Canberra

280 km south-west of Sydney

660 km north-east of Melbourne.

Canberra

Canberra's main districts

• An international competition was held in 1911 by O'Malley to select a design for the layout of the city

• Old Ngunnawal language of the local Ngabri people

• The Ngarigo lived south-east of the Canberra area

• the Gundungurra to the north• the Wiradjuri to the west

• The city's design was heavily influenced by the garden city movement

Australian War Memorial

Questacon

• 200 exhibitions• 7 galleries

The National Zoo and Aquarium

Australian National Botanic Gardens

National Museum of Australia

House of Representatives

The building of new ParliamentThe Senate

National Portrait gallery

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