Molonglo Valley
Molonglo Valley is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia.
Molonglo Valley is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks and is the newest district of the ACT. The district is planned to consist of thirteen suburbs, planned to contain 33,000 dwellings, with an expected population of between 50,000 and 73,000. To be developed in three stages over more than ten years, the district will contain a principal town centre and a secondary group centre, with residential suburbs located to the south and north of the Molonglo River; located to the west of Lake Burley Griffin.
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Worth seeing in and around Molonglo Valley
7 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.
- 01Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory located in the west of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University. Australia's oldest telescope and several others at the observatory were destroyed by bushfire in 2003.
3.1 km · Observatory · Wikipedia - 02Mount Stromlo
Mount Stromlo is a mountain with an elevation of 770 metres AHD that is situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The mountain is notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory and Stromlo Forest Park.
2.3 km · mountain in the Australian Capital Territory · Wikipedia - 03Scrivener Dam
The Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam across the Molonglo River in Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory. The dam impounds Lake Burley Griffin, an artificial lake created for recreational and ornamental purposes.
3.5 km · dam in Canberra, ACT · Wikipedia - 04National Zoo & Aquarium
The National Zoo and Aquarium is a privately owned 19-hectare zoo and aquarium in the Australian capital city of Canberra. It is located in Yarralumla at the western end of Lake Burley Griffin, next to Scrivener Dam.
3.2 km · zoo and aquarium in Canberra, Australia · Wikipedia - 05Oakey Hill, Canberra
Oakey Hill is a hill near Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. It rises 80 metres above the adjacent south Canberra suburbs of Lyons, Curtin and Weston, and its 66 hectares is one of 33 areas which form Canberra Nature Reserve.
3.2 km · hill in Australian Capital Territory, Australia · Wikipedia - 06Stromlo Forest Park
Stromlo Forest Park is an outdoor recreation facility supported by the Australian Capital Territory government. The park is located in western area of the ACT, adjacent to the Molonglo Valley, and about 15 minutes' drive from Canberra's Central Business District.
1.7 km · bike park in Canberra · Wikipedia - 07Cooleman Court
Cooleman Court, sometimes known colloquially as "Coolo", is a sub-regional shopping centre located in the Weston Creek suburb of Weston, Australia. Cooleman Court offers a total of 80 stores and facilities, spanning indoor and outdoor space, replicating something of a town square.
2.6 km · Australian sub-regional shopping centre · Wikipedia
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Getting to Molonglo Valley
- Airports
- Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 248 km
- Sydney (Mascot) → Molonglo Valley250 km · quickest by road, 4h 26m · A$35–46
- Williamtown → Molonglo Valley379 km · quickest by road, 7h 3m · A$55–75
- Melbourne → Molonglo Valley458 km · quickest by road, 9h 52m · A$80–105
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No local-transport research exists yet for Molonglo Valley
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 Molonglo Valley. 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.
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Next door to Molonglo Valley
Molonglo Valley is 9 km from Canberra, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.