Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Sister city
Agreement year: 2009 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
WORLDWIDE CONTACT SYSTEM
Local connections. International introductions.
Explore Queensland council and state relationships, then ask the responsible team about a relevant introduction. Formal sister links, friendship agreements and other partnerships retain their own labels.
83 documented international links across 16 Queensland places
Source and contact links lead to official council or state pages.COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Brisbane
International Relations and Multicultural Affairs team: internationalrelations@brisbane.qld.gov.au; +61 7 3403 8888. Ask whether the sister-city program can introduce a relevant community organisation.
Auckland
New Zealand
Sister city
Agreement year: 1988 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Chongqing
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2005 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Daejeon
South Korea
Sister city
Agreement year: 2002 · Listed by source
2001 MOU preceded the formal sister-city agreement on 17 June 2002.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Hyderabad
India
Sister city
Agreement year: 2010 · Listed by source
Tripartite agreement with Ipswich and Brisbane, signed 5 October 2010.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Kaohsiung
Taiwan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1997 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Kobe
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1985 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Semarang
Indonesia
Sister city
Agreement year: 1993 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Shenzhen
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 1992 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Gold Coast
Office of the Mayor international relations / sister-city projects: mayoralir@goldcoast.qld.gov.au. Ask about a relevant community exchange or introduction.
Ancient Olympia
Greece
Sister city
Agreement year: 2026 · Listed by source
Signed September 2026; reaffirmed on 30 October 2026.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Beihai
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 1997 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Chengdu
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2019 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Dubai
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Sister city
Agreement year: 2001 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Fort Lauderdale
United States of America
Sister city
Agreement year: 1980 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Kanagawa Prefecture
Japan
Friendship agreement
Agreement year: 1990 · Listed by source
Individual council page specifies the friendship agreement is with 13 municipalities along Sagami Bay.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Netanya
Israel
Sister city
Agreement year: 1987 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Noumea
New Caledonia
Sister city
Agreement year: 1992 · Listed by source
Council describes New Caledonia as a French territory.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Tainan
Taiwan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1982 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Taipei
Taiwan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1982 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Takasu
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1995 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Zhuhai
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2012 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Da Nang
Vietnam
Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Friendship and Cooperation
Agreement year: 2020 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Wuhan
China
Letter of Intent for Friendly Relationship
Agreement year: 2015 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Jining
China
Agreement of Friendship & Cooperation
Agreement year: 2014 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Sunshine Coast
Council enquiries: +61 7 5475 7272 or mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au; request the international relations / economic development team and confirmation of current agreement terms.
Tatebayashi
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1996 · Needs confirmation
Indexed council page gives 9 July 1996 and renewal on 6 October 2017 for four years. The 2024–25 report records a sister-city student exchange, but does not state a new agreement term. Evidence: Relationship corroborated in 2024–25 council annual report; latest agreement term not verified
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
March, Fenland District
England
Mutual friendship agreement
Agreement year: 1997 · Needs confirmation
Indexed council page gives 22 September 1997 and a four-year renewal signed on 1 September 2017. Direct fetch returned 404 on the check date. Evidence: Official indexed council listing; current agreement term needs council confirmation
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Xiamen
China
Mutual friendship agreement
Agreement year: 1999 · Needs confirmation
Indexed council page gives 29 September 1999 and four-year renewal on 14 August 2018; 2024–25 council report records a 25-year Friendship Charter celebration. Evidence: Friendship corroborated in 2024–25 council annual report; latest agreement term not verified
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Mont Dore
New Caledonia
Mutual friendship agreement
Agreement year: 2006 · Needs confirmation
Direct fetch of the official list returned 404 on the check date. Evidence: Official indexed council listing; current status needs council confirmation
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Logan
Council enquiries: council@logan.qld.gov.au; +61 7 3412 3412. Ask for the international relations / sister-cities program coordinator.
Hirakata City
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1995 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Shibukawa City
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1996 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Suzhou City
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2009 · Listed by source
2005 Friendship City Relationship Memorandum preceded sister-city status in 2009.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Taoyuan City
Taiwan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1996 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Cincinnati
USA
Economic agreement
Agreement year: 2017 · Listed by source
Council describes economic cooperation plus educational and cultural exchanges; not a sister-city agreement.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Ipswich
Council enquiries: council@ipswich.qld.gov.au; +61 7 3810 6666. Ask for international relations / sister cities; the partner page also links an inbound delegation request form.
