Chadia Chalmers is an Australian migrant. Born in Beirut, she fled the brutal Lebanese Civil War in 1980 to the United States, and once more escaped domestic violence to Australia in 1986. Chadia is now a respected business woman on the sunny Gold Coast, Queensland, her home for over 30 years. She lives with her husband, Martin, and shares a happy life with him and their two adult children. Chadia takes joy in writing, gardening, oil-painting, cooking and spending time with family and friends.
