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Like us on Facebook or go to www.thelocalnewcastle.com.au for more news • Issue No 114• Newcastle’s favourite little community newspaper • October 2023 •
New citizens welcomed More than 200 people from 40 countries were invited to take the pledge of commitment as Australian Citizens alongside family, friends and dignitaries at Civic Theatre in September.
Hailing from all corners of the globe, from Iraq and Jordan to Chile and Ethiopia, Newcastle’s newest citizens were treated to traditional performances by the Deadly Callaghan Yidaki Group and dancers of Hamilton South and Plattsburg public schools before receiving their citizenship certificates. Among them was Terez Al Talli and Ghassan Allawi, of New Lambton, their sixteen year old daughter Rahaf and twelve year old son Fadi.
Above: New Lambton’s newest citizens Terez Al Talli (far left) and Ghassan Allawi (far right) with their daughter Rahaf and son Fadi and lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes (centre)
After fleeing war-torn Syria as refugees in 2018, they spent a year in Iraq, before settling in Newcastle in 2019, with Terez finding work with a security company and her husband driving buses. (continued on page 5)
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