Letters & Reviews
Help Wanted Does anyone have knowledge of or the contact details for Mr Denholm, who was headmaster at Goroka Primary in the mid-seventies? If so, please contact Dave Lornie at email postbuka@gmail.com and/or Andrea...
Category: PNGAA business
EVENTS CALENDAR
Celebrating PNG’s 50th Anniversary of Independence BRISBANE PNGAA Annual Lunch: Saturday, 9 August 2025 Golden Jubilee celebrations of 50 years of Papua New Guinea’s independence will be held in the Function Room of the...
PNGAA Report
A Note from the President We are privileged to have this wonderful Association filled with energy 74 years after it was founded. The AGM on Sunday, 27 April 2025 highlighted the unique connections, the...
Chatswood networking meeting 19 May 2025
We had the best turnout – seventeen – to date at our quarterly PNGAA Networking meeting in May. In attendance were Mike Sandy, Linda Babao, Andrea Williams, Ross & Pat Johnson, Paul Munro, Phil...
Chatswood PNG Networking session May 2025
This is just a quick notice that our Chatswood networking session for this quarter will be on 19th May (Monday) . . . . only a short time away. If the time is compatible...
PNGAA’s 50th Anniversary of Independence Luncheon Brisbane – 9 August 2025
Golden Jubilee celebrations of 50th year of Independence will be held in Function Room, Ship Inn , South Bank. Event program will include artist storyteller and designer of new 50 kina note, Grim Jordan....
Ex Kiap Event in Woodend, Queensland
On 09 November last year (2024) about 35 former kiaps and family and friends gathered at the Victoria Hotel in Woodend to share memories of a past life in Papua New Guinea. Attendees came...
PNGAA Report
Vision for an Australian-Pacific Cultural and Community Centre It is crucial for Australians to learn about Pacific people and cultures. Acknowledging Australia’s taking PNG to a peaceful independence is very much a significant part...
Notice of Annual General Meeting Sunday 27 April 2025 – Rydges Hotel, North Sydney
The 74TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Incorporated will be held in Sydney on Sunday 27 April 2025 at the Rydges Hotel, Gibbes Room, 54 McLaren Street, North...
PNGAA WA Lunch – February 2025
Date: 21 February 2024 Where: Air Force Memorial Estate, 2 Bull Creek Drive, BULL CREEK WA 6149 Time: 1130 – 1530 Our guests will be the Executive of the PNG Association of Western Australia...
Nobodies to Somebodies: Experiences of PNG PALM Workers in Australia and NZ
Nobodies to Somebodies: Moukele Migrant Workers from NCD, PNG in New Zealand and Australia Date: Tuesday 28 Jan 2025 1pm – 2pm AEDT Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU, Coombs Building, Seminar Room F and...
Tabaran – City Recital Hall, Sydney – 24 January 2025
Rock into 2025 and this 50th anniversary of independence year with legends David Bridie and Not Drowning, Waving together with George Telek and PNG musicians in a music night of nights! Date: Friday 24...
PNGAA Sydney Christmas Lunch – 8 December 2024 – Cammeray
Date: Sunday 8 December 2024 – from 11:30 am for lunch from midday. Venue: Norths Cammeray, 12 Abbott Street, Cammeray (a small open air car space is available outside reception in Abbott Street or...
2024 SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING (SGM) – 11AM Friday 8 November 2024 (TOMORROW)
Subscription members of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia have been invited to a Special General Meeting (SGM) to approve a rule change for the PNGAA. PNGAA will hold this SGM online, by...
PNG IN THE NEWS
PNG’s National Rugby League Bid PNG is reportedly set to join the NRL as its 19th team in 2028, following a $600 million expansion deal backed by the Australian federal government. While not yet...
