{"id":34742,"date":"2019-04-21T08:04:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T08:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=34742"},"modified":"2021-12-02T04:16:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T04:16:29","slug":"why-these-migrants-moved-to-australias-regional-cities-by-michelle-rimmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/why-these-migrants-moved-to-australias-regional-cities-by-michelle-rimmer\/","title":{"rendered":"Why these migrants moved to Australia&#8217;s regional cities &#8211; BY MICHELLE RIMMER"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><br \/>\nWhy these migrants moved to Australia&#8217;s regional cities &#8211;\u00a0BY\u00a0MICHELLE RIMMER<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 28px;\">Source:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/why-these-migrants-moved-to-australia-s-regional-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBS News<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Armidale in northern NSW prides itself on being one of Australia\u2019s most multicultural cities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">City councillor and Foundation for Regional Development CEO Peter Bailey says the town is a melting pot of more than 70 nationalities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;We have about 75 different languages spoken here, we&#8217;ve had a mosque here since about 1950,&#8221; Mr Bailey said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;We are diverse, we embrace change, we embrace difference, and I think that&#8217;s been one of our strengths.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34743 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Armidale-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Armidale\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Armidale, NSW.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Source:SBS News<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong style=\"color: #0000ff; font-size: 32px; text-align: center;\">International students<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">The University of New England is at Armidale&#8217;s multicultural heart and has about 1000 international students at any given time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;I think to discover the real Australia you have to go regional and Armidale is one of the best places you can explore the real Australia,&#8221; said\u00a0Saluza Chaudhary, an international student from Nepal.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline preview__headline\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><a title=\"New migrants to go regional for permanent residency, under PM\u2019s plan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/new-migrants-to-go-regional-for-permanent-residency-under-pm-s-plan\">New migrants to go regional for permanent residency, under PM\u2019s plan<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34744 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/New-migrants.png\" alt=\"New migrants\" width=\"300\" height=\"306\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Many international students are drawn to the region by the promise of a more peaceful lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;I thought if I studied in big cities maybe I&#8217;d go shopping every day and ignore study, so I think this is quite a good place to study,&#8221; said Chinese nursing student Aimee Li.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34745 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/International-students-at-New-England-University-Armidale.-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"International students at New England University, Armidale.\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">International students at New England University, Armidale.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"attribution\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Source:SBS<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Sri Lankan Zoology academic Nirosha Ranawaka moved to Armidale with her family to complete further research. The only thing she claims to miss is a place to practise her religion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;The main thing that lacks for me is we don&#8217;t have a Buddhist temple here, and my girls do traditional dancing, but we don&#8217;t have classes that they can go to,&#8221; she said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 32px; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Working in regional Australia<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">After growing up in India and studying in London, it\u2019s the reduced cost of living that attracted aged care worker Jaison Verghese to the country rather than a major city.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;I lived in Brisbane for almost three months, and then two years in Armidale. I never want to go back to Brisbane, I want to get settled in Armidale because the expenses are comparatively less,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34746 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Aged-care-worker-Jaison-Verghese-535x400.png\" alt=\"Aged care worker Jaison Verghese\" width=\"535\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: 24px;\">Aged care worker Jaison Verghese<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"attribution\"><span style=\"color: #993366; font-size: 24px;\">Source:SBS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">His colleague Sangita Kharel from Nepal says one downside of living in regional Australia is a lack of employment options for new migrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s difficult to find a job in Armidale,&#8221; she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;If someone gets a job it&#8217;s really easy to settle here, but if we don&#8217;t get a job it&#8217;s hard to stay.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline preview__headline\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><a title=\"'Battle for the Bush': Who will Australia\u2019s drought-stricken farmers vote for?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/battle-for-the-bush-who-will-australia-s-drought-stricken-farmers-vote-for\">&#8216;Battle for the Bush&#8217;: Who will Australia\u2019s drought-stricken farmers vote for?<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34747 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Battle-for-the-Bush-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"'Battle for the Bush\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">But local employers say they rely on migrants to fill their workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;Probably 24-25 per cent of our total workforce is made up of migrant, visiting employees,&#8221; said Autumn Lodge Aged Care\u00a0CEO Greg Clarke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;We have an open employment policy and are quite accepting of internationals.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>A &#8216;tree change&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">As part of its pre-election budget, the Coalition has allocated more than $60 million for what it calls &#8216;social cohesion measures&#8217;, including local sport, language programs and community hubs, to help migrants become integrated into their community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Aged care worker Mr Verghese says those sorts of programs would help ease the transition for new migrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;If we had a sports club or something where we could go after work to entertain us or something, that would be a great thing, because at the moment we don&#8217;t have anything like that,&#8221; he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34748 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Nepalese-international-student-Saluza-Chaudhary-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"Nepalese international student Saluza Chaudhary\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Nepalese international student Saluza Chaudhary.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"attribution\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Source:SBS<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">The Coalition is also promising incentives for new migrants to study and work in regional communities through scholarships, new visas and pathways to permanent residency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">Incumbent member for New England Barnaby Joyce says community towns are particularly welcoming to new members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #993366;\">&#8220;Although people sometimes read people in regional areas as having an Akubra and elastic sided boots we also have a great sense of compassion, and we welcome them into our areas and make sure we do everything that we can to support them,&#8221; Mr Joyce said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"headline preview__headline\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><a title=\"Why do many of Australia's new migrants avoid settling in regional areas?\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/why-do-many-of-australia-s-new-migrants-avoid-settling-in-regional-areas\">Why do many of Australia&#8217;s new migrants avoid settling in regional areas?<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34749 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/regional-areas.png\" alt=\"regional areas\" width=\"300\" height=\"291\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; 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