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<p data-block-key="ixwy4">If you have a toddler who rises early (like I do) then by 8am you’re desperate for: a) a <i>really</i> good coffee and 2) somewhere to take them to wear them out before their lunchtime nap.</p><p data-block-key="8v7e2">Great coffee is easy to find in Canberra but where are the places little ones have just as much fun? Here’s our round-up of venues that manage to combine outstanding coffee and even better play options.</p><p data-block-key="a7q4e">Did we miss any?</p><h3 data-block-key="5v3ok">Gang Gang Cafe and Bar</h3><h4 data-block-key="a4bl">Located at Downer Shopping Centre, 4/2 Frencham Place, Downer</h4><img alt="gang gang" class="richtext-image full-width" height="600" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/gang_gang.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="qqkc">In Downer, GangGang kicks goals for brekky and lunch – but only takes cards. Across at Downer Oval, you’ve got the playground, the dirt tracks and the fields. We flew kites on the oval two weekends ago. It was perfect.</p><h3 data-block-key="8gnue">A Bite to Eat</h3><h4 data-block-key="aj8vn">Located at Chifley Shops, 8 Chifley Place, Chifley</h4><img alt="chifley" class="richtext-image full-width" height="640" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/chifley.width-800.jpg" width="480"><p data-block-key="b24rq">I’m a big fan of A Bite to Eat: the coffee is good, the food is gluten free and Chifley Play Space is a good post-banana bread bribe. The only catch is that the playground isn’t fenced, so it’s great for the big kids but you’ll need to keep a very close eye on the little ones.</p><h3 data-block-key="b4smp">Wildflour Artisan Bakery &amp; Cafe</h3><h4 data-block-key="f0bln">Located at 8 Townsville Street, Fyshwick</h4><img alt="wildflour" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/wildflour.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="3ki7v">I was buying a lemon meringue croissant from one of the best bakeries in the capital when I happily discovered a fenced playground out the back with a cubby house, slides and a swing. Sitting under the shaded outside seating watching my toddler was bliss. (Until she wanted some of my croissant and things got very, very sticky.)</p><h3 data-block-key="2alks">Ainslie Bakehouse</h3><h4 data-block-key="bgpfe">Located at Ainslie Shops, 1/5 Edgar Street, Ainslie</h4><img alt="1024px-Corroboree_Park,_Ainslie,_Australian_Capital_Territory" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/1024px-Corroboree_Park_Ainslie_Australian_Capi.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="8tb27">If you’ve got a child obsessed with bike, skateboard or scooter riding, Ainslie is a total winner. Hit up Ainslie Bakehouse or Edgar’s for a huge coffee and then ride the paths of the amazing Corroboree Park. Pro tip: take a basketball for the big kids.</p><h3 data-block-key="a2pku">Frankies at Forde</h3><h4 data-block-key="85l9s">Located at Forde Shopping Centre,1/26 Francis Forde Boulevard, Forde</h4><img alt="frankies" class="richtext-image full-width" height="450" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/frankies.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="5oull">In Gungahlin, grab a Halloumi Stack or Brekky Nachos at Frankies at Forde before ducking across the road to the playground. (The real doozy in north Canberra, though, is the park at Moncrieff! It’s epic! Head there and Uber your coffee directly to you! I did!)</p>

5 places for amazing coffee (and even better play options for the kids)

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<p data-block-key="9na2l">At 72, Ingrid Baas-Becking is busier than she’s ever been.</p><p data-block-key="16tvq">She’s big on lunch dates, sings with a choir and loves walking her puppy, Ellie. </p><p data-block-key="1luvs">It’s a lifestyle made possible by where she lives, in the very centre of Canberra at Sundown Villas: a community of 80+ homes in Symonston, literally on the site of the old Sundown Drive-in.</p><img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023141035433-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="b8o27">“It’s honestly Canberra’s best-kept secret,” Ingrid says.</p><p data-block-key="d1ds0">“The location, the sense of community, I love living here.”</p><p data-block-key="epd3t">The conditions for buying and living at Sundown Villas are unique. Firstly, the owners – Australian real estate fund managers <a href="https://www.lincolnplace.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lincoln Place</a> – prefer you to be over 50.</p><img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023141723031-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800_iG7P42V.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="8hpdq">You must pay for your home with cash, but there is no stamp duty. You then enter a land lease arrangement, paying around $180/week to live in your home. Water costs are included in the weekly land lease fee.</p><p data-block-key="3uagi">The main condition is that you can’t move your home; it must stay in the park.</p><p data-block-key="f0fma">The park is made up of one, two and three-bedroom homes that size-wise are “somewhere between a cabin and a regular-sized home”. Ingrid refers to her home, <a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a two-bedroom, one bathroom home she has currently listed for sale</a> – as a “small home”. </p><img alt="20230920_145526" class="richtext-image full-width" height="1066" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/20230920_145526.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="d9kk3">“I grew up in Holland, so it suits me well,” she says.</p><p data-block-key="ckb96">Priced from $200,000, it’s an affordable way for people to own their own home.</p><p data-block-key="3j2l7">Ingrid is only selling because she’s moving in with her partner Fay, a few houses up the street.</p><p data-block-key="28da0">Life at Sundown Villas can be as busy or relaxed as you like. The park has a swimming pool, a community hall and barbecue facilities, and visiting family and friends get a discount at the Sundown Motel located right next door. </p><img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023141903208-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800_FwtExQV.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="10d3u">But what Ingrid loves is the quiet.</p><p data-block-key="1m690">“We’re surrounded by a really rural landscape here, it’s beautiful,” she says.</p><p data-block-key="dcn4h">“On the whole, because it’s mostly elderly residents, it is very quiet.”</p><p data-block-key="79c6n">Around 40 brand-new homes are being added to the park over the coming months, with a price guide of $520,000 for a three-bedroom floorplan. New barbecue facilities are being built (at the moment, residents of the villas share with motel guests), the park’s roads are being re-sealed and the landscaping is being upgraded.</p><img alt="6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0-20230919023143068155-thumbnail-1920x1920-70" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299-image-0.width-800_IwCfvk4.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="ckth7">“In a way, it’s like buying a caravan,” Ingrid says.</p><p data-block-key="fndn3">“You don’t get the land and you can’t have a mortgage, but no stamp duty and a super simple settlement makes a huge difference to people.</p><p data-block-key="42lqf">“I’ve loved living in this little house.”</p><p data-block-key="2mfe5"><b>Number 6 Conifer Avenue, Symonston, is for sale between $230,000 and $250,000.</b></p><p data-block-key="c0u6h"><a href="https://zango.com.au/sale/6-conifer-ave-symonston-act-2609-86299/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><b>View the full listing.</b></a></p>

