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...
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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...
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...
Graham Henry John Pople MBE 14 March 1935-11 February 2019
With sadness PNGAA advises that Graham Pople passed away on 11 February 2019, aged 83 years. The Pople family extend an invitation to Graham’s family and friends to join them in celebrating Graham’s life...
Australian Aid: Friendship Grants
The Australian Aid: Friendship Grants were recently launched at Parliament House, Canberra. We thank Stella Conroy for representing the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia at this launch. The Friendship Grants will provide small...
Connecting Papua New Guinea and Australia through the Arts – Lowy Institute 13 June 2018
The arts have unique potential to connect people and inspire new interest in a place and its traditions. There are thousands of years of indigenous history and culture in Australia and Papua New Guinea....
PNGAA VIC Lunch – Saturday 28 July 2018
Event: July PNGAA VIC Lunch Venue: Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Rd, Elsternwick, VIC Time: 12 Noon Meal: Attendees to purchase their own meal from menu on the day. Approx. cost meals $19-$30. Senior...
Australia caught in a pincer: the key is Pacific engagement
BEN BOHANE | Vanuatu Daily Post | 6 May 2018 PORT VILA – China. China. China. All the talk is of increasing Chinese influence in our region. But this is to wilfully see past...
Coastwatcher talk, Brisbane
A wonderful collaboration between PNGAA, NGVR/PNGVR Ex members Association and the NSAAQ saw close to 140 people attend the talk today by Philip Selth OAM on Coastwatchers JJ Murphy, Jack Read and Paul Mason....
Angus ‘Gus’ Smales Farewell
A note to advise that Angus ‘Gus’ Smales MBE, IMPNG, veteran journalist (PNG/Aust.) has passed away on 10 July 2017, aged 86 years. Gus was the dearly loved husband of Betty (deceased 2015) and...
75th Anniversary RABAUL and MONTEVIDEO MARU Memorial Tour 2017
A unique opportunity to spend a few days in Rabaul and see all the sites – if you are interested you will need to book as soon as possible. Full details are on the...
Canberra Locals run to help family and sexual violence victims through Femili PNG
Georgina Connery reports: Pounding the pavement in their purple shirts is all good fun but a Canberra group entered in the Australian Running Festival are united by a passion to help Papua New Guinea...
President’s Report
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Rabaul and Montevideo Maru 75th Anniversary Commemorative Service – 1 July 2017 – Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
A service to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the fall of the New Guinea islands in early 1942 and the sinking of the Montevideo Maru on 1 July 1942 will be held at the...
