Queanbeyan Tourism, ACT Australia
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Queanbeyan Fast Facts
- State: ACT
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- Famous for/as: City
- Population: 34,084 (2006 census) (37th)
- Area: 173 kmē (66.8 sq mi)
- Altitude: 576 m (1,890 ft)
- Language: English
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- Pincode: 2620
- STDCode: 02
Queanbeyan Info
- 1 Farrer Place
Queanbeyan, NSW 2620 - Phone: (02) 6285 6307
- Fax: (02) 6285 6690
- info@visitqueanbeyan.com.au
Queanbeyan, Australia Overview
Queanbeyan is a regional centre providing the opportunity for people to work in Canberra and live in New South Wales. The city is home to a large shopping centre known as Riverside Plaza. Queanbeyan has most of the major fast food outlets including KFC and many speciality stores. Queanbeyan has two government high schools, Queanbeyan High and Karabar High. Queanbeyan primary schools include Queanbeyan South Public School, Queanbeyan West Public School, Queanbeyan East Public School, Queanbeyan Public School, Jerrabomberra Public School and St Gregory's Primary School. Queanbeyan has a major hospital, ambulance station, indoor and outdoor swimming pool, community centre, public library and several parks. There is no longer a cinema in Queanbeyan. Much of the growth of Queanbeyan is found in Jerrabomberra, this suburb being created in 1992 and now having a population of over 6000. The city is served by the privately owned bus company, Deane's Buslines. On 16 December 2006, level 3 water restrictions were introduced for the first time in Queanbeyan. Queanbeyan is protected by two fire services, NSWFB and a NSWRFS Volunteer Brigade (Queanbeyan City Brigade)
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Queanbeyan, Australia History
The Queanbeyan region is the traditional home of the Ngunnawal People. The first Europeans visitors to the area were led by Charles Throsby. While searching for the Murrumbidgee River in 1820, his party followed the course of the Queanbeyan River into a valley at the eastern end of the Limestone Plains near presentday Canberra. The Queanbeyan River was the main water supply for the towns of Queanbeyan and during its early history its was an integral element to its economy. Wool scouring (cleaning) was carried out in the river near presentday Oaks Estate, formerly a part of Queanbeyan.With a river catchment area of 920 square kilometres, the Queanbeyan River's is more than double that of the Cotter River. Prior to the construction to the Googong Dam, the river was floodprone leading to significant loss of life. During the 1976 flood the half completed Googong Dam was at risk of collapse under the weight of water behind it. In this eventuality low lying parts of Queanbeyan and Canberra would have been inundated. The Queanbeyan Cemetery was flooded, with scores of bodies washed downstream into Lake Burley Griffin.