It was a heart-warming occasion, with friends and family filling the Huonville Town Hall to join together and celebrate Huon Valley’s newest citizens.
To officially welcome the conferees, Huon Valley Mayor Sally Doyle was joined at the ceremony by General Manager Jason Browne, Senator Catryna Bilyk, Dean Young MP, Dr Rosalie Woodruff MP, David O’Byrne MP, Dean Winter MP, and Dean Harriss MLC.
After a welcome by General Manager Jason Browne, Senator Catryna Bilyk read out the letter of welcome, on behalf of the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, the honourable Andrew Giles MP. Mayor Sally Doyle then lead the conferees through the Oath and Affirmation and officially congratulated each conferee on becoming an Australian citizen.
In commemoration of this important day, the citizens were presented with their certificate of citizenship, a 2023 Australian Citizenship coin and an Australian native plant.
Our newest citizens represent seven different countries around the world, including Taiwan, Britain, People’s Republic of China, Canada, United States of America, Brazil and South Africa.
“Thank you for choosing to call the Huon Valley your home, contributing to making the Huon a positive and enriching place to live,” said Mayor Sally Doyle.
Huon Valley’s newest citizens
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- Huon Valley Council General Manager Jason Browne
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- Huon Valley Council Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Senator Catryna Bilyk
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- Chai-chi Chang, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Kerry Sweet, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Liang Feng, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Dahoo Hurst, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Jill Jacobs, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Catherine Leaman, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Lee Watson, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Victor Claudino da Silva, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Beethoven Claudino da Silva, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Monica Ferreira Rocha, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Devan Matthews, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Lauren and Audrey Matthews, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Alice Hayward, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Juan Ramirez Velasquez, with Dean Harriss MLC, Senator Catryna Bilyk and Mayor Sally Doyle
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- Conferees, family and friends singing the national anthem