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National General Assembly of Australian Local Government Association

IMG_5002CLAIR Sydney staff members attended the 2016 National General Assembly of Australian Local Government Association in Canberra from 19 to 22 of June.  The theme …

Newsletter No.100

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Festivals around Japan, Tottori International Comic Art Contest, Meeting with Sister Citi

JETAA New Zealand Activities

Meeting between JETAA New Zealand and Sister Cities New Zealand

~Article from Raewyn MacGregor, JETAA New Zealand Country Representative~

On Saturday, 14 May …

Snow Travel Expo and Japan Snow & Adventure Travel Mart

At the Snow Travel Expo held in Melbourne (22 May) and Sydney (29 May), exhibitors from around the world, including Japan, promoted their regions’ winter playgr…

Art & Culture – Akiko Ikeuchi Exhibition at the Japan Foundation Gallery

CLAIR Sydney visited the Japan Foundation on 9 July to see the silk-thread installations and other works by Akiko Ikeuchi. It was the first solo exhibition in Aus…

Supporting Matsudo city at Prahran Market and the Japan Festival

IMG_2480On 14 May, “Matsudo Day” was held at Prahran Market to promote products from Matsudo city in Chiba prefecture, their tourist destinations, as well as their siste…

2016 Local Government Professionals, Australia (LGPA) National Congress

IMG_0785On May 4-6, the LGPA National Congress and Business Expo was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland. CLAIR Sydney took this opportunity to introduce our activities a…

Meeting with Sister Cities NZ and JETAA NZ

facebook2On 14 May, CLAIR Sydney organised a meeting with Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) and JETAA NZ in Wellington, New Zealand. We discussed how we can best cooperate a…

Newsletter No.99

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Festivals around Japan, Sister City NZ2016 Sister Cities New Zealand Conference, Networ

JET Programme Pre-departure Orientation for April Arrivals

30th_logoThe Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme started in 1987, aiming to promote grass-roots international exchange between Japan and other nations. About …

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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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