2006-12-06 - Sister Cities Minutes

4.   APPOINTMENT – Christine Ballinger, Art Gallery Director:


     1.    “Imagining Papua New Guinea”: Silkscreens Exhibition:
     Christine attended the meeting to inform members about the “Imagining Papua New Guinea”:
     Silkscreens from the National Collection to be exhibited in the Noosa Regional Gallery from the
     9th November to 5th December, 2007.


     As part of the exhibition, Christine has suggested an artist from Alotau be invited to show-case
     their work, with Gallery 3 being allocated for this purpose. Given the proposal to establish a
     Sister City link between Alotau, PNG and Noosa, it was considered to be an excellent opportunity
     to support the culture and artist from Alotau and to promote the link between the two towns.
     Helen to request the Alotau Urban Local Level Govt. staff to provide the names and contact
     details of some of their well-known artists, with a view to their work being displayed in the
     Noosa Regional Gallery during the Silkscreens Exhibition.
     Action:
     Christine undertook to –
     •      write to the recommended artist from Alotau requesting them to provide photographs of
           their work;
     •     contact the local high-schools to explore the opportunity of an exchange of student
           artwork.


     2.    Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW)
     Christine advised that a group of women known as the Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women
     (KFAW), a combined group of business women from Japan and Korea will be arriving in Noosa
     during the late afternoon of 3 March, 2007 and will possibly leave on the afternoon of 4 March.
     From Noosa, they will travel to Goondiwindi to visit the Euraba Paper Company, Australia’s first
     indigenous paper mill which is based in Boggabilla. The Gallery has worked with Euraba on
     exhibitions over a number of years. The visit is primarily an educational tour.

     Members of the Noosa Sister Cities Committee were invited to host the KFAW during their
     brief stay in Noosa on Sunday, 4th March at a luncheon.
     Action:
     Members to indicate their availability on the 4th March.                            Members


5.   GENERAL BUSINESS:
     SUB-COMMITTEE REPORTS:
     1.    Asia:
           •     Japan – It was agreed that the existing links with Japan are being maintained with a
                 focus on Education.
     2.    Europe:
           •     Bologna, Italy

           Lew reported on discussions he had with the President and CEO of Ducati Australia, who
           were present at the Ducati Rally in Noosa involving 250 bikes.




Minutes – Noosa Sister Cities - 6th December, 2006                                         Page 2.