Australian Towns & Cities: Australian Capital Territory: Monash

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

First settled in 1978, Monash is named after General Sir John Monash, (1865 to 1931), who commanded the Australian Army in France in the First World War. 2 Streets are named after engineers 2

The suburb consists primarily of detached houses on suburban blocks and features Goodwin Retirement and Aged Care Village, Monash Primary School and the Canberra Islamic Centre.

Population: 5431 1
Postcode: 2904
Location: 1 km east of Tuggeranong Town Centre (Greenway)
Main Roads: Ashley Dr, Clive Steele Av, Drakeford Dr, Erindale Dr and Isabella Dr
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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	View Towards Tuggeranong Town Centre: View towards Greenway from Sturdee Cr, Monash, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands
	Goodwin Village: Pedestrian walkway that passes by Goodwin Village Retirement and Aged Care Centre, Monash, April 2017. Image © Paul Rands

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Monash (State Suburb), 2016 Census QuickStats.
2 Canberra's suburb and street names : origins and meanings. Department of the Environment, Land and Planning. 1992. p. 91. ISBN 1-86331-128-9.
3 Citation

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