The LG Professionals Australia National Congress & Business Expo 2019 was held from 31 Jul to 2 Aug in Darwin. The conference featured lectures and sessions to further elevate the abilities of local government staff, and also incorporated many great opportunities for networking.
In one of the lectures, the Executive Director of CLAIR Sydney gave an overview of CLAIR, an outline of the Japanese local government system, and introduced the CLAIR Local Government Exchange & Cooperation Seminar to be held in Tokyo and Miyakonojo next February. Ms Candy Choo, an alumna of the Seminar last February, also gave a presentation on the wonderful experiences she had when she attended the Seminar.
The event also featured a booth area ran by relevant institutions and organisations. CLAIR Sydney ran a booth to provide information about our recent activities, the Local Government Exchange & Cooperation Seminar, upcoming notable sports events such as the Rugby World Cup 2019, 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, and World Masters Games 2021 KANSAI, and tourism destinations in Japan. Many domestic and international expo attendees who are interested in Japan and CLAIR kindly visited our booth.
Thanks to this event, CLAIR Sydney was able to strengthen our relationships with many local governments and relevant organisations in Australia and New Zealand.
CLAIR Sydney will continue to promote exchange activities between local governments in Japan and Australia/New Zealand through the Local Government Exchange & Cooperation Seminar and more.
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
