Draft Friendship and Sister City Policy

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Consultation has now concluded.

There is currently no Council Policy on Friendship and Sister Cities, however an update of the Queanbeyan City Council Sister City Accompanying Adult Student Delegations to Japan Policy is due.

A Friendship or Sister City relationship is a form of social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

Queanbeyan City Council had two such relationships:

  • The Queanbeyan-Palerang region, and the city of Queanbeyan in particular, has a strong Macedonian population. To recognise this, Queanbeyan City Council formed a Friendship City relationship with Ohrid in the Republic of North Macedonia. This was signed in 2014.
  • a Sister City agreement with Hattamurra in Japan first established in 1992 and re-established in 2003 when four Councils merged to form Minami-Alps

A broader policy on Friendship and Sister Cities, including matters for student delegations has been developed and is now open for community consultation.

Submissions on the draft policy are open until close of business Thursday 21 September 2023.

Submissions may be made:

Privacy: Submissions with the author’s name and contact details will be provided to Councillors for consideration. However, names and contact information will be removed when the submissions are included in public documents such as Council Business Papers.

There is currently no Council Policy on Friendship and Sister Cities, however an update of the Queanbeyan City Council Sister City Accompanying Adult Student Delegations to Japan Policy is due.

A Friendship or Sister City relationship is a form of social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.

Queanbeyan City Council had two such relationships:

  • The Queanbeyan-Palerang region, and the city of Queanbeyan in particular, has a strong Macedonian population. To recognise this, Queanbeyan City Council formed a Friendship City relationship with Ohrid in the Republic of North Macedonia. This was signed in 2014.
  • a Sister City agreement with Hattamurra in Japan first established in 1992 and re-established in 2003 when four Councils merged to form Minami-Alps

A broader policy on Friendship and Sister Cities, including matters for student delegations has been developed and is now open for community consultation.

Submissions on the draft policy are open until close of business Thursday 21 September 2023.

Submissions may be made:

Privacy: Submissions with the author’s name and contact details will be provided to Councillors for consideration. However, names and contact information will be removed when the submissions are included in public documents such as Council Business Papers.