Flynn, Australian Capital Territory
Encyclopedia
Flynn is a suburb in the Canberra
district of Belconnen
the postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after John Flynn
, who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service and the suburb name 'Flynn' was gazetted on 9 September 1971. The median house price for the Flynn suburb (2011) is $475,000.
Flynn is located between Tillyard Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive
and Ginninderra Drive and is next to the suburbs of Charnwood
, Fraser
, Melba
, Latham
and Spence
. Flynn Primary School and Preschool are located in the centre of the suburb.
. Mr Taglietti has called the school one of his most important works.
An application for heritage listing of the Flynn Primary School and grounds, Flynn Preschool and George Simpson Park was lodged in December 2007 by the John Flynn Community Group. The complex met the threshold for listing on the ACT Heritage Register, leading to a commitment from the ACT Government to retain the building and grounds and protect their heritage value. In early 2010, however, the ACT Heritage Council rejected the application. Two Flynn community groups and Mr Taglietti have joined to appeal this decision in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal is yet to hand down its findings.
.
Grey rhyodacitic tuff
forms a stipe of rocks in the south with green grey and purple rhyodacite in the
south corner.
The Deakin Fault passes in the north west direction separating the Deakin Volcanics on the south west from the
Hawkins Volcanics on the north east side. The fault lowered on the south west.
Hawkins Volcanics Green grey dacite
and quartz andesite
occur in the north of Flynn.
This is intruded by a band of Glebe Farm Adamellite.
Canberra
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...
district of Belconnen
Belconnen
Belconnen is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia, comprising 25 suburbs with 29,900 dwellings housing 82,247 people of the 311,518 people in the Australian Capital Territory ....
the postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after John Flynn
John Flynn (minister)
John Flynn OBE was an Australian Presbyterian minister who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service, the world's first air ambulance.-Biography:...
, who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service and the suburb name 'Flynn' was gazetted on 9 September 1971. The median house price for the Flynn suburb (2011) is $475,000.
Flynn is located between Tillyard Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive
Kingsford Smith Drive, Canberra
Kingsford Smith Drive, is a main road in the district of Belconnen in Canberra, Australia and is named in honour of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith...
and Ginninderra Drive and is next to the suburbs of Charnwood
Charnwood, Australian Capital Territory
Charnwood is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.-Design:Charnwood's design was based on the Radburn town planning principle. Under this design, houses were to face common parkland, with the suburb's streets servicing garages situated at the rear of...
, Fraser
Fraser, Australian Capital Territory
Fraser is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. It lies at the north west end of Belconnen. The postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after James Reay Fraser, who was Member of the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Australian Capital Territory from 1951 to 1970 and...
, Melba
Melba, Australian Capital Territory
Melba is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Melba is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Melba is named after Dame Nellie Melba , the first internationally-recognised Australian opera soprano...
, Latham
Latham, Australian Capital Territory
Latham is a residential suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The suburb is named for John Latham, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia from 1935 to 1952. Streets in Latham have the names of Australian judges....
and Spence
Spence, Australian Capital Territory
Spence is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra. The postcode is 2615. The suburb is named after William Spence , one of the founders of the Australian Workers' Union and later a member of the first Australian House of Representatives. It was gazetted on 2 November 1972. Streets are named...
. Flynn Primary School and Preschool are located in the centre of the suburb.
School
Flynn Primary School and Preschool were opened in February 1974, and the primary school was closed in 2006 under the ACT Government's controversial mass school closures program. The preschool is still open. The school's community appealed the closure in the ACT Supreme Court, raising $50,000 demanded by the ACT Government as security of costs to proceed. Despite running for two years, the appeal was never heard in court. In March 2009, the appeal was dismissed by consent when the ACT Government threatened to apply for further costs.Heritage
Flynn Primary School and Preschool were one of only four school complexes designed by award-winning architect Enrico Taglietti, and is considered to be a good example of his dramatic application of twentieth century organic architecture. The Primary School was the first fully open-plan school in the ACT. The grounds also contain a National Memorial to the Royal Flying Doctors' Reverend John Flynn and a separate memorial to George SimpsonGeorge Simpson
George Simpson may refer to:*Sir George Simpson , explorer, meteorologist and administrator of the Hudson's Bay Company*George Simpson , American runner...
. Mr Taglietti has called the school one of his most important works.
An application for heritage listing of the Flynn Primary School and grounds, Flynn Preschool and George Simpson Park was lodged in December 2007 by the John Flynn Community Group. The complex met the threshold for listing on the ACT Heritage Register, leading to a commitment from the ACT Government to retain the building and grounds and protect their heritage value. In early 2010, however, the ACT Heritage Council rejected the application. Two Flynn community groups and Mr Taglietti have joined to appeal this decision in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal. The Tribunal is yet to hand down its findings.
Geology
The southwest of Flynn is dominated by Deakin Volcanics purple rhyodaciteRhyodacite
Rhyodacite is an extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite. It is the extrusive equivalent of granodiorite. Phenocrysts of sodium rich plagioclase, sanidine, quartz, and biotite or hornblende are typically set in an aphanitic to glassy light to intermediate...
.
Grey rhyodacitic tuff
Tuff
Tuff is a type of rock consisting of consolidated volcanic ash ejected from vents during a volcanic eruption. Tuff is sometimes called tufa, particularly when used as construction material, although tufa also refers to a quite different rock. Rock that contains greater than 50% tuff is considered...
forms a stipe of rocks in the south with green grey and purple rhyodacite in the
south corner.
The Deakin Fault passes in the north west direction separating the Deakin Volcanics on the south west from the
Hawkins Volcanics on the north east side. The fault lowered on the south west.
Hawkins Volcanics Green grey dacite
Dacite
Dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock. It has an aphanitic to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite. The relative proportions of feldspars and quartz in dacite, and in many other volcanic rocks, are illustrated in the QAPF diagram...
and quartz andesite
Andesite
Andesite is an extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between basalt and dacite. The mineral assemblage is typically dominated by plagioclase plus pyroxene and/or hornblende. Magnetite,...
occur in the north of Flynn.
This is intruded by a band of Glebe Farm Adamellite.