2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours PNG
PNGAA congratulates the following recipients of Queens Birthday Honours in PNG recently: Dame Sandra Lau and Wayne Uechtritz. Dame Sandra Lau Order of the British Empire – DBE Sandra Geok Mei, Mrs LAU, MBE...
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Minister for International Development and the Pacific
PNGAA congratulates The Hon Alex Hawke MP who has recently been appointed Minister for International Development and the Pacific. This role has been upgraded from the previous incumbent who held the position of Parliamentary...
2019 Upcoming PNGAA Events
A number of gatherings are planned for PNGAA members and their friends through 2019 – they’re always enjoyable days so please support your association and come along! We thank all our organisers. This list...
Dr Haydee Paiva triumphantly waves PNG and Solomon Island flags at Mt Everest base camp
A Solomon Islands doctor has given her PNG ‘tambus’ a sneak peek of Mount Everest. Dr Haydee Paiva, a keen hiker and budding mountaineer, reached the base camp of Mt Everest on April 15...
Electronic Tuberculosis (TB) patient management system
Australia is proudly supporting Dr Patrick Koliwan and David Valentine, founders of health-tech startup Refer Tech that have developed an electronic tuberculosis (TB) patient management system. The prototype is being piloted at the Kaugere...
International federation of basketball team visits PNG
The team from FIBA, the international federation of basketball, were in Port Moresby recently along with representatives from Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea. Since last year #PNGAusPartnership supported the #Hoops4Health program in communities...
Joint national strategy to combat sorcery accusation related violence
Papua New Guinea’s major churches have committed to a joint national strategy to combat sorcery accusation related violence, declaring their determination to help end a practise blamed for destroying hundreds of lives and damaging...
Tour de New Ireland Cycling event – Boluminski Highway
11 April 2019 marked the opening of upgrades to the Boluminski Highway in New Ireland – a project led by the Papua New Guinea Department of Works and funded by the PNG-AusPartnership. As part...
Health Information Management Conference and Sponsorship opportunity for PNG
With thanks to one of our PNGAA members, Dwayne Richards, who has provided the following useful information in the hope that someone will benefit from this sponsorship offer. If you know of anyone who...
Tales of PNG – Experiences of Two Women
Presenters: LIz Thurston and Marie Clifton-Bassett Date: Sunday 19 May 2019 Time: 11.30am – 2.30pm Where: Gordon Golf Club, 2 Lynn Ridge Avenue, Gordon. NSW. Cost: $15 per person – lunch can be purchased...
18th Annual PNGAA Adelaide Reunion lunch
Date: Sunday 28 April 2019 Time: 11.45pm for 12.45pm Where: Public Schools Club, Sandford House, 207 East Terrace, Adelaide Special Guest: Graham Taylor – ‘Aunty ABC’s role in Papua New Guinea’ Cost: $45 per...
Rabaul & Montevideo Maru Memorial News, March 2019
Australian War Memorial Re-development The Australian War Memorial has developed a detailed proposal to the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia to fund a major redevelopment of the Memorial’s galleries and precinct, and create...
PNGAA 68th AGM and Luncheon – 28 April 2019
Where: Boronia Room, Hornsby RSL, 4 High Street, Hornsby (Sydney) When: Sunday 28 April 2019 Registration: 11am Cost: $40pp includes light lunch (drinks at own expense; please advise any dietary requirements by 18 April)...
Perth, Western Australia, PNGAA group
Perth, Western Australia, PNGAA group lunch held at Bull Creek RAAFA Base 29 March 2019. 21 members and friends attended the autumn lunch in Perth. Graham Bowden gave a talk about his time in...
