Maryborough used to be one of the most vibrant, multicultural and wealthy places on earth. Today – this old Goldrush town in regional Victoria is one of the whitest and most disadvantaged towns in Australia, and its population is ageing fast.
In a unique social experiment, Meet the Neighbours follows eight households who are invited to leave their city lives behind and make this place home in a council-backed, three-month pilot project.
Could the new residents breathe some much-needed life into the town? Will the move be a positive, life-changing experience for them? Not all the locals are convinced but with the town’s future at stake and the rest of the country looking on, only time will tell if the experiment has worked.
