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Internship at Whakatane District Council, New Zealand

Assistant Director Tanimoto, who is seconded from Kochi Prefectural Government, completed a 10-day internship program at the Whakatane District Council fro…

Supporting Activity for High School Students from Nagoya

From 28 Jul to 6 Aug, a student exchange delegation consisting of 30 students and two teaching staff from eight Nagoya municipal senior high schools visited Aust…

Support Activities for students from Toda City

On 23 July, 15 junior high school students from Toda City in Saitama Prefecture came to Australia to improve their international awareness and to deepen the rela…

Support Activities for Nagoya City

On 22 July, the official delegation from the Nagoya City Government, represented by the Deputy Mayor of Nagoya, Mr HIROSAWA Ichiro, and the Nagoya City Assembly…

Support Activities for Kobe City

On 10 July, the City of Kobe’s Vice Mayor Mr Terasaki and staff of the city’s International Department visited the CLAIR Sydney office. The delegation visited Au…

CLAIR Sydney at the Lismore Lantern Parade

On 22 Jun, the Lismore Lantern Parade was held in Lismore, New South Wales. Staff from CLAIR Sydney participated in the Lismore Lantern Parade after receiving a r…

Sister City relationship signing ceremony between Mihara, Japan and Palmerston North, New Zealand

The sister city relationship signing ceremony between Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture and Palmerston North was held in Palmerston North, New Zealand on Mar…

Visitation to Hutt City Council

On Wednesday, 20 Feb, staff members of CLAIR Sydney visited Councillor Glenda Barratt; and Ms. Linda Goss-Wallace, International relations and Projects Mana…

Imperial Decoration Conferment Ceremony for Mrs Jenny Dowell

On 7 Feb, Lismore City Council hosted the Imperial Decoration Conferment Ceremony and reception for the 2018 Autumn Decoration bestowed upon Mrs Jenny Dowell, …

Conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, upon Ms Madeleine Rennie

On 7 Feb, a reception was held by the Consulate-General of Japan in Perth to celebrate the conferment of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, upon Ms Ma…

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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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