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52-488: Belconnen Town Centre is the town centre of the district of Belconnen in the Australian Capital Territory . Is located on the south-western shore of Lake Ginninderra . Belconnen Town Centre contains several Federal and Territory government departments, as well as retail and commercial facilities. A large Westfield shopping mall is located within the centre as are many other smaller retail outlets including
104-509: A 1957 by-election , aged 27, following his father's sudden death. He was appointed to the ministry in 1964 and in Coalition governments over the following 20 years held the portfolios of Minister for the Interior (1964–1967), Primary Industry (1967–1971), Trade and Industry (1971–1972), Overseas Trade (1975–1977), National Resources (1975–1977), and Trade and Resources (1977–1983). Anthony
156-547: A clear policy for Canberra's future, and Anthony stated that the city was not yet ready for self-governance. At Narrogin in August 1966, Anthony relayed to several rural communities that drought would probably soon sweep the region, and that he was prepared to take precautions to prevent as many negative effects as possible. He was unable to comment on protests that took place outside the Canberra Hotel on 2 February 1967. Anthony
208-663: A federal redistribution with conditions so restrictive that it favoured country seats and would increase Country Party representation. Splits within the Liberal and Country coalition were causing such issues to be raised and considered by parliament. These tensions were also fuelled by the narrow majority with which the Liberal Party was returned to power in the 1963 election ; without Country Party support they could not have guaranteed parliamentary supply. In 1967, he became Minister for Primary Industry . His first speech in this portfolio
260-523: A well-known Country Party politician. Doug Anthony was educated at Murwillumbah Primary School and Murwillumbah High School , before attending The King's School in Sydney (1943–1946) and then Gatton College in Queensland . After graduating he took up dairy farming near Murwillumbah. In 1957 he married Margot Budd, with whom he had three children: Dougald, Jane and Larry . In 1957 Larry Anthony Sr., who
312-452: Is Lawson in 1986, where infrastructure works have commenced and residential development is in progress. Within the district of Belconnen, there is almost no 'heavy' industry; however there is some light industry and manufacturing, including automotive repair, plumbing, electrical, building, and similar services as well as small arts and crafts manufacturing and sales outlets. A variety of medical practitioners and veterinarians also service
364-580: Is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia . The district is subdivided into 27 divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. As at the 2021 census , the district had a population of 106,061 people; and was the most populous district within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Belconnen is situated approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the north-west of the central business district of Canberra , and surrounds an artificially created, ornamental lake, Lake Ginninderra . Lake Ginninderra
416-753: Is a privately operated public hospital , located in the suburb of Bruce . Also in the suburb of Bruce are a number of sporting and education facilities including the University of Canberra (UC), the Canberra Institute of Technology (or CIT), the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), and Canberra Stadium . At the 2021 census , there were 106,061 people in the Belconnen district, of these 49.5 per cent were male and 50.5 per cent were female. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 2.1 per cent of
468-530: Is a set of 27 contiguous residential suburbs that surround the Belconnen Town Centre , set on the western shore of the artificially established Lake Ginninderra. In addition to the residential development, the district contains some pastoral leasees on its western and south-western boundaries with the districts of Molonglo Valley and Stromlo , its north-western boundary with the state of New South Wales, and its northern and north-eastern boundaries with
520-529: Is also the home to the ACT's only government operated Year 7–12 school, with the dual campus Melba Copland Secondary School located in the North-Eastern suburb of Melba . [REDACTED] Media related to Belconnen, Australian Capital Territory at Wikimedia Commons Doug Anthony John Douglas Anthony (31 December 1929 – 20 December 2020) was an Australian politician. He served as leader of
572-619: Is located in the suburb of Bruce and has a student population of approximately 10,000. A Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) campus is also in Bruce. The Australian Capital Territory Government operates 23 Preschools, 19 Primary Schools, 5 High Schools and 3 Colleges (Senior Secondary Schools) within the District of Belconnen. There are also 8 religious schools and one Government special school for students with disabilities. Prominent High schools include Radford College and Canberra High . Belconnen
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#1732852302618624-465: Is most pronounced in the suburbs of Belconnen , Bruce , Cook , Hawker , Holt , Kaleen , Macquarie , Melba , Page and Scullin . Within the suburb of Belconnen, a medium density estate, often mistaken as a suburb, called Emu Ridge consists entirely of town house and unit developments, such as UniGardens, Belconnen accommodation for University of Canberra students (run by UniGardens Pty ). The most recent suburb to be gazetted
