Citizenship
Become a citizen
If you are eligible for Australian Citizenship—as confirmed by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship—and would like to register for conferral at the Lord Mayor's Citizenship Ceremony, you need to:
● state Adelaide City Council as your preferred Council when applying for Australian citizenship or;
● speak with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship at least 5 weeks before the ceremony, by calling 13 18 80.
Upcoming Citizenship Ceremonies
● Friday, 23 March 2012
● Friday, 15 June 2012
● Friday, 14 September 2012
If you have any queries about your citizenship eligibility, please contact the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) on 131 880.
Adelaide’s 2012 Citizen of the Year Awards Announced
Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood this morning presented the City of Adelaide 2012 Australia Day Awards at the Adelaide Town Hall.
The Awards were presented for three categories to local citizens or groups that have made a significant contribution in 2011 or given outstanding service to the local community over a number of years.
The Citizen of the Year Award went to Brenda McCulloch, a long serving cook at the Hutt Street Centre, a city-based organisation which helps homeless and vulnerable people.
Brenda became the Centre’s first paid cook in 1995 and since then has prepared breakfast and lunch daily for more than 200 people, serving her one millionth meal in July 2011.
“Brenda is an amazing woman who has selflessly dedicated her time to the Hutt Street Centre for the past 17 years,” Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood said.
“She’s a wonderful, caring woman and really does make a difference to the lives of the homeless and the vulnerable. If we had more people like Brenda in our world, we would be a lot better off.”
The Young Citizen of the Year Award, awarded to persons under the age of 30 on or before January 26, 2012, was jointly presented to Helen Bush and Rebecca Taylor. These young leaders have worked tirelessly on growing the fairtrade movement in South Australia.
In 2011 Helen and Rebecca were instrumental in getting the Adelaide University Council to commit to becoming South Australia’s first fairtrade university. Together they formed the student Fair Trade Collective and have worked with university students and staff to make accreditation a reality.
“Both Helen and Rebecca are deserving of this award. We congratulate them both for their dedication, passion, enthusiasm and hard work and in many instances for pioneering the fairtrade movement in Adelaide and SA,” Stephen said.
The Community Event of the Year Award went to SA Refugee Week Celebrating Cultural Diversity. This award is presented to the person or group who has staged the most outstanding community event within the City of Adelaide.
The event was coordinated by the Migrant Resource Centre of SA and aims to encourage organisations and communities to engage with refugee communities, raise public awareness and to promote and celebrate the contributions of new Australians.
“Australia Day is all about celebrating the Australian spirit and recognizing those within our community that really make a difference,” Stephen said.
“SA Refugee Week, Helen Bush, Rebecca Taylor and Brenda McCulloch have all made significant contributions to our community and really deserve to be recognized for their efforts.”
The Awards were presented as part of Adelaide City Council’s Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, where 44 people, aged from 3 to 63, were presented with their Australian Citizenship.
Meanwhile over 30,000 people are expected to converge on the city tonight for the Australia Day Parade and Concert. The Parade begins at 6pm from Hindmarsh Square, before making its way to Elder Park for the free twilight concert, featuring Ricki-Lee and Stan
Enquiries to Mr Drew Landt on 08 8203 7232 or d.landt@adelaidecitycouncil.com.