On 18 January, Mayor MORI Hiroyuki of Kagoshima City in Japan visited the CLAIR Sydney Office. Prior to their visit to the CLAIR Sydney office, Mayor Mori and Kagoshima City delegation visited Perth, Western Australia, the sister city of Kagoshima City. In Perth, the two Cities celebrated the 45th anniversary of their sister city relationship and held a ceremony to celebrate the occasion. A commemorative tree planting ceremony was also held in the Kagoshima Park in Perth by Mayor Mori; Mr Andrew Hammond, Chair Commissioner of the City of Perth; and Ms Bindi Gove, a member of the Burswood Park Board. Over the past decades, the two Cities have deepened their ties mainly through school exchanges, and as a sign of their strong relationship, the main street in Kagoshima City is named ‘Perth Street’. At the CLAIR Sydney Office, Mayor Mori and the Kagoshima delegation was briefed on the politics, economy and society in Australia. The delegation and CLAIR Sydney staff also had meaningful discussions on various topics. The CLAIR Sydney Office will continue to support the sister city relationship between Kagoshima City and the City of Perth, which we are sure will continue to thrive in future. 
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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
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