A new satellite TV installation at the Atherton Gardens Public Housing Estate in Melbourne means many migrant residents can now enjoy television in their mother tongue.
 
The estate is home to more than 2000 people from more than 20 countries. “Nearly one-third of residents in these four high rise buildings are aged immigrants who, owing to language difficulties, don’t understand local television,” said resident Susan Zhou.  

Aspiring artist Cathy Fei may be just six-years-old, but she has her sights set on winning this year’s Tianjin International Children’s Painting Competition in China.

Cathy, a student at Glen Waverley Primary School, was third in her class at the 2006 festival, which is held in the Chinese city every two years. Because of the Beijing Olympics in 2008, the event was postponed until July 25-31 this year. 

yarraReporter is Infoxchange Australia’s latest initiative, aiming to equip housing estate residents within the City of Yarra with journalism skills so they can professionally report on social issues that affect people’s livelihood, build their literacy, and provide support for culturally diverse communities and socially disadvantaged people.