Nicholls

Nicholls is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Gungahlin. The postcode is 2913. The suburb is named after Sir Douglas Nicholls (1906-1988), a former Governor of South Australia. It was gazetted on October 18, 1991. Streets are named after sportsmen and sportswomen. It adjoins the suburbs of Kinlyside, Casey, Ngunnawal, Crace and Palmerston. The Gungahlin Pond is located in the east of the suburb, near the southern end of the Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club. A Canberra Nature Park called Percival Hill is located further south. Some of the largest houses in Nicholls are built against Harcourt Hill in the west. Also in Nicholls is the Senior Site portion of Gold Creek School, Perce Douglas Memorial playing fields, Nicholls Neighbourhood oval, Holy Spirit Primary School and Gold Creek Primary School.