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Lyons, Australian Capital Territory

FieldValue
typesuburb
nameLyons
stateact
cityCanberra
image2023 - Lyons Shops.jpg
captionLyons shopping centre
lgaWoden Valley
postcode2606
est1965
elevation598
area2.3
coordinates
alternative_location_mapAustralia ACT districted Canberra
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Canberra
stategovMurrumbidgee
fedgovCanberra
dist110
dir1SW
location1Canberra CBD
dist217
dir2W
location2Queanbeyan
dist3104
dir3SW
location3Goulburn
dist4301
dir4SW
location4Sydney
near-nwWeston
near-nCurtin
near-neCurtin, Hughes
near-ePhillip
near-wWeston
near-swWaramanga
near-sChifley
near-sePhillip

| near-nw = Weston | near-n = Curtin | near-ne = Curtin, Hughes | near-e = Phillip | near-w = Weston | near-sw = Waramanga | near-s = Chifley | near-se = Phillip

Lyons is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden.

The suburb was named after Joseph Lyons, Labor Premier of Tasmania from 1923 to 1928 and a Minister in the James Scullin government from 1929 until his resignation from the Labor Party in March 1931. He subsequently led the United Australia Party and was the tenth Prime Minister of Australia from January 1932 until his death in 1939.

The suburb is bounded by Melrose Drive, Tuggeranong Parkway and Hindmarsh Drive. Oakey Hill Nature Reserve, part of Canberra Nature Park, is located within the suburb. The reserve has a number of walking trails and views across Woden and Weston Creek and into Civic. The suburb has a local shopping centre and neighbourhood oval. A former petrol station has since been demolished. Lyons Early Learning School caters for children from birth to grade two through an on-site childcare provider amalgamated with the school.

Streets in Lyons are named after locations in Tasmania.

Geology

Deakin Volcanics green-grey and purple rhyodacite in the west strip along Hindmarsh Drive and on Oakey Hill. Deakin Volcanics purple and green tuff in south east and north west. Deakin Volcanics Pink and green rhyodacitic porphyry is in the west on the higher parts. Yarralumla Formation calcareous shale is in the centre and along Devonport Street and in the north east. Mount Painter Volcanics cream rhyolite in the mid north. In Lyons it is evident that the Deakin Volcanics are laid on top of the Yarralumla Formation, which in turn overlies the Mount Painter Volcanics. A fault running east–west shows itself as a line of quartz on the surface of the ground. An anticline heads in a north–south orientation through the east of the suburb. The Deakin acid Volcanics can be observed in cuttings along Tuggeranong Parkway, and Devonport Street.

Churches

  • Immanuel Community Church
  • Lyons Church of Christ
  • St Alban's Anglican Church

Education

Lyons residents get preference for:

  • Lyons Early Childhood School
  • A shared Priority Enrollment Area (PEA) of Curtin Primary and Hughes Primary
  • Alfred Deakin High School
  • Canberra College

Public art

File:On the Road Again, Lyons ACT.jpg|On the Road Again, by Anne Ross File:On the Road Again plaque.jpg|Plaque

References

References

  1. "Suburb Name search results". ACT Environment and Sustainable Development.
  2. "Lyons Early Childhood School".
  3. (1980). "Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs".
  4. [http://www.immanuellutheran.org.au/ Immanuellutheran.org]
  5. "[http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/enrolling_in_an_act_public_school/priority_placement_areas/priority-enrolment-areas-2015-by-suburb Priority Enrolment Areas 2015 by Suburb] {{Webarchive. link. (14 February 2016 " ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160214184237/http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education/enrolling_in_an_act_public_school/priority_placement_areas/priority-enrolment-areas-2015-by-suburb Archive]). Education Directorate, Australian Capital Territory. Retrieved 8 February 2016.)
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