Growing up in Colac “I grew up in Colac, an hour and half west of Melbourne. I had an older brother and sister we were always getting up to mischief! There was no TV during the day…we’d run out [...]
“I was born in Johor Bahru, a coastal town at the southern tip of peninsular Malaysia. Growing up, I always wanted to travel, and I loved reading the atlas. I was a bookish kid. Johor Bahru had [...]
“I was born in 1974. Mum and Dad were originally Melburnians, so I don’t have an exciting migration story. They moved to Sorrento when I was four. It was a difficult thing to do back then, as [...]
“My parents arrived in Melbourne in 1967. Both originate from Greece – Dad came here for a holiday, and Mum flew in for a new beginning. Their first and only home is in Flemington. [...]
“My great-great-grandfather is of Chinese descent, from Taishan, Guangdong and arrived in the Ballarat Goldfields in the 1800s. He married an Englishwoman. His name was Yee Quock Ping [...]
“I was born in Vietnam, in the Binh Duong province, just 25km away from Ho Chi Minh City. I am one of three, and have two younger brothers. They still live in Vietnam. Growing up, we weren’t rich [...]
“I was born in Jaipur in north India. The funny part is, I don’t know which year I was born. Back then, we didn’t have birth certificates. My mother said I was born in 1960, so I think I’ll be 59 [...]
“I was born Arran David Griffiths in Auckland. I’m 48 this year and was brought up in New Zealand. As a kid, I was always the shy, awkward child. I’ve always wanted to play with [...]
“I’m a born-and-bred Victorian and have always lived in Melbourne. I used to live in the East and made the move to the West 11 years ago as it’s the closest area to the city [...]
“I moved to Footscray in 1990, and remember there was front page news on the local paper. Locals were really fearful of yuppies, and there was a real fear the gentrification of the west would [...]
