CELEBRATING CULTURAL
DIVERSITY IN OUR STAFF
Masti’s Story
Martina (Masti) Adler grew up in Germany and lived in the United Sates and India before
settling in Australia. In 2015-16, Masti worked as a Drought Outreach Counsellor in and
around Cobar in Far West NSW where she found, to her surprise, that her cultural diversity
was an asset to her work. Masti is now working in Orange.
“
When someone comes in I
don’t see what their race is,
what their work or social
background is. Yes, we have
different preferences, we like
to eat different things, we like
to dress differently, we like to
socialise with different people
but our core issues with life
are all very similar.
”
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