Latest news: Lake Burley Griffin

It’s time to put the horses in the paddock, ditch the mallet, and pick up a kayak. Polo has a new look. The Sport of Kings has been reimagined to be played in the water before, but canoe polo sees the game being played on top of the water, in a much more physical variation.

Seaplanes are coming to Lake Burley Griffin, and the National Capital Authority will hold a workshop tomorrow to finetune a new safety guide.

After so much wet weather, the sun came out for the National Capital Authority’s launch of the new look paddle boats on Lake Burley Griffin this Wednesday, 2 November. The iconic Canberra water vessels have been given a makeover, now sporting designs representing our rich culture, history, and connection to country.

To celebrate their upcoming 60-year anniversary, the Y Canberra Region Sailing Club are doing what they do best – adorning dozens of brightly coloured sailing boats across Lake Burley Griffin.

The inaugural Burley Griffin Gift will see crews from across New South Wales and Victoria battle it out in a test of endurance on Lake Burley Griffin on Saturday 1 October.

From November, Canberrans and visitors alike will be able to enjoy a new European style dining experience at West Kiosk, right by the edge of Lake Burley Griffin at West Jetty.

Hundreds of hardy Canberrans will brave the wintry waters of Lake Burley Griffin to raise money for Lifeline.

The Federal Government has heritage listed Lake Burley Griffin and adjacent lands, but rejected a proposal for Canberra itself.

Acton Peninsula has been chosen as the site for the National Memorial for Victims and Survivors of Institutional Child Sexual Abuse, but some victims’ relatives are unhappy with the location.

Historic boats and faithful reconstructions – century-old hire-boats, 1930s speedboats, sailboats, and Thames pleasure boats – will take to the waters of Lake Burley Griffin next weekend, in the biennial Canberra Classic Boatfest, held for the first time since 2018.

A water quality expert insists that Queanbeyan’s proposed new sewage plant must be designed to remove algae-stimulating phosphorus from effluent entering Lake Burley Griffin.

The Sharpie Nationals boatrace, held for the first time in Canberra this month, was a triumph for local sailors.

The National Capital Authority approved Lake Burley Griffin as a landing spot for seaplanes, despite community opposition.

Seaplanes could soon be making waves on Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin after a proposal by two operators was approved despite community opposition. 

Lake Burley Griffin will play host to a festival of aquatic sports and fun next month that will also double as a fundraiser for Triathlon ACT member Kate Molineaux, who is recovering from serious injury.

The Greens have made an election promise of $150 million to make Australia’s rivers and waterways – including the often blue-green algae-blighted Lake Burley Griffin – clean enough to swim in again within the next decade.