"WHEN you're away from the big city, you're in better contact with people talking about real things," new Sunraysia resident Shingi Nyabonda says.

About five years ago, Mr Nyabonda moved from Zimbabwe to Australia to follow wife Alice, who had already taken the leap to pursue study opportunities.

Mr Nyabonda called Geelong home before a new job opportunity to work in agribusiness at a Mildura ba...