Browse property in Melba Street

Melba Street runs through the leafy heart of Downer, bordered by the local oval that sits between Frencham, Bonython and Bradfield Streets and a modest shopping centre refreshed in the late 2010s with a café, a veterinary clinic and a bronze kangaroo sculpture. Mature gum and pine plantings, originally established as windbreaks for the 1930s CSIRO facility, still frame the streetscape, giving the neighbourhood a quiet, park‑like ambience.

The street enjoys easy access to major thoroughfares such as Phillip Avenue and the nearby Swinden Street Metro station (0.8 km) and Dickson Interchange (1.1 km), linking residents to the wider Canberra network. Within walking distance are the Dickson Library, Dickson Centre precinct, and the Dickson District Playing Fields, providing a range of community and recreational amenities.