Sister Cities – Linking the World Together
Sister Cities Australia in Partnership with Wyndham City presented the
2023 National Conference – Sister Cities – Linking the World Together – held at the
Wyndham Civic Centre 45 Princes Highway, Werribee
on Thursday 12 October 2023
The Presenters, Papers and Presentations
Please find below the presentations or papers delivered by our esteemed speakers that are available for you to download and view at your leisure. SCA hopes they give you food for thought, and new ideas for taking your sister city relationships forward in new and exciting ways. To download the presentations click on its name which is in green italics once it is available.
Russell Tulett
Assistant Director
Foreign Arrangements Branch
Regulatory and Legal Policy Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Representative Department of Home Affairs
Kathleen Lively
United States Consul General
“Address to the Conference”
Hanna Pappalardo
Consul General of Italy
“The Role of the Consular Corps in Sister City Relationships”
Taylor Marston
Youth Representative, Global Cities New Zealand
“Engaging Youth in Sister City Relationships – Lessons from Aotearoa New Zealand”
George Shaw
Chairman, Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race
“Sister Cities Linked by the Ocean”
Vivienne Nguyen AM
Chairperson, Victorian Multicultural Commission
“Cultural Aspects of Sister City Relationships”
Dr Xueli (Charlie) Huang
Co-director, Sustainable Global Business Operations and Development Research Group School of Management, RMIT
The Hon Bruce Atkinson
Former President Victorian Parliament
“Sister City Relationships – A Reflection”
The Hon John Brumby AO
Chancellor, La Trobe University;
and Former Premier of Victoria
Cr Dr Jennie Barrera
Joint Presenter
Deputy Mayor, Wyndham City;
and Executive Member, Sister Cities Australia
Case Study 1 – “Past, Present and Future of a Sister City Relationship”
Peter McKinnon
Joint Presenter
Director Planning & Liveability, Wyndham City
Case Study 1 – “Past, Present and Future of a Sister City Relationship”
Greg McCallum JP CMC
Sister Cities Program Manager, Blacktown City Council; and Executive Member, Sister Cities Australia
Peter Filmer OAM
Former Manager Events and Sister Cities, Blacktown City Council; and Executive Member, Sister Cities Australia
Case Study 4 – “Creating a New Relationship – Never Give Up”