Project Overview 

Canberra has a distinct mission and character. The vision of the Griffin plan and the quality of the landscape and central urban spaces are attributes unique to the National Capital. 

As the Commonwealth Agency responsible for managing asset development and renewal for the special purposes of the National Capital, the NCA undertakes a rigorous schedule of projects designed to add, maintain and improve assets across the Estate, and bring to life a vision for the future of Canberra.

Project Overview

The NCA is undertaking a major strengthening project at Scrivener Dam. The project will involve strengthening work on the downstream structure of the dam – the Dissipator.

History of the Dam

On 20 September 1963, fifty years after the founding of the National Capital, Minister for the Interior Gordon Freeth, closed the valves on the newly completed Scrivener Dam (the Dam) thus allowing the waters of the Molonglo River to form Lake Burley Griffin (the Lake) - one of Canberra’s main recreational and tourist attractions.