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Imperial Decoration Conferment Ceremony for Mrs Jenny Dowell

On 7 Feb, Lismore City Council hosted the Imperial Decoration Conferment Ceremony and reception for the 2018 Autumn Decoration bestowed upon Mrs Jenny Dowell, …

JET Programme Welcome Back Receptions

From 7 to 28 Feb, Welcome Back receptions for recent JET Returnees were held in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland in New Zealand, and Perth in Australia. CLA…

Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, upon Ms Madeleine Rennie

On 7 Feb, a reception was held by the Consulate-General of Japan in Perth to celebrate the conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, upon Ms Ma…

JNTO Seminar in Perth  

On 6 Feb, a tourism seminar jointly organised by the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO), Perth Airport, and All Nippon Airways (ANA) was held in Perth CB…

Discover the Hidden Gems of Kyoto

Representatives from the Kyoto Prefectural Government came to Australia to promote tourist destinations in Kyoto at the World Travel Expo held in Sydney. On 4 F…

Visitation to Auckland Council

On 29 January, CLAIR Sydney staff members visited Ms Kimberley Wu, the International Relations Manager at Auckland Council. Ms Wu was a participant of CLAIR’s a…

Visitation to Wellington City Council

Staff members of CLAIR Sydney visited Wellington City Council to discuss sister cities relations with Sakai city, Japan. They met with Tom Yuan, International …

Nagaizumi-cho and Whanganui Sister City Relationship 30th Anniversary Celebration

On 27 Jan, Mr Hamish McDouall, the Mayor of Whanganui District Council and other related personnel, welcomed a delegation from Nagaizumi-cho in Shizuoka Prefe…

40th Anniversary of Sister City Relationship Between Osaka and Melbourne

It has been 40 years since the City of Osaka and the City of Melbourne became sister cities. An event was held in Melbourne on Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018 to commemorate thi…

Visit to Adelaide Hills Council

On 13 Dec, Mr Yuta Watanabe, an Assistant Director at CLAIR Sydney, visited Adelaide Hills Council for his research on regional revitalisation initiatives con…

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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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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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