Monthly Archives: April 2015

Newsletter No.86

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Nagasaki Prefecture, Sydney-Nagoya 35th Anniversary Preparations, Victoria-Aichi 35th

Newsletter No.86

Newsletter No.86

JETAA South Island Activities

~ Articles and photos by JETAA South Island ~

A new year has just begun for JETAASI and we are feeling positive for 2015/16 after gaining some good momentum during t…

[April 2015]
Local government in Australia and New Zealand

One of our important tasks is to conduct research on Australian and New Zealand local governments and make reports for the benefit of Japanese local governments…

Promoting the JET Programme at the University of Queensland Career Fair

On 25 March, Noriyuki Shiba, our Assistant Director from Wakayama, attended a Career Fair at the University of Queensland (UQ) to promote the JET (Japan Exchang…

Sister Cities Festival Planning and Economic Sustainability – Phil Stone

~ Articles and photos by Latrobe City Council ~

Latrobe City‘s Sister Cities Festival at Kernot Hall on Saturday 14 March will go down as one of the best ever. The Fe…

Meeting with JETAA Vic/Tas/SA and JETAA NSW

On 4 March CLAIR Chairperson Mr Okamoto met with committee members of the Vic/Tas/SA chapter of JETAA and on the following day he met with their counterparts at th…

Special lecture about Japan at UNSW

Assistant Director Noriyuki Shiba (from Wakayama Prefecture) gave a special lecture on the many charming aspects of Japan to students learning Advanced Japan…

Supporting Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture

A staff member of Matsudo city in Chiba prefecture, which is the sister city of Whitehorse in Victoria visited the CLAIR office, where we talked about the informa…

Internship in Clarence, Tasmania

From 11 to 14 March, Assistant Director Hiromi Hakuta visited the Clarence City Council in Tasmania for his internship.

Whilst there he talked with some manager…

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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.

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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.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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  • 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.