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Research in Melbourne on Government Grants for Multicultural Projects

From 4 to 5 Feb, SASAKI Yusuke, Assistant Director at CLAIR Sydney, visited Melbourne to research on government grants for multicultural projects in the state.…

Australian Multicultural Study Tour in Melbourne

On 18-23 November, CLAIR Sydney held our annual Australian Multicultural Study Tour in Melbourne.

This study tour is held for staff of Japanese local governmen…

Send-off Receptions for new JET Programme participants

The Send-off Receptions for the new JET Programme participants were held around Australia in July. CLAIR Sydney staff participated in the Reception in Canberr…

Staff from Gifu Prefectural Government visited our office

On 27 Jun, Assistant Director and Section Manager, Mr SAKAI Hiroki; Manager, Ms ITO Maki; and Officer, Ms OZEKI Yukiko from the International Affairs Division o…

Gifu Prefecture delegates visited our office 

On 23 March, the Senior Deputy Director of Gifu Prefectural Government’s Tourism Promotion of International Affairs Division, Mr Kato, and Senior Staff, Mr Mu…

Melbourne Snow Travel Expo 2019

On 19 May, the Melbourne Snow Travel Expo 2019 was held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The expo is a comprehensive ski show attended by repres…

40th Anniversary of Sister City Relationship Between Osaka and Melbourne

It has been 40 years since the City of Osaka and the City of Melbourne became sister cities. An event was held in Melbourne on Tuesday, 18 Dec 2018 to commemorate thi…

Support activities for Aomori prefecture

On Sunday 28 October, the Food & Sake Expo, organised by JFC Australia, was held in Melbourne for buyers, restaurant owners and the general public. CLAIR Syd…

The Victorian Sister City Forum in Melbourne

On Wednesday 18 July, the Victorian Sister City Forum, organised by Sister Cities Australia (SCA), was held at Parliament House of Victoria. The CLAIR Sydney Di…

Snow Travel Expo

The Snow Travel Expo, Australia’s comprehensive ski show was held on Sunday May 20 at the International Convention Centre Sydney, and on Sunday May 27 at t…

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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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  • 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.

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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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