Salty Plum Stories
Salty Plums: they’re a little bit sweet, a little bit sour and a little bit salty. Some say if you’ve never tasted one, you’ve never been to the real Darwin.
Introduced by Chinese migrants in the 17th Century, they’ve become a symbol of this city’s unique multicultural community.
Darwin or Garramilla, as the Larrakia Traditional Owners call it, is a city plonked right in the middle of the tropical Top End, closer to Asia than any Australian capital city. Famous for crocodiles, sunset markets and a big cyclone called Tracy, yet, there’s so much more to this place.
The city has a tumultuous past from a bombing attack in World War 2 to three big cyclones - all of which left it in pieces. Over the decades, people from 100 different nationalities have migrated to this city, to re-build it, as they fell in love, grew families and created a place to call home.
Hosted by Larrakia woman Nicole Brown, Salty Plum Stories shares the experiences of six people from six different cultures, bringing you into the heart of the real Darwin, Salty Plums and all.
Salty Plum Stories is a Discover Darwin podcast for the City of Darwin.
It was produced by Lori Uden and Cinnamon Nippard, with editorial support from Johanna Bell and mixing by Hamish Robertson.
The incredible soundtrack was composed and mixed by Kuya James and Tutup Mulut.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 12 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2023
Finding her voice through dance and culture
Emcille Wills is a force to be reckoned with. She’s a talented dancer, rapper, home language officer in a local high school, president of the Filipino Australian Association of the NT, AND she’s a Mu…
From a tiny village to a city rebuilt
Connie Jape was born in a tiny village in East Timor and has 9 brothers and sisters. Her father was passionate about educating his kids. After fleeing the war in East Timor, Connie’s family arrived i…
A slice of Greek heaven
Georgios Skoufezis loves Darwin. And why wouldn’t he? With his beloved soccer club, the Glenti festival that celebrates his rich culture and food, plus a tight knit Greek community with generations o…
Two cultures, a shared history and a dream for the future
Sachi Hirayama is softly spoken, yet determined. She’s also a self-proclaimed black sheep! Originally from Japan, she uses her voice and her origami skills on her mission to promote healing and peace…
Navigating life with satay, spices and song
Darwin has been shaped by its connection to Indonesia for generations. In fact, it’s likely that annual fishing expeditions by Macassans from Indonesia to the Top End was the first ongoing contact be…
A dragon, a lion and a lost town
Daryl Chin calls himself a third generation Australian born Chinese, or as he jokes: an ABC. His family are from the old Darwin, in fact his grandfather was born in the tropical Top End city. Daryl s…
Welcome to Larrakia Country
My name’s Nicole Brown. I’m a proud Larrakia woman and my people are the Traditional Owners of Darwin or Garamilla as we call it. This podcast is coming to you from the grounds that my ancestors walk…
Salty Plum Stories Trailer
Salty Plums: they’re a little bit sweet, a little bit sour and a little bit salty. Some say if you’ve never tasted one, you’ve never been to the real Darwin.
Introduced by Chinese migrants in the 1…