Council Slashes Funding for Sister Cities Scheme

Council slashes funding for sister cities scheme

A delegation from Kumagaya, Japan, visited Invercargill in February as part of the council's sister city relationship. Photo: supplied An Invercargill council manager has given a glowing review of sister city relationships despite a large cut to the programme’s budget.

Students to travel to sister city - The Guardian

LOCAL students will spend the next two weeks in Swan Hill's sister city Yamagata as part of the student exchange program. Following the enriching visit from Yamagata students in March, it’s now time for 15 of our local students to make the return...

The City of Charleston celebrates its Slovakian sister city through new library exhibit

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Public Library is celebrating the city of Charleston’s Slovakian sister city. The downtown Charleston branch of the library officially dedicated a new collection and display commemorating the special relationship between the Capital City and the City of Banska Bystrica in Slovakia. One of the Sister City Alliance Coordinators, Paul…