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The Golden Age Of Suburban Shopping: Cook Shops

Tara Cheyne — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 20:10:49 +0000

Canberra’s planners had strong ideas about the importance of small suburban shops anchoring each suburb and providing a community hub as well as a place to purchase essentials. Over the...

Breast milk bank: a worthy investment

Tara Cheyne — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:30:09 +0000

Imagine a tale of two Canberra parents. A mother named Moira. And a mother named Lucy. Moira has just given birth to a healthy baby girl. Moira made a decision a...

Restoring Territory rights: why it matters

Tara Cheyne — Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:10:57 +0000

Yesterday marked three years since my smart, strong, brilliant Dad died. It was 11 weeks from the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer—already spread throughout his body—until his death. His last few weeks...

Decentralisation: one year on

Tara Cheyne — Wed, 18 Apr 2018 19:33:18 +0000

Today marks a year since the Federal Government announced a policy of decentralising the public service out of Canberra. The rationale was a noble one of stimulating the regions: creating...

Canberra is not just a workplace

Tara Cheyne — Thu, 20 Apr 2017 05:14:13 +0000

I moved to Canberra on 17 January 2008 knowing no one. I’d never even set foot here until I stepped off the plane that day. I’d just been accepted as...

Good ol’ Belco: Is it time for a change?

Tara Cheyne — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:35:00 +0000

Have you ever looked around and seen something that could be done better in the Belconnen Town Centre? Or headed along to an event, a restaurant or a park...

In The Taratory discovers The Fireside Festival (and takes the long way home)

Tara Cheyne — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 06:43:30 +0000

One of our favourite things about August is the Fireside Festival, a month long series of events that embraces winter and all that this season has to offer. The Festival...