On 16 January 2020, CLAIR Sydney staff members visited Mr Geoff Glass, CEO of the City of South Perth, Western Australia. Mr Glass is one of five delegation members from Australia and New Zealand to participate in CLAIR’s annual Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar to be held in Tokyo and Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, in early February this year. Mr Glass was the leader of the delegation during the Seminar.
On this visit to the City of South Perth, Mr Glass introduced CLAIR Sydney staff members to the City’s famous facilities.
① RAC Intellibus: an automated electric shuttle bus on trial on public roads
② Nursery: a seedling growing facility
③ Old Mill: a restored site with high historical value
①The RAC Intellibus is being tested by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia on public roads in South Perth in collaboration with the City of South Perth and the Government of Western Australia. ②The nursery is a facility that grows seedlings which includes ginkgo biloba seeds that survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, and plants that are indigenous to the South Perth area. ③The Old Mill was built in 1835 during the colonial period of Western Australia and is a landmark of South Perth and is a high-value building.
The visit has enabled CLAIR Sydney staff members to learn about the City of South Perth’s advanced initiatives. We hope that Mr Glass and the other four other Seminar participants had a meaningful time in Japan and established many new friendships with local government staff and relevant personnel in Tokyo and Miyakonojo City. CLAIR Sydney will continue to keep in contact and build friendly relationships with past and present participants of the Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar.
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.
