Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Consulate & Embassy

Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea

Locality: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Phone: +675 7090 0100

Address: Godwit Road, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Website: http://www.png.highcommission.gov.au

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23.01.2022 Have you heard of That Pacific Sports Show? The very first episode aired on ABC last night, and will be repeated during this week. Tune in to see Pacific sporting stars discuss their experiences and heroes, including big PNG names Justin Olam, Alex Johnston and Amelia Kuk. The episode is available on ABC iView, and will air on ABC Australia in PNG at the following times: Friday, 27 November 2020 - 22.30... Saturday, 28 November 2020 - 14.30 Sunday, 29 November 2020 - 11.00 That Pacific Sports Show is an exciting new part of the #PNGAusPartnership and #PacificStepUp. ABC Radio Australia ABC Australia ABC Sport @DFAT RoqandCav Tiana Penitani https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=220266979486236

23.01.2022 This week, patients at the ANGAU Memorial Provincial Hospital were served the first meal prepared on site at the new Kitchen facility. The ANGAU hospital kitchen team are pleased and excited to be in their new buildings with modern equipment delivered through the #PNGAusPartnership. To mark the occasion, Morobe Provincial Health Authority (PHA) CEO Dr Kipas Binga, Morobe PHA Chairman David Wissink, and Australian Consulate General Paul Murphy were on hand to cook the first ...meals for patients. The new kitchen facilities and equipment at ANGAU Memorial Hospital have greatly improved the safety and functionality of the work environment for staff, allowing better quality meals to be offered to hospital patients. Training of all staff will take place in the use and maintenance of the new equipment. The 6-month training program will include food preparation, handling and safety as part of a hospital-wide upskilling program.

23.01.2022 The Seif Meri Mun kits provide a welcome solution to menstrual hygiene challenges. The kits are being distributed free of charge to female students in the Kokoda Track region, and in communities, promoting and prioritising maternal health and well-being during the COVID context. More than 700 sanitary kits were produced by a team of 17 women in Kokoda, Northern Province, as part of the Seif Meri Mun project under the Kokoda Initiative through the #PNGAusPartnership. The kits ...are being distributed to women and girls in the Kokoda Track Region with the first distribution to female students of Bisiatabu and Sogeri primary schools in Central Province. Each kit contains a menstrual flow chart, two reusable cloth pads, two shields to hold the pads, one face cloth, bath soap and a sealed bag to store the used pad for washing after each use.

23.01.2022 Congratulations to the National Churches Education Council on the recent launch of their Constitution supported by the #PNGAusPartnership. It is a boost to the Church Government Partnership in their delivery of education, especially to remote regions across Papua New Guinea. The new national declaration on educational goals was supported by #PNGAusPartnership to empower the seven mainline churches through the National Churches Education Council and the Government to ensure and provide quality education and Christian values to all Papua New Guineans.

23.01.2022 Tune in to TVWAN tonight at 7pm for a special Toktok Bilong Strongim Nesen discussion themed: Billions from Betel Nut? Taxation, Growth and Governance. Listen to Hon Allan Bird MP, Governor, East Sepik Province, Pauline Bre, Acting Commissioner, Taxation Internal Revenue Commission and Zanie Theron, Managing Partner, KPMG PNG and guest speaker Professor Mick Moore, Chief Executive Officer of the International Centre for Tax and Development in the UK, as they discuss government income, effective taxation, challenges and responsibilities on governance, citizens and the state. Watch the reply at 8 pm on Thursday 3 December.

19.01.2022 Judie Alingou, sister in charge at Madang Town Clinic, knows the importance of regular health patrols. She has recently been able to start regular health patrols, allowing her and her team to deliver basic health care services including immunisation to remote communities. Sr Alingou and her team have not been able to conduct regular patrols for the past nine years. ... That changed last year when the Accelerated Immunisation and Health Systems Strengthening (AIHSS) program started in the province. The AIHSS program is a PNG Government initiative supported by the Governments of Australia, New Zealand and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance with technical support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. The rollout of immunisation activities will help protect babies under one year of age against diseases. The program is being delivered in Madang by World Vision International in partnership with the Madang Provincial Health Authority. #PNGAusPartnership

