Giralang

Giralang is a suburb in the Canberra district of Belconnen. The postcode is 2617. The suburb is named after the word in the language of the Wirahuri Aboriginal tribe of the Central West of New South Wales, meaning ‘star.’ It was gazetted on 15 January 1974. Streets are named after Aboriginal words for stars seen from the southern hemisphere. It lies next to the suburbs of Kaleen, Lawson and McKellar. In the suburb is the Giralang District Playing fields, and adjacent Giralang Primary School. The suburb is bordered by Baldwin Drive, William Slim Drive and the Barton Highway.