Macquarie
Worth seeing in and around Macquarie
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Canberra
The University of Canberra is a public research university with its main campus located in Bruce, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The campus is 2.5 km from Belconnen Town Centre, and 8.7 km from Canberra's Civic Centre.
2.6 km · university in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 02Black Mountain
Black Mountain is a small mountain with an elevation of 812 metres AHD that is situated to the west of the Canberra central business district on the northern shore of Lake Burley Griffin, in the Australian Capital Territory of Australia. Black Mountain is protected from development by its Canberra Nature Park status and is predominantly covered in native bushland serving as a haven to native wildlife.
4 km · small mountain in Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 03Lake Ginninderra
Lake Ginninderra is a reservoir formed by the Ginninderra Dam, an earth-filled embankment dam across Ginninderra Creek, located adjacent to the Belconnen Town Centre, in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
2 km · artificial lake in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 04AIS Arena
The AIS Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Canberra, Australia, located on the grounds of the Australian Institute of Sport that opened in 1981.
3.4 km · multipurpose arena in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 05McKellar Park
McKellar Park is an association football stadium in the Canberra suburb of McKellar. The playing surface is rectangular in shape and is used almost exclusively for association football matches.
2.6 km · stadium in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Westfield Belconnen
Westfield Belconnen, also known colloquially as Belconnen Mall, is managed by Scentre Group and located in the Canberra suburb of Belconnen, Australia. The shopping centre is the largest in Canberra, featuring around 270 specialty stores.
1.5 km · shopping mall in Benjamin Way, Belconnen · Wikipedia - 07Belconnen Library
The Belconnen Library is the primary public library servicing the Belconnen district, one of ten libraries in the Libraries ACT network, and one of two in Belconnen, the other being Kippax Library.
1.5 km · public library in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 08Jamison Centre
Jamison Centre is a large shopping centre located in Belconnen's eastern suburb of Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory. Comprising two indoor/outdoor complexes and a range of standalone stores and facilities, the centre is anchored by Coles and Aldi stores.
800 m · shopping mall in Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 09Hawker College
Hawker College is a senior secondary college in Hawker, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra. It caters to students completing their final two years of secondary education, and offers a wide range of curriculum choices.
3 km · College in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Wikipedia - 10UC 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 for students in Years 11 and 12. It is located in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, situated on the lakefront of Lake Ginninderra.
1.6 km · public secondary college in Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Wikipedia
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Getting to Macquarie
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 242 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Macquarie244 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · A$34–45
- Williamtown → Macquarie373 km · quickest by road, 6h 52m · A$55–75
- Melbourne → Macquarie464 km · quickest by road, 9h 43m · A$80–105
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No local-transport research exists yet for Macquarie
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Macquarie. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is possible to use Canberra's off-road cycleway network to reach the airport.
- Get inOn some days, it is possible to make a day trip by train from Sydney and spend 5–6 hours in Canberra.
- Get aroundBicycles are a practical way to get around Canberra while visiting, and will get you to most attractions using a well-developed network of off-road cycle paths and bike freeways.
From Wikivoyage: Canberra, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Macquarie
Macquarie is 7 km from Canberra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.