Woden Valley Totally Explained

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Woden Valley is a district of Canberra, the capital city of Australia. It's name is derived from the name given to it by the owner of the land at the time, Dr James Murray in October 1837 after the Nordic God Woden. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom and Woden was amongst other things, the God of wisdom. In 1964 it was the first "satellite city" to be built, separate from the Central Canberra district. It has its own shopping centre, employment opportunities and accommodation with 13 suburbs arranged around the Woden Town Centre.

Places of note and interest

Canberra Hospital, previously called Woden Valley Hospital, is Canberra's primary hospital.
Eddison Park, a park for peace in Woden and Weston Creek
IP Australia, Australia's equivalent to the US Patent Office, is located at the Woden Town Centre.
Woden Town Centre is the major shopping and office complex in the Woden Valley.

Natural disasters

Bushfires

While the majority of the destruction caused by the Canberra bushfires of 2003 occurred in Weston Creek, houses in the Woden suburbs of Curtin (3), Lyons (4) and Torrens (2) were also destroyed. Curtin, in particular, has been threatened by bushfires several times since its construction.

Floods

On Australia Day in 1971 a flash flood at Yarra Glen killed seven people. The drains and roads in the area have since been redesigned to avoid future flood casualties. (See 1971 Canberra flood.)

Youth Choir

The Woden Valley Youth Choir takes its name from the district.

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