Council CEO Gary Stevenson, an entertaining and humorous emcee, led the popular war cry, which roused the crowd of more than 300.

The new citizens took their oaths in front of Redland City mayor Melva Hobson, who read out a message from federal Immigration Minister Chris Bowen before presenting certificates.

* BEING a doctor meant Arivu Weslyn, the mum of twin boys, could work anywhere in the world.

But the 38-year-old, married to Jeyakaran, a quality controller for a pharmaceutical company, chose Redlands.

The chance to work and train at Redland Hospital was what drew the young doctor to uproot her family from Wales, in the United Kingdom, and move Down Under.

"I had been working in the UK where there were always problems with immigration laws," Dr Weslyn said.

"We moved to Alexandra Hills so I could be close to the hospital and we are very happy here.

"I want to finish my training here, where we plan to stay while the twins are growing up," Dr Weslyn said.

Originally from Chennai in India, the family has lived in Redland for five years where the twins were born a year-and-a-half ago.

* THE Nair family from Birkdale lived all over the world before making their home in Redlands in 2007.

Originally from Kerala, a small coastal area in India, 38-year-old Rajeev spent time in the Middle East and England working as a technical engineer.

When he told wife Jolly, a nurse, he wanted to move to Australia and become a citizen, she was delighted.

On Austrlia Day, the family’s dream came true when they became citizens at the Cleveland ceremony.

The couple and their two children, daughter Diya and son Rahul, 8, took the plunge and moved to Australia from England.

“We already had so many friends in Australia and we knew about the wonderful climate, beautiful beaches and the modern lifestyle,” Mrs Nair said.