History of Canberra and the region

An Ideal City? The 1912 Competition to Design Canberra

Federal Government

This website is about the competition to design Australia's capital; placing the Griffins' winning entry in the town planning context of the time. The content of this website is based on the 1995 exhibition 'An Ideal City? The 1912 Competition to Design Canberra'.

Archives ACT

Territory and Municipal Services Directorate

Archives ACT provides access to ACT Government records older than 20 years. Archives ACT; through accessing the individual agency archive repositories brings together archives on requested topics in the Archives Reading Room for researchers. Where practicable copies of archives can be made for a fee.

Canberra 100 - Centenary of Canberra Celebrations

ACT Government

Planning is under way for a year of memorable celebrations to mark this special anniversary not only for Canberrans but for all Australians. The Centenary of Canberra will create lasting legacies in many forms, to take our city confidently into the next century.

Canberra: Australia's Capital City

Federal Government

Information about the early history of Canberra and links to cultural and historical resources about Ngunnawal land and Canberra.

History of the Capital

National Capital Authority

Information about the history of Canberra, the Nation's Capital.

National Capital Authority

National Capital Authority

The National Capital Authority (NCA) manages the Australian Government's interests in the planning, promotion, enhancement and maintenance of Canberra. The areas of National Land administered by the NCA include the Parliamentary Zone, Lake Burley Griffin and parts of the foreshore, Anzac Parade and Diplomatic Estates in Yarralumla, Deakin and O'Malley.

Ngunnawal country

National Capital Authority

Canberra is Ngunnawal country. The Ngunnawal are the Indigenous people of this region and its first inhabitants. Learn more about the Ngunnawal people here.

Women in the making of Canberra

Non-Government

Women in the making of Canberra was commissioned by the ACT Women's Consultative Council in 2001 to celebrate the significant contributions that women have made to the development of Canberra. This online exhibition contains links to further biographical and archival resources relating to women included in the original exhibition.