Bonner has something for everyone

Bonner combines traditional neighbourhood values with a focus on a sustainable future..

The estate has been master planned by the Territory to provide an enjoyable lifestyle located just 2.5km from Gungahlin Town Centre and approximately 15 minutes from Civic.

Bonner is somewhere that takes you back – to leafy streets and a time when open spaces were an invitation for kids to play outdoors.

View the Bonner Estate Map ( PDF 1.45MB)

• Local shops, including a Woolworths and Chicken Gourmet, are located along Mabo Boulevard.
• Community facilities are planned and a government primary school opened in February 2013. There is also the choice of other public and private schools for students of all ages in surrounding suburbs. For more information about the Bonner Primary School email Bonnerps@ed.act.edu.au
• A pedestrian and cycle path network runs throughout the suburb connecting the local shops, school, neighbourhood oval, picnic areas, parks and the nearby Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve.
• Bonner is just minutes away from Gungahlin Town Centre featuring department stores, cafés, restaurants and healthcare centres. The suburb is a short trip to the excitement of Canberra CBD’s shopping, entertainment and nightlife and there a direct route to the Federal Highway or, via Majura Road, to the airport and South Canberra. View the Bonner Location Map (PDF 319 Kb)
• Bonner takes its name from Neville Bonner, the first Indigenous Australian to be elected to the Federal Parliament. The streets have also been named to honour Indigenous leaders and communities. View the Bonner Street Names Map (PDF 1.1 MB)

The future is greener at Bonner

• From planning through to construction, the estate has a strong focus on sustainable development.
• Blocks are oriented to improve solar access to dwellings.
• Urban stormwater run-off is diverted into purpose-built ponds which are used to water the playing field.
• Homes feature rainwater tanks and other water saving initiatives.
• Bonner includes an abundance of mature and newly planted trees in and around the estate.
• All household cats must be kept indoors or confined to enclosed cat to protect the area’s native animals. For further information visit www.tccs.act.gov.au/city-living/pets/cats/cat-containment