Several Suburbs
Summary: Several Suburbs tells stories about Australia’s misunderstood and oft-maligned capital city. Each week, we’ll bring you an eclectic mix of people, places and other esoterica that go beyond the boring cliches and lazy misrepresentations — stories that reveal Canberra’s rich and unique history and culture.
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In this first instalment of a semi-regular series in which we profile Canberra suburbs, we head to the southern town centre of Tuggeranong. (http://severalsuburbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/tuggerspano-1024x229.jpg) Content from the episode Hyperdome advertisement (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gNsCbCBWKQ): Tuggeranong Town Centre Master Plan (http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/31390/20120913_Tuggeranong_Master_Plan_-_low_res-_web_version.pdf) as referenced by Sean.
This week we take a look at the history of Canberra's brand and the various attempts over the years to improve it. Videos from this episode Canberra -- how many stars? (TOURISM) by YouTube user "Darrell": Feel The Power of Canberra:
This week we visit two of Canberra's food vans -- The Mandalay Bus and RJ's -- and chat about some of Canberra's late night food history. (Frank was a bit too excitable in the studio and got Mandalay's George and Stewart mixed up. He is suitably ashamed and apologises.) Postscript: The day after we recorded this episode, The Mandalay Bus posted this on their Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/themandalaybus): (http://severalsuburbs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mandalaycouch.jpg)
Frank, Jacqui and Sean join Scott in the studio to discuss their favourite stories about Canberra, and the National Multicultural Festival.
