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CLAIR Sydney attended the Japan Festival Wellington!

Kia ora and konnichiwa! On 24 Nov, Assistant Directors Watanabe and Tanimoto were honoured to attend the Japan Festival Wellington in New Zealand.

The event was …

Study Tour at the City of Wollongong

From 12 to 16 Nov, Mr Toru Sugawara, Assistant Director at CLAIR Sydney interned at the City of Wollongong, NSW.

Through his internship in Wollongong, Mr Sugawar…

Representatives from the Saitama Prefectural Government Visited our Office

On 8 Nov, a delegation from the International Division of the Saitama Prefectural Government visited our office. The Saitama Prefectural Government is curren…

The Canberra Nara Candle Festival

On Saturday 27 October, the Canberra Nara Candle Festival was held at Canberra Nara Peace Park & Lennox Gardens in Canberra. The event was held to celebrate t…

LGNSW annual conference

On 21-23 October, CLAIR Sydney participated in the Local Government NSW (LGNSW) annual conference in Albury. CLAIR ran a booth to promote our activities and sis…

Support activities for Sannohe town, Aomori prefectur

On Friday 19 October, a group of junior high school students and teachers from Sannohe Town in Aomori Prefecture visited our office. Sannohe has a sister city rel…

SCA Annual General Meeting

On Tuesday 16 October, the 2018 Sister Cities Australia (SCA) Annual General Meeting was held at the Stanhope Leisure Centre in Blacktown, NSW. Three members (i…

LGPA National Congress & Business Expo 2018

On August 22-24, CLAIR Sydney participated in the Local Government Professionals Australia (LGPA) National Congress & Business Expo 2018 in Canberra. In …

The official reception of Kawasaki Junior Cultural Prize

On August 15, CLAIR Sydney accepted the kind invitation from Wollongong City Council and attended the official reception of the Kawasaki Junior Cultural Prize…

South West Festival of Japan held in Bunbury, WA

On August 11, CLAIR Sydney was pleased to attend the South West Festival of Japan for the first time, held in Bunbury, Western Australia. The event was a huge succe…

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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.

    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.