Touring Kingston
The district Kingston of Causeway in Australian Capital Territory is a subburb located in Australia a little south-east of Canberra, the country's capital place.
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Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Canberra, Katoomba, Parramatta, Sydney and Hay. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 43 °F |
Evening Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 60% |
Air Pressure | 1029 hPa |
Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 11 km/h (7 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 27% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Tuesday, 7th of May 2024
15°C (58 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 8th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 9th of May 2024
12°C (54 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
THE YORK CANBERRA
Hotel Realm
Hyatt Hotel Canberra- A Park Hyatt Hotel
ASTRA APARTMENTS - THE GRIFFIN
Burbury Hotel
Waldorf Canberra Apartment Hotel
BEST WESTERN GARDEN CITY
ibis Styles Canberra
RYDGES CAPITAL HILL CANBERRA
Little National Hotel
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is Australia's national security service, which is responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically motivated violence, attacks on the Australian defence system, and terrorism. ASIO is comparable with the United Kingdom Security Service (MI5). As with MI5 officers, ASIO officers have no police powers of arrest and are not armed.
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey
Thomas Brassey, 1st Earl Brassey GCB, JP, DL, TD (11 February 1836 – 23 February 1918), was a British Liberal Party politician, Governor of Victoria and founder of The Naval Annual.
Centenary House
Centenary House is a building in Canberra, Australia. It is the national headquarters of the Australian National Audit Office (usually known as the ANAO, a Commonwealth Government entity). The building was owned until July 2005 by John Curtin House Limited, an entity wholly owned by the ALP. The leasing of part of Centenary House to the ANAO was the subject of political controversy for more than ten years.
Barton, Australian Capital Territory
Barton is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Barton is named after Sir Edmund Barton, Australia's first Prime Minister. Streets in Barton are named after Governors. On Census night 2006, Barton had a population of 940 people. Barton is the most Socio-Economic advantaged location in Australia. Barton is adjacent to Capital Hill.
Griffith, Australian Capital Territory
Griffith is an early inner-south suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia and retained his position until retirement in 1919. Streets in Griffith are named after explorers. Griffith contains the Manuka Shopping Centre, one of the earliest shopping areas built in Canberra.
Kingston, Australian Capital Territory
Kingston is the oldest and most densely populated suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after Charles Cameron Kingston, the former Premier of South Australia and minister in the first Australian Commonwealth Government. It is adjacent to the suburbs of Barton, Fyshwick, Griffith and Manuka. The suburb of Kingston is situated about 4 km from the centre of Canberra.
South Canberra
South Canberra or the Inner South is a central district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. South Canberra is located to the south of Canberra's city centre, on the south bank of Lake Burley Griffin. It is one of the oldest parts of Canberra, and is built in part in accordance to Walter Burley Griffin's designs. Unlike the later districts in Canberra that are built as separate satellite cities, South Canberra is only separated from North Canberra by Lake Burley Griffin.
Manuka Oval
Manuka Oval is a 13,550 capacity ground (however the capacity can be exceeded, 10,000 seated) located in the suburb of Griffith, adjacent to Manuka, a business district of Canberra, Australia's capital. The stadium is home to many events throughout the year, including cricket matches in the summer months and Australian rules football matches in the winter months.
Telopea Park
Telopea Park is one of the oldest parks in Canberra, Australia. The name of the park is from Walter Burley Griffin's original plan for Canberra where he planned Telopea Park at the end of Sydney Avenue. The park is named after the floral emblem of New South Wales, also known as the Waratah. Griffin planned that the state capital city avenues were terminated with a park named after the generic botanical name for a native plant from that particular state. The park covers 0.079 km².
Manuka, Australian Capital Territory
Manuka is an area in the Inner South district of Canberra, Australia covering parts of the suburbs of Griffith and Forrest. Manuka Shops, Manuka Oval, Manuka Swimming Pool, and Manuka Circle take their name from the park in the area.
Prime Minister's XI
Prime Minister's XI or PM's XI (formerly 'Australian Prime Minister's Invitation XI') is the name of an annual cricket match held at the Manuka Oval in Canberra, with the Australian team picked by the Prime Minister of Australia playing against an overseas team. The Australian team usually includes up and coming players.
Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) (or carbon capture and sequestration), is the process of capturing waste carbon dioxide (CO2) from large point sources, such as fossil fuel power plants, transporting it to a storage site, and depositing it where it will not enter the atmosphere, normally an underground geological formation. The aim is to prevent the release of large quantities of CO2 into the atmosphere (from fossil fuel use in power generation and other industries).
