CONTENTS B2B EDITORIAL
Celebrate Canberra A year of celebration. Canberra is 100 years young in 2013. As a Canberran I have to admit to having visited more foreign cities and towns than local towns around Canberra in regional NSW. I suppose this is TIM one of the benefits of living in such BENSON a great city, surrounded by terrific Editor facilities, restaurants, entertainment and national institutions - you tend to stay here and then holiday elsewhere. One of the things I'm going to promise to do is visit some of the great places in our region during 2013.
Starting with Gundaroo
Photos by Andrew Sikorski
I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon there recently with my daughter and will be dining and performing there with my band, The Method, in the near future. Of course I, like many Canberrans, take a leisurely two hour drive to Thredbo during the ski season - and of course the two hour drive to the NSW South Coast during the warmer months. I suppose this is what Canberra is really all about. We are surrounded by regional NSW, but are not regional NSW. Most Canberra businesses are highly skilled at what they do and are forced, due to location and population, to do business with the other state capitals - it is then of course just a small step to export their goods and services to other countries. Australians should be proud of their capital city Canberra.
Reclaim 'Canberra' I don't take the view that journalists should stop referring to 'Canberra' when they talk about federal politics. Instead I think the ACT Government should reclaim that famous signoff and run a national campaign celebrating 'Canberra'. I can hear it now: 'Parliament House - Canberra', 'National Gallery of Australia - Canberra', Some of the best wines in the country - Canberra', 'Floriade - Canberra', 'National Balloon Festival - Canberra'. I think that would make for a fun, positive and proactive approach to one of the Send youngest, and best, capital cities in the world. all comments to editorial@b2bincanberra.com.au
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