Krystyna Mills (nee Koszyc) remembers Bonegilla Migrant and Training Centre as a place of comfort — a home that was both nurturing and safe.
She was born at the centre in northern Victoria during 1953, four years after her parents arrived in Australia on a transport vessel from Europe.
Her Polish parents ended up in Germany after World War II and, with their homes decimated by conflict, were looking for a new place to settle.