Council Events

Citizenship Ceremonies

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil con­ducts Cit­i­zen­ship Cer­e­monies each year on:

  • Aus­tralia Day, 26 January
  • Har­mo­ny Day, 21 March
  • Ter­ri­to­ry Day, 1 July
  • Nation­al Cit­i­zen­ship Day, 17 September

For infor­ma­tion on becom­ing an Aus­tralian Cit­i­zen and your cer­e­mo­ny date, please con­tact the Fed­er­al Government’s Depart­ment of Home Affairs.

Alice Springs Town Coun­cil facil­i­tate cer­e­monies four times a year. The peo­ple of Alice Springs are invit­ed to observe Cit­i­zen­ship Cer­e­mo­ny pro­ceed­ings, admin­is­tered by the May­or at the Civic Cen­tre. Cur­rent cit­i­zens can cel­e­brate being an Aus­tralian at Affir­ma­tion Cer­e­monies held at the con­clu­sion of each cit­i­zen­ship program.

Depart­ment of Home Affairs nom­i­nates cer­e­mo­ny dates for those who are receiv­ing cit­i­zen­ship. To enquire on your cer­e­mo­ny date, con­tact Immi­gra­tion Office.

For fur­ther infor­ma­tion on Cit­i­zen­ship Cer­e­monies, con­tact Coun­cil on 08 8950 0500

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Next upcom­ing Cit­i­zen­ship Cer­e­mo­ny is on Aus­tralia Day, Sun­day 26 Jan­u­ary 2025

PRO­GRAMME includes: Fun Run, Wel­come To Coun­try, Flag Rais­ing Cer­e­mo­ny, Cit­i­zen­ship Cer­e­mo­ny, Ter­tiary Bur­sary Schol­ar­ship recip­i­ents pre­sen­ta­tion, Stu­dent Cit­i­zen and Cen­tralian Cit­i­zen of the Year Awards pre­sen­ta­tion, free com­mu­ni­ty BBQ facil­i­tat­ed by the APEX Club

Loca­tion: Alice Springs Con­ven­tion Cen­tre, 93 Bar­rett Drive

06:30 Run­ners arrive

07:00 Fun Run starts

07:15 Cit­i­zen­ship con­fer­ees & guest arrivals 

07:45 Gen­er­al Pub­lic arrivals

08:15 All guests and con­fer­ees must be seated 

08:30 Cer­e­mo­ny commences

10:20 Cer­e­mo­ny concludes 

*Com­mu­ni­ty BBQ starts right after the cer­e­mo­ny. Tea & cof­fee available.