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Emblem of Wyndham City
Chiryu City and the City of Wyndham concluded a sister city agreement in the milestone year of 2000, which was the 30th anniversary of the Chiryu municipality and the 10th anniversary of the Chiryu City International Exchange Association.
The goodwill tour group of the Chiryu City International Exchange Association visited Wyndham in August 1999 to inquire about their interest in the agreement and obtained willing consent from the Wyndham city mayor. The sister city agreement was proposed at the Chiryu City Council in December 1999, and after a unanimous approval, it was signed in February 2000 to officially become sister cities.
Chiryu City has sent 91 students from junior high schools in the city to the State of Victoria, Australia, until 1999 after the Chiryu City International Exchange Association was established in 1990. Since 1997, the city has sent 31 students to the City of Wyndham, and they have enjoyed about a one-week stay in order to develop goodwill.
Through exchanges and collaboration in various fields, having a sister city relationship with the associated City of Wyndham will be meaningful in mutually learning about each other’s areas of excellence.
The word “Wyndham” is a word used by the native “Aborigines”, and although it means many things, which makes the original meaning vague, it is usually interpreted as “plain” or “field.”
The city of Wyndham is located in the western surroundings (approx. 30 km) of Melbourne, which is the capital of the State of Victoria, and the south-easternmost point of continental Australia. The city’s population exceeds 80,000, and it covers a wide area of 542 km² used for industrial and residential areas, having developed as a suburban region of Melbourne. Due to the integral policy of community development by the State Government, the three districts—Werribee, Hoppers Crossing, and Wyndham Valley—were integrated in 1994 to form the present City of Wyndham.
The city is home to a diversity of sectors such as an industry focused on manufacturing, major residential areas, agricultural and residential areas, and two sub-districts. Major roads and railways are well maintained, and because it is located near a port and airport and is well equipped with favorable conditions of an abundant workforce and vast lands, the city has been developed as the strategic region for the large city of Melbourne and the State of Victoria as well as the national economy.
A city that is so well balanced in industry, residential zones, and agriculture is almost unprecedented in Australia.
According to a 1995 survey, the city of Wyndham won the second place as the most charming city in the State of Victoria, while it was selected as the 14th overall in Australia. Residents with various cultural backgrounds live in the administrative district, where 42 different languages are spoken. Furthermore, the municipality has a mix of many different cultural patterns due to various religious and ethnical backgrounds. However, most of the population is fluent in English: Australians (76% of the total population), who are the majority of the population composition, British (7.8%), and other Europeans (9%) and so on. While most families with children (families of married couples) live in single detached houses, a growing number of households are double-income earners and maintain a relatively steady standard of living. Many citizens are engaged in professions in which growth is highly anticipated in the future, or areas of managerial work, specifically distribution, administration, and sales.
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