Monthly Archives: August 2014

National Federation of Australia Japan Societies Biennial Conference on 5-6 Sep 2014. For more information.…

20th Anniversary of the Lake Macquarie – Hakodate Sister City Relationship

Lake Macquarie council has a sister city relationship with Hakodate in Hokkaido prefecture, and this year marks the 20th anniversary.

Delegates from Hakodate…

Sister Cities Australia 2012

From November 11 to November 13, we attended the Sister Cities Australia Annual Conference in Devonport, Tasmania. We were able to hear from a number of Australi…

Newsletter No.78

The latest issue of our Correspondence includes the articles about Visit Sendai!,Promoting Japan at the LGNZ conference, Supporting Shimane Prefecture, Res

Newsletter No.78

Newsletter No.78

Supporting Sister City related activities ~Hurtsville City and Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture~

On 28 July, we attended a special dinner orgnaised by Hurstville City Council to welcome the visiting exchange students from their sister city, Shiroishi City i…

Supporting Sister City related activities ~Manly City and Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture~

From 28 to 29 July, we supported Odawara City delegates’ visit to their friendship city, Manly. The cities started their mutual exchange program called “Tokime

JETAA Queensland Activities

~Photos and article from JETAA Queensland~

Hi from the JETAA Queensland committee and Cultural Consul Mr. Shusaku Hirashima!

We’d like to share some highlight…

New JET participants leave for Japan

Many young Australians and New Zealanders left for Japan at the end of July and early August respectively. They are the participants taking part in this year’s Ja

Researching the legacy of Sydney Olympic and Paralympic Game

On 16 July, we visited the Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPH) to assist a staff from The Tokyo Organising Committee of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As …

Uncategorised

  • 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.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.

  • 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.

    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.

  • 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.

  • The latest issue of our correspondence is released.

    View this Correspondence in PDF.