The Canberra farm that used to be five suburbs

Lucy Bladen
February 7 2021 - 8:00am
Owners of Gold Creek Station John Starr and son Craig Starr stand among the 6000 trees that were planted on Father's Day 1999 at Gold Creek Station. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos
Owners of Gold Creek Station John Starr and son Craig Starr stand among the 6000 trees that were planted on Father's Day 1999 at Gold Creek Station. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

When John Starr first moved to Gold Creek Station farm in 1970, it was more than 1400 hectares and comprised all of what is now Taylor, Casey, Ngunnawal, two-thirds of Moncrieff and the northern third of Nicholls, all suburbs in Canberra.

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Lucy Bladen

Lucy Bladen

Reporter Canberra Times

Lucy Bladen has been a journalist at The Canberra Times since 2019. She is an ACT politics and health reporter. Email: l.bladen@canberratimes.com.au

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