Fisher is a suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia located in the district of Weston Creek. Fisher was named after Andrew Fisher (1862–1928), coal miner, founding member of the federal parliamentary Labor Party and Prime Minister of Australia for three terms between 1908 and 1915 (ACTLIC, 2004).[2] The theme for the street names in Fisher is Australian mines and mining towns (ACTPLA, 2003).[2]

Fisher Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Fisher shopping centre
Fisher
Coordinates	35°21′40″S 149°03′25″E
Population	3,219 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1970
Postcode(s)	2611
Area	1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
District	Weston Creek
Territory electorate(s)	Murrumbidgee
Federal division(s)	Bean
Suburbs around Fisher: Stirling Waramanga Chifley Chapman Fisher Canberra Nature Park

Geology

Laidlaw Volcanics pale to dark grey dacitic tuff is found though most of Fisher except north slice of the suburb which is Deakin Volcanics red-purple and green grey rhyodacite with spherulitic texture.[3]

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