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Black Mountain Sandstone that contains lenses of shale. In the south west of Giralang is calcareous shale from the Canberra Formation. A long fault heading north west roughly parallel to Ginninderra Creek is marked on the surface by an iron oxide reef. In the south of Giralang this fault separates
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In 2011, a Jewish mikvah opened in Giralang. An early childhood education and care facility for Jewish children opened in 2013 in the refurbished former Giralang Preschool building.
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Giralang Primary School was under threat to close in 2006. After completion of the school closure process it was decided that Giralang Primary School will remain open.
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In the suburb is the Giralang District Playing fields and adjacent Giralang Primary School. The suburb is bordered by Baldwin Drive, Gundaroo Drive and the
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occurring right on the eastern border of the suburb. Next in the centre, south and north west of Giralang there are late
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Henderson G A M and Matveev G, Geology of Canberra, Queanbeyan and Environs 1:50000 1980.
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the Canberra formation from State Circle Shale uplifted on the east side.
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are found in the far east and northwest including a band of Acton
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The suburb is named after the word in the language of the
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sedimentary rocks. From the east to west there are,
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Giralang
Canberra
Australian Capital Territory

Giralang is located in Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates
35°12′43″S 149°05′50″E / 35.21194°S 149.09722°E / -35.21194; 149.09722
2021
Postcode(s)
Canberra CBD
Queanbeyan
Goulburn
Sydney
Belconnen
Territory electorate(s)
Yerrabi
Federal division(s)
Canberra
Suburbs
Nicholls
Nicholls
Crace
McKellar
Crace
McKellar
Lawson
Kaleen
/ɡɪrəlæŋ/
Belconnen
Canberra

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