66:
507:
362:
50:
436:
370:
Agency will now develop the suburb itself. Blame for the failure to sell to a developer was placed on new solar access regulations, which meant that blocks had to be bigger, or that house sites had to be excavated into the hillside. Denman
Prospect was scheduled to be the third suburb to be developed in the Molonglo Valley District and the first in stage 2. In July 2015 the
73:
449:
The suburb of Denman
Prospect is split by an east–west direction fault that splays off the Winslade Fault just to the west of the suburb. This fault is marked by quartz. The south side of the fault has been thrown down, and the north side elevated. The north-east heading Winslade Fault itself cuts
369:
The ACT government attempted to sell the entire suburb as one lot to a developer first at an auction, and then by negotiation. However the
Colliers auction on 12 April 2013 was a failure with only one registered bidder, and then three months of negotiating led nowhere, and so the Land Development
397:
with a series of valleys draining eastwards towards the
Molonglo River in the south of the suburb, and the north east direction in the north. The highest points of the suburb are along hills on the eastern side at just over 654 metres high. Uriarra Road is about 630 m above sea level. The
734:
522:
738:
466:
and shale from the
Laidlaw Volcanics. The Laidlaw Volcanics are the latest in the sequence and are 420.7±2.2 million years old. A sand quarry used to be worked just to the west of Coppins Crossing on the Denman Prospect side of the Molonglo River.
527:
350:. The use of the suffix 'prospect' meaning view, vision or the outlook for the future, is considered significant in the context of the naming of Canberra by Lady Denman and Lord Denman's ensuing visionary speech for the future of the capital.
536:
341:
on 12 March 1913. Lady Denman stood upon the newly laid
Foundation Stones and pronounced, "I name the capital of Australia – Canberra". The name Denman Prospect was selected to distinguish the locality from the town of
843:
590:
65:
206:
194:
763:
404:
Coppins
Crossing Road between Uriarra Road and William Hovell Drive has a long history prior to the development of Molonglo, but it will be replaced by John Gorton Drive.
98:
900:
532:
444:
393:
Denman
Prospect is located to the north of Uriarra Road, west of John Gorton Drive and south of the Molonglo River. Topographically it is north east of
1110:
613:
958:
931:
559:
268:
254:
941:
893:
686:
247:
946:
921:
286:
279:
664:
450:
off the northern tip of the suburb. To the north of the fault are the Mount
Painter Volcanics in the north east with tuff composed of
827:
506:
398:
lowest point is on the
Molonglo River just below 499 m above sea level. This makes Denman Prospect the lowest Canberra suburb.
770:
639:
886:
326:
401:
The land area is 107 hectares and will contain 1700 dwellings if fully developed. There will be a local centre and two schools.
484:
334:
936:
330:
1105:
319:
91:
40:
795:
371:
1084:
994:
235:
1044:
1039:
413:
343:
199:
17:
458:
age. The rock south of the east–west fault is younger than the rocks to the north. Rocks in the south are
1064:
488:
424:
155:
145:
137:
337:. The principal ceremonial occasion during Lady Denman's term as first lady was the inauguration of the
361:
1079:
953:
307:
49:
1049:
564:
455:
454:
fragments and underlying Walker Volcanics in the north west. Mount Painter Volcanics are of late
999:
823:
817:
1059:
1054:
1034:
979:
418:
379:
211:
435:
1069:
1029:
910:
347:
311:
187:
860:
Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
687:"Family behind Canberra Airport set to build half of ACT's newest suburb Denman Prospect"
586:
1099:
394:
177:
1009:
984:
338:
1004:
374:
company won a tender to build half of the suburb. This company is owned by the
463:
459:
375:
878:
113:
100:
1014:
989:
769:. ACT Government Land Development Agency. 20 December 2012. Archived from
315:
36:
819:
Butterflies of Australia: Their Identification, Biology and Distribution
712:
353:
The streets of Denman Prospect are named after activists and reformers.
1019:
462:
from the Deakin Volcanics, and on the far west side of the suburb is
451:
873:
222:
1024:
434:
423:
occurs near Coppins Crossing. Denman Prospect has been declared a
360:
882:
385:
Coppins Crossing bridge was repaired after flooding in 2011.
612:
Anderson, Stephanie; Meredith Clisby (12 September 2013).
764:"Denman Prospect a Unique Opportunity for Developers"
614:"Debate over Denman Prospect's development continues"
523:"Search for street and suburb names: Denman Prospect"
528:
Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate
217:
205:
193:
183:
172:
164:
154:
144:
129:
90:
30:
560:"Denman Prospect and Molonglo: our newest suburbs"
416:is found near the Molonglo River. The butterfly
230:
25:Suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
591:"Denman prospect street names honour activists"
894:
427:where cats are not permitted to roam freely.
