'We don't want to become a suburb of Canberra'

John Ellicott
Updated September 23 2018 - 9:13am, first published 8:54am
GROWTH: Yass mayor Rowena Abbey says her regional town has shown strong growth for the last 10 years and is making sure its identity is not subsumed by the national capital. Photo: Rachael Webb.
GROWTH: Yass mayor Rowena Abbey says her regional town has shown strong growth for the last 10 years and is making sure its identity is not subsumed by the national capital. Photo: Rachael Webb.

Being a standout town next to a behemoth such as a national capital is not easy but Yass citizens believe they have the right mix to keep Canberra at a distance.

John Ellicott

John Ellicott

senior journalist

journalist and author

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