I attended the National General Assembly hosted by ALGA in mid- June for the first time. It was interesting to see how the conference was run, it was very different …
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[May 2023] Cherry blossoms in Japan
I participated in the 9th Perth Japan Festival mentioned above. While promoting tourist destinations in various parts of Japan at such events, we are often aske…
[March 2023] 2023 CLAIR Forum and Farewell to our staff
CLAIR Sydney hosted the 2023 CLAIR Forum on 3 March 2023 with UTS: IPPG (University of Technology Sydney: Institute of Public Policy and Governance). This forum …
2023 CLAIR Forum and Farewell to our staff
CLAIR Sydney hosted the 2023 CLAIR Forum on 3 March 2023 with UTS: IPPG (University of Technology Sydney: Institute of Public Policy and Governance). This forum …
[February 2023] Farewell and Thank you to Carol
Unfortunately, we are saying goodbye to our colleague Carol as it is the end of her term. On behalf of all of us including former staff members at CLAIR Sydney, I wou…
[January 2023] New Year Greetings from CLAIR Sydney
On behalf of all the staff at CLAIR Sydney, I would like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year.
Now that we are co-existing with COVID-19, looking back on last year…
[December 2022] Australian Multicultural Study Tour – the Advantages of Online vs In-person
Last month, we held our annual Australian Multicultural Study Tour in Melbourne. It was the first time we held this study tour in person in three years since the ou…
[September 2022] Applications are now open! The Local Government Exchange and Cooperation Seminar
Japanese local governments, which include both prefectural and municipal governments, engage in a variety of projects to improve the wellbeing of their resid…
School Exchange
As I have written previously, there are many sister city relationships between Australia/New Zealand and Japan. There are many reasons for municipalities or s…
[October 2022] What Are You Most Interested in When Visiting Japan?
Individual travel to Japan resumed on 11 October. In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan received many tourists. Data released by the Japan National Tour…
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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.
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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
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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.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
View this Correspondence in PDF.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
View this Correspondence in PDF.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
View this Correspondence in PDF.
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The latest issue of our correspondence is released.
View this Correspondence in PDF.
