LITTLE more than a year has passed since the Heidari family lost their belongings in a fire which ravaged their temporary home just weeks after their arrival in Australia.
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The 13-strong family, whose 11 children range in age from three to 21, have since settled into their new life and Launceston home with a positive outlook for the future.
‘‘We’ve settled since last year and are doing much better than before,’’ father Mohammad Hasan Heidari said through translator Kadhem Alkhalili.
‘‘Generally we are happy here, everything is going perfectly and we have no problems.
‘‘Learning English will be the priority.’’
The community rallied to support the Heidari family, who came to Australia from Afghanistan via Iran, with donations of clothes, books and toys flooding in to help the new Tasmanians.
Mr Heidari said the family was grateful for the kindness the community had shown.
Launceston College student Fariba, 17, agreed.
‘‘I like the people here,’’ she said.
‘‘There’s lots of good people.’’
