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LGNSW Annual Conference 2019

The Local Government NSW (LGNSW) Annual Conference 2019 was held from 14 to 16 Oct in Warwick Farm. Mayors, councillors and other related local government offic…

The Organising Committee of the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai Visited CLAIR Sydney Office

On 9 Oct, Mr TAKAHASHI Toru, Deputy Director of the Tourism Promotion Department at the Organising Committee of the World Masters Games 2021 Kansai*, and a suppo…

Otsu City Delegation Visited Their Friendship City Mosman

On 9 Oct, a delegation from Otsu City, including Vice-President KAWAMOTO Eisuke of the Otsu Chamber of Commerce, paid a visit to Mosman Council and met with Mayor …

Supporting Activity for Students of Meikei High School

On 8 Oct, six students from Meikei High School in Ibaraki Prefecture visited our office.

A staff of CLAIR Sydney gave the six students a presentation which includ…

Supporting Activity for Aomori Prefectural Government

On 6 Oct, the JFC Food & Sake Expo 2019 held by JFC Australia took place in Chatswood, New South Wales. The expo is a showcase of Japanese food products for the re…

JETAA Oceania Conference in Sydney: 30th Anniversary of JETAA

On 5 to 6 Oct, representatives from all JETAA chapters in the Oceania region assembled in Sydney to attend the Oceania Conference, hosted by JETAANSW this year. T…

Japanese Local Governance Lecture at the University of Technology Sydney Graduate Program

On 1 Oct, a CLAIR Sydney staff member delivered a lecture on Japanese local governance as a part of a series of lectures on the subject of comparative local governa…

Presentation on Aomori at the Australia-Japan Tourism Cooperation Dialogue

On 6 September, the Australia-Japan Tourism Cooperation Dialogue was held in Perth, Western Australia. A staff member of CLAIR Sydney attended the event and ga…

Newsletter No.141

Newsletter No.141

New Zealand SOLGM 2019 Annual Summit

The New Zealand Society of Local Government Managers (SOLGM) 2019 Annual Summit was held on 26-27 September in Napier, New Zealand. The conference is an intern…

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The sister city relationship between Nagoya City and City of Sydney will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2025.
     
    The Nagoya City official who came to Australia to participate in the Australian Multiculturalism Study Tour hosted by CLAIR Sydney, paid a visit to Sydney City Town Hall on Friday 24 November, and we assisted his visit. In addition to sharing information on the status of exchanges between the two cities’ sister zoos (Taronga Zoo and Higashiyama Zoo) and international exchanges in Nagoya City, a preliminary meeting was held for Deputy Mayor Matsuo’s visit to Sydney for December 2023.
     
    With the landmark year only two years away, CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the exchanges between the two cities.
     
  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • 2022/2023 CLAIR Forum

    On 3 March, CLAIR Sydney held the CLAIR Forum 2023 in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS: IPPG).

    This year’s theme was ‘Multisectoral Approach for Regional Revitalisation’. At the event, two members from CLAIR Sydney and Carol Mills from UTS: IPPG and Andrew Francis from Parkes Council made a comprehensive presentation each on local government policies and strategies that have revitalised local communities and economies in Japan and Australia during the current ongoing pandemic.

    Date: Friday 3 March 2023

    Venue: The Japan Foundation, Sydney – Seminar Room

    Speakers and topics:

    – Ms Shimizu (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Sustainable Urban Development Project in the Tokyo Bay Area

    – ​​ Prof Mills (Director, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations for Sustainable Urban Development with Reference to Sydney Parklands

    – Mr Inoue (Assistant Director, CLAIR Sydney)

    Approaches taken by Mihara City to Tackle Population Decline

    – ​Mr Francis (Director Infrastructure and Strategic Futures, Parkes Council)

    Local Governments Collaborating with Organisations with Reference to the Parkes Special Activation Precinct

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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