Nine of the new Australians who received their certificates at the citizenship ceremony in Warwick this morning. Sophie Lester
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Nine new Aussies welcomed
by sophie.lester
25th Oct 2017 1:00 PM
NINE of Australia's newest citizens were welcomed in a ceremony in Warwick this morning.
Mayor Tracy Dobie led the ceremony, embracing new Australians from the four corners of the globe.
For some, like Deepak Chand, Australia was a chance at a better life.
"I'm from Fiji and have been in Australia for five years,” Mr Chand said.
"I have a lot of family here and visited for the first time as a tourist in 2003 and just fell in love with it.
"I originally was living in Sydney but I wanted to move away from the city life and I love being so close to nature here in Warwick.
"I teach maths part-time in schools around Warwick - I've found the curriculum is very similar in Australia but it is just a lot more technology-based.”
