The Canberra Story

For much of Canberra’s history, others have tried to tell us who we are. Politicians and public servants. Open space and roundabouts.
But what else?
What makes us who we are?
As a place, as a community?
What’s in our DNA?
What is it about Canberra that’s true for this city and nowhere else?

We need to tell our own story.

So, we listened. This story was one that couldn’t be created so much as it had to be uncovered.
We talked to Canberrans from all walks of life. We read the earliest stories of our city. As we listened, closely and carefully to each person’s experience, we looked for the common threads: moments of truth that we could weave together into one master story.
This story can shape the way we talk about ourselves. It can be a touchstone for decisions, a guide for starting something new.
This story shows who we are, how we’ve been formed by our past, and how we can take all that we have to shape our future.
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