Monthly Archives: March 2015

Newsletter No.85

Newsletter No.85

Newsletter No.85

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Kitakyushu City, Presentation for Ikeda City’s Mayor on Australia Sister City Activities, …

[March 2015]
Local government and police services

Japanese local governments are responsible for ensuring the safety of their residents. Before World War II, police services were operated directly by the cent…

JETAA Queensland Activities

JETAA Queensland Activities

– Articles and photos by Richard Wilding, President, JETAA Queensland –

August 2014: Trivia Afternoon

The trivia ev…

Aomori tourism promotion

Staff members of Aomori prefectural government and hotel industry representatives visited Sydney to promote Aomori tourism from 9 February. CLAIR gave the vi…

Interviews regarding women’s participation in the workforce in New Zealand

To research women’s participation in the workforce, Assistant Director Hirasawa visited Wellington City Council from 23-25 February. Gender equity in New Ze…

Assisting Hiroshima Convention Bureau’s promotion of tourism

Two staff members of Hiroshima Convention Bureau came to Australia to promote their tourism industry through visits to local travel agencies and media.

At JNTO…

Presentation for Ikeda City’s Mayor on Australia Sister City Activities

The Mayor of Ikeda City (Osaka prefecture) and staff came to our office on 2 February for our Director’s presentation on Australian Governments and sister city r…

Kitakyushu City

The city of Kitakyushu is an international city with one million people, bordering the northern region of Kyushu Island by the Kanmon Strait. It was established …

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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.
     
  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • 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.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.