‘Poms in Perth’ has 27,000 Facebook members and is one of the largest social media groups dedicated to Brits living in Australia.
Russell Burder, who emigrated from Canvey Island, Essex as an offshore surveyor in 2006, originally set up the group to keep in touch with his friends.
He explains how the group's membership has exploded and tells us what has kept him on the other side of the world.
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05/23/21 • 25 min
BRITstralian ® - A Facebook Community For Brits In Perth
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Anna (00:25)
Many of us Brits who've moved to Australia rely on social media as a way to connect with each other and to help us navigate our way through life down under. Around 10 years ago, our next guest started a Facebook group, with a couple of mates and it's now become the largest online community for Brits living in Perth.
Russell (00:48)
I'm Russell Burder, from a lovely island in the Thames Estuary called Canvey , in Essex. I'm married to an Australian with Italian b
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