Gangalin

The word Gangalin in the Aboriginal language means "a small rocky hill."

From colonial times until the end of the 1960s, the territory of Gangalin was part of the Jeanninder manor. The village of Gininderra and later the village of Hall served the needs of the local peasants. Among the settlers were famous farmers' names Rolfe, Shumak, Gillespie, Gribble ^[4] . These settlers founded Witangar’s wheat and sheep farms, Gold Creek , Valley , Horse Park, and Gardens . The bulk of local production was supplied by gold mine miners located at Braidwood and Majores Creek ^[5] .

The main mode of transport in the area are private cars. Despite ongoing discussions about the benefits of public transport, especially light rail, the basis of the ideology of the district is based on private personal transport and an extensive road network. The county is served by public buses.

Public Transport

ACTION buses that provide Canberra transport service are the only form of regular public transport. Routes from various areas usually pass through the central interchange station at Town Center Gangalin on Hibberson Street, from where they continue to City or other Town centers in southern Canberra. There are express routes to Taggeranong .

Private transport

The main roads connecting the county with North Canberra and the city center are Northbourne Avenue across the Burton Highway, Horse Park Drive and Flemington Road. Highways Gundaru Drive and William Slim Drive connect the county with Belkonnen. After the extension of Gangalin Drive in 2008, residents of the district were able to reach the southern districts of Canberra bypassing the city center along Gangalin Drive, William Howell Drive and Taggeranong Parkway. Despite the fact that the road network is currently considered to be completed, during rush hours there are traffic difficulties on a number of highways.

Over the next few years, a number of projects are planned to improve the Gangalin road network:

• construction of a second lane on the remaining single-lane sections of the Gangalin Drive highway
• construction of a second lane on Flemington Road Highway between Northbourne Avenue and Town Center Gangalin
• extension of the Clarry Hermes Drive Highway from its western end to the Burton Highway
• completion of the remaining sections of Horse Park Drive, which connects the northern part of Gangalin with the Federal Highway, Canberra Airport and the areas behind it

Gangalin Public Council is the main representative public organization in the district. Gangalin has the following sports teams: Gangalin Eagles ( Rugby-15 ), Gangalin Bulls ( Rugby League ) and Gangalin Jets ( Australian football ).

Gangalin has the following schools: Gold Creek School, Holi Spirit Primary School, Good Shepherd Primary School, Palmerston Primary School , Amaru School, Burgmann Anglican School, Ngunnaval Primary School , Harrison School .

• Amaru
• Ford
• Gangalin
• Harrison
• Ngunnaval
• Nicholls
• Palmerston
• Bonner *
• Casey *
• Cruise *
• Franklin *
• Jaca *
• Kinliside *
• Kenny *
• Mitchell *
• Moncrieff *
• Taylor *
• Throsby *

The asterisk marks the areas under construction or planned.