More than temporary lodgings, the terraces also became home to long-term residents, including many unmarried women in professional occupations such as nursing and teaching, who valued the opportunity to live independently in respectable comfort. 

Saved from demolition in 1970, it has been reimagined as a creative and dynamic space for installations, shopping, and learning. 

Today, Tasma Terrace has entered its new chapter as a space for exhibitions, retail, and cultural experiences. With a heritage resource library, curated retail offering, rolling exhibitions, and a program of talks and workshops, Tasma Terrace invites the community to engage with heritage through diverse forms of expression — blending conservation, collaboration, curiosity, and celebration. 

Thank you to the donors who’ve enabled us to take on this conservation work from the Nigel & Patricia Peck Foundation, the Estate of Frank van Straten and the Estate of Graeme Stuart Fraser, the Vera Moore Foundation and the National Trust Victoria Foundation. Thanks also go to Warwick Fabrics and About Space Lighting.