16.01.2022 Rachel Suak Mok leaped at the chance to be one of the first Papua New Guinean farmers to trial a new irrigation system. Her leap of faith paid off while in the past she sometimes had to watch her crops die due to lack of water, she now has a system that delivers water from a nearby creek, directly to her sweet potato gardens. The #PNGAusPartnership and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research are supporting farmers like Rachel through a project to improve... and increase sweet potato production in the Highlands. The project, which also includes PNG National Agricultural Research Institute Fresh Produce Development Agency CQUniversity Australia and Supporting Sweetpotato Production in the PNG Highlands is currently trialling irrigation systems and distributing virus free sweet potato for commercialised production. Fresh Produce Development Agency

12.01.2022 A world first for PNG! Henao Rakatani, a medical laboratory scientist from Divine Word University has achieved a level one status from level four after successfully completing an external competency training for malaria microscopists in the country. She was among 12 other microscopists from around the country to participate in a World Health Organization (WHO) virtual malaria competency assessment in Port Moresby from November 9-13.... The virtual training was conducted by WHO consultant Lieutenant Ken Lilley with cofacilitation by Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) quality assurance manager Ernest Velemu and malaria scientist Dorothy Abala. He connected with the participants in Port Moresby via video link from the Australian Defence Force Malaria and Infectious Diseases Institute. The training included representatives from Modilon, Kundiawa, Vunapope and Tari hospitals, Yagaum and Butuwin health centres, the PNG Institute of Medical Research, DWU, and the CPHL Malaria and Quality Assurance units. Each year, CPHL conducts two external competency assessments of malaria microscopists supported through the Australia-China-PNG Trilateral Malaria Project. Through species identification and parasite count, the assessments allow them to grade, identify and map the gaps in malaria microscopists in PNG and to plan strategic approaches to address and improve malaria diagnosis throughout the country.

12.01.2022 Ace in Space That’s what they say on the footy field when they realise Hewago Ace Oea has bolted away from his defenders once again and is perfectly positioned to take the mark. With the announcement that he has joined the Gold Coast Suns he’s just made history by being the first AFL Papua New Guinea player to be signed to a top-tier #AFL club. ... In 2017, when Ace was just 15 years old, he received the best on ground medal when Papua New Guinea won its back to back AFL International Cup grand final. PNG remain international AFL champions. At 16 he became the first PNG player to join the AFL academy, and has worked his way with sacrifices made and support from PNG and Australian friends and family to professional player status. From Gordons to Gold Coast, Ace has come a long way. We can’t wait to see what magic Ace has up his sleeve in 2021. #PNGAusPartnership AFL

10.01.2022 Children in the Kokoda Track region received protective facemasks kits last week, supporting them to safely and happily participate in learning and community life. The masks and kits were handed over to students from Sogeri and Bisiatabu primary schools in Central Province. The masks were produced with support from the No Roads Foundation, supported by the Kokoda Initiative partnership between PNG and Australia and will be delivered across the Kokoda Track region in Central and Oro. The facemasks ensure students can take appropriate measures to protect themselves and their communities against Covid-19. #PNGAusPartnership #20DaysofActivism

06.01.2022 Nursing student Steven Johnson is one of 10 scholars currently studying at the Lae School of Nursing under the Australia Awards and Newcrest Partnership program. He says the pandemic has re-affirmed his decision to do his best in his studies and to be able to contribute to vital health service delivery when he joins the workforce. Read more here https://www.australiaawardspng.org/future-nurses-step-up-t/.

03.01.2022 Stella Tukulya, the First Assistant Secretary (FAS) for Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation (MRE) Division at the Department of Transport has been at the forefront of developing a major Government transport framework this year. Stella is among many other women in leadership roles who is working to improve PNG’s transport sector. She has spearheaded the development of the Transport Sector MRE Framework 2 in collaboration with 11 transport sector agencies and the Departments ...of National Planning and Monitoring, Treasury, and Prime Minister & National Executive Council. The Framework will help the government so it can make evidence-based decisions on transport investment and planning. Technical support through mentoring and collaboration with the #PNGAusPartnership has helped to strengthen the MRE team’s capacity to achieve the sector’s agreed and consolidated approach to monitoring and reporting. Stella first entered the Department of Transport as an Economics graduate in 2001. She won an Australia Award Scholarship in 2009 to study a Master’s in Project Management at The University of Queensland. On her return to the Department, she became the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Planning before accepting the promotion to her current role in 2018, making her the first woman to reach the level of FAS in the Department of Transport. You’