Australian Towns & Cities: Australian Capital Territory: Greenway

Australian Towns & Cities
Australian Capital Territory: Greenway
Incorporating photos and Information from Michael Greenslade's former Australian Towns, Cities and Highways site

Established in 1988, Greenway is the main urban centre for the Tuggeranong district. The name Tuggeranong is derived from a Ngunnawal expression meaning "cold place". 1 The suburb is named after the architect, Francis Greenway (1777–1837). It was gazetted on 17 October 1986. The streets are named after architects. 2

The town centre features, commercial, residential, light industrial and government offices and was originally planned to be the geographic centre of the district, but with government and planning changes, development beyond the Murrumbidgee River to the west of the town centre never eventuated. 3

Frderal government departments in Greenway include the Department of Social Services and Services Australia.

Population: 1894 4
Postcode: 2900
Location: 23 km south of Civic
Main Roads: Athllon Dr, Drakeford Dr and Soward Way
Radio Stations: DAB+: ABC Canberra, ABC Jazz, ABC Radio Grandstand, ABC Radio National, ABC News Radio, ABC Classic, Triple J Unearthed, Double J, ABC Country, ABC Kids Listen, SBS Radio 1, SBS Radio 2. SBS Radio 3, SBS Radio 4, SBS Chill, SBS Pop Asia, SBS Arabic 24, SBS Pop Desi, 2CA, 2CC, Kix Country, My Canberra Digital, Coles Radio, Buddha Radio, Hit 104.7, Mix 106.3 and The Edge. FM: ABC Classic FM (102.3 MHz), ABC News Radio (103.9 MHz), Art Sound (92.7 MHz), CMS Radio (91.1 MHz), Mix 106.3 (106.3 MHz), Raw FM (87.6 MHz), SBS Radio (105.5 MHz), Valley FM (89.5 MHz), 1WAY FM (91.9 MHz) and 2XX (98.3 MHz). AM: ABC Canberra (666 KHz), ABC Radio National (846 KHz), 1RPH (1125 KHz), 2CA (1053 KHz), 2CC (1206 KHz) and SBS Radio (1440 KHz).

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	Greenway / Tuggeranong Town Centre: View of Greenway from the suburb of Oxley, March 2003. Note in the foreground, roadworks to duplicate Drakeford Dr. Nowadays, the view of Bunnings is obscured by residential development. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Greenway / Tuggeranong Town Centre: View of Greenway from the suburb of Oxley, March 2003. In the foreground, Soward Way. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Greenway / Tuggeranong Town Centre: View of Greenway from the suburb of Oxley, March 2003. In the centre, Reed Street North. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Greenway / Tuggeranong Town Centre: View of Greenway from the suburb of Oxley, March 2003. Lake Tuggeranong College and the library are in the foreground, and Tuggeranong Hyperdome shopping centre (now called South.Point) in the background. Image © Michael Greenslade
	Reed Street: Reed St passing under Soward Way at Greenway, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Lake Tuggeranong: Twilight at Lake Tuggeranong, Greenway, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Lake Tuggeranong: Twilight at Lake Tuggeranong, Greenway, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Lake Tuggeranong: Twilight at Lake Tuggeranong, Greenway, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Lake Shores: View of Lake Shores and Lake Tuggeranong, with the Tuggeranong town centre in the distance at Greenway, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Tuggeranong Town Centre: Lake Tuggeranong and the Tuggeranon town centre at Greenway, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Tuggeranong Town Centre: Lake Tuggeranong and the Tuggeranon town centre at Greenway, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands

1 "Our School". Gowrie Primary School
2 Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 60. ISBN 1-86331-128-9
3 Archives ACT Research Guide Proposed Suburb Names in Tuggeranong 1975
4 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Greenway (State Suburb), 2016 Census QuickStats

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