Schedule: Monday, 5 February, 2018 1:30pm – 6:30pm Venue: Breakfree Aanuka Beach Resort (11 Firman Drive, Coffs Harbour, NSW 2450) On Monday 5 February, CLAIR Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS:IPPG) in cooperation with Coffs Harbour hosted the 2018 CLAIR Forum. Coffs Harbour is one of the NSW LGAs with an increasing population. This year’s theme was “local governments’ policies on regional revitalisation”, which is an important issue in both Australia and Japan. UTS:IPPG Director, Professor Roberta Ryan, Mr Steve Gooley , General Manager of Bachrach Naumburger Group, Mr Chris Chapman, Director, Sustainable Communities at Coffs Harbour City Council and our staff members made presentations focusing on this theme. Workshops were also conducted with the attendees. Thank you to all attendees for supporting the CLAIR Forum.
Presentations, １．“The Role of Local Government in Regional Economic Development” – Prof Roberta Ryan, UTS ２．“Park Beach Lifestyle – Development Summary 2017-2018” – Mr Steve Gooley, Bachrach Naumburger GROUP ３．“Regional Revitalisation Activities in Kurihara City” – Mr Toru Sugawara, CLAIR Sydney ４．“Reutilisation of a Closed School in Tanabe City” – Ms Shizuka Narita, CLAIR Sydney ５．“Regional Revitalisation – Tourism on the Coffs Coast” – Mr Chris Chapman, Coffs Harbour City Council ６．“Case Study: Regional Resources for Tourism” – Mr Joe Fujishima, CLAIR Sydney ７．“Utilising Promotional Video to Boost Regional Recognition” – Mr Yuta Watanabe
