Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn, Australian Capital Territory Flynn (postcode: 2615) is a suburb in the Belconnen district of Canberra, located within the Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The suburb is named after John Flynn, who was a Presbyterian Minister and Missionary who was mainly responsible for the formation of the Australian Inland Mission Aerial Medical service in 1928. Flynn was the forerunner of the Flying Doctor Service in Australia. Streets in Flynn are named after workers in the flying doctor service and the suburb name 'Flynn' was gazetted on 9 September 1971. Flynn is located between Tillyard Drive, Kingsford Smith Drive and Ginninderra Drive
Chris Flynn (author) Chris Flynn (author) Chris Flynn is an Australian author, editor and critic. Flynn's first novel, "A Tiger in Eden" was released in Australia by Text Publishing in March 2012. It was shortlisted for the 2013 Commonwealth Book Prize. His second novel, "The Glass Kingdom" will be released in May 2014. McSweeney's issue 41, released July 2012, features a portfolio of fiction by Indigenous Australian writers, "Terra Australis: Four Stories from Aboriginal Australian Writers", curated, edited and introduced by Flynn. Flynn contributed to a regular column, Odd Jobs, on The Paris Review Daily, the blog page of The Paris Review. He