Harrison, Australian Capital Territory
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Harrison
| city = Canberra
| state = act
| image = Light rail construction on Flemington Road, Harrison, Canberra.jpg
| caption = Light rail construction on Flemington Road, Harrison
| lga = Gungahlin
| stategov = Yerrabi
| fedgov = Fenner
| est =
| gazetted = 18 October 1991{{cite web |url= https://www.archives.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/562640/Suburbs_and_their_names.pdf |title= Suburbs & their names |date= 8 September 2009 |website= |publisher= Archives ACT |access-date= February 20, 2023|quote=}}
| postcode = 2914
| elevation = 612
| area = 3.0
| pop =
| dist1 = 10
| dir1 = N
| location1 = Canberra CBD
| dist2 = 27
| dir2 = NNW
| location2 = Queanbeyan
| dist3 = 83
| dir3 = SW
| location3 = Goulburn
| dist4 = 280
| dir4 = SW
| location4 = Sydney
| near-nw = Gungahlin
| near-n = Gungahlin
| near-ne = Kenny
| near-w = Franklin
| near-e = Kenny
| near-sw = Mitchell
| near-s =
| near-se =
| coordinates = {{coord|35|11|51|S|149|9|16|E|display=inline,title}}
}}
Harrison is a suburb of the district of Gungahlin in Canberra, Australia. The suburb is named after the former city planner Peter Harrison, who was instrumental in reviving Walter Burley Griffin's plan for the National Capital. The suburb is adjacent to the suburbs of Franklin, Gungahlin, Throsby, Kenny and the industrial estate Mitchell. Harrison's place names reflects those of "natural features, waterfalls, plains, tablelands and plateaux".{{cite web | url = http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search3?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENTM2MjcmYWxsPTE%3D | title = Suburb Name search results| publisher = ACT Environment and Sustainable Development| accessdate = 10 February 2014}} The suburb is located approximately 2 km east of the Gungahlin Town Centre and about 10 km from the centre of Canberra.
Following the launch of Light Rail on 20 April by the ACT government,{{cite web |title=Light Rail Launch - Transport Canberra |url=https://www.transport.act.gov.au/about-us/public-transport-options/light-rail/light-rail-launch-event |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420004105/https://www.transport.act.gov.au/about-us/public-transport-options/light-rail/light-rail-launch-event |archive-date=2019-04-20 |website=www.transport.act.gov.au}} Harrison residents now have access to Light Rail services from any of the stops along Flemington Road.
Schools
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Name
! Suburb ! Type ! District ! Opened ! Website ! Notes | ||||||
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Harrison School | Harrison | Public | Gungahlin | 2008 | [http://www.harrison.act.edu.au/ Website] | K-10 |
Mother Teresa Primary School | Harrison | Catholic | Gungahlin | 2010 | [http://www.motherteresa.act.edu.au/ Website] | K-6 |
Harrison Early Childhood Centre | Harrison | Private | Gungahlin | 2010 | [http://www.northside.asn.au/parents-and-families/harrison_early_childhood_centre Website] | K-2 |
Parks
File:Harrison Franklin aerial.jpg
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Address
! PlayGym | |
---|---|
Eric Mawson St, Harrison ACT 2914 | No |
Turtle Rock St, Harrison ACT 2914 | No |
Tanami St, Harrison ACT 2914 | Yes |
Moonlight St, Harrison ACT 2914 | Yes |
Geology
{{See also|Geology of the Australian Capital Territory}}
Harrison is underlaid mostly by the Canberra Formation mudstone or volcanics from the late middle Silurian age.
Near the eastern corner is an outcrop of the Ainslie Volcanics dacite or andesite.Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
Footnotes
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