Australian International Hotel School
The Australian International Hotel School (AIHS) was a university-level provider of hotel management education, located in Canberra, Australia’s Capital. The school was founded in 1995 in close affiliation with Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. In 2005 the AIHS was acquired by the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School.
Canberra railway station
Canberra railway station is located in Kingston, Australian Capital Territory. The station is the terminus for CountryLink rail services from Sydney and interchange point for CountryLink coach services to Cootamundra, Bombala and Eden, and V/Line coach services to Bairnsdale. It is the only operating railway station in the ACT. In March 1913 work began on a new 8.5 kilometre rail link from the capital to Queanbeyan on the Goulburn to Bombala branch line.
St Edmund's College, Canberra
St Edmund's College, is a private, Catholic, day school for boys, located in Griffith, a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The college was established in 1954 by the Christian Brothers as St Edmund's War Memorial College. It was opened to meet the demand for a Catholic Education school in the region and was the first Catholic Secondary Boys' College established in the Australian Capital Territory.
Telopea Park School
Telopea Park School is a public school in Canberra, Australia. It is named after the adjacent Telopea Park. It was founded in 1923, making it the oldest operating school in Canberra. Telopea Park School is one of the few public schools in the ACT to teach students from kindergarten to tenth grade and is the only bi-national school in Canberra (following an agreement signed with the French government in 1983).
Australian Strategic Policy Institute
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) is a think tank that was established in 2001. ASPI was formed by the Australian Government, and continues to receive most of its funding from this source. However, the institute is independent and has the role of developing ideas on Australia's defence and strategic policy options and helping to inform the public on defence and strategic policy issues. ASPI's offices are located in Barton, Australian Capital Territory.
Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture
The Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture is a national Christian ecumenical centre that encourages dialogue and cooperation amongst Christian churches and between Christianity and other faiths, as well as exploring issues relating to reconciliation in Australia and the interface between Christian faith and Australian culture. The Centre is affiliated with Charles Sturt University, United Theological College, Sydney and the adjacent Saint Mark's National Theological Centre.
Canberra Glassworks
Canberra Glassworks is an Australian gallery and glass art studio open to the general public to view the glass artists working. Opened in May 2007 by Jon Stanhope, it is the largest dedicated glass studio facility in Australia.
St Clare's College, Canberra
St Clare's College is a private Roman Catholic school in the south Canberra suburb of Griffith, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, catering for girls from grades 7 to 12. The college was established in 1965. As of 2012 St Clare's had an enrolment of approximately 1200 students, making it the largest Catholic girls' secondary school in Canberra. All students participate in a broad academic program and many extra-curricular activities within the context of the Catholic tradition.
Edmund Barton Building
The Edmund Barton Building (known originally as the Trade Group Offices) is a large Canberra office building positioned prominently on the Parliamentary Triangle in the suburb of Barton, Australian Capital Territory. It was designed by the major Australian architect Harry Seidler. It is named after Sir Edmund Barton, first Prime Minister of Australia and one of the founding judges of the High Court of Australia.
Kingston Powerhouse
The Kingston Powerhouse is a disused power plant in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in the suburb of Kingston, Australian Capital Territory. It was designed by John Smith Murdoch and constructed from 1913-1915, when the planned city of Canberra came into being. The power station generated electricity until 1957 and is Canberra's oldest public building. It was later converted and now houses the Canberra Glassworks.
Jerrabomberra Creek
Jerrabomberra Creek, a partly perennial stream of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the Capital Country region spanning both New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Jerrabomberra is derived from the Aboriginal word, meaning "afraid of lightning". The traditional custodians of the land surrounding Jerrabomberra Creek are the Aboriginal people of the Ngunnawal tribe.
Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School
The Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School (BMIHMS) is an Australian higher education provider of hotel management education, with campuses in Leura and Sydney, Australia. Since 1991, the Blue Mountains International Hotel Management School has provided qualifications in hospitality, event management and tourism management to over 2,500 graduates.
Canberra Railway Museum
Canberra Railway Museum is run by the ACT division of the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS). The museum houses displays of historic locomotives, passenger cars, freight vehicles, track machinery and railway memorabilia. The museum precinct also serves as a base for the society's rail operations. The Society preserves railway history, particularly that of Canberra and the southern districts of New South Wales, for the enjoyment and enlightenment of present and future generations.