Talk:Canberra

Hello there, I would like to propose an update to the “Health” section to reflect changes to Canberra’s public hospitals, including the renaming of Calvary Public Hospital Bruce to North Canberra Hospital following its acquisition by the ACT Government in 2023, as well as updated bed numbers and clarifying the private hospital listings. Rationale Calvary Public Hospital Bruce was acquired by the ACT Government and officially became North Canberra Hospital on 3 July 2023. Updated bed numbers for both Canberra Hospital (approx. 600 beds) and North Canberra Hospital (approx. 250 beds). Removes duplication and clarifies the difference between the private and public Calvary hospitals in Bruce. Ensures the article reflects current hospital ownership and structure.

Proposed replacement text Canberra has two large public hospitals: the approximately 600-bed Canberra Hospital—formerly the Woden Valley Hospital—in Garran, and the 250-bed North Canberra Hospital in Bruce. The latter was previously Calvary Public Hospital Bruce before its acquisition by the ACT Government in 2023. Both are teaching institutions.[318][319][320][321] The largest private hospital is the Calvary John James Hospital in Deakin.[322][323] Calvary Bruce Private Hospital, co-located with North Canberra Hospital, and Healthscope’s National Capital Private Hospital in Garran are also major healthcare providers.[318][320] Supporting sources Acquisition and renaming to North Canberra Hospital "Mixed emotions as Calvary Public Hospital Bruce officially becomes North Canberra Hospital". Region Media. Region Group. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025. "Services transition at North Canberra Hospital and Clare Holland House". ACT Government. Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025. Legislative basis for acquisition "Ministerial Statement – Northside Hospital Transition" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. ACT Government. June 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2025. Canberra Hospital bed capacity "Our hospitals and health services". ACT Government. ACT Health Directorate. Retrieved 13 November 2025. The Canberra Hospital is a modern 600-bed tertiary hospital. Eleni Sylvia Quinn Vassiliadis (talk) 23:07, 12 November 2025 (UTC)

I have partially updated it. The problem is that we have no sources for NCH bed numbers and we have have 4 very old sources. We need sources for NCH bed numbers and the statement "Both are teaching institutions".--Grahame (talk) 03:07, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

I have now found a ref and deleted the obsolete refs.--Grahame (talk) 03:49, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Came across this noticed some issues I wanted to bring up that concern me regarding the article's featured status:

• The lead appears to be too long, and utilizes in-line citations for non-controversial statements that are already cited in the article
• There are numerous statements throughout the article lacking inline citations (e.g. Canberra is often affected by foehn winds, especially in winter and spring, evident by its anomalously warm maxima relative to altitude. and At the 2019 election, the third seat has been reintroduced as the Division of Bean. among many others)
• There are areas that are likely very out of date (crime stats in "Judiciary and policing" and unemployment in the "Economy" section, internet access at home, etc)
• From a style and layout perspective, the article suffers from extremely short paragraphs, often one or two sentences long, that should be better grouped into more appropriately sized paragraphs)

Hoping any interested editors can work on addressing there issues and bringing this article back to FA level quality. « Gonzo fan2007 (talk) @ 16:39, 15 December 2025 (UTC)

I often think maintaining FA or GA status is more trouble than it is worth, but I'll look at these things.--Grahame (talk) 03:17, 16 December 2025 (UTC)

Not sure if this is solely a problem on my end or what, but the OpenStreetMap in the info box is showing some random location in the ocean southwest of Nigeria. Chayse571 (talk) 14:12, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

I have de-activated it. Tbhotch^™ (CC BY-SA 4.0) 18:13, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

It was showing null island it seems. @Hike395 @Zackmann08 any idea why this broke here? It's explicitly specified with {{coord}} and GeoHack still works. --Joy (talk) 14:18, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

Ah the good ol null island issue... I've got no idea what the issue is here... Sorry! Zackmann (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 18:06, 8 March 2026 (UTC)