Tasmanian Stories
Learn more"So many people in our hospitals have moved here from somewhere else. It creates this environment where if you need to talk to someone [...] they’re open and willing to take you under their wing because they know what it’s like."
Learn more"As technologists, we also sometimes have to fight against the idea of Tasmania as bespoke, handcrafted, and old-timey, of not being cutting edge. Most people don’t know that there are people down here making world-leading software."
Learn more"We’re all unique and individual in our own ways. If we change ourselves for others, that just takes away from the world. The more diversity, the more colour and spice we add to the world, the better it’s going to be."
Learn more"That's what social work does to you. It opens your eyes to the world, how it is. Not a glossy brochure of life. And I think that helps you to want to change things."
Learn more"You can’t just sit back and expect something to happen. You have to influence that yourself, or with a group of people. Sometimes, if you believe in something, you have to put yourself out there, even if you wouldn’t ordinarily."