Corinna’s Canberra: Parkes 2600, ACT

Following on from our last featured suburb of Barton we move further into the inner south of Canberra as we take a quick look at the suburb of Parkes.

The Suburb of O’Malley 2606

A quiet and attractive suburb in the Canberra district of Woden Valley, O’Malley has a population of just 873 people (Census 2011). O’Malley is a pleasant place with a high standard of living and enjoys great access to the local shopping centres in Garren and Isaacs and to all the amenities in Canberra. O’Malley’s geology …Read More

Corinna’s Canberra: Forrest

The affluent suburb of Forrest is the focus of this month’s Corinna’s Canberra. Forrest is located on the southern side of Lake Burley Griffin in the prestigious inner-south of Canberra.

Corinna’s Canberra: Yarralumla

In this article Corinna’s Canberra explores the large, inner-south suburb of Yarralumla. This established area extends along the south-west bank of Lake Burley Griffin and is around 3.5 kilometres south-west of the city. In Griffin’s original plan for Canberra, Yarralumla was conceived as a waterfront feature and the neighbourhood itself was designed with two specific …Read More

Corinna’s Canberra: Braddon

This month we are looking at one of Canberra’s older and more established suburbs, Braddon. Braddon, formerly known as Ainslie, is conveniently located only 2.5kms from Canberra’s Civic Centre. It is part of the city’s ‘Inner North’ alongside suburbs such as Acton, Turner, O’Connor, Lyneham, Watson, Downer, Hackett, Dickson, Reid, Campbell and Russell. First settled …Read More