About Sutherland Shire's Sister Cities
Sutherland Shire Sister Cities Association Inc. acknowledges the Dharawal people as the Traditional Custodians of the land within Sutherland Shire. We value and celebrate the Dharawal culture and language, and acknowledge the Dharawal people’s continuing connection to the land, the sea and the community. We pay respect to the Elders and their families, past, present and emerging, and through them, to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Welcome to Dharawal Country. Find out more about Dharawal culture
Sister Cities: Building bridges between communities
About our Sister City Relationships
Sutherland Shire has two Sister City Agreements - one with Chuo City in Tokyo, Japan, and one with Lakewood in Denver, Colorado, USA.
In Sutherland, all Sister City agreements are supported by Community members. The Sister City responsibilities are split between Sutherland Shire Council and Community Volunteer Associations made up of members of the community.
Sutherland Shire Council is responsible for all contact at a Government level. The Community Associations are responsible for the day-to-day running, organisation and promotion of all other contact between the two communities. Since the sister Cities agreements were signed the Sister city Association has facilitated many engagements between the two sets of Communities including art exchanges, organising connections with Chuo City for the Australian Paralympics team at the Tokyo Olympics and assisting individuals from Sutherland Shire to connect with the Sister City communities.
If you would like more information about how the Sister Cities Association could assist you with making connections or enhancing your travel to either Denver or Tokyo please don't hesitate to email: regarding Japan: sutherland.chuo@gmail.com or regarding Denver: suthlakgroup@gmail.com
The Association also organises and facilitates a student ambassador program between Sutherland Shire high schools and high schools in Chuo City, Tokyo. This is a cultural engagement program and not necessarily language study based. More information regarding the student ambassador program can be found via the links above
Sutherland shire - Chuo Japan Sister City Association Incorporated and the Sutherland - Lakewood Sister City Committee are both fully incorporated Non-Profit organisations registered with New South Wales Fair Trading.