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Saitama high school students visit Sydney

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On 31 July, 19 junior high school students from Toda city in Saitama prefecture came to our office. They visited Liverpool city which is the sister city of Toda and …

Nagoya high school students visit Sydney

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From 24 July to 3 August, 12 high school students from Nagoya visited Sydney for a ten-day study tour.

First, they visited Blue Mountains Grammar School to experi…

Visit to City of Sydney Council

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On 7 June, CLAIR visited the City of Sydney Council which is the sister city of Nagoya, Japan. The City of Sydney has a new policy officer for international relatio…

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…

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    02_Outline of the Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar 2024

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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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