Woden Valley

Woden Valley from Red Hill looking across the suburb of Garran in the foreground to the Brindabella Ranges. The Canberra Hospital is to the left and the town centre is to the right in the middle distance.

Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. In 1964 it was the first "satellite city" to be built, separate from the Central Canberra district. It has its own shopping centre, employment opportunities and accommodation with 13 suburbs arranged around the Woden Town Centre.

Places of note and interest

• Canberra Hospital, previously called Woden Valley Hospital, is Canberra's primary hospital.
• Eddison Park,^[1] a park for peace in Woden and Weston Creek
• IP Australia, Australia's equivalent to the US Patent Office, is located at the Woden Town Centre.
• Woden Town Centre is the major shopping and office complex in the Woden Valley.

Natural disasters

Bushfires

While the majority of the destruction caused by the Canberra bushfires of 2003 occurred in Weston Creek, houses in the Woden suburbs of Curtin (3), Lyons (4) and Torrens (2) ^[2]were also destroyed. Curtin, in particular, has been threatened by bushfires several times since its construction.

Floods

On Australia Day in 1971 a flash flood at Yarra Glen killed seven people. The drains and roads in the area have since been redesigned to avoid future flood casualties. (See 1971 Canberra flood.) ^[3]

Youth Choir

The Woden Valley Youth Choir takes its name from the district.

External links

• Canberra region map - all districts

References