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Community & Business
8 July, 2022
Douglas welcome for new citizens
A NEW group of Aussies hailing from across the world have been welcomed to their new homes by Douglas Shire Council. New citizens from Estonia, France, Poland, Spain, the Philippines, Denmark, Italy and the United Kingdom were welcomed at a recent citizenship ceremony at the Mossman Shire Hall.
Douglas Shire Council Mayor Michael Kerr welcoming Vincent Di Cugno and Giovanni Di Cugno at the citizen ceremony held recently.
Statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show about 20 per cent of the population in the shire were born overseas.
The citizenship ceremony drew a crowd of about 70 people to congratulate the 22 new residents and was the first public ceremony since the Covid pandemic.
The new citizens received a warm welcome from shire residents, family and Douglas Mayor Michael Kerr. “People settle into Douglas Shire for many different reasons,” Mr Kerr said.
“Some fall in love with our beautiful region while on holidays and others who move up here for work and never leave.
“It was a fantastic honour to watch our new citizens make their pledges and authorise their citizenship today.”
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