community which many tourists seem to find somewhat difficult to deal with. However once it is realised that the city is designed around the idea of different town centres it becomes easier to understand.
Canberra's original town centre is Civic, which is the biggest of the town centres and where most of Canberra's businesses are located. After Civic came Phillip (usually called Woden by locals because it resides in the Woden Valley). Phillip is home to Canberra's tallest building.
Belconnen town centre followed Phillip, it is to the north and west of Civic. Tuggeranong town centre to the south followed and finally Gungahlin north of Civic.
All the town centres house retail, government, commercial, accommodation, sporting and restaurant/club facilities. Between the town centres are the urban forests with walking and cycling trails. All of Canberra is connected by cycling tracks which are great for tourists but less useful for bicycle commuters, because they are designed for scenic advantage rather than short, safe, commutes to work.
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