Lawson, Australian Capital Territory
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Lawson Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
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| Coordinates | 35°13′30″S 149°05′17″E / 35.22500°S 149.08806°ECoordinates: 35°13′30″S 149°05′17″E / 35.22500°S 149.08806°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2617 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| District | Belconnen | ||||||||||||
| Territory electorate(s) | Yerrabi | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||
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Lawson (postcode: 2617) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It does not have any suburban houses, consisting only of part of Lake Ginninderra, the Belconnen Naval Transmission Station, and an open area of grassland where there is a reservoir and substation. A bicycle path runs alongside Ginninderra Drive, another along the shore of the lake. The area is surrounded by Baldwin Drive, William Slim Drive and Ginninderra Drive. It lies next to the suburbs of McKellar, Giralang, Kaleen, Bruce and Belconnen.
Two intersections were built in 2012 that lead into the suburb's grasslands, prepared for future development on the suburb, one leading off Ginninderra Drive, and another off Baldwin Drive. However, neither intersection continued on further than a few metres. Development was delayed by about two years by Commonwealth environmental clearance processes due to the presence of golden sun moth and native grassland. Construction of roads have commenced and the first residential land was sold on 3 December 2013.
The suburb derives its name from Henry Lawson, short story writer and poet. The streets in Lawson are named after aspects of Australia appearing in his writing.
For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, Lawson is in the Division of Fenner.
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