16 May 2021 Posted In: Uncategorized

The Sunday Times

It was billed as the new heart of the city. But three years after the wrappers came off, Yagan Square is a public space in need of a defibrillator. Kate Emery reports.

Drive 20 minutes south-east of Yagan Square and you reach a semi-industrial part of East Victoria Park where, opposite AAA Radiators and Geert’s Motor Works, a sign advertises the new home of food business, Toast My Curry.

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