Vale Murray Day – 6 December 2020
Murray Day lived in PNG from 1970 to 1983. He joined the Department of Forestry in 1970 as a senior draftsman at Konedobu (Port Moresby). After six months he was transferred to the Forestry...
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Guest Speaker at Sydney Christmas Lunch – Michael Were of Open Heart International (OHI)
We are delighted that Mr Michael Were has accepted an invitation to be the guest speaker at our Sydney Christmas Lunch on Sunday 6 December 2020. Michael is General Manager of Open Heart International...
SYDNEY Christmas Lunch – 6 December 2020
Date: Sunday, 6 December 2020 Venue: Killara Golf Club, 556 Pacific Highway, Killara, Sydney Plenty of parking/10minutes walk from Killara Railway Station; Disability access available Time: 11:30am – Registration; 3:30pm – Leave premises Cost:...
Perth Christmas Lunch – 20 November 2020
All welcome! Come along and share some Christmas spirit! Date: 20 November, 2020 Venue: New Dining Room, The RAAF Club, 2 Bull Creek Dr, Bull Creek (Perth, WA) Time: 12 Noon Cost: Counter lunch...
PNGAA Christmas Luncheon – Canberra – 12 December 2020
Members and friends are invited to a Christmas Luncheon, a time to get back in touch for many, renewing new friendships and having a good time. Where: Pavilion on Northbourne, 242 Northbourne Ave, Dickson,...
Niugini Arabica Coffee to buy!
When the founders of Niugini Arabica Coffee worked in Papua New Guinea, they fell in love with the coffee…and we all know that the fertile highlands are home to the best coffee in the...
Gobe House opened on site of former ANZ building, Lae
Gobe House, Lae, was recently opened by PNG Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for National Planning, Hon. Samuel H Basil, MP. The redevelopment is on the site of the former ANZ building that was...
Birds of Paradise – Ellis Rowan in New Guinea
This exhibition is on at the National Library of Australia in Canberra until 8 March 2021. Ellis Rowan (1848–1922) is one of Australia’s most celebrated artists, best known for her striking wildflower paintings but...
75th Anniversary since Pacific War ended in Rabaul
75th anniversary service at the Australian War Memorial today. This service commemorated the signing of the Instrument of Surrender on HMS Glory near Rabaul on 6 September 1945. On that day General Hitoshi Imamura,...
Two events in Canberra – 6 September 2020
The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia invites you to attend a luncheon in Canberra on Sunday 6 September 2020 at 1pm marking the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific. There will also...
Taim Bilong Masta: the Australians Involvement with Papua New Guinea by Hank Nelson
The book ‘Taim Bilong Masta‘ : the Australian involvement with Papua New Guinea by Hank Nelson is accessible through ANU’s Open Research Repository and available for download. If you are looking for a book...
69th PNGAA Annual General Meeting Postponed
THE 69th Annual General Meeting of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Inc, scheduled to be held in Sydney on Sunday, 3 May 2020, has been postponed until further notice. This is in...
Montevideo Maru – Australia’s greatest tragedy of the Pacific War
With the sinking of the MONTEVIDEO MARU – Australia suffered the greatest single tragedy of the war in the Pacific.
The fate of those who had embarked at Rabaul on the Japanese Naval auxiliary transport on the 22 Jun 1942, remained a mystery for
Sydney Event – Sunday 29 Mar – Women’s Panel
P O S T P O N E D In the interests of the health of possible attendees and the community at large, the Committee has decided to postpone PNGAA Events for the moment....
PNGAA 68th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – 28 April 2019, Address by Incoming President – MAX UECHTRITZ
It’s a privilege to be part of this association, part of this executive team (committee and sub-committees)—and to be entrusted with this role. I’m in awe of the personal blood, sweat and tears that...
