Citizenship Ceremonies
The final step in the journey to become an Australian citizen, for most people, is to make the Australian Citizenship Pledge at an Australian citizenship ceremony.
Information on:
- Citizenship ceremonies
- Welcome speech for new citizens
- Wattle songs for choirs to sing at citizenship ceremonies
- Decoration with fresh wattle flowers
- Who organises Australian citizenship ceremonies? The Department of Home Affairs …read more https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/citizenship/ceremony
Wattle, as a symbol of Australia, certainly brightens this already happy day,
and is used by the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs as decoration on many of its citizenship products.
Citizens too wear wattle lapel pins, badges and green and gold to celebrate their special day
Above: Jilly Richards of Maintongoon Victoria with her citizenship certificate wears a Golden Wattle lapel pin18 June 2026
Photo: Denis Brown
Below: Jilly is joined by her Australian-born son Sid, and Vice-President of the Wattle Day Association, Denis Brown
Citizenship Ceremony in 2015 at the Albert Hall Canberra.
Photo: Mark Tunningley
Former ACT MLA Shane Rattenbury (right) with Australians at their Citizenship Ceremony (2009) Photo: Brian Goggin
New citizens at the ACT Legislative Assembly, Canberra wearing fresh sprigs of wattle
Below: Adrianna Hindson, with her husband Joshua and daughter Greta on the happy day she became an Australian citizen at the Albert Hall, Canberra 7 September 2017
Photo: Terry Fewtrell
