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Council’s objectives for its Sister/Friendship City Programme are:

To promote & encourage International information exchange & liaison between Local Government, business leaders & the wider community.
Enhance & promote the image of Burwood Council & Australian Local Government Internationally.
To promote an understanding between people at all levels & of different cultures.
To develop economic, trade, cultural, educational, policy, technical & other beneficial changes.
To foster International understanding & the exchange of information.

Burwood Council has over the years developed Sister and Friendship City relationships with the following countries:

Tienjing, Tiangin City, District of Heping; Municipalityof Chuzhon; ShaoGuanCity, Guangdon Province (China)– Burwood has a large ethnic population with Chinese being our largest ethnic group. Friendship City relationships were established with these two regions in 2002 and 2008.
Geumcheon-Gu (South Korea)– Burwood’s 2nd largest ethnic population is from Korea. Sister City relationship established in 2003
http://www.geumcheon.go.kr/GC.do?method=Index
Region of Calabria (Italy)– Burwood’s 3rd largest ethnic group is from Italy, and Council established Sister City Relationships with the Councils of Plati, Badolato, Martone, Cinquefrondi, Africo and Gerace in 2002.
Imar (Lebanon)– Burwood’s 4th largest ethnic group is Lebanese with a large proportion coming from the Imar region. Friendship City relationship established in 2006.