8:
735:"ACTMAPi Imagery Viewer with 2004 contours"
445:Geology of the Australian Capital Territory
134:
901:
887:
879:
796:"Flora and Fauna: Pink Tailed Worm Lizard"
505:
54:The Denman Village shopping centre in 2020
48:
27:
758:
756:
489:"Denman Prospect (suburb and locality)"
476:
72:
713:"Bridge 4096 – Coppins Crossing, ACT"
517:
515:
274:
260:
242:
232:
7:
640:"Solar rules blamed for Denman fail"
973:in the Australian Capital Territory
665:"New suburb gets ready for auction"
310:currently under development in the
168:1.07 km (0.4 sq mi)
14:
822:. Csiro Publishing. p. 908.
638:Clisby, Meredith (29 June 2013).
535:. 4 December 2013. Archived from
493:Australian Census 2021 QuickStats
1111:2012 establishments in Australia
71:
64:
593:(Press release). ACT government
485:Australian Bureau of Statistics
558:Sharaz, David (15 June 2012).
1:
715:. Hawkins Civil. 23 June 2011
331:Governor-General of Australia
844:"Geocortex Viewer for HTML5"
389:Location and urban structure
320:Australian Capital Territory
176:10 km (6 mi) W of
41:Australian Capital Territory
365:Denman Prospect in May 2020
1127:
442:
372:Capital Estate Development
15:
967:
917:
325:It is named in honour of
293:
233:
229:
59:
47:
1085:List of Canberra suburbs
874:Molonglo Valley web site
439:Coppins Crossing in 2020
329:, the wife of the fifth
16:Not to be confused with
816:Braby, Michael (2000).
414:pink tailed worm lizard
238:around Denman Prospect:
195:Territory electorate(s)
18:Denman, New South Wales
848:app.actmapi.act.gov.au
440:
366:
438:
364:
318:, located within the
425:cat containment area
378:family who also own
1106:Suburbs of Canberra
1080:Suburbs of Canberra
741:on 23 December 2013
539:on 24 December 2013
207:Federal division(s)
110: /
644:The Canberra Times
618:The Canberra Times
565:The Canberra Times
441:
367:
114:35.303°S 149.024°E
1093:
1092:
667:. 20 January 2013
301:
300:
297:
296:
1118:
1055:Rendezvous Creek
980:Canberra Central
974:
903:
896:
889:
880:
861:
858:
852:
851:
840:
834:
833:
813:
807:
806:
804:
802:
792:
786:
785:
783:
781:
775:
768:
760:
751:
750:
748:
746:
737:. Archived from
731:
725:
724:
722:
720:
709:
703:
702:
700:
698:
683:
677:
676:
674:
672:
661:
655:
654:
652:
650:
635:
629:
628:
626:
624:
609:
603:
602:
600:
598:
589:(25 July 2017).
583:
577:
576:
574:
572:
555:
549:
548:
546:
544:
519:
510:
509:
503:
501:
499:
487:(28 June 2022).
481:
419:Ogyris amaryllis
380:Canberra Airport
289:
282:
271:
257:
250:
231:
225:
136:
125:
124:
122:
121:
120:
119:-35.303; 149.024
115:
111:
108:
107:
106:
103:
75:
74:
68:
52:
43:
33:
28:
1126:
1125:
1121:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1115:
1096:
1095:
1094:
1089:
1070:Molonglo Valley
972:
963:
959:Molonglo Centre
927:Denman Prospect
913:
911:Molonglo Valley
907:
870:
865:
864:
859:
855:
842:
841:
837:
830:
815:
814:
810:
800:
798:
794:
793:
789:
779:
777:
773:
766:
762:
761:
754:
744:
742:
733:
732:
728:
718:
716:
711:
710:
706:
696:
694:
685:
684:
680:
670:
668:
663:
662:
658:
648:
646:
637:
636:
632:
622:
620:
611:
610:
606:
596:
594:
587:Gentleman, Mick
585:
584:
580:
570:
568:
557:
556:
552:
542:
540:
521:
520:
513:
497:
495:
483:
482:
478:
473:
447:
433:
410:
391:
359:
348:New South Wales
339:Federal capital
335:The Lord Denman
312:Molonglo Valley
304:Denman Prospect
285:
278:
267:
264:Denman Prospect
253:
246:
223:Denman Prospect
221:
188:Molonglo Valley
118:
116:
112:
109:
104:
101:
99:
97:
96:
86:
85:
84:
83:
82:
81:
80:
79:Denman Prospect
76:
55:
35:
34:
32:Denman Prospect
31:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1124:
1122:
1114:
1113:
1108:
1098:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1073:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
976:
975:
968:
965:
964:
962:
961:
956:
950:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
