On 7 Feb, a reception was held by the Consulate-General of Japan in Perth to celebrate the conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, upon Ms Madeleine Rennie. The event was also a networking opportunity for those involved in sister city relationships between Western Australia and Japan. Ms Rennie has been involved in the sister city relationship between the City of Belmont in WA, and Adachi City in Tokyo, and the two cities are celebrating the 35th anniversary of their sister city relationship this year. We are extremely honoured that we were able to join this event.
After the conferment ceremony, our staff were able to network with many representatives from WA who are involved with Japan-Australia sister city relations. It was a great opportunity for us to meet and talk with representatives from the cities such as Perth, Bunbury and Rockingham. We would like to continue supporting sister city exchange activities between Western Australia and Japan.
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.
