Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Inc.
Where the Australia-PNG history, heritage & community comes together
Upcoming PNG Independence-related Celebrations Date Location Detail 29 Aug 2025 Perth PNGAA WA Luncheon – RAAFA Club, Bull Creek WA, 11:30 – 16:30, Pay as you Go, Contact Kylee @ 0405 334 501 29...
BETTERIDGE | BARNETT | DWYER | HUNTER | MELLOR | TOBIN | MURRAY BETTERIDGE, Charles 22 June 2025, aged 88 Charles was born in Lismore NSW, Australia, on 2 November 1937. Charlie, as he...
A new Australian expedition company is set to offer an alternative approach to exploring Papua New Guinea, with plans to launch five expeditions across three distinct routes beginning in late 2025. Pearl Expeditions operates...
The Pacific War and its Significance to the 50th Anniversary of PNG Independence In this 50th anniversary year of PNG Independence, we remember all those who fought and who died in WWII on what...
ROUNDUP Featuring reports and updates on PNGAA projects and other news of interest to members The Kiap Memorial Update At the time of writing, the final design for the Kiap Memorial has been...
From the President Honouring the voices that carry our history, our culture, our spirit, and inspire us to reach further, is a theme reflected in celebrations acknowledging Papua New Guinea’s 50th Anniversary of Independence...
Australia’s 69-year administration in Papua New Guinea ended at midnight on 15 September 1975. Earlier that day the Australian flag, first raised on Papua New Guinean soil in 1906, was lowered ceremonially for the...
Papua New Guinea’s 50th Independence Anniversary in 2025 will be celebrated with the theme ‘Stronger Together, Growing the Future’. This theme reflects the nation’s focus on economic diversification, infrastructure development, and partnerships with regional...
The Australia Awards Papua New Guinea (AAPNG) are designed to promote knowledge and leadership, and enduring ties between Australia and PNG. The scholarships aim to build a qualified workforce, fill critical human resource gaps,...
I was born a kanaka at Kondo village in Kandep, Enga Province, sometime in the mid-1950s. As a small boy, when I played with other children, there was no road in my village. We...
The denomination names of Papua New Guinea’s currency, kina and toea, originated from traditional shell money, which was historically used for trade, in ceremonies, and as a symbol of wealth amongst Papua New Guineans...
We were born in the late 1960s—into a world still under the shadow of colonialism, but stirring with the promise of freedom. The Queen was on our coins. English had just arrived in our...
