Waramanga () (postcode: 2611) is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia in the district of Weston Creek.

Waramanga was established in the late-1960s and was named after the Warumungu people of Central Australia. Streets in the suburb of Warramanga are named after Australian Aboriginal people.

History

The Weston Creek district was part of Yarralumla Station, a 40,000 acre (162&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) property dating back to 1828. It was resumed by the Commonwealth in 1913 from Frederick Campbell who bought the property in 1881. In 1920 9,000 acres (36&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of the Woden Valley, including the Weston Creek district, were subdivided for soldier settlement leases. A 1950s map of the district shows four paddocks, Weston paddock, Track paddock, Brown Hill paddock and Oakey Hill paddock intersecting the area which is now the suburb of Waramanga. Long Gully Road ran through the suburb and the nearest homestead was Cooleman on the Kambah Road just west of the present suburb of Fisher. Cooleman was farmed by the Champion family from about 1932. It was previously known as Allawah and was leased to the Anderson family in 1920. Other properties in the district were Avondale and Weston whose homesteads were in the present suburb of Holder, Yamba in the suburb of Phillip and Iloura, Melrose and Yarra Glen in the suburb of Curtin.

In June 1968 the suburb of Waramanga was officially gazetted.

Suburb amenities

right|thumb|Waramanga, looking northeast from [[Mount Arawang]]

right|thumb|Waramanga, looking northwest from [[Mount Taylor (Australian Capital Territory)|Mount Taylor]]

Waramanga has a busy local shopping centre on the corner of Damala Street and Waramanga Place. The centre contains a cafe, supermarket, bakery,’Village’ cafe, hairdresser, beauty salon, chemist, newsagency, medical centre and postal agency.

Educational institutions located in Waramanga

;Government schools

  • Waramanga Preschool on Nemarang Crescent.
  • Arawang Primary on Nemarang Crescent.
  • Mount Stromlo High School on the corner of Badimara Street and Namatjira Drive.

;Non-government schools and colleges

  • St John Vianney Primary in Namatjira Drive.
  • Alliance College of Australia in Namatjira Drive.

Churches in Waramanga

  • St John Vianney Parish Centre of the Catholic Church in Australia in Namatjira Drive.
  • Woden Valley Alliance Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance in Namatjira Drive.
  • Canberra Korean Manse of the Uniting Church in Australia in Badimara Street.

Health facilities in Waramanga

  • Weston Creek Veterinary Hospital in Badimara Street.
  • Waramanga Medical Centre located in the shopping centre on the corner of Damala Street and Waramanga Place.

Public Transport in Waramanga

  • ACTION Buses run regular services to Waramanga. Route 63 services most of Waramanga, on its way between the nearest major bus interchange at Woden Town Centre and the Weston Creek Centre. Routes 70 and 71 provides a link to Tuggeranong Town Centre via Kambah.
  • No other public transportation is available, apart from taxis.

Waramanga has extensive open spaces with playing fields on the western side of the suburb, several neighbourhood parks and pedestrian parkland along the ridge in the centre of the suburb. Waramanga is adjacent to Mount Taylor Nature Reserve, part of Canberra Nature Park with grassland and hillside walking tracks and sweeping views across Woden and Tuggeranong Valleys.

References

  • Weston Creek Community Council (includes map of area)
  • Canberra history