A delegation of high school students from Japan recently visited Redland City Council to learn about Redlands Coast and Council’s role in the community.
The 15 students from Kani, Japan, and their chaperones, were on an Australian study tour organised by the Australia-Japan Wildlife Conservation and Education Foundation (AJWCEF).
Redland City Mayor Jos Mitchell said the AJWCEF was dedicated to fostering collaboration between Australia and Japan and played a crucial role in promoting cross-cultural understanding and environmental preservation.
“Council values its strong relationship with Japan and shares a close friendship with Kani City,” she said.
Council’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Portfolio representative and Division 10 Councillor Paul Bishop welcomed the delegation on behalf of the Mayor.
“The friendship between our cities began in 2012 and continues to be important after 13 years. There continues to be much our two regions are able to learn from each other,” Cr Bishop said.
Kani City is located in the south-central Gifu Prefecture in the Kani basin of Japan.
Council will also host a delegation of students from Gifu University, Gifu City, this month.
Gifu City is located about 30km west of Kani City.
