Names revealed for Canberra's next two suburbs

Molonglo Valley's new suburbs will be named after John Sulman, inset left, and Faith Bandler, and be near Denman Prospect, pictured. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong/ supplied

Two new Molonglo Valley suburbs will be named after prominent Australians who have contributed to change across the nation, the ACT government says.

The suburb of Bandler will be named after human rights advocate Ida Lessing Faith Bandler, who died in 2015. The suburb of Sulman will be name after architect and town planner Sir John Sulman, who died in 1934.