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Remoteness no barrier to Emma’s health advocacy
Ensuring health messaging reaches beyond urban areas to rural and remote PNG is crucial to an inclusive COVID-19 response, as Emma Minimbi knows well. The Australia Awards alumna is going above and beyond her legal aid work in Jiwaka province to make sure rural...
PNG Australia Alumni conference discusses challenges of COVID-19 in PNG
The Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association (PNGAAA) hosted its biennial conference on 28 September, providing 22 alumni a platform to share their strategic views on how best Papua New Guinea (PNG) can rebuild, strengthen, and persevere as a country. Under the...
PNG Australia Alumni Association focuses on Innovative Solutions for Alumni Engagement in the New Normal
The Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association (PNGAAA) held a virtual networking dinner on Thursday, 11 February 2021 at the Hilton Hotel, Port Moresby, and around PNG, to celebrate the achievements of alumni in 2020 and recognise outstanding alumni who have made...
Nominations for the 2020 PNG-Australia Alumni Awards have been extended
The 2020 PNG-Australia Alumni Awards recognise and honour Papua New Guinean alumni who have studied in Australia and made oustanding contributions to their profession, community and country through their exemplary leadership, integrity, innovation and hard work....
Husband and wife alumni reach the unreached through COVID-19 awareness
It is heartwarming to see our alumni giving back to their communities and ensuring people in remote PNG have access to the right information about the Novel Coronavirus (COVID19). Noelynn and Peter Minimulu, both alumni voluntarily conducted awareness sessions for two...
PNG Australia Alumni Association launches Western Highlands Provincial Chapter
The partnership between Papua New Guinea and Australia was in focus during the launch of the Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association’s new Western Highlands Chapter over the weekend. Provincial Administrator for Western Highlands, Mr Joseph Neng and Papua New...
PNG Australia Alumni Association raises over K360,000 for Australian bushfire relief
The Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association (PNGAAA) held a breakfast fundraiser on Friday, 24 January 2020 at the Gateway Hotel, Port Moresby, to raise funds to support restoration efforts caused by the recent bushfires in Australia. Prime Minister Honourable...
A dentist’s passion for community service
A dentist at the Alotau Provincial Hospital, Dr Hilda Audubo became the first local dentist to partner with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Medical Ships when they made their maiden trip to Papua New Guinea in 2011 visiting some of the most remote villages along the...