Stirling, Australian Capital Territory covers the south west quarter. Stirling, Australian Capital Territory Stirling is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. It is located in the Weston Creek district. The suburb is named after Sir James Stirling (1791–1865) who was the first Governor of Western Australia between 1829–1839 and established settlements at Perth and Fremantle in 1829. The suburb was gazetted in 1970. Stirling contains the Weston Campus of the Canberra College, which is located on Fremantle Drive. Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture cover most of Stirling except for Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey tuff on
Calwell, Australian Capital Territory Calwell, Australian Capital Territory Calwell is a medium-sized suburb of Canberra, Australia in the district of Tuggeranong. Tuggeranong Hill is on its southern border and the Tuggeranong Homestead is to the north. Calwell is located close to the Monaro Highway which provides a direct route to Canberra City and to Cooma. The suburb was named after the Labor politician, Arthur Augustus Calwell, PC (1896-1973). The suburb name was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets in the suburb are named for Victorian politicians. Outtrim Avenue between Johnson Drvie and the Calwell Shopping Centre is named after Alfred Richard Outtrim who represented