Friendship cities

The main aim of Friendship City contact is to create friendship and understanding between peoples and to lay a foundation of goodwill and exchange for future generations.

Sister City relations are managed by the Moreland Friendship Committee.

Corum, Turkey

In 2011, following a delegation from Corum. Turkey, a Memorandum of Understanding was entered into between Corum City Council and Moreland City Council.  Corum is a landlocked northern Anatolian city located inland in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey approximately 244 kms from Ankara. There is a very large population from Corum living in Moreland today. As a symbol of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding a time capsule was buried at the Coburg Lake Reserve. Members of the Turkish community were invited to place items of significance in the time capsule which will be opened in 2050.

Xianyang, China

Moreland’s relationship with Xianyang was first progressed in December 1992 when Xianyang accepted an invitation from the then City of Brunswick to send an official delegation to the city.

Council has a strong and active commitment to its special relationship with the City of Xianyang in the Province of Shaanxi, China.  The commitment embraces opportunities for co-operative relationships between the governments, residents, businesses and institutions of Moreland and Xianyang.

Aileu, East Timor

Council, along with the Hume City Council, established a friendship relationship with the District of Aileu in Timor-Leste (East Timor) in 2000.

Aileu is located in a mountainous area south of  the capital, Dili. 

Provincia di Messina, Sicily, Italy

In 2004, following a delegation received from the City of Messina, a Memorandum of Understanding was entered into to further celebrate the common social and migratory connections between Moreland, Messina and the wider region of Sicily.

Mansfield, Victoria, Australia

In 2003, Moreland City Council and Mansfield Council formalised their relationship by entering into a Memorandum of Understanding.

The relationship supports and encourages work on issues in the areas of economic development, staff exchange and training, emergency management, tourism, student education exchanges and general municipal support.

Municipality of Solarino, Sicily, Italy

In January 2007 the relationship between Moreland City Council and the Municipality of Solarino was reaffirmed through a renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding, which had been adopted by the former Brunswick City Council. 

City of Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia

In September 2006 a Friendship City Partnership agreement between Moreland City Council and the City of Canterbury was established to promote and encourage mutual understanding that will develop and benefit the diverse communities and organisations within each municipality.

Municipality of Sparta, Laconica, Greece

Sparta, a municipality in the Laconia region of Greece lies at the site of ancient Sparta. It is the local centre for the processing of goods such as citrus and olives. Many Moreland residents are from the Laconia Region. In November 1987, the then Brunswick City Council signed a sister city relationship with Sparta which was recently reaffirmed through a renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding in November 2009.