Jerrabomberra

Jerrabomberra (35°22′S 149°12′E / 35.367°S 149.2°E / -35.367; 149.2) is a suburb of Queanbeyan in south eastern New South Wales, Australia. Jerrabomberra consists of three sections, The Park, The Heights, and Lakeview. The Park and the Heights are divided by Edwin Land Parkway. At the 2006 census, Jerrabomberra had a population of 8,747 people.Jerrabomberra is derived from the local Aboriginal place name meaning ‘boy frightened by storm’. In 1987, Jerrabomberra Estate Ltd, with Alex Brinkmeyer, Col Alexander and Perth Millionaire Kerry Stokes as major shareholders, began developing Palmer’s original land for housing. The first serviced blocks in stage one of the residential release at Jerrabomberra were released in February 1988,...