Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland)—On the morning of 4 November, 2021 I had the pleasure of attending Maitland City Council's Australian Citizenship Ceremonies which saw fourteen permanent residents become Australian Citizens. The ceremony marks a special chapter in each and every new citizen's migration story and their ongoing commitment to Australia and our shared values. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Virongrong Pitts, Maricel Salde Allego, Paul John Bell, Jayanthini Ganesh, Preti Ganesh, Whitney Dawn Hannah, Shine Kudilingal Sasidharan, Johanna Catharina McArthur, Hoang Linh Nguyen, Insung Park, Na Ra Park, Charlet Pattiyalil Abraham, Shaminder Singh and Susan Maria Webb who have joined us from ten countries including Thailand, Philippines, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Canada, India, South Africa, Vietnam, South Korea and Hong Kong Peoples Republic of China. Their presence and contribution to the Maitland community has been positively felt and goes a long way to further enriching the diversity and multiculturalism of Maitland. It's wonderful to have these people and their families in the Maitland community as proud Australian Citizens, continuing to contribute to the economic and social development of our community. Congratulations and welcome!