News Lake Ginninderra enjoyed a healthy inflow of stormwater and rain today. The Lake’s wetlands, John Knight Island and the former Police Jetty were particularly transformed. Some of the Lake’s most iconic vistas were underwater. In the last three days, since 9am on Sunday 21 March there has been approximately 100mm of rainfall in the Lake … Read more
Lake Ginninderra this year will benefit from investment by the Australian Government’s Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program. The infrastructure projects will help keep Belconnen moving as the ACT continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. The Local Roads and Community Infrastructure Program initiatives: This is in addition to the ACT Government’s Fast Track program that will replace the … Read more
On rare occasions, in the middle of the Northern Peninsula on Lake Ginninderra, a stroll along the internal road between Dulwa Beach and Bimbi Beach at Diddams Close can offer a chance encounter. The road passes by fenced-off grassland with views across to the distant Brindabella Mountains and more stunning foliage colour in the foreground. There’s … Read more
On the north west edge of Lake Ginninderra, just over the Ginninderra Creek Dam Wall, lies the Evatt Wetlands, connected to Lake Ginninderra via the Spillway. The Evatt Wetlands in West Belconnen is one of the biggest of the ACT Healthy Waterways sites. It includes two wetlands, a sediment pond, a vegetated swale and the … Read more
The Belconnen Arts Centre Foreshore Path link construction project on Lake Ginninderra near the Belconnen Arts Centre is underway building a new shared pedestrian and cycle path and associated landscape improvements that complete the missing link in the Lake Ginninderra foreshore path network, improve landscape amenity in adjacent public open space and integrating with the Belconnen Arts … Read more
More than 25,000 native Murray Cod have been released into Lake Ginninderra as part of the ACT Government’s annual fish stocking program. Minister for the Environment Rebecca Vassarotti said the introduction of the Murray Cod will provide lasting environmental benefits by improving the ecology of Lake Ginninderra. “Our annual fish stocking program is crucial in … Read more