On 25 October a delegation of 21 government and industry representatives visited Chippendale to discuss the Sustainable Streets and Community Plan (Chippendale).

The delegation from Hangzhou in coastal China included representative from the city’s Construction Committee, Training Centre, Illegal Construction Inspection Office, Centre of Demolition and Relocation Housing Construction, Real Estate Management Bureau, Public Utilities Supervision Centre, Urban Planning Bureau, and other government agencies.

The delegates had a tour of Sydney’s Sustainable House and the road gardens.

Hangzhou is a city of 6 million people with a plan to make the city sustainable and some billions of dollars for the projects.