Queanbeyan is for Lovers T-Shirt #2

Queanbeyan is for Lovers Tee-Shirt is exactly that. Lovers of Queanbeyan!

Queanbeyan has 38 Hotels ,4 parks and a  few Café's

Indigenous people first arrived in the Queanbeyan area of Ngambri and Ngunnawal land around 20,000 years ago. European settlers arrived in 1820, with the first use of land a property named 'Quinbean'; an Aboriginal word for 'clear water'

The indigenous name for Queanbeyan is ‘Quinbean” which is Aboriginal for 'clear waters' 

It is on Ngambri/Ngunnawal land. 'Quinbean' was the original name given to the area of the settlement by Timothy Beard.

Queanbeyan was Founded 1838

Queanbeyan was proclaimed a town in 1838, a municipality in 1885, and a city in 1972. During the 20th century it experienced rapid growth as a residential urban centre because of its proximity to the federal capital, Canberra, which began to be built in the 1920s.

By 1972 the town had grown to the extent of easily meeting the requirements of population and independence for a change in status. On June 14, 1972 there was a new proclamation – Queanbeyan was a city..

If you want to go Fishing in the Queanbeyan River (downstream of dam wall only) this includes swimming. canoeing, kayaking, sailing or boating (using electric motors only)

For the best fishing spots, head down the Queanbeyan River below the dam wall where you'll find the two most popular spots, the Cascades and the Downstream picnic area. You can also chuck a line in at the southern end of Googong Foreshores as well as the southern end of the Queanbeyan River and Burra Creek