❓ WA parliamentary question regarding the 30th anniversary of the sister-state relationship between Western Australia and Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, detailing ongoing projects, budgets, and planned commemorative events across various government departments.
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Given 2011 commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Western Australia and Hyogo Prefecture Sister-State relationship, for each department and agency in the Premier’s portfolio, please detail:
(a) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Hyogo;
(b) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Japan;
(c) budgeted costs of these projects and programmes, including non-State funding such as AUSAID, the Japanese Government, etc; and
(d) any events, programmes or projects being considered to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the relationship?
(a) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Hyogo;
(b) ongoing programmes and individual projects involving Western Australia and Japan;
(c) budgeted costs of these projects and programmes, including non-State funding such as AUSAID, the Japanese Government, etc; and
(d) any events, programmes or projects being considered to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the relationship?
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Answered
17 February 2011
Response time
85 days
Government agencies in the Premier's portfolio advise:
Department of the Premier and Cabinet:
(a) Ongoing projects include:
- Hyogo Prefectural Government Scholarship program for high school students;
- Hyogo Teachers' exchange program; and
- Trilateral Agreement on Health Science among the University of Western Australia, Kobe University in Hyogo and Zhejiang University, in China.
Individual projects include:
- Japanese language immersion program for Western Australian high school students;
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Banshu Textile Program; and
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Essay Competition.
(b) Ongoing programmes and individual projects include:
- The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET Programme).
- WA-Hyogo Textile Exchange Project Exhibition.
Artists from WA (approximately 20 artists led by Curtin University Textile Project Team) and Hyogo (about 25 artists) will work collaboratively and jointly hold an exhibition in WA and Hyogo in September and October 2011. Hyogo International Association (HIA) has already provided them with a support letter to obtain Australia-Japan Foundation funding. HIA has also arranged free gallery space for the Hyogo portion of this exhibition.
(c) It has not been possible to identify funding from Japanese sources however the Western Australia - Hyogo Banshu Textile Program has a budget of A$33,000 (including A$15,000 from the Commonwealth Government) and the Western Australia - Hyogo Essay Competition has a budget of A$10,000 (funded by the Commonwealth Government).
(d) Planned events and programmes include:
- The Premier's proposed visit to Japan in March 2011;
- Hyogo Governor Ido's visit to Perth in mid 2011;
- Official anniversary reception in Perth during Governor Ido's visit in 2011;
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Banshu Textile Program;
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Essay Competition; and
- Visit by the Hyogo Prefectural choir group to Perth.
Public Sector Commissioner (due to 1 December 2010 amalgamation, this answer also includes OPSSC); Salaries and Allowances Tribunal; Gold Corporation:
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of State Development:
(a)Ongoing programs: Nil
Individual projects:
1.The Western Australia-Hyogo Banshu Textile Program
2.The Western Australia-Hyogo Essay Competition
(b)Ongoing programs and individual projects: Nil
(c)1: $33,000 (including $15,000 from the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
2:$10,000 (funded by the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
(d) Events, programs or projects being considered are:
?The Premier's visit to Japan in March 2011 (proposed)
?Provision of Koalas as the official anniversary gift
?The Governor of Hyogo, His Excellency Toshizo Ido's visit to Perth in mid 2011
?The Western Australia-Hyogo Banshu Textile Program
?The Western Australia-Hyogo Essay Competition
Lotterywest:
(a-d)Lotterywest has no plans for the 30th Anniversary of the Western Australia and Hyogo Prefecture Sister-State relationship.
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Department of the Premier and Cabinet:
(a) Ongoing projects include:
- Hyogo Prefectural Government Scholarship program for high school students;
- Hyogo Teachers' exchange program; and
- Trilateral Agreement on Health Science among the University of Western Australia, Kobe University in Hyogo and Zhejiang University, in China.
Individual projects include:
- Japanese language immersion program for Western Australian high school students;
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Banshu Textile Program; and
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Essay Competition.
(b) Ongoing programmes and individual projects include:
- The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET Programme).
- WA-Hyogo Textile Exchange Project Exhibition.
Artists from WA (approximately 20 artists led by Curtin University Textile Project Team) and Hyogo (about 25 artists) will work collaboratively and jointly hold an exhibition in WA and Hyogo in September and October 2011. Hyogo International Association (HIA) has already provided them with a support letter to obtain Australia-Japan Foundation funding. HIA has also arranged free gallery space for the Hyogo portion of this exhibition.
(c) It has not been possible to identify funding from Japanese sources however the Western Australia - Hyogo Banshu Textile Program has a budget of A$33,000 (including A$15,000 from the Commonwealth Government) and the Western Australia - Hyogo Essay Competition has a budget of A$10,000 (funded by the Commonwealth Government).
(d) Planned events and programmes include:
- The Premier's proposed visit to Japan in March 2011;
- Hyogo Governor Ido's visit to Perth in mid 2011;
- Official anniversary reception in Perth during Governor Ido's visit in 2011;
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Banshu Textile Program;
- The Western Australia - Hyogo Essay Competition; and
- Visit by the Hyogo Prefectural choir group to Perth.
Public Sector Commissioner (due to 1 December 2010 amalgamation, this answer also includes OPSSC); Salaries and Allowances Tribunal; Gold Corporation:
(a-b) Nil
(c) Not applicable
(d) Nil
Department of State Development:
(a)Ongoing programs: Nil
Individual projects:
1.The Western Australia-Hyogo Banshu Textile Program
2.The Western Australia-Hyogo Essay Competition
(b)Ongoing programs and individual projects: Nil
(c)1: $33,000 (including $15,000 from the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
2:$10,000 (funded by the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
(d) Events, programs or projects being considered are:
?The Premier's visit to Japan in March 2011 (proposed)
?Provision of Koalas as the official anniversary gift
?The Governor of Hyogo, His Excellency Toshizo Ido's visit to Perth in mid 2011
?The Western Australia-Hyogo Banshu Textile Program
?The Western Australia-Hyogo Essay Competition
Lotterywest:
(a-d)Lotterywest has no plans for the 30th Anniversary of the Western Australia and Hyogo Prefecture Sister-State relationship.
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