My love letter to Gungahlin: why people should catch the tram to visit |
I had only been living in my apartment in the Gungahlin Town Centre for a few weeks before I was ready to declare my love of the area to newsroom.
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This surprised some of my colleagues. I had, after all, traded in life in the desirable Inner North and the 15-minute walk to work for a 25-minute tram commute.
I'd moved from a townhouse in Reid to a place many Canberrans from the inner suburbs never visit.
But that red railway, so beautifully illustrated by David Pope in his new art tribute to Gungahlin, delivered me to a place brimming with positives.
And as relatively new Canberran with an open mind about all parts of this city, I haven't been disappointed.
There are people - and they are out and about
Canberra's lack of crowds and traffic are usually sold as drawcards. But the quietness of Civic life, at least outside of Friday and Saturday nights, had started to get to me.
Sometimes visitors to my place would tell me it felt like no one lived in Reid.
That all changed when I moved to Gungahlin. It's been nice to be on a busy tram on the way home and to see people exercising when I go for a walk after........