Australian Story - Season 1 Episode 6

Robin's Song: A follow up on the previous weeks story with Petrea King. In that last episode we briefly met Robin Mogg – in a wheelchair and suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. This episode takes up Robin's story and the courage and hope he demonstrates in the face of a terminal condition. He speaks about death and how there is nothing to fear. Robin's last words in the film are as follows: "I have been through so many changes already that I suspect my death will be just one more change, and in a way I look forward to it – to see what it looks like. Maybe it's one last adventure like the adventures I've just been through. "There's absolutely nothing to fear, not death, not life, not living. There's no pain like the pain of your own fear, and there's nothing to fear at all. "That's it in a nutshell. Stop being afraid. There's nothing to fear. Nothing at all." Robin died peacefully 2 weeks after filming. PLUS: A Day At The Dump: A short film from Canberra about the local garbage tip called Revolve. The owner has turned an unpromising site into a recycler's paradise. A brief but fascinating insight into what some people throw away – and what others do with these cast-offs. PLUS: Lily's Children: The story of the Cubillos, a Darwin family whose history parallels that of Darwin. The descendants of a Larrakia Aboriginal woman named Lily, and Antonio, a Filipino pearl diver, now comprise a 400-plus member family as culturally diverse and rich as Darwin itself. The story traces their history through the last century, from World War 2, Cyclone Tracy and the land rights claims of the Larrakia people.