From QLD to NSW to WA: This Filipino family moved across three regional areas chasing the ‘Australian dream’

In this episode of Trabaho, Visa, atbp., meet the husband-and-wife team—a former butcher and a nurse—who moved across regions to achieve their dream life in Australia.

Webster Aparri works as a butcher, while his wife, Khate, is a nurse from the Philippines who always aspired to live in Australia. Credit: Supplied Khate Aparri

Key Points

• Webster Aparri works before as a butcher, while his wife, Khate, is a nurse from the Philippines who always aspired to live in Australia.
• In 2016, Webster arrived in the regional town of Kilcoy in Queensland but was unable to secure employer sponsorship, prompting the family to relocate to Inverell, New South Wales, in 2019.
• Although they eventually obtained Permanent Residency, Khate and Webster chose to move to Western Australia in 2022 to fulfill their dream of buying a home and establishing a better life in a regional area.

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