Overseas visits

Sister City visits

Nordlingen, Germany In September 2019, the Mayor led a Wagga Wagga delegation to our sister city of Nordlingen in Germany to attend the Stadtmaurefest. The Stadtmaurefest is held every three (3) years and attracts between 70,000 and 90,000 people (depending on the weather) from a wide area around the city, as well as many overseas visitors.

The visit was a great opportunity to further the goodwill and international understanding between Wagga Wagga and Nordlingen. Over the past 50 years many hundreds of Wagga Wagga people have visited Nordlingen and in turn Wagga Wagga has hosted many hundreds of people from Nordlingen including members of bands and choirs. Council covered all delegation costs for the Mayor inclusive of travel, gifts, meals and associated sundries with total expenses coming to $3,143.57.

Kunming, China In December 2019, the Mayor and the General Manager led a Wagga Wagga delegation to our sister city of Kunming, China. The visit was to attend the 4th Kunming International Sister City Seminar. The seminar had an education theme with an objective to strengthen exchange and cooperation between Kunming and their international sister cities through basic education, senior education and vocational education.

Council covered all delegation costs for the Mayor and the General Manager inclusive of travel, gifts, meals and associated sundries with total expenses coming to $2,883.64.