676-559: The National Party of Australia from 1971 to 1984 and was the second and longest-serving deputy prime minister , holding the position under John Gorton (1971), William McMahon (1971–1972) and Malcolm Fraser (1975–1983). Anthony was born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales , the son of federal government minister Hubert Lawrence Anthony . He was elected to the House of Representatives at
728-553: The 1960s and was guided by a philosophy of reliance on private personal transport and an abundance of roads. Public buses serve the district with local and express services; the primary interchange is off Benjamin Way in the town centre . Belconnen is well served by a network of near-freeway-quality roads located between suburbs and intersecting the district. The main roads between suburbs are typically landscaped with mounds of earth and vegetation to form 'parkways'. The main roads connecting
780-797: The Belconnen Town Centre is a number of Australian Government department head offices including the Department of Immigration and Border Protection , the Australian Bureau of Statistics , the Australian Broadcasting Authority and the Australian Communications and Media Authority . The Australian Taxation Office had offices located in the Belconnen Town Centre in the Cameron Offices . The Calvary Hospital
832-435: The Belconnen district between the 2001 census and the 2011 census was 13.6 per cent; and in the subsequent ten years to the 2021 census, the population grew by 14.7 per cent. When compared with total population growth of Australia for the same periods, being 14.6 per cent and 18.2 per cent respectively, population growth in Belconnen district was lower than the national average. The median weekly income for residents within
884-399: The Belconnen district had a marginally higher than average proportion (26.6 per cent) where a non-English language was used (national average was 24.8 per cent); and a similar proportion (72.4 per cent) where English only was spoken at home (national average was 72.0 per cent). The primary mode of transport within the District is by private vehicle. The District of Belconnen was planned in
936-406: The Belconnen district was significantly higher than the national average, and slightly lower than the territory average. At the 2021 census, the proportion of residents in the Belconnen district who stated their ancestry as Australian or English was 65.5 per cent of all residents (national average was 62.9 per cent). Meanwhile, as at the census date, compared to the national average, households in
988-492: The Capital Food Market. The centre also contains several car dealerships. Residential apartments are located within the centre as well as in the surrounding parts of the suburb of Belconnen. The centre also contains a public library, health centre, town park, community facilities and a bus interchange. Belconnen Town Centre also offers events to local residents Government departments are housed in office buildings including
1040-670: The Commonwealth via the gazettal of the Districts Ordinance 1966 (Cth) which, after the enactment of the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988, became the Districts Act 1966. This Act was subsequently repealed by the ACT Government and the district is now administered subject to the Districts Act 2002. Belconnen was previously occupied by Ginninderra , the former agricultural lands that corresponds with
1092-523: The Deputy Prime Minister position, Anthony lost power as McMahon disliked him and the two had a poor working relationship. Anthony opposed the revaluation of the Australian dollar by McMahon in 1971–72. In mid-1972, McMahon stopped talking to Anthony and he was oblivious to many decisions that were occurring outside cabinet. When McMahon announced the 1972 election , he left Anthony in the dark and he
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#17328523026181144-532: The Industry portfolio was damaged when rural production was down $ 450 million in 1968 and little change had occurred in the return that farmers were getting for production. Anthony worked with Prime Minister John Gorton to try to create as many economically viable options as possible to deal with the “wheat crisis”. Eventually quotas were introduced to limit production. When China stopped importing Australian wheat in 1971, Anthony advised against communication with
1196-653: The Labor Party, beginning in October 1975, though he was soon convinced otherwise. The Coalition was confirmed in power at the 1975 election , with the biggest majority government in Australian history. Though from 1975 to 1980 the Liberals won enough seats to form government in their own right, Fraser opted to retain the Coalition with the NCP. Anthony again became Deputy Prime Minister, with
1248-599: The National Country Party and it began contesting urban seats in Queensland and Western Australia . There was also a weakening in the party's relationship with primary producer organisations. In 1975, Anthony, along with other senior Opposition members, criticised Whitlam for not giving enough aid to Papua New Guinea . Anthony had a much better working relationship with Malcolm Fraser than he did with Billy Snedden . At first, Anthony did not support Snedden's or Fraser's decisions to block parliamentary supply from
1300-577: The October 1983 election. Anthony remained in parliament for less than a year before retiring from politics in 1984. By then, although only 55, he was the Father of the House of Representatives . He returned to his farm near Murwillumbah and generally stayed out of politics. In 1996 , Larry Anthony won his father's old seat. In 1994, Anthony appeared in a documentary series about the Liberal Party in which he revealed that McMahon had refused to tell him beforehand
1352-523: The award-winning Cameron Offices - an example of Brutalist architecture . These include the Department of Immigration and Border Protection , the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Communications and Media Authority . [REDACTED] Media related to Belconnen Town Centre at Wikimedia Commons This article on the geography of the Australian Capital Territory is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Belconnen Belconnen ( / ˈ b ɛ l k ɒ n ɪ n / )