918:
915:
914:
908:
906:
905:
898:
891:
883:
877:
876:
869:
868:External links
866:
863:
862:
853:
835:
828:
808:
787:
752:
726:
704:
693:. 28 July 2015
678:
656:
630:
604:
578:
550:
533:ACT Government
511:
475:
474:
472:
469:
443:Main article:
432:
429:
409:
406:
390:
387:
358:
355:
299:
298:
295:
294:
291:
290:
283:
276:
273:
272:
265:
262:
259:
258:
251:
244:
241:
240:
227:
226:
219:
215:
214:
209:
203:
202:
197:
191:
190:
185:
181:
180:
174:
170:
169:
166:
162:
161:
158:
152:
151:
148:
142:
141:
131:
127:
126:
94:
88:
87:
78:
77:
70:
69:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
24:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1123:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
995:Jerrabomberra
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
977:
970:
969:
966:
960:
957:
955:
954:Group Centres
952:
951:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
919:
916:
912:
904:
899:
897:
892:
890:
885:
884:
881:
875:
872:
871:
867:
857:
854:
849:
845:
839:
836:
831:
829:9780643102927
825:
821:
820:
812:
809:
797:
791:
788:
776:on 3 May 2013
772:
765:
759:
757:
753:
740:
736:
730:
727:
714:
708:
705:
692:
688:
682:
679:
666:
660:
657:
645:
641:
634:
631:
619:
615:
608:
605:
592:
588:
582:
579:
567:
566:
561:
554:
551:
538:
534:
530:
529:
524:
518:
516:
512:
508:
494:
490:
486:
480:
477:
470:
468:
465:
461:
457:
453:
446:
437:
430:
428:
426:
422:
420:
415:
407:
405:
402:
399:
396:
395:Mount Stromlo
388:
386:
383:
381:
377:
373:
363:
356:
354:
351:
349:
345:
340:
336:
332:
328:
323:
322:, Australia.
321:
317:
313:
309:
305:
292:
288:
284:
281:
277:
275:
270:
266:
263:
261:
256:
252:
249:
245:
243:
239:
237:
228:
224:
220:
216:
213:
210:
208:
204:
201:
198:
196:
192:
189:
186:
182:
179:
178:Canberra City
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
157:
153:
149:
147:
143:
139:
132:
128:
123:
95:
93:
89:
67:
58:
51:
46:
42:
38:
29:
23:
19:
1045:Cotter River
1040:Paddys River
1010:Weston Creek
985:Woden Valley
926:
856:
847:
838:
818:
811:
799:. Retrieved
790:
778:. Retrieved
771:the original
743:. Retrieved
739:the original
729:
717:. Retrieved
707:
695:. Retrieved
690:
681:
669:. Retrieved
659:
647:. Retrieved
643:
633:
621:. Retrieved
617:
607:
595:. Retrieved
581:
569:. Retrieved
563:
553:
541:. Retrieved
537:the original
526:
496:. Retrieved
492:
479:
448:
417:
411:
403:
400:
392:
384:
368:
352:
324:
314:district of
303:
302:
234:
200:Murrumbidgee
150:14 June 2012
22:
1065:Mount Clear
1005:Tuggeranong
909:Suburbs in
801:24 December
780:23 December
719:24 December
671:23 December
649:23 December
623:23 December
571:22 December
543:22 December
327:Lady Denman
156:Postcode(s)
117: /
105:149°01′26″E
92:Coordinates
1100:Categories
971:Districts
597:10 January
471:References
464:ignimbrite
460:rhyodacite
130:Population
102:35°18′11″S
1015:Gungahlin
990:Belconnen
412:The rare
1076:See also
932:Molonglo
697:22 March
691:ABC News
408:Wildlife
316:Canberra
269:Molonglo
255:Molonglo
184:District
173:Location
146:Gazetted
37:Canberra
1050:Tennent
1020:Stromlo
942:Whitlam
745:22 July
498:28 June
456:Wenlock
431:Geology
357:History
248:Whitlam
236:Suburbs
218:Website
133:2,759 (
39:,
1000:Majura
947:Wright
937:Sulman
922:Coombs
826:
504:
452:dacite
344:Denman
308:suburb
287:Coombs
280:Wright
1060:Booth
1035:Coree
1025:Kowen
774:(PDF)
767:(PDF)
421:amata
306:is a
1030:Hall
824:ISBN
803:2013
782:2013
747:2019
721:2013
699:2020
673:2013
651:2013
625:2013
599:2022
573:2013
545:2013
500:2022
376:Snow
212:Bean
165:Area
160:2611
138:2021
135:SAL
1102::
846:.
755:^
689:.
642:.
616:.
562:.
531:.
525:.
514:^
491:.
382:.
346:,
333:,
902:e
895:t
888:v
850:.
832:.
805:.
784:.
749:.
723:.
701:.
675:.
653:.
627:.
601:.
575:.
547:.
502:.
140:)
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
