Cowra resident David Livingstone is one of Australia’s newest citizens after making his pledge to the country at the shire’s Australia Day Service.
Mayor Cr Bill West led Mr Livingstone and fellow new citizen Omani Nofoagatotoa in their pledges at the ceremony, before handing them their citizenship certificates and a commemorative gold coin.
Mr Livingstone said he should have become a citizen years ago.
* For more of this story, turn to page 7 of today's Cowra Guardian (Wednesday February 8, 2012).