Griffith ACT
Griffith is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, who was chosen in 1903 as the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. One of Canberra’s earliest suburbs, it was designed by Walter Burley Griffin.Incorporating cosmopolitan Manuka, Canberra’s earliest shopping centre, Griffith is one of the more diverse suburban centres in Canberra. It is where ‘Old Canberra’ meets the needs of a modern, health conscious and vibrant community - appropriate really that street names in Griffith follow a theme of explorers.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in the area include Kingston, Barton, Parkes and Red Hill.
Did you know?
The Canberra South Bowling Club, completed in 1959, was designed by renowned architect Harry Seidler.
Surrounding shops, restaurants, amenities, schools and places of interest
- Element Restaurant 2005 finalist in the Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence (Best New Restaurant)
- Rubicon Restaurant 2003 and 2005 finalist in the Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence (several categories)
- Mountain Creek Wholefoods
- Michelin 2006 Finalist in the Restaurant and Catering Awards for Excellence (Best Contemporary Australian Restaurant Formal)
- Organic Energy Pure Produce
- Aubergine Restaurant
- Griffith Pharmacy
- Griffith Vietnamese Restaurant
- The Russian Embassy
- St Paul's Anglican Church.
- St Edmund's College (Primary)
- St Edmund's College
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