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WHO'S GOT THE POWER? 2. Canberra’s Parliamentary Triangle is made up of sites of national and Parliamentary importance. It was designed by Walter Burley Griffin, who was an American Architect. The base of the triangle is along the shore of Lake Burley Griffin, Commonwealth Avenue & Kings Avenue make up the sides of the triangle & the top is Parliament House. Regatta Point is a location on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and gives a great view of the triangle.

__Pictures of the Parliamentary Triangle __

3. History shows that the Original inhabitants were Aborigines – the Ngunnawal people and the area was known as Ngunnawal Land.

Canberra comes from the Aboriginal word Canberry, Kamberra which means meeting place. Many Aboriginal people searched the land for food and ended up meeting in one location – Canberra.

The name is still very important today because it is a sign of respect for the Ngunnawal people and it is the meeting place of the Government of Australia.

4. Democracy means that each individual person gets to vote about what to do. Whatever the most people vote, will win.

An example of democracy happened at our school this year. All of the 5 and grade 6 students voted for School Captains and when the teachers added up the votes, whoever got the most votes got to be our School Captains.

5. The 2 Parliamentary Houses are the House of Representatives and the Senate. These 2 Houses are represented by colours. The House of Representatives is Green and the Senate is Red. For example – the Senate room has red walls, floor and chairs. The House of Representatives has green walls, floor and chairs.

The Senate Room

The House of Representatives room

6. The New Parliament House was built because the original one was only meant to be used as a temporary site. However it was used for 61 years and a major lack of space became a real problem, so a much larger Parliament House ( New Parliament House ) was constructed.

The Old Parliament House was opened in 1927 by His Royal Highness the Duke of York.

The New Parliament House was opened in 1988 by Her Majesty the Queen.

7. The AIS is the Australian Institute of Sport. It established in 1981 after the Montreal Olympic Games. Australia did not win any gold medals and the Institute was created to train athletes so they could be their very best when competing for Australia.

8. I have chosen to research Hockey because my brother is playing this year and it looks like a lot of fun.

Hockey is played with hook–shaped sticks by two teams of 11 players. The players are required to only hit the ball with the flat side of the stick. The aim of the game is to push the ball into the net to score a goal. The goal keepers may block the ball with any part of their body. It is played on an outdoor synthetic pitch and the games are played in two 35 minute halves .Australia has 2 famous Hockey teams- the Hockeyroos and the Kookaburras.

10. The Gallipoli Diorama called ‘’ Mont St Quentin ‘’ is a battlefield model showing soldiers fighting in war and dying.

I took a photo of the diorama called ‘’ Man in the mud ‘’. It shows a soldier sitting in filthy wet mud, he looked very scared and he was all alone, he had broken carts and a dead horse nearby, he looked like he was starting to cry with his hands over his face.

The Diorama was made in 1989. It was made using fibreglass, wood, wire and metal objects. The uniform was made from fabric with a metal and hessian helmet.

11. The Unknown Australian Soldier is located in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

The soldier is unknown because when his remains were found, there were no identity name tags with the body. His tomb is now honoured as a memory to everyone who has died fighting in the wars.

12. The place that most interested me was Questacon because it had many interactive rooms to visit.

- __Giant Drop __

I was just about to go on it than I looked down at the bottom and I got a bit scared and worried so I changed my mind and I didn’t go down the slide. However, I really enjoyed watching other people go down the Giant Drop and having a lot of fun.

- __Roller Coaster __

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 54pt;">I really enjoyed the Roller Coaster ride with the big screen making you feel like you were really on a roller coaster because the seats moved and bumped me around and it was lots of fun.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt;">Questacon definitely met my expectations, it was so much fun.

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[|www.ausport.gov.au/ais] [|www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/autides/canberra] [|www.exploreaustralia.net.au] [|www.hockey.org.au] [|www.library.act.gov.au] [|www.nationalcapital.gov.au]