A Special Australia Day 2014
G'day !
I have been talking about this day in some older posts. As you might know today Australia celebrates itself with a big a massive response from the people. In spite of the actual meaning of the day (invasion day) the Australians recognise in this day their identity as Australian, paying respect to the indigenous community and their elders.
This day, however, acquired a special meaning for me as I have been granted the Australian citizenship. I have been really proud to have become Australian on this special day, honored by the presence of several VIPs at the ceremony such as the Mayor of South Perth, the Governor of WA and some Members of the Federal Parliament of Australia.
The ceremony was held at Sir James Mitchell Park in South Perth and, as a former naval officer of the Italian Navy, I was very delighted to see the Australian navy to be at the head of the ceremony raising the Australian flag and paying respect to it with the flight of 4 acrobatic planes of the navy.
My second home is now Australia where I spent almost 6 years of my life.
I would like to acknowledge my friends Alvin and Carsten that managed to wake up so early to attend at my ceremony. Thank you a lot for your support !
Ciao
Gio
I have been talking about this day in some older posts. As you might know today Australia celebrates itself with a big a massive response from the people. In spite of the actual meaning of the day (invasion day) the Australians recognise in this day their identity as Australian, paying respect to the indigenous community and their elders.
This day, however, acquired a special meaning for me as I have been granted the Australian citizenship. I have been really proud to have become Australian on this special day, honored by the presence of several VIPs at the ceremony such as the Mayor of South Perth, the Governor of WA and some Members of the Federal Parliament of Australia.
The ceremony was held at Sir James Mitchell Park in South Perth and, as a former naval officer of the Italian Navy, I was very delighted to see the Australian navy to be at the head of the ceremony raising the Australian flag and paying respect to it with the flight of 4 acrobatic planes of the navy.
My second home is now Australia where I spent almost 6 years of my life.
I would like to acknowledge my friends Alvin and Carsten that managed to wake up so early to attend at my ceremony. Thank you a lot for your support !
Ciao
Gio
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