by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | May 8, 2023 | Delegations
The Association is thrilled to announce the Student Exchange will resume this year. Meet our 2023 Delegates: (From left) Zac Garnsworthy, Indy Readsmith, Jacqueline Garnsworthy (Chaperone), Lily Decker and James Chrisanthou. Applications for the 2024 Student Exchange... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Dec 1, 2022 | News
It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of one of the Association’s great leaders, John Whittington, “John San”, to his friends in Anjo, Japan. John was a long term Member, former President, Chaperone and Student Exchange Coordinator who developed and... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Oct 19, 2022 | News
After a two year Covid-19 hiccup, the Association is thrilled to announce the 2023 student exchange will proceed as the borders in Australia and Japan have reopened. Applications for the student exchange are now OPEN. Interested students can apply on line by heading... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Jun 28, 2021 | Delegations
Covid-19 may have put our exchange program on hold temporarily but our relationships with our sister cities have never been stronger. Click on Sister City News to see what our sister cities have been up to. Scroll down to see the English translation. Happy reading!... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Jul 25, 2020 | Writing Competition
Congratulations to the winners of our annual Jimmy Kaye Japanese Writing Competition: Arrifa Nasarudin – Year 12 Westbourne Grammar – Prize money $350 Enakshi Fuloria – Year 11- Mount St. Joseph Girls’ College – Prize money $250. Our... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Apr 6, 2020 | Delegations
Concerns over the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have prompted the Association to postpone the 2020 Student Exchange to Anjo until next year. The selected students and their adult group leader, pictured here at the Melbourne Japanese Summer Festival held at... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Mar 8, 2020 | Delegations
Congratulations to the Chaperone and Students selected for the 2020 Exchange. This year students from eight secondary schools applied to represent Hobsons Bay as delegates to our sister city, Anjo which is in Japan’s prefecture of Aichi. Aichi is also the sister... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Nov 1, 2019 | Delegations
The 2019 Hobsons Bay student delegation was welcomed at a special dinner at the Kooringal Golf Club. This year, the successful applicants are Arrifa Nasarudin (Westbourne Grammar), Ashlyn Gomez (Mount St Joseph Girl’s College), Madeleine Harrison-Shore and Maddison... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Nov 1, 2019 | Writing Competition
Tamsyn Buckle, together with Sue (Writing Competition Coordinator), the Mayor – Councillor Jonathon Marsden and the Deputy Consulate General of Japan in Melbourne. The 2019 Year 12 winner of the annual Japanese Writing Competition is Tamsyn Buckle. Tamsyn... 
by Hobsons Bay International Friendship Association | Sep 28, 2019 | Hobsons Bay City Council
In October 1988, the former City of Altona (now the City of Hobsons Bay) established a sister city agreement with the City of Anjo in Japan. It was based on the strong community spirit of our two cities and grew from a connection between our high schools. The Hobsons...