We attended the reception event for the 25th anniversary of Chuo-Sutherland sister city relations at Sutherland Shire on 14-15 April. During the reception, Mr oshihide Yada (Mayor of Chuo Ward in Tokyo) and Mr Carmelo Pesce (Mayor of Sutherland Shire) gave speeches on how to ensure the continuation of the good sister city relationship both cities share and they further deepened their ties through an official visit to the Royal National Park.
Their sister city relationship began by a visit to each city via a high school student exchange programme in 1989. In 1991, both Chuo and Sutherland decided to forge a sister city relationship and continued the “Chuo-Sutherland Student Programme” which is a study abroad programme with a cultural focus.
This month, a delegation from Sutherland Shire will visit Chuo Ward in Tokyo. We expect continued success of this fantastic relationship!