Dr. Brent Glass, former Director of the National Museum of American History and senior advisor to the Smithsonian Institute, made a special visit to the Papua New Guinea Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) in September 2024 and discussed the importance of promoting historical literacy and public memory in Papua New Guinea. Dr. Glass is a prominent figure …

Dear Members, PNGAA 74th Annual General Meeting 2025 The 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia (PNGAA) will be on Sunday, 27 April 2025. Every two years elections are held for the PNGAA Management Committee. All positions, executive and general, are automatically vacated, and a new committee is voted into office. Nominations are …

A school visit. by Sandy Miller It was an unexpected privilege to make a school visit during our trip to PNG in April 2024. Andrea Williams, assisted by Dame Sandra Lau, coordinated a visit for a few of us to the Sacred Heart International Catholic School, and Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary school in Vunapope. We arrived on …

PNGAA AGM Nominations due 5pm 31 January 2023!!!  Please consider nominating and send your signed forms in now.  Information and nomination forms are available to members at: https://pngaa.org/documents-relating-to-the-2023-agm/ Either scan or photograph them and email to admin@pngaa.net PNGAA urgently needs volunteers for: PNGAA Treasurer: Our current Treasurer, Murrough Benson has been on the committee for 7 years now and needs …

The December 2022 issue of PNG Kundu was posted out on 21 October 2022 and is about to hit members’ letterboxes or inboxes. PNGAA asks that you check your address label on the envelope for your membership expiry date and if you need to renew for 2023, please assist by doing it now. Details are in …

Caloundra Regional Gallery invites you to attend the launch of: Sihot’e Nioge: When Skirts Become Artworks Omie Tapa (beaten barkcloth) artists; Oro Province, Papua New Guinea Thursday 20 October 6.00 to 8.00pm Caloundra Regional Gallery, 22 Omrah Avenue, Caloundra Appetisers provided. Cash bar. Please RSVP by 13 October to secure your place https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/official-launch-of-sihote-nioge-when-skirts-become-artworks-exhibition-tickets-426994972457 Alternatively, please contact Joan Winter on email joangwinter@gmail.com. Joan …