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Stromlo Forest Park MTB and BMX trailhead in an early stage of development, 2011 A mountain bike trail sign at Stromlo Forest Park. Stromlo Forest Park is an outdoor recreation facility supported by the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government. The park is located in western area of the ACT, adjacent to the Molonglo Valley, and about 15 ...
Mount Stromlo (formerly Mount Strom [1] [2] [citation needed]) is a mountain with an elevation of 770 metres (2,530 ft) AHD that is situated in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The mountain is most notable as the location of the Mount Stromlo Observatory .
The district of Stromlo was established in 1996 under the Districts Act 1966 No. 5. [5] In 2003, the Stromlo Forest pine plantation and the Mount Stromlo Obseratory were destroyed in the 2003 Canberra bushfires. [6] [7] In 2009, the Stromlo Forest Park was opened as a new recreational precinct. [8]
Mount Stromlo's downhill track, during the 2009 UCI World Mountain Bike Championships. Mount Stromlo Forest Park has international standard tracks including a downhill track, 60 kilometres of cross-country, four-cross track, and a dedicated mountain bike trials course. There is also a testing track known as "the playground" for training and ...
Wright (postcode: 2611) is a suburb in the Molonglo Valley district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia.It is named in honour of Judith Wright, a poet, environmentalist and Aboriginal land rights advocate.
Asbestos kitchen tiles turned to dust, cars burned to their frames. The lack of rain this winter played a significant role in allowing the Palisades Fire to grow so big, so fast.
Situated adjacent to the district was the large Stromlo Forest pine plantation until the forest was destroyed by bushfires in 2001 and 2003. Weston Creek was named in honour of Captain George Edward Weston, a former officer of the East India Company who arrived in Australia in 1829, and was Superintendent of the Hyde Park Convict Barracks in ...
As California prepares for heavy rain in areas recently burned by wildfires, the first of three storms expected in the US this week impacted communities from the Ohio Valley east to New Jersey.