queanbeyan is a city in new south wales, australia. it is also the local government area called queanbeyan city council. it is very close to the australian federal capital city of canberra. it is really now a part of the capital city as it is on the australian capital territory border and is only from canberra's cbd. the border itself is marked by a railway line. the queanbeyan river flows through queanbeyan, near the centre of the city.