1404-541: The commencement of urban development of the Belconnen district, inscribed: "This tablet marks the inauguration of development of the district of Belconnen by the Minister of State for the Interior The Honourable J. D. Anthony, M.P. 23rd June 1966" The nearby Jamison Centre , the first commercial centre in the district, opened in 1969. The Belconnen Town Centre located on the shore of Lake Ginninderra opened in
1456-485: The country, saying it could be “politically and commercially dangerous". By mid-1969, it was thought that John McEwen , leader of the Country Party since 1958, was going to retire sometime in late 1970. The three members of the party considered to have the greatest chance of succeeding McEwen as leader were Anthony, Shipping Minister Ian Sinclair and Interior Minister Peter Nixon . When McEwen retired in 1971, Anthony
1508-444: The date of the 1972 election, despite Anthony being the Country Party leader. During 1999, Anthony spoke in support of Australia becoming a republic . Anthony died at an aged care home in Murwillumbah , on 20 December 2020, at the age of 90, 11 days before his 91st birthday. Until his death, he was the earliest-elected Country Party MP still alive, and along with his deputy and successor as National Party leader, Ian Sinclair , he
1560-519: The district with North Canberra and the city centre are Belconnen Way and Ginninderra Drive. These roads are 6 lane parkways for the majority of their length and run in an east–west direction. Belconnen is situated south of the Barton Highway which leads to Yass , where it connects with the Hume Highway to Sydney and Melbourne . To the south of the district is William Hovell Drive which connects
1612-498: The districts of Hall and Gungahlin . The natural features of the district are constrained to the east and to the south-east by the Bruce Ridge and the northern slopes of Black Mountain , much of which has been preserved as nature reserves . The majority of the residential suburbs are predominantly characterised by detached single family homes on suburban blocks, with pockets of medium density housing units or town houses . This
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1664-607: The issue had to be resolved. The Labor Party was strongly opposed to this action and called his power as Acting Prime Minister into question. After Fraser lost office in 1983, Anthony remained as party leader (since 1974 named the National Party). The last major move as leader of the National Party that Anthony made was to explain the tensions between the Liberal and National parties in Queensland, who officially opposed each other in
1716-614: The late 1970s. For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives , the District of Belconnen is contained within the electoral divisions of Fenner and Canberra . For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections for the ACT Legislative Assembly , most of Belconnen is within the Ginninderra electorate , but the suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen are in Yerrabi . The Belconnen district
1768-545: The lead up to the election in December 1972. After McMahon's defeat in 1972 , Anthony was said to favour a policy of absolute opposition to the Labor government of Gough Whitlam . Despite that, the Country Party voted with the Labor government on some bills, for example the 1973 expansion of state aid to under-privileged schools. Under Anthony's leadership, the party's name was changed to
1820-565: The mining and export of Australian uranium, and believed it would be an essential part of the future economy. While Acting Prime Minister in July 1976, he was the first user of the Papua New Guinea – Cairns telephone line, speaking to Acting Prime Minister Sir Maori Kiki . While Acting Prime Minister in July 1979, he threatened to shut down an industrial strike in Western Australia , stating
1872-437: The other town centres to Canberra's south. Some services travel to Gungahlin . There are also express services which connect directly with Tuggeranong . The bus interchange is spread across the Belconnen town centre in three different locations. The previous interchange, which is now one of those locations, was connected by footbridge to large shopping centre and to office buildings occupied by major Government departments. It
1924-486: The population, which was lower than the national and territory averages. The median age of people in the Belconnen district was 35 years, which was lower than the national median of 38 years. Children aged 0 – 14 years made up 18.1 per cent of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 15.1 per cent of the population. Of people in the area aged 15 years and over, 46.6 per cent were married and 10.5 per cent were either divorced or separated. Population growth in
1976-438: The portfolios of Overseas Trade and National Resources (Trade and Resources from 1977). Anthony was noted, while Prime Minister Fraser took annual Christmas holidays, for governing the country as Acting Prime Minister from a caravan in his electorate of Richmond. In 1976, during his second term as Deputy Prime Minister, Anthony began a strong import and export relationship with Japan, particularly over oil. Anthony supported
2028-534: The region. There is an established artistic community which includes aspiring performing musicians, theatre groups and visual artists. A recycling industry, involving organic as well as plastic and metals collection takes place at the Parkwood Road Recycling Estate, on the outermost western boundary of the district, within the suburb of Holt. A poultry farm is situated nearby and is a significant primary industry producer providing eggs to Canberra and
