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Local residents warmly welcomed as new Australians in citizenship ceremony

NEW AUSSIES: Teresa Tomat (left), Jessica, Zhengyi Feng, Wanwisa Iamjang Indigo Shire mayor Sophie Price (ceremony presiding officer), John Howe, Pakmon Chananarong, Elroy Bos, Lisa Venola and Tabitha Desmarais all proud to become new Australian citizens last week. PHOTOS: Coral Cookely

Beechworth’s Zhengyi Feng was one of 11 residents from around Indigo Shire who took a pledge in becoming a new Australian citizen at a moving citizenship ceremony last week.

Mayor Sophie Price presided over the ceremony held by Indigo Shire Council at the historic Beechworth Town Hall.

The residents originally hailed from Canada, China, Indonesia, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Thailand and the ...

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