Members of the Reyes family were among 36 residents who became Australian citizens at an Australia Day ceremony at Cook Park on Saturday.
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Jerica and Sewil Reyes and their seven-year-old son Sanjiro Reyes came from Manila in the Philippines and said they enjoyed the work life balance in Australia and “no worries” attitude.
“It’s a lot busier than here so this is a nice change,” Mrs Reyes said.
The family’s youngest child, three-year-old Jasmine, who was born in Australia, is already a citizen.
“We’ve been here six years now and we have loved the opportunities this country has given us,” Mrs Reyes said.
She said they lived in Orange the whole time they’ve been in Australia and she initially came here to complete a bridging course for nursing but she initially had to leave her husband and then six-month-old son Sanjiro in the Philippines for nine months.
Other new citizens who took part in the ceremony came from Bangladesh, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Kenya, Germany and Zimbabwe.
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Tanya Marschke
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
