'The whole world' can be found in Cooma's cafes as

'The whole world' can be found in Cooma's cafes as Snowy 2.0 brings new wave of migrants to town

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Migrants changed Cooma forever when they arrived to work on the Snowy Hydro Project 70 years ago. Now Snowy 2.0 is attracting more families from different countries, and the women are thriving.

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