It's a long time since I lived in Canberra, but there used to be a good dark picnic area on the lefthand side of the road from the Cotter towards Tidbinbilla. Plenty of space for half a dozen cars and scopes. The tracking station was over the next hill so at night you may hear some rumbling as the antennas are slewed.
Alternatively on the escarpment along the west side of Lake George there are some spots, passing traffic is negligible (get away from the highway).
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