Never ‘too old’ to become an Aussie
At the age of 94, Tall Trees Ocean View Banora Point resident, Jack Walker, is proving you can never be too old to don the green and gold. Mr Walker obtained his Australian Citizenship last Friday (2 March 2012) at New South Wales’ Murwillumbah Shire Council after he moved here from London four years ago.
At the age of 94, Tall Trees Ocean View Banora Point resident, Jack Walker, is proving you can never be too old to don the green and gold.
Mr Walker (pictured) obtained his Australian Citizenship last Friday (2 March 2012) at New South Wales’ Murwillumbah Shire Council after he moved here from London four years ago.
Linda, Mr Walker’s daughter, has been living in Australia for more than 25 years and says her father moved to join her in 2008 as he was living on his own overseas.
“Moving to Australia from England at 90 was a massive step but I’d visited my daughter Linda over the years and knew the area I was moving to,” Mr Walker says.
“My daughter lives in Banora Point, and I didn’t want to sit and grow old by myself in England. After moving here and living with her for a few months I decided to get my own place at Tall Trees,” he adds.
Mr Walker believes moving closer to family has “prolonged his life”.
“I’m now closer to my family and I can still be active – and Linda is still within walking distance of Tall Trees so she visits almost every day,” he says.
With a love for Australia, Mr Walker says he loves being able to “wake up to the view of the sea each day or getting outside and enjoying the sunshine”.
Excited about becoming an Australian, Mr Walker says he had a 20-page booklet on “stuff most people” don’t even know about Australia.
“I had been reading up on it for the past couple of weeks,” he admits.
Mr Walker says his younger travelling years allowed him to see plenty of Australia, exploring places like Victoria, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth.
“It’s a beautiful country, and I’m proud to now be a citizen,” he says.
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