Surrounding the city centre, the buzzing suburbs of north Canberra have seen a huge amount of development in recent years, with the addition of the light rail system and a number of new residential developments revitalising the city and along the Northbourne corridor. With close proximity to the Canberra CBD all suburbs have easy access to an entertainment hub with several theatres and galleries, two cinema complexes, Canberra Centre shopping precinct, two public swimming pools, the Thoroughbred Park racecourse, the Australian National University and natural playgrounds of Mt Ainslie, Black Mountain, Mount Majura and Lake Burley Griffin. But each suburb also has a vibrant heart of its own with bustling restaurants, pubs, cafes and shops and a distinct blend of housing mixes from heritage homes to newly built apartments and townhouses.