Nerima City
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1994 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Changde, Hunan Province
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2006 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Hyderabad
India
Sister city
Agreement year: 2010 · Listed by source
Tripartite with Brisbane.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2011 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Pengzhou, Chengdu Province
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2014 · Listed by source
Partner location copied as council labels it; the council's wording is geographically imprecise.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Nantou
Taiwan
Sister city
Agreement year: 2016 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Redlands
Council economic development team: invest@redland.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Qinhuangdao
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2018 · Listed by source
Sister City Agreement signed 26 June 2018. Earlier friendship, intent and MOU stages must not be treated as the signing date.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Yongin
South Korea
Friendship city
Agreement year: 2008 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Kani City
Japan
Cultural and Educational Cooperation Agreement
Agreement year: 2015 · Listed by source
Listed under sister/friendship cities, but the specific agreement is cultural and educational cooperation.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Wuchuan City, Guangdong Province
China
Memorandum of Understanding
Agreement year: 2015 · Listed by source
MOU establishing cooperation and exchange; do not label as a formal sister city.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Moreton Bay
Council Economic Development / Invest Moreton Bay: invest@moretonbay.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Sanyo-Onoda
Japan
Friendship city
Agreement year: 2022 · Listed by source
Original Redcliffe–Onoda sister relationship began in 1992. Renewed and transitioned to friendship city in August 2022. Current council references call it friendship city.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Toowoomba
Council general enquiries; request International Connections / sister-city team: info@tr.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Takatsuki
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1991 · Listed by source
Formal agreement established 13 November 1991.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Whanganui
New Zealand
Sister city
Agreement year: 1981 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Paju
South Korea
Economic Sister City Agreement
Agreement year: 2002 · Listed by source
Agreement signed October 2002.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Yuecheng District, Shaoxing
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2018 · Listed by source
Formal sister city agreement signed November 2018; earlier MOU signed 28 October 2016.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Townsville
Economic Attraction Unit (specified on sister-city page): enquiries@townsville.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
National Capital District Commission of Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Sister city
Agreement year: 1983 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Shunan
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1990 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Iwaki
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1991 · Listed by source
Agreement signed August 1991.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Changshu
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 1995 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Suwon
Korea
Sister city
Agreement year: 1996 · Listed by source
Source heading uses Korea and body describes Republic of Korea.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Foshan
China
Friendship city
Agreement year: 2006 · Listed by source
Detailed source says City Friendship Agreement signed 28 July 2006, although overview includes Foshan among sister cities.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Cairns
Council general enquiries; request sister-city introductions: council@cairns.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Lae
Papua New Guinea
Sister city
Signing year not verified · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Minami
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1969 · Listed by source
Original Hiwasa sister city began in 1969. Hiwasa and Yuki merged into Minami in 2006.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Oyama
Japan
Sister city
Signing year not verified · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Riga
Latvia
Sister city
Signing year not verified · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Scottsdale
USA
Sister city
Signing year not verified · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Sidney
Canada
Sister city
Signing year not verified · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Zhanjiang
China
Sister city
Signing year not verified · Listed by source
Source describes important links since 2004, not an explicit sister-agreement signing date.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Mackay
Community Development / Sister Cities enquiries: council@mackay.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Kailua Kona
United States (Hawaii)
Sister city
Agreement year: 1966 · Listed by source
Council's list uses Hawaii as its location label; the country is the United States of America.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Matsuura
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1989 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Honiara
Solomon Islands
Sister city
Agreement year: 1995 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Yantai
China
Sister Region Agreement
Agreement year: 2012 · Listed by source
Joint agreement involving Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday Regional Councils; do not label it solely a city-to-city agreement.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Rockhampton
Council enquiries; request Community/Sister City or Advance Rockhampton referral: enquiries@rrc.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Ibusuki
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1980 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Zhenjiang
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 2018 · Needs confirmation
Friendship agreement preceded the sister agreement in 2016. Council announcements disagree about month of 2018 signing, so retain year only. Evidence: Formal signing verified in council's January 2019 announcement; current operational status unverified
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Huizhou
China
Friendship City Agreement / Memorandum of Understanding
Agreement year: 2018 · Needs confirmation
The announcement hopes for a future sister relationship; it does not establish that an upgrade occurred. Evidence: Signing verified in council announcement dated 27 November 2018; current operational status unverified
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Bundaberg
Economic Development team: ceo@bundaberg.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Nanning
China
Sister city
Agreement year: 1998 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Settsu
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1998 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Luganville
Vanuatu
Sister city (Memorandum of Understanding)
Agreement year: 2021 · Listed by source
Council explicitly calls Luganville one of its three sister cities, with the MOU as its instrument.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Qinzhou
China
Friendly Cooperation City Relationship
Agreement year: 2014 · Listed by source
Listed separately from the three sister cities.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Fraser Coast
Council enquiries; request Sister Cities programme officer: enquiry@frasercoast.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Leshan
China
Sister city
Signing year not verified · Listed by source
Date omitted: policy gives 1997 while other historical accounts use 1999.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Kasukabe
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 2014 · Listed by source
Policy explicitly records a formal sister agreement signed September 2014.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Otsuki
Japan
Friendship city in council policy; current webpage groups it under Sister Cities
Signing year not verified · Needs confirmation
Policy's heading says since 1998 but narrative dates Friendship City Agreement to 1994; do not select a year. Evidence: Included in current active programme list; formal classification needs clarification
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Honiara
Solomon Islands
Friendship city / Statement of Partnership and Friendship in council policy; current webpage groups it under Sister Cities
Agreement year: 2005 · Needs confirmation
Evidence: Included in current active programme list; formal classification needs clarification
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Tome (formerly Nakada)
Japan
Programme relationship; formal agreement not verified
Signing year not verified · Needs confirmation
Older policy says no formal agreement was entered into with Nakada. Evidence: Included in current active programme list; formal classification needs clarification
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
COUNCIL RELATIONSHIPS
Gladstone
Gladstone Saiki Sister City Advisory Committee / Community Development: communitydevelopment@gladstone.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction.
Saiki City
Japan
Sister city
Agreement year: 1996 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
STATE RELATIONSHIPS
Queensland
Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Protocol: protocol@premiers.qld.gov.au. Ask which team can advise on a relevant international introduction. Protocol is a public routing enquiry, not a promise of introductions. TIQ handles trade and investment enquiries.
Municipality of Shanghai
People’s Republic of China
Sister-State Agreement
Agreement year: 1989 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Prefecture of Saitama
Japan
Sister-State Agreement
Agreement year: 1984 · Listed by source
A current Education Queensland student-programme page says 1994; explicit Queensland ministerial and parliamentary records support 1984.
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Province of Central Java
the Republic of Indonesia
Sister-State Agreement
Agreement year: 1991 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
Province of Gyeonggi
Republic of Korea
Sister-State Agreement
Agreement year: 1997 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
State of South Carolina
United States of America
Sister-State Agreement
Agreement year: 1999 · Listed by source
Official evidenceChecked 2026-11-07
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