Station:
SBS (AU)
Status:
Ended
Start:
2023-11-01
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Meet the Neighbours follows eight households from diverse cultural backgrounds as they leave the city behind and seek to live and work in the small town of Maryborough, Victoria, for three months.Presented by Myf Warhurst, this bold social experiment provides insight into the challenges faced by regional Australia, including a lack of affordable housing, skilled workers shortages, and under-investment in crucial services and infrastructure. It's not just the fate of one town that hangs in the balance. Meet the Neighbours reflects on what the bigger solutions might be for towns doing it tough right across the nation.
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S1E1 - Episode 1
The participants bid farewell to their city lives and arrive in Maryborough, Victoria, where the three-month-long pilot project starts. Hector, an El Salvador-born chef, is eager to introduce some Latin American dishes to the local pub's menu.
Air Date: 01 Nov 2023 03:30 (CDT)
S1E2 - Episode 2
Claire takes on a carer role for the elderly, but her lack of fluency in English makes her job difficult. The Singhs enjoy Maryborough since it reminds them of life back in India. Eduardo and Estela host a salsa night.
Air Date: 08 Nov 2023 02:30 (CDT)
S1E3 - Episode 3
As the Pilot Project draws to a close - will the new residents stay or go? What will it mean for the town? And what are the lessons for Australia?
Disability support worker Estela's a godsend to Maryborough. But she's missing her family, and the Latin American culture she knows and loves back in Melbourne. Navdeep launches her catering business at Maryborough's biggest event of the year. But she may have bitten off more than she can chew. And injured cricketer Akon goes under the knife, but finds another way to give back to the town.
Air Date: 15 Nov 2023 02:30 (CDT)