Chanthol was born in 1980 in Cambodia, a year after the end of the khmer rouge regime that decimated the country. Chanthol provides insights into what life was like growing up in poverty and trying to make a life for herself against the odds. T

Otha from Warrnambool

Jun 24th, 2021 39m 55s

Otha has lived in Warrnambool for 18 years and arrived into Australia as a refugee from South Sudan. Otha left South Sudan to study Law in Egypt during the Civil War. Realising it was unsafe to return, he sought asylum in Australia. From the mo

Helen from Portland

Jun 9th, 2021 40m 30s

Helen is originally from Russia and moved to Australia 10 years ago after falling in love with an Aussie. Helen is a city girl at heart and has found a new love for regional living and her new home in the coastal town of Portland. Helen has a b

Berit from Koroit

Apr 29th, 2021 32m 8s

Berit was born and bred in East Germany and came to Australia, like many Europeans, as a backpacker on a working holiday visa. She has fallen in love with our rural towns and has made Koroit her home - a small Irish village in south west Victor

Dharshini from Port Fairy

Apr 14th, 2021 36m 2s

Dharshini is originally from Sri Lanka and has been living in Port Fairy for 8 years with her teenage son. It has been a long journey for Dharshini to set up a life in Port Fairy. Under threat in her home country, Dharshini made the tough decis

Jimmy from Hamilton

Apr 1st, 2021 32m 25s

Jimmy, most commonly known as 'Jimmy the Fish', arrived into Australia from Greece and has spent the last 51 years living in Hamilton in south west Victoria. If you have ever bought fish and chips in Hamilton over this period, you likely have m