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Preparation for the Multicultural Seminar

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CLAIR Sydney staff members went to Melbourne on 16-18 May to prepare for our annual Multicultural Seminar scheduled for October this year. This time we met with r…

The National Association of Towns and Villages

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On 15-17 May, a delegation from the National Association of Towns and Villages came to Australia on a fact-finding mission. They visited a number of NSW governme…

Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre visit to CLAIR

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On 9 May, Mr Onishi, Director at Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural Centre (Representative Office of Hyogo Prefecture) visited CLAIR Sydney to exchange in…

The New Edogawa-Central Coast Sister City Relationship

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On 8 May, CLAIR attended the reception event for the newly formed Edogawa–Central Coast sister city relationship at Wamberal, on the Central Coast of NSW.

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2017 Sister Cities New Zealand Conference in Invercargill

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We attended the 2017 Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ)  annual conference and forum discussion in Invercargill, New Zealand on 4-6 May. The attendees actively p…

Newsletter No.112

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CLAIR Forum Magazine research – World Masters Games

From 21 to 30 April CLAIR Sydney visited Auckland to conduct research about the World Masters Games 2017 in order to help Japanese local governments to prepare fo…

Supporting Kobe City

On 20 April, Mr Satoshi Torii, Deputy Mayor of Kobe city and Mr Junichi Hoshijima, Director of Kobe city’s Tourism department visited Sydney to promote Kansai re…

Samural Performance at Chatswood

On 20 April, Japanese Samurai actors from Toei Kyoto Studio Co.,Ltd in Kyoto performed a samurai street show at Chatswood Mall in Willoughby which included a swo…

Union of Kansai Governments

On 19 April, a reception was held at the Intercontinental Hotel Sydney by the Union of Kansai Governments which included the Governor of Kyoto Prefecture, Mr. Ke…

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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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  • 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

  • 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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