Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly 2019

The Australian Local Government Association’s National General Assembly was held from 16 to 19 Jun in Canberra. Mayors, councillors and other related local government officials from all around Australia attended this conference.

The conference featured keynote addresses by the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Michael McCormack MP as acting Prime Minister; and the Hon Mark Coulton MP, Minister for Regional Services, Decentralisation and Local Government; as well as sessions by various specialists about local government issues such as environment, housing, and disaster response and management.

The event also had a booth area for relevant institutions which provided opportunities for networking. 900 participants gathered from all over Australia to attend this invaluable event.

CLAIR Sydney ran a booth to provide information about our recent activities, opportunities such as the Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar, upcoming notable sporting events (in particular the Rugby World Cup 2019, 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games and World Masters Games 2021 KANSAI) and Japanese tourism destinations.

We were honoured to meet many people who visited our booth to learn more about CLAIR Sydney and Japanese local governments. Alumni of the CLAIR Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar, and mayors and councillors whose councils have sister city relationships with Japanese local governments also kindly visited our booth.

Thanks to this event, CLAIR Sydney was able to strengthen our relationship with many local governments in Australia.

We aim to continue to learn and research on the current challenges and best practices of Australian local governments, strengthen our relationships with local governments in Australia, and promote Japan.

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  • To investigate environmental countermeasures, a student and her chaperone from Hikone Technological High School of Shiga Prefecture visited Australia from late July to early August. CLAIR Sydney conducted a briefing on 29 July about Australia’s culture and customs, and accompanied the group to a company visit in Brisbane on 31 July, where the company, known for producing products using a type of seaweed called Asparagopsis, shared insights into their research and production processes.

    During the visit, they received information on efforts to reduce methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis, viewed from a carbon-neutral perspective. The student’s proactive participation in the meetings, driven by a desire to engage in environmental initiatives in the future, was impressive.

    In addition to the briefing and accompaniment, we also reached out to the company to request a representative to discuss their Asparagopsis research. CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the activities of Japanese local governments conducting research on topics related to Australia.

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