On 24 October, two members of the Nagano Prefectural Assembly, Masayasu Shimizu and Hideki Yamada, visited the CLAIR Sydney office.
They visited Australia this time to investigate the latest developments, including Australia’s economic conditions, to assist in policy formulation and review related to the activities of local companies in the prefecture, attracting tourism to Nagano Prefecture, and expanding the export of locally-produced goods.
CLAIR Sydney provided them with a briefing and Q&A session on the administration, political and economic overview of Australia and Australia’s multiculturalism policies.
During the Q&A session, we received a multitude of questions, not limited to the purpose of this investigation but also covering CLAIR’s role, sister cities, and topics such as the national referendum that took place on 14 October.
CLAIR Sydney will continue to support the overseas activities of Japanese local governments investigating the latest developments in Australia.
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
