Citizenship Day was celebrated in style last week thanks to a special event hosted by Whitsunday Regional Council.
During the ceremony, a total of 35 conferees from 17 countries, including New Zealand, Philippines, Scotland, Spain, Turkey, Malaysia, South Africa, Italy, and Zimbabwe became Australian citizens.
The ceremony was held on Thursday, September 14 at the Reef Gateway Hotel in Cannonvale and is a key event in the Citizenship Day celebrations.
Mayor Julie Hall said the ceremony is one of hundreds of ceremonies taking place across Australia that will see thousands of people officially become new citizens on or around Australian Citizenship Day.
“Australian Citizenship Day is an opportunity for all Australians, whether by birth or by choice, to reflect on and celebrate what’s great about being Australian,” Mayor Hall said.
“Australian Citizenship Day provides an occasion for individuals, schools, and community organisations to reflect on the contributions of citizens to our local communities.
“I encourage everyone in the Whitsundays to reflect on and affirm their Australian citizenship today as we warmly welcome our newest citizens.”
Lisa Dunn from Zimbabwe was one of the people awarded her citizenship at the ceremony and she said that after 10 years living in the country, her and her husband were thrilled to make it official.
“We moved to Australia 10 years ago, we have two children who were born here, a home, businesses – so it was a relief to finally get it done!” said Lisa.
“The ceremony was beautiful, they did such a wonderful job and made us feel really welcome.
“We love living in Australia and it is such a privilege to become part of this society.”
Mayor Julie Hall welcomes 35 new citizens from 17 countries
A special green and yellow cake was shared by everyone as part of the special day. Photo supplied
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