The Australian dollar was equal to 480 yen at the time I arrived and I was planning to return to Japan when I used up all my money. I never thought I’d settle in forever.

I’ve done a lot of travelling, but Melbourne is the place I have kept on coming back to. I’m fascinated by how it has changed—for better and for worse—but also by what somehow remains.

Little did I know that aged 15 months, my arrival to Port Melbourne in January 1958 would be documented by a local newspaper.

In 2012, four-year-old Jack Norman was diagnosed with ependymoma, a rare childhood brain tumour. This is his story.

I was 10 years old and living in Sudan when my mother packed our bags and said we were leaving. Six years later, I would be in Australia learning English, theatre and hoping for a better future.

When I moved to Australia with two suitcases, I took it as a very light decision. I had spent the last five years in Tokyo and thought it was time for a move.

It may not be a common dream, but ever since I was in South Korea growing up. I did not know that this dream would grow stronger and become a reality in the end.

Eddie Nyarko emigrated to Australia at the age of 7.

The main idea of the Australian Turkish Cultural Platform was to establish a bridge between the Turkish community and other communities living in Australia so we can share and learn from each other.