‘Canberra’s best-kept secret’: What life in a lifestyle park near Fyshwick is really like

<p data-block-key="ilt2k">​​What if you could design your very own signature print — not only for the huge pile of cushions on your lounge but also for lounging in bed in?</p><p data-block-key="gvul">Would you choose floral, stripes or tiny triangles? It&#x27;s emerald leopard for me.</p><img alt="0143 2" class="richtext-image full-width" height="1200" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/0143_2.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="9mv86">Canberra brand <a href="https://luxeandbeau.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luxe &amp; Beau</a> has been selling stunning homewares online for more than seven years; but with its new bricks and mortar store in Fyshwick, it’s helping clients match their interiors to their peejays.</p><p data-block-key="chpdq">Luxe &amp; Beau is the vision of Canberra’s Georgie Beaumont, who comes from a long line of women obsessed with beautiful things. With the opening of the Fyshwick Luxe and Beau showroom, Canberrans can access an appointment-only service to work with Georgie on designing a signature print.</p><img alt="0227" class="richtext-image full-width" height="1200" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/0227.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="dlch8">“Luxe &amp; Beau is a lifestyle brand that includes designer accessories for a home and its owner,” Georgie says.</p><p data-block-key="b6fu7">“Our brand is all about quality and timelessness with a modern flair, or what I like to call ‘classic with a contemporary edge’.</p><p data-block-key="25lii">“Unlike fast fashion, each collection at Luxe &amp; Beau is beautifully made in classic designs and fabrics that will have longevity in your home.</p><p data-block-key="1pmi9">“Colour and pattern are a trademark of my designs. I create products that you could add to a beautiful white space, for example, to give an individual look. Products that can completely change or personalise a space, without needing to totally overhaul your interiors.”</p><img alt="0026" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/0026.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="dm2lk">A former student of the London of College of Fashion, Georgie launched Luxe &amp; Beau online in 2015. Her passion for interiors and homewares is three generational, with both her grandmother and mother owning interior and homewares businesses.</p><p data-block-key="fs36n">Mum Sally-ann Cottle’s store, Cottle House, was well known in Cooma for providing stylish homewares, furniture, curtains and more. Georgie was hands-on at Cottle House from an early age, and by 15 was accompanying her mum to tradeshows.</p><img alt="0214" class="richtext-image full-width" height="533" src="https://d2t3vhau9g43uy.cloudfront.net/media/images/0214.width-800.jpg" width="800"><p data-block-key="2u5ce">Georgie lists the beautiful country homestead she grew up in in the Snowy Mountains – which had a garden surrounded by flowers and magnificent trees – as a huge inspiration for her print designs.</p><p data-block-key="3qbg9">“Our showroom is a place where our clients can come and see our products beautifully displayed, where they can touch and feel them and be inspired to create their own beautiful space,” Georgie says.</p><p data-block-key="mlc6">“Fyshwick is also the perfect location as it’s in the heart of Canberra’s furnishing precinct.”</p><p data-block-key="dekb1"><b>The Luxe &amp; Beau showroom is located at 8A/56 Wollongong Street, Fyshwick.</b></p>

Matching your pyjamas to your cushions is a thing, says this Canberra homewares label

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88 Wollongong Street in Fyshwick is now available to lease. A grand showroom with unbeatable street frontage exposure to all of those travelling by foot or by car on one of the most popular streets in the suburb. 

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• Prime location
• Street frontage, great exposure
• Natural light
• Customer parking
• Expansive floorspace with suspended ceiling, ideal for showroom
• Warehouse at the rear
• Roller door to warehouse
• Yard area
• Kitchenette and bathrooms
• Office space

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Population in Fyshwick is 56, with a median age of 42. This is slightly above the Canberra average of 40.5 and slightly above the national 41.6

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Compared to other areas, single parents (77%) are over represented and the amount of couples lower than national average

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A majority of 0% live in a house, followed by 0% apartment dwellers. Households are 2 people on average, seems like Fyshwick is the place to go for spacious living!

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