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Preservation and access Hotel Canberra: 1922-26 Yarralumla: Hotel Canberra was designed by architect John Smith Murdoch in the Garden-Pavilion style drawing strong influences from American Prairie, Californian Bungalow and Australian Colonial styles. The Hotel is open to the public and operated by Hyatt, it is listed by the National Trust.
220 London Circuit in Civic, which houses the main offices of the ACT Government The Access Canberra service centre in Belconnen. The ACT Government is served by a unified ACT Public Service agency, reporting to a single Head of Service. Administrative units, known as Directorates, are grouped under areas of portfolio responsibility.
Canberra has numerous sporting ovals, golf courses, skate parks, and swimming pools that are open to the public. Tennis courts include those at the National Sports Club, Lyneham, former home of the Canberra Women's Tennis Classic. A Canberra-wide series of bicycle paths are available to cyclists for recreational and sporting purposes.
Prior to May 2011, the Chief Minister and Cabinet Directorate (CMCD) was previously known as the Chief Minister's Department. At the time, the department provided leadership and advice to all ACT government departments for the planning, development, co-ordination and implementation of key government policies and strategies.
The Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, branded Elections ACT, is the agency of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory with responsibility for the conduct of elections and referendums for the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly; the determination of electoral boundaries for the ACT; and the provision of electoral advice and services to government and government ...
Suburbs of Canberra are generally connected by parkways—limited access dual carriageway roads [135] [138] with speed limits generally set at a maximum of 100 km/h (62 mph). [ 139 ] [ 140 ] An example is the Tuggeranong Parkway which links Canberra's CBD and Tuggeranong, and bypasses Weston Creek. [ 141 ]
"Civic" is a common name for the district, but it is also called Civic Centre, City Centre, Canberra City and Canberra, and its official division name is City. [2] Canberra's City was established in 1927, although the division name City was not gazetted until 20 September 1928.
Transport Canberra (TC) is the transport agency equivalent in the ACT, in charge of managing Canberra's public transport network, including ACTION buses and Canberra Light Rail, as well as active travel. It was formed from combining the public transport division of the TAMS with Capital Metro Agency, the agency in charge of the light rail project.