Kambah turns 50
Address to the House of Representatives, Statements by Members
Monday 12 August 2024
This year marks 50 years of the great Tuggeranong suburb of Kambah. To celebrate this anniversary, the Tuggeranong Arts Centre is hosting an exhibition exploring the suburb's history through works created by local artists, archival images and documents, and artefacts from residents of Kambah. The project is an initiative of Dr Louise Curham, a local resident who describes herself as an archivist, media artist and researcher. The project continues Louise's work on the Kambah People's Map, first created in 2023. The exhibition includes work by visual artists Leonie Andrews, Dominic Bahmann, Ian Marr, Cathy Morrison, Bec Shaeffer and Barack Zelig, along with paintings by Namadji School students, celebrating Kambah, from its beloved sheep to Canberra's iconic bus shelters. Other materials included in the display are community photographs taken by Lother Reiss and historic photographs, documents and archived community cookbooks from the ACT Heritage Library.
Kambah 50 opens this Friday 16 August and will run until 12 October. It's one of many events to celebrate Kambah's story so far. I encourage all Canberrans and members of the house to take the time to visit what should be an iconic but nostalgic look into Kambah's history.