On Australia Day this year, 28 people from 16 different countries were presented with Australian Citizenship at a formal ceremony in Armidale.
Armidale is renowned for its successful multicultural community, with many people from oversees drawn to The University of New England (UNE).
This year amongst the citizens to receive the honour, were Deeman and Sarbast Qasim and their two children. The couple from Iraq arrived in Armidale eight years ago and have no plan to leave any time soon.
With the goal to finish his PhD, Sarbast decided to study at UNE and now he works there as a staff member.
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Subscriber only Five years after she started the journey a Coast woman was overjoyed when she joined her family and friends as a proud Australian. Kara Wills, her husband Todd Grace and their daughters Phoebe and Khia moved from New Zealand to Australia in 2008 having previously spent three months of each year living on the Coast since 2004. Mrs Will s children gained citizenship by descent through Mr Grace five years ago, but law changes and COVID-19 dramatically delayed her permanent residency. Her citizenship ceremony took place on Australia Day. She was among 68 Sunshine Coast residents from 23 countries who received their citizenship.
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New-look Australia Day celebrations planned at Mildura
Mildura Rural City Council’s Australia Day celebrations will go ahead this year at a new location and with a new format amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
The popular event is a chance for local residents to come together and celebrate what it means to be Australians, as well as acknowledge the outstanding achievements of our Australia Day Award recipients, who were chosen from an impressive 15 nominees.
Mildura’s Australia Day celebration will be held at the Mildura Station Homestead on Tuesday 26 January starting at 8am.
It will be a free, ticketed event, ensuring crowd numbers no larger than 500, in line with current public health regulations. Tickets will be available from Monday 18 January at www.mildura.vic.gov.au/AusDay