2080-649: The shores of Lake Ginninderra. The Belconnen Markets are a fresh food market area within this commercial district operating from Tuesday to Sunday during business hours. Smaller retail shopping centres are located at the Jamison Centre in the suburb of Macquarie ; the Kippax Centre in the suburb of Holt ; and shopping centres in the suburbs of Charnwood , Hawker , and Kaleen . The surrounding suburbs were designed each to have their own smaller shopping areas, with small supermarkets, chemists, hairdressers etc. Within
2132-521: The southern and western suburbs of Belconnen with Parkes Way and the Tuggeranong Parkway which lead to the city centre and Canberra's southern districts respectively. The ACTION bus service which provides public transport throughout Canberra is the only form of regularly scheduled public transport in Belconnen. Services from the various suburbs generally pass through a bus interchange at Belconnen Town Centre from where they continue to Civic and
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2184-431: The surrounding region. The predominant shopping centre of the district is Westfield Belconnen , located within the Belconnen Town Centre. Additional local commerce activity includes large and smaller department stores , clothes retailers, car dealerships, homeware, supermarkets, and specialist grocery outlets. There are numerous restaurants and a variety of licensed premises within the Belconnen Town Centre, many close to
2236-491: The watershed of Ginninderra Creek . The Belconnen district is named after one of the earliest land grants made in the district during colonial times. Belconnen a land grant totalling 800 hectares (2,000 acres) was made to explorer Charles Sturt who eventually sold the property to Robert Campbell who owned the nearby Duntroon Estate. A stone plaque located at the sport fields in Aranda , Belconnen's first suburb, commemorates
2288-647: Was Postmaster-General in the Liberal –Country Party coalition government led by Robert Menzies , died suddenly, and Doug Anthony was elected to succeed his father in the ensuing by-election for the Division of Richmond , aged 27. He was appointed Minister for the Interior in 1964 by Menzies in a reshuffle, replacing Senator John Gorton . During his tenure in the Interior portfolio, there were several pushes for Canberra to become independent and self-governing in some capacity. The Menzies government had not yet established
2340-528: Was an ageing facility which was criticised for being unsafe, particularly at night, and for being dirty and prone to vandalism. For these reasons it was subject to major renovations. The ACT Government plans to construct a busway to connect the Belconnen Town centre with the hospital and CIT precinct in Bruce and the city centre . The Belconnen Bikeway goes through the district. The University of Canberra
2392-566: Was chosen as his successor, taking McEwen's old posts of Minister for Trade and Industry and Deputy Prime Minister in the government of John Gorton , portfolios he retained under William McMahon . Anthony was made a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II on 23 June 1971. When McMahon became Prime Minister in March 1971, only a month after Anthony had taken
2444-459: Was elected deputy leader of the Country Party in 1964 and succeeded John McEwen as party leader and deputy prime minister in 1971. He retired from politics at the 1984 election . His son Larry Anthony became the third generation of his family to enter federal parliament. Anthony was born in Murwillumbah in northern New South Wales , on 31 December 1929, the son of Jessie Anthony ( née Stirling ) and Hubert Lawrence ("Larry") Anthony ,
2496-584: Was made possible by building a dam at an elbow of Ginninderra Creek . Exiting the lake, via a simple overflow, Ginninderra Creek continues, and runs north-west to its confluence with the Murrumbidgee River just beyond the north-western ACT border. Following the transfer of land from the Government of New South Wales to the Commonwealth Government in 1911, the district was established in 1966 by
2548-559: Was made regarding the wheat price in Australia. 1966–67 had yielded a smaller amount than the 1965–66 season, and accordingly the price of wheat had to be raised. Controversially, in May 1968, Anthony initiated a payout of $ 21 million to offset the devaluation of the British Pound by Prime Minister Harold Wilson ; the currencies were not yet independent of each other. Anthony's popularity in
2600-875: Was one of the last two surviving ministers who served in the Menzies Government and the First Holt Ministry . In 1981, Anthony was appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH). In 1990, he was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal . In 2003 he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for service to the Australian Parliament, for forging the development of bi-lateral trade agreements, and for continued leadership and dedication to
2652-506: Was one of the leading forces against the 1967 nexus referendum , which was seeking to increase the Senate's power in parliament. Senator Vince Gair revived the debate around the introduction of such a law in early 1967. Anthony and the County Party decided it would be “unwise” to increase the power of the upper house. Towards the end of his term as Minister for the Interior, Anthony supported
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#17328523026182704-520: Was unaware of the date on which it would take place and the campaign techniques the coalition would use. Anthony called the Prime Minister of New Zealand , Jack Marshall , to find out the date, as McMahon had only informed three people of the date before approaching the Governor-General of Australia . Anthony lost faith in the government and became complacent about the defeat which became obvious in
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