Sister Cities aim to develop meaningful and long term links with cities and communities in other countries; to achieve a greater level of international understanding and goodwill between peoples; and to share economic, community, cultural and social interaction.
Cairns City Council's Sister Cities relationships are managed by an advisory committee.
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Oyama - Japan Cairns and Oyama signed a formal Sister City agreement on Monday, May 15, 2006. Read more... |
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Minami (formerly Hiwasa) - Japan The Treaty between Cairns and Hiwasa was signed in 1969 - Cairns' first Sister City. Read more... |
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Riga - Latvia http://www.rcc.lv/ (This site is in Latvian) Established a Sister City relationship in 1990. Read more... |
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Sidney - British Columbia, Canada Established a Sister City relationship in 1984. Read more... |
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Lae - Papua New Guinea Established a Sister City relationship in 1984. Read more... |
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Scottsdale - Arizona, United States of America http://www.ci.scottsdale.az.us/ Established a Sister City relationship in 1987. Read more... |
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Zhanjiang - China Established a Sister City relationship in 2004. Read more... |
