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Yaizu’s Yurikamome Children’s Choir visited for a concert with local students & musicians, supported by the Australia-Japan Foundation. AJF programs & partnerships expand people-to-people & institutional links. Yaizu & Hobart have been sister cities since 1977.
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As a sign of growing collaboration b/n the Antarctic Gateway states (x.com/DFATTas/status/1798480…), some 10,000 Adélie penguin shapes were painted by students from 🇦🇺 & other gateways cities -Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, Cape Town & Christchurch- for Hobart's Australian Antarctic Festival.
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The Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses & Petrels (ACAP) this week marked World Albatross Day (19 June). ACAP’s theme for 2024 was ‘Marine Protected-Areas Safeguarding our Oceans’. Antarctic Gateway City Hobart hosts the ACAP Secretariat. 📷 Eric Woehler-Birds Australia
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What’s uniquely Tasmanian? We joined the Consular Corps of Tasmania & Brand Tasmania CEO Todd Babiak to discuss the work of @BrandTasmania - strengthening the Tasmanian brand by highlighting Tasmania's natural values & the resourcefulness, innovation & creativity of its people.
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Glad to welcome Bhutan’s Ambassador H.E. Sonam Tobgay, also a dear friend from ANU days. 🇦🇺 & 🇧🇹 have a warm & enduring relationship built on strong education & people ties. Collaborating on hydro energy & connectivity through South Asia Regional Infrastructure Connectivity.
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Antarctic Gateway states Australia, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand & South Africa renewed their commitment to collaboration and preservation of the Antarctic region for peace, science & conservation at the 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting hosted by India.
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Very special to welcome the Ambassador of France. 🇦🇺 & 🇫🇷 have a strong & enduring relationship, including collaborating in Antarctica & the Southern Ocean under the Australia-France Roadmap. Hobart is the Antarctic season home base for the 🇫🇷 icebreaker L'Astrolabe.
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Tasmania's @pivotmaritime is the only 🇦🇺 company manufacturing portable maritime simulators for defence, commercial shipping & recreation use. Thank you to Jeffrey Hawkins, Australian Defence Industries Awards' 2023 Innovator of the Year, and team for hosting us.
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Fantastic to meet with a group of @UTAS_ @NewColomboPlan Global Mobility students recently. Enjoyed hearing their stories, insights on the 🇦🇺-🇲🇾 relationship they would take away with them & what they loved most about their 3-week Malaysian adventure (food, nature & history!)
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Great to speak with German Ambassador Grzeski on 🇩🇪 polar research vessel RV #Polarstern recently in Hobart en route to Antarctica.
Leading scientists from 🇦🇺 & 🇩🇪also met to discuss climate change effects in Antarctica.
📷 Antarctic Tasmania
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Calling all Hobartians to join the Shruti Sessions celebration event at the Moonah Arts Centre on 22 February
The Shruti Sessions are part of the MONA FOMA festival & supported by the Maitri Cultural Partnerships.
Program & tickets: monafoma.net.au/tickets/the-…
#MONAFOMA #Maitri
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A message from Tasmania to Queen Mary❤️👑🇩🇰
#discovertasmania
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