Ku Htee’s journey from a Thai refugee camp to community leader in Bendigo

Coming together in celebration

Earlier this year, people gathered to mark Refugee Week at an old school building nestled in the bush at Fryerstown in Victoria. The event was a celebration of refugees and the community they are a part of. There was music, an abundance of food, and several familiar faces from this series.

Ten years after fleeing Afghanistan Hussnia is still grateful for the simple things

Hussnia and her family fled Afghanistan more than ten years ago as refugees. Even after many years living in regional Victoria, nothing is taken for granted in her household.

Ku Htee’s journey from a Thai refugee camp to community leader in Bendigo

Before arriving in Australia Ku Htee had never been outside of the Thai refugee camp she had grown up in. She had never been in a car, and she barely spoke any English.

Baby whisperer: Joy's midwifery skills in demand from Kenya to Horsham

Originally from Kenya, Joy moved to Australia as a skilled worker. The people of Horsham welcomed her and her family, but Joy had to work extra hard to prove her skills as a midwife.

Nita created her own sense of community in Australia with Gamelan

When Nita first moved to Australia from Indonesia with her husband Aaron, she found it hard to connect to a community. She was used to a culture where you had people surrounding you all the time. It took time and a move to the regional city of Bendigo to work out how to find a community here in Australia.