Annual Report 2013-2014 q
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Strengthening our Relationship with China
Nujiang
During the past 12 months there have been some significant developments with Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, our Chinese Sister City. Nujiang is situated in the north west area of Yunnan Province.
In October 2013, a delegation from Horsham travelled to China to facilitate an agreement between Horsham College and the Nujiang National Middle School to commence a cultural education exchange program between the two schools. Horsham Rural City Council was represented by Cr David and Mrs Jenny Grimble (Mayor and Mayoress) and Mr Peter Brown (Chief Executive), whilst Horsham College was represented by Mr Frank Spiel (Principal) and Ms Brandi Galpin (Leading Teacher).
During the visit, formal agreement was reached that annual reciprocal visits by students from years 9 and/or 10 would commence in 2014. The first group of 10 students from Horsham College will visit China for two weeks from 12 to 26 September 2014. The students will spend one week at the Nujiang National Middle School, where they will attend classes and stay with host families organised by the school. The remainder of their trip will be spent sightseeing in Dali, Liuku, Lijiang, Xian and Beijing. Horsham College will welcome students from Nujiang National Middle School in February/March 2015.
During the Nujiang visit, our delegation was able to provide information on the Grampians National Park, written in Mandarin. This information is on display and will hopefully attract Chinese visitors to our region. Council has also set up an interactive display of Nujiang’s unique natural environment in the Horsham and Grampians Visitor Information Centre (see page 40).
Lijiang
An Agreement for Co-operation to run an Agricultural Education Exchange Program between Longerenong College and Lijang Teachers College in Yunnan Province was signed in May 2014. Lijiang Prefecture is situated in the north-west of China’s Yunnan Province.
The Agricultural Education Exchange Program will be similar to the Cultural Education Exchange Program established between Horsham College and Nujiang National Middle School. It is expected that this program will commence in 2015.
Representatives from Horsham Rural City Council and Horsham College travelled to China to facilitate an agreement between Horsham College and Nujiang National Middle School in October.
Social Media
Horsham Rural City Council is entering into a new level of community engagement with the expansion into social networking. Social media has fast become one of the most popular ways to communicate, not just with our youth, but across all age groups.
In 2013, Council formally launched a Facebook page as another way to communicate and connect with their community, and in 2014 added Twitter and Pinterest to their social media platforms.
Council now uses social media channels as a means of providing information to the community on events, services, initiatives, and emergency management, whilst continuing to provide information by traditional means.
Horsham Rural City Council will continue to take an innovative approach to social media.
The Horsham Rural City Council Facebook page is proving to be a popular communication tool.
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