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The Sister Cities New Zealand annual conference

Between 24 and 26 May, staff from CLAIR Sydney attended the 2018 Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) annual conference and forum discussion in Lower Hutt, New Zeala…

Japan Festival 2018 in Melbourne

“JAPAN FESTIVAL 2018” was held at Box Hill Town Hall in Melbourne on Sunday, May 20. Assistant Director, Mr Takanori Tanimoto represented CLAIR Sy…

Snow Travel Expo

The Snow Travel Expo, Australia’s comprehensive ski show was held on Sunday May 20 at the International Convention Centre Sydney, and on Sunday May 27 at t…

Visit to NSW Department of Industry

On April 18, Assistant Director Yusuke Sasaki, who is seconded from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, visited the NSW Department of Industry to meet with the i…

Commonwealth Games Research -Part 2-

On April 6, our staff visited Cairns Regional Council as part of our research on the Commonwealth Games. Cairns serves as one of the venues for the Games and the pre…

Commonwealth Games Research -Part 1-

CLAIR Sydney staff were briefed on the Games’ master plan, the venue master plan, the financing aspect of the Games and so on. Participating staff members also vi…

Students from Nagoya visited Geelong City

On 26 to 29 March, a delegation of 18 junior high school students from Nagoya visited Geelong City as part of the Wetlands Partnership Agreement between the two ci…

A delegation from Tokyo Metropolitan University visited the Venues of the Sydney Olympic Games

On March 25, a delegation from Tokyo Metropolitan University (Prof. Yoshikawa, the Vice President of the University, Prof. Takemiya, Prof. Oneyama, Prof. Ito…

CLAIR staff attended the SCNZ Regional Collaboration Forum

On March 23, CLAIR Sydney staff attended the 2018 Sister Cities New Zealand Regional Collaboration Forum in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

The Forum was held to …

The UQ Careers Fair 2018

On March 21, the UQ Careers Fair 2018 was held at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, which was mainly aimed for students of the university. CLAIR Sydney ran …

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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.
     
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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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