South Canberra

Tucked between Lake Burley Griffin and Red Hill, South Canberra is an area whose character is shaped by the deliberate geometry of Australia’s planned capital. Its inner-southern districts lead towards Capital Hill, where Parliament House has housed the federal parliament since 1988; the building’s grass-covered roof continues the landscape design into the structure itself. North of here, the Parliamentary Triangle organizes major national institutions around broad avenues, following the plan developed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin. Lake Burley Griffin, created by damming the Molonglo River in 1963, brings a waterfront dimension to this civic core, with parks and paths linking government precincts and neighbourhoods. Discover how South Canberra connects with the rest of the ACT by browsing webcams in nearby districts.

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