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...
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The Free West Papua Movement
‘ PNG Kundu’ readers may remember seeing on the news in October last year graphic pictures of unrest in the now Indonesian controlled province of West Papua. Rampaging groups of Papuans with troops firing...
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...
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....
New name for PNGAA journal – entries due 14 January 2020
You are invited to suggest a new name for the quarterly journal of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Inc. (PNGAA) Your PNGAA committee is acting on popular member sentiment to refresh our...
Bougainville poll supports independence
The people of Bougainville have voted overwhelmingly in favour of becoming independent from Papua New Guinea. 97% of the Bougainville population endorsed the vote promised as part of a 2001 peace agreement to...
PNG ‘Chalkies’ Honoured by NSW Department of Education
The NSW Department of Education has paid tribute to a unique group of former teachers who served our country during the Vietnam War period. (L-R) Christopher Charles, Director, School Operations and Performance, Ken Boston,...
Bob Gotts’ Butterfly Collection – 25 November 2019, Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO, Canberra
The colourful butterflies of PNG add to this extraordinary country’s beauty and colour. This is a rare opportunity to see Bob Gotts’ amazing collection! Bob Gotts went to PNG to teach and spent 60...
See footage on PNG! National Film & Sound Archives, Canberra – Friday 22 November 2019
PNGAA members have a special opportunity to visit the NFSA and experience film footage on Papua New Guinea including sound and still images. There is a range of fascinating material starting from the 1930s...
PNGAA congratulates PNG on its 44th anniversary of Independence
The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia congratulates Papua New Guinea at this 44th anniversary of Independence. For both Papua New Guineans and Australians, it is a time to be proud of the achievements...
Transcript from the Press Conference held by Prime Minister Scott Morrison with Prime Minister James Marape on 22 July 2019
Prime MInister Scott Morrisson has welcomed Prime Minister Marape, his Ministerial delegation and his delegation of Governors from Papua New Guinea to Australia for Guest of Government status. Papua New Guinea is the first...
PNG National Remembrance Day – 23 July
Today is National Remembrance Day in Papua New Guinea and a time to reflect on all those PNG citizens who lost their lives in the service of their country. July 23 is National Remembrance...
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...
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...
