From Lipari to Colac: Mary’s life-changing journey

In the seven decades since she immigrated from Italy to Australia, Mary Testa’s heart has always longed for her home town.

Greta LANNEN

MARIA’S MOMENT: Colac’s Mary Testa, 86, will visit her home town Lipari in Italy next month, only the second time she’s returned since she immigrated to Australia in 1953. She said not a day has gone by in 70 years that she hasn’t missed her home town.

In the seven decades since she immigrated from Italy to Australia, Mary Testa’s heart has always longed for her home town.

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