Monthly Archives: December 2017

Support activities for the Hokkaido Construction Technology Centre

On 6 November, the Hokkaido Construction Technology Centre visited CLAIR Sydney to have a meeting with Mr Graham Tomkinson, Emergency Management Officer, NSW …

Aomori students visited our office

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On 2 November, a group of junior high school students from Sannohe town in Aomori prefecture visited our office. Sannohe has a sister city relationship with Tamw…

The 175th Anniversary of the City of Sydney

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On Wednesday 1 November, a reception to celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the Formation of the Council of the City of Sydney and the official launch of the exhibi…

The National Association of Towns and Villages came to Australia

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From 30 October to 1 November, a delegation from the National Association of Towns and Villages came to Australia on a fact-finding mission. They visited a numbe…

[December 2017]
26-Sister City Relations – A Year of Local Governments in Japan

On 8 December, I attended the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Sister Cities Australia (SCA) in Mildura, Victoria. I made a presentation about the role of CLAIR Sy…

Vol.14 Kagoshima ciry

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Kagoshima City is located in the southernmost part of the Japanese Archipelago and in the south of …

Newsletter No.118

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Newsletter No.118

Newsletter No.118

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  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

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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.

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  • 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.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.