Olympic hopeful becomes Australian citizen
Saturday, 12 January 2008
Immigration and Citizenship Minister Senator Chris Evans with new Australian citizen and Boomers Olympic hopeful Shawn Redhage, his wife Gretchen and four-week-old daughter Hayley.
Immigration and Citizenship Minister Senator Chris Evans confers citizenship on Perth Wildcats basketball star Shawn Redhage.
The special citizenship ceremony for Perth Wildcat Shawn Redhage was held on the basketball court before a packed stadium of 4000 fans.
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans’ first conferral of Australian citizenship was on the 26-year-old American-born Perth Wildcat forward Shawn Redhage.
The January 12, 2008 ceremony occurred courtside just before an NBL game at Perth’s Challenge Stadium in front of a sell-out crowd of 4200 people.
Senator Evans described the conferral as a coup for Australian basketball in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics.
Mr Redhage also expressed his excitement about his chance to pursue a place in the Australian Olympic basketball team.
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Last update: 13 August 2008 at 17:14 AEST