Proceedings commenced with official words
from Mr Itsuo Hashimoto, Managing Director of CLAIR Headquarters
in Tokyo; Cr Gary Singer, Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne
and Mr Shisei Kaku, Counsul-General of Japan in Melbourne. Keynote
addresses were delivered by Prof Graham Sansom, of the University
of Technology Sydney Centre for Local Government and Prof Wataru
Kitamura, of Konan University . Following a short break, Ms Clare
McArdle, Director Sector Development, Local Government Victoria,
Department for Victorian Communities spoke about local government
and community strengthening and finally case studies were delivered
by Cr Darren Ray, Mayor of the City of Port Phillip; Mr Hiroshi
Okazaki, Director of Strategy for Regional Autonomy Division,
Tottori Prefectural Government and Prof Robert Adams, Director
Design & Culture, City of Melbourne. Master of Ceremonies
for the day was Cr Geoff Lake, President of the Municipal Association
of Victoria.
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This forum provided participants with an
opportunity to examine how local governments can meet the increasing
demands of communities with limited financial and human resources.
Delegates were fascinated to hear about successful initiatives
from various speakers, and in particular, from the Japanese guests,
given that Japanese local governments face similar issues to
their Australian counterparts.
Our thanks go to the Municipal Association of Victoria, for
helping to make this event such a success.
If you wish to receive a free copy of the proceedings
of the 2005 CLAIR Forum in Melbourne (containing transcripts
of speeches and presentations), please contact CLAIR Sydney.
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