Barratt Family

Melanie Barratt's first experience of Australia was when she represented Great Britain as a swimmer at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. After winning gold, silver and bronze medals, her success was topped with a proposal on the Sydney Harbour Bridge from her then boyfriend Richard. Sixteen years later the pair are married and parents to two young boys, but the heady concoction of success and romance down under has left a lasting impression on Melanie. Claiming Australia as her spiritual home, she dreams of an outdoor lifestyle by the beach for her family. While Melanie might be prepared to give up a good job, dream home and the support of loved ones in the UK, husband Richard is far from convinced that emigrating is the right move. Happy with the life they have, he finds it hard to believe their future could be better elsewhere.

A trial week in Melbourne will provide the whole family with the opportunity to sample what life could be like on the other side of the world. Will the experience reveal that Melanie's Australian dream could be their reality, or show them all there is no place like home?