 — Thousands of  took a look at the new on the on open day on Sunday. The public was given limited access to the still-active construction site. Buses took viewers from the car park below to top of the dam wall. They ran every 15 minutes from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The dam is to supply fresh water to the city of Canberra. This is to provide water security for the city as droughts become more frequent due to  . The river is named after , an -born convict who was to Australia and lived in the area in the 1830s and 1840s.
Australian Capital Territory — Thousands of Canberrans took a look at the new on the on open day on Sunday. The public was given limited access to the still-active construction site. Buses took viewers from the car park below to top of the dam wall. They ran every 15 minutes from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. The dam is to supply fresh water to the city of Canberra. This is to provide water security for the city as droughts become more frequent due to global warming . The river is named after , an Irish-born convict who was to Australia and lived in the area in the 1830s and 1840s.
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