More than 600 migrants become Australians at citizenship 'Super Saturday'

There were smiles and tears as more than 600 people became Australian citizens over a 10-hour event on Saturday.

It was a citizenship "Super Saturday" in Melbourne's west this weekend, with more than 600 migrants naturalised in one of the country's most multicultural regions.

The marathon ceremonial sittings at Brimbank City Council lasted more than 10 hours, bringing joy to an unprecedented wave of new Australian citizens from as many as 40 different countries.

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