Greenway, Australian Capital Territory

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Greenway
city = Canberra
state = Australian Capital Territory

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lga = Tuggeranong
ACTgov = Brindabella
fedgov = Canberra
est = 1988
postcode = 2900
pop = 968 (2001 census)
propval = $418,000 (2005) [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=uisu&i=349]
near-nw = "Urambi Hills"
near-n = Kambah
near-ne = Oxley
near-w = Murrumbidgee River corridor
near-e = Monash
near-sw = Murrumbidgee River corridor
near-s = Murrumbidgee River corridor
near-se = Bonython

Greenway is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Tuggeranong. The postcode is 2900. The suburb is named after the architect, Francis Greenway (1777-1837). It was gazetted on 17 October 1986. The streets are named after architects. It includes the Tuggeranong Town Centre, Lake Tuggeranong and a small residential areas on the northwestern and northeastern shores of the lake.

It is next to the suburbs of Kambah, Wanniassa, Oxley, Monash and Bonython. It is bounded by Athlon Drive and Drakeford Drive. Behind the suburb is the Urambi Hills Nature Reserve and the Murrumbidgee River.

Geology

Greenway is build on top of Laidlaw Volcanics as is the west side of Tuggeranong. Rhyodacitic ignimbrite is in the form of grey rhyodacitic and dacitic crystal tuff of upper Silurian age. This kind of rock was formed from massive explosive volcanic eruptions that blasted a vast cloud of hot dust into the air. The explosion would have dwarfed the recent Mount St Helens eruption. [Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.]

External links

* [http://allhomes.com.au/c/ah?a=si&s=10 All Homes - Greenway]

References

[ [http://www.ga.gov.au/bin/gazm01?placename=Greenway&placetype=R&state=ACT Place names search, Geoscience Australia ] ]