Yarramundi Reach is a small peninsula on the western end of

Lake Burley Griffin Lake Burley Griffin is an artificial lake in the centre of Canberra, the capital of Australia. It was completed in 1963 after the Molonglo River, which ran between the city centre and Parliamentary Triangle, was dammed. It is named after Wal ...

, in the

Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. I ...

, close to

Scrivener Dam Scrivener Dam is a concrete gravity dam that impounds the Molonglo River in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The dam creates Lake Burley Griffin, which was established for recreational and ornamental purposes. Named in honour of surveyor C ...

. It is also the name for the area of water on Lake Burley Griffin between it and

Weston Park Weston Park is a country house in Weston-under-Lizard, Staffordshire, England, set in more than of park landscaped by Capability Brown. The park is located north-west of Wolverhampton, and north-east of Telford, close to the border with Shrop ...

. The park on the peninsula has a picnic area and a public washroom, and access is provided off the nearby

Tuggeranong Parkway Tuggeranong Parkway is an major highway in Canberra, Australia. Often referred to as "The Parkway" by locals, Tuggeranong Parkway links Civic to the southern Canberra metro district of Tuggeranong, and is a bypass road to the Woden Valley- West ...

. Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum is located on the peninsula as well. The peninsula is mainly grassland and woodland. In 1993 the Keating Government proposed Yarramundi Reach as the location for a

National Museum of Australia The National Museum of Australia, in the national capital Canberra, preserves and interprets Australia's social history, exploring the key issues, people and events that have shaped the nation. It was formally established by the ''National Muse ...

. The new Liberal government in 1996 also said they would develop a museum at Yarramundi Reach; however, it was changed later in the year to Acton Peninsula, where the National Museum of Australia is now located.The National Museum of Australia - the history of a concept: Parliament of Australia, Parliamentary Library
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Gallery

File:Yarramundi Reach waters.JPG, looking across Yarramundi Reach waters to

Canberra File:Picnic shelter Yarramundi Reach Canberra.JPG, Picnic shelter at Yarramundi Reach

References

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