Bathurst has welcomed representatives from Japanese Sister City Ohkuma. It is the 34th visit by Ohkuma representatives to Bathurst since the international sister city arrangement began in 1991.
This year’s delegation includes six students and six adults.
An official mayoral welcome was held at the Bathurst Regional Council Chambers on Monday 24 March. Special recognition was given to Bathurst resident Mrs. Fudeko Reekie at the event for her significant contribution to the Ohkuma Sister City relationship.
Mrs Reekie gifted two paintings to this year’s Ohkuma delegation featuring a waratah and a Bathurst copper butterfly.
Bathurst mayor Robert Taylor said “Since 1991, the relationship between our two regions has become deeper and closer. Many delegations and student cohorts have travelled between our towns in a fantastic cultural exchange over the years.”
