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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. 📷 City of Hobart

As a sign of growing collaboration b/n the Antarctic Gateway states (), 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.

Hobart’s recent Australian Antarctic Festival highlighted Tasmania’s role as a gateway to the Antarctic & Southern Ocean.

Terrific to meet with German Ambassador Beate Grzeski on her recent visit to Hobart to discuss Tasmania’s dynamic maritime & advanced manufacturing sectors. 🇦🇺 & 🇩🇪 are working together on climate action, the green energy transition & supply chain resilience.

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

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.

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.

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.

Delighted to join Consul General of Italy Pappalardo, 🇮🇹 Honorary Consul Brianese & Tasmania’s #Italian community to mark the National Day of Italy with a performance by the acclaimed Paolo Di Sabatino Trio. Hobart has been sister city to L'Aquila since 1998.

Tasmanian Midlands’ agriculture – including world-class fine Merino wool – was on display at the 185th Campbell Town Show.

Ambassador of Japan, H.E. Kazuhiro Suzuki, spoke with @ajs_tas & @AIIATAS this week about Japan’s strong ties with Tasmania. Earlier in May, Japanese Children’s Day was celebrated in Hobart in recognition of its sister city connection with Yaizu (also pictured).

Today, we joined with others – including members of Tasmania’s Consular Corps – to reflect on the @UN theme, Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress. 🇦🇺 supports investing in women, women’s rights organisations & feminist change-makers to end inequalities. #IWD2024

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.

Visiting power market specialists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal & Sri Lanka recently explored Tasmania’s power sector - part of the 🇦🇺 Government’s South Asia Regional Infrastructure Connectivity initiative for regional prosperity & inclusive growth.

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.

Honoured to meet Her Excellency Inês Maria de Almeida, Ambassador of Timor-Leste, when she visited Tasmania, with Honorary Consul for Timor-Leste Prof. Verma & friends. 🇦🇺 & 🇹🇱 share deep ties as neighbours & partners.

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!)

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

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-sh… #MONAFOMA #Maitri

A message from Tasmania to Queen Mary❤️👑🇩🇰 #discovertasmania