[8 February, 2012] Tasmanian Times
Berry Dunston, Australia Tibet Council Convenor, Tasmania

Due to the violent repression of the Tibetans living in Tibet, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has asked countries around the world to resettle Tibetan refugees so the Tibetan culture and language will be preserved.

Recently Australia undertook to resettle more Tibetans and we now have about one thousand Tibetans who have resettled in Australia. A few of these families have settled in Tasmania. One of the families who moved to Tasmania is Dhondup, his wife Chodon and their young son Tashi. They first came to Hobart to see the Dalai Lama when he was here on December 8, 2009 and they fell in love with Hobart and Tasmania- the clean air and having a view of a mountain reminded them of home. Read more