Scullin, Australian Capital Territory
Encyclopedia
Scullin is a suburb in the Canberra
district of Belconnen
. The postcode is 2614. The suburb is named after Prime Minister James Henry Scullin. It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. Streets are named after aviators.
It is next to the suburbs of Higgins, Florey, Page and Hawker. Southern Cross Primary School and Scullin neighbourhood oval are located within the suburb. It is bordered by Kingsford Smith Drive
Belconnen Way, Southern Cross Drive and Chewings Street.
Scullin is approximately 20 minutes walk and 5 minutes by car from the Belconnen Town Centre and 15 minutes walk and 3 minutes by car from the Hawker Shopping Centre
. It is approximately 10 to 15 minutes by car from Canberra City and 30 minutes from Canberra Airport
.
for the House of Representatives
, Scullin is in the Division of Fraser
. The division is currently represented by Mr Bob McMullan
, a member of the Australian Labor Party
.
In the 2004 Federal election, voters were able to cast their votes at Southern Cross Primary School, on Ross Smith Crescent in Scullin.
For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections, Scullin is in the ACT
electorate of Ginninderra
.
age.
Green grey rhyodacite
of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and center of the suburb.
North of center is purple and green-grey dacite
of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the
rhyodacite.
A strip along the far north east has pink rhyolite
from the Deakin Volcanics. Purple pink rhyolite from
the Deakin Volcanics is in the north west of the strip.
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 2614. The suburb is named after Prime Minister James Henry Scullin. It was gazetted on 6 June 1968. Streets are named after aviators.
It is next to the suburbs of Higgins, Florey, Page and Hawker. Southern Cross Primary School and Scullin neighbourhood oval are located within the suburb. It is bordered by 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...
Belconnen Way, Southern Cross Drive and Chewings Street.
Scullin is approximately 20 minutes walk and 5 minutes by car from the Belconnen Town Centre and 15 minutes walk and 3 minutes by car from the Hawker Shopping Centre
Hawker, Australian Capital Territory
Hawker Hawker Hawker (postcode: 2614, is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. Hawker is in the district of Belconnen.The suburb of Hawker is named after Charles Hawker (1894–1938), Member of the House of Representatives from 1929–1938 and Federal minister in 1932...
. It is approximately 10 to 15 minutes by car from Canberra City and 30 minutes from Canberra Airport
Canberra International Airport
Canberra International Airport , now trading as Canberra Airport, is the airport serving Australia's capital city, Canberra, and the city of Queanbeyan, NSW. Located at the eastern edge of North Canberra, it is the 8th busiest airport in Australia. The airport is the main hub for Brindabella Airlines...
.
Politics
For the purposes of Australian Federal electionsElections in Australia
Australia elects a legislature the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia using various electoral systems: see Australian electoral system. The Parliament consists of two chambers:...
for the House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
, Scullin is in the Division of Fraser
Division of Fraser
The Division of Fraser is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. It also covers the Jervis Bay Territory.The division was created in 1974 and is named for James Fraser, who was member for Australian Capital Territory 1951-70...
. The division is currently represented by Mr Bob McMullan
Bob McMullan
Robert Francis McMullan is an Australian former politician who represented the Australian Labor Party in both the Senate and the House of Representatives....
, a member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
.
In the 2004 Federal election, voters were able to cast their votes at Southern Cross Primary School, on Ross Smith Crescent in Scullin.
For the purposes of Australian Capital Territory elections, Scullin is in the ACT
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
electorate of Ginninderra
Ginninderra electorate
The Ginninderra electorate is one of the three electorates for the unicameral 17-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It has five seats, and is the smallest of the electorates in geographic area.-History:...
.
Geology
Rocks in Scullin are from the SilurianSilurian
The Silurian is a geologic period and system that extends from the end of the Ordovician Period, about 443.7 ± 1.5 Mya , to the beginning of the Devonian Period, about 416.0 ± 2.8 Mya . As with other geologic periods, the rock beds that define the period's start and end are well identified, but the...
age.
Green grey rhyodacite
Rhyodacite
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...
of the Walker Volcanics underlie the south and center of the suburb.
North of center is purple and 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...
of the Walker Volcanics that was deposited before the
rhyodacite.
A strip along the far north east has pink rhyolite
Rhyolite
This page is about a volcanic rock. For the ghost town see Rhyolite, Nevada, and for the satellite system, see Rhyolite/Aquacade.Rhyolite is an igneous, volcanic rock, of felsic composition . It may have any texture from glassy to aphanitic to porphyritic...
from the Deakin Volcanics. Purple pink rhyolite from
the Deakin Volcanics is in the north west of the strip.