Migrant community · Perth W.A.
The stuff nobody told you before you landed.
Work. Housing. Rights. No filter. Everything here was written by someone who has already been where you are.
Every step counts, every story matters.
The Perth Landing Guide
What you need to understand before you start improvising. Suburbs, transport, supermarkets, TFN, a glossary and a three-day plan.
What's pinned up today
Everything on this board was put there by someone who lived it. Take what you need.
Talks with people who actually know
Reliable information goes beyond quick, charismatic videos. That is why we run sessions with experts on work, migration, housing and emotional wellbeing.
See the sessionsSeven Gritos and one Bote Peda
Since 2020 we have gathered every September. Music, dancing, and people who understand where you come from without you explaining it.
See the eventsNopal for Mexico. Mates for Australia.
A group of migrants who decided to write down what nobody wrote for us. We are not an agency and not an NGO.
Our storyWhat we do, in three lines
We support you through your adaptation in Perth, Western Australia.
We share relevant information and options that help you make decisions.
We build connection and mutual understanding through activities and events.
The multiplier effect
We believe support passes from one generation of migrants to the next. Whoever receives help today is the one who gives it tomorrow. That is why none of this costs anything, and that is why it works.
- 1
Someone lived it
Overpaid, picked the wrong suburb, signed the wrong thing.
- 2
They pin it here
They write it down so the next person does not repeat it.
- 3
You take it
You arrive with an advantage instead of improvising for three months.
- 4
Your turn to pin
When you know something you once needed, you leave it up.
What we post
Short, unvarnished content about things that will actually happen to you.
Got a story to tell?
What took you months to figure out is exactly what someone is searching for today. Tell us and we will publish it.
- 1
You write
An email saying what you would like to share. It does not need to be polished.
- 2
We arrange it
The team gets in touch with you to set up an interview.
- 3
It goes out
Your experience reaches the whole community, here and on social.
Write to Contacto@nopalmates.com
How can I help?
The biggest help is registering with the community and becoming an active part of the network. You can also come to the events, share the mission, or volunteer.