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…
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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…
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…
Port of Call of the Japanese Antarctic Research Icebreaker ‘Shirase’ in Sydney
On March 20, the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s Icebreaker, ‘Shirase’, arrived in Sydney. To mark this occasion, a reception onboard the icebreaker wa…
CLAIR staff made a presentation at UNSW
On March 19, Mr Toru Sugawara and Mr Jo Fujishima, Assistant Directors at CLAIR Sydney, made a presentation for a Japanese class at the University of New South Wal…
Study tour at the City of Cockburn in WA
From February 28 to March 7, Rina Okamoto, Assistant Director at CLAIR Sydney, interned at the City of Cockburn in Western Australia for 5 days. Cockburn is locat…
Study tour at Fremantle City Council
Between February 26 and March 2, Nanako Shimada, one of our Assistant Directors, interned at Fremantle City Council to learn more about a variety of policies at t…
The CLAIR staff visited Flinders Island
On February 23, our staff visited Flinders Island in Tasmania to conduct research regarding policies promoting local governments located on islands in Austra…
Study tour at the Barossa Council in SA
Motohiro Suzuki, one of the Assistant Directors at the Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR, Sydney) completed his study tour at the Barossa Council in South Au…
2018 CLAIR Forum
On Monday 5 February, CLAIR Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Institute for Public Policy and Governance (UTS:IPPG) in cooperation with Cof…
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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
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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 latest issue of our correspondence is released.
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