city · 2 meetings
Edogawa
Mentions
- Japanese sister city whose mayor and delegation are proposed to visit the Central Coast in November 2027.
- Japanese sister city that declined the proposed August 2026 visit and indicated a preference for 2027.
- Creates a future Council expenditure commitment for an international sister-city visit and related activities.
- The $30,000 allocation remains available for a future international sister-city visit rather than being used in August 2026.
- The visit represents a future expenditure and an ongoing international community relationship.
- The Council intends to preserve funding for a future visit and continue the sister-city relationship.
Decisions
Edogawa delegation planning and funding endorsed
The Committee supported continued planning and liaison with the City of Edogawa for a proposed Mayor Saito and delegation visit to the Central Coast in November 2027, and recommended allocating $30,000 from the 2027/28 financial year.
Creates a future Council expenditure commitment for an international sister-city visit and related activities.
Edogawa sister-city visit budget retained
The City of Edogawa declined an August 2026 Mayoral visit and indicated a preference to visit in 2027. The Committee recommended retaining the allocated $30,000 budget for a future 2027 visit, subject to new dates being confirmed.
The $30,000 allocation remains available for a future international sister-city visit rather than being used in August 2026.
Topics
Edogawa sister-city visit
Planning will continue for a proposed November 2027 visit by the Mayor of Edogawa and a delegation, supported by a proposed $30,000 allocation in 2027/28.
The visit represents a future expenditure and an ongoing international community relationship.
Central Coast–Edogawa relationship
The proposed August 2026 Mayoral visit was deferred after Edogawa indicated a preference for 2027. The Committee acknowledged the contribution of Margaret Hardy OAM to the sister-city relationship.
The Council intends to preserve funding for a future visit and continue the sister-city relationship.