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Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) National General Assembly 2019

The Australian Local Government Association’s National General Assembly was held from 16 to 19 Jun in Canberra. Mayors, councillors and other related local go…

Management Challenge 2019

On 7 May, CLAIR Sydney staff went to see the Local Government Professionals Australia NSW Management Challenge 2019 which was held in Liverpool, at the kind invi…

Ms Carol Mills from UTS visited CLAIR Sydney 

On 18 Apr, Ms Carol Mills, Director of the Institute of Public Policy and Governance (IPPG) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) visited the CLAIR Sydney …

Visit to the Nihongo Tanken Centre

On 12 Apr, staff from CLAIR Sydney visited the Nihongo Tanken Centre in Kirrawee, NSW. This centre is an educational institution established by the NSW Governme…

Icebreaker Shirase Port of Call in Sydney

On March 20th, a reception was held on board the Japanese icebreaker, Shirase, which docked at Sydney on its way back to Japan after the 60th Japanese Antarctic Re…

2019 CLAIR Forum

On March 8th, CLAIR Sydney held the 2019 CLAIR Forum in Newcastle, in collaboration with the Institute for Public Policy and Governance at the University of Tech…

Presentations at the University of New South Wales

On March 4th, Mr Yusuke Sasaki, Assistant Director, and Ms Carol Cheng, Research & Liaison Officer at CLAIR Sydney, presented for a Japanese class at the Uni…

Meeting with the Mayor of the City of Cockburn

On the 28 Feb, CLAIR Sydney staff members had a meeting with Mr Logan Howlett, the Mayor of the Western Australian City of Cockburn, in Perth. Mayor Howlett partic…

Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival 2019

On 24 Feb, CLAIR Sydney exhibited at the Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival 2019. We promoted Melbourne’s sister city, Osaka, and many Japanese prefectures an…

Visitation to Hutt City Council

On Wednesday, 20 Feb, staff members of CLAIR Sydney visited Councillor Glenda Barratt; and Ms. Linda Goss-Wallace, International relations and Projects Mana…

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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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