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2019 JET Programme Pre-Departure Orientations and Farewell Receptions

Pre-Departure Orientations and Farewell Receptions for new Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET)Programme participants were held in three New Zealand cities in …

Visit to the Papatoetoe Olympic Weightlifting Club

On Friday, 2 Aug, a CLAIR Sydney staff met with Mr Simon Kent, High Performance Director of Olympic Weightlifting New Zealand. Simon is based in the Papatoetoe Ol…

LG Professionals Australia National Congress & Business Expo 2019

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 …

Supporting Activity for High School Students from Nagoya

From 28 Jul to 6 Aug, a student exchange delegation consisting of 30 students and two teaching staff from eight Nagoya municipal senior high schools visited Aust…

Mayor from Konosu City visited CLAIR Sydney

On 30 July, the Mayor of Konosu City, Mr HARAGUCHI Kazuhisa and other Konosu City Government delegates visited the CLAIR Sydney office. The delegation came toge…

Junior high school students from Shiroishi City visited CLAIR Sydney

Eight junior high school students, an English teacher, and a city officer from Shiroishi City in Miyagi prefecture visited Australia as a delegation of friends…

Support Activities for students from Toda City

On 23 July, 15 junior high school students from Toda City in Saitama Prefecture came to Australia to improve their international awareness and to deepen the rela…

Support Activities for Nagoya City

On 22 July, the official delegation from the Nagoya City Government, represented by the Deputy Mayor of Nagoya, Mr HIROSAWA Ichiro, and the Nagoya City Assembly…

Deputy Mayor from Miyakonojo City visited CLAIR Sydney

On 18 July, the Deputy Mayor of Miyakonojo City, Mr KODAMA Hironori and Miyakonojo City Government delegates came to Australia to visit the Moreton Bay Region in …

Staff from Osaka City Senior High School visited CLAIR Sydney

On 17 July, Principal SHIOMI Nobuo and English teacher Mr IWASAKI Hiroshi from Osaka City Senior High School visited the CLAIR Sydney office to discuss their sch…

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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.
     
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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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