citizenship ceremonies

  • Group of people standing at citizenship ceremony

    Official welcome for new Colac Otway citizens

    One shire, eight countries, 10 new Australian citizens.

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  • Family excited for citizenship

    After eight years living in Australia, Colac’s De Silva family has officially become fully-fledged Aussies.

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  • New citizens ready to call Australia home

    Anne Pushparajah says her journey to becoming an Australian citizen after multiple international moves feels like a fairytale.

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  • Community welcomes new citizens

    New Australian citizen Adhya Yatheskumar says it feels bittersweet officially becoming an Australian and leaving behind her Kiwi roots.

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  • Local residents become citizens

    From the moment Kathryn Hamer set foot onto Australian soil in 2006, she knew she had found her new home.

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  • Tina officially a proud Aussie

    Colac’s Tina Hill says she will be proud to call herself an Australian today when she officially becomes a citizen, after moving to Australia from Denmark more than 40 years ago.

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  • January 26 ceremony to stay

    Colac Otway Shire will continue to commemorate Australia Day with a citizenship ceremony on January 26, despite a neighbouring council scrapping its celebrations. 

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  • New citizen follows her nursing aspirations

    Colac’s newest Australian citizen Ajah Duot dreamt of coming to Australia and becoming a nurse, and now she gets to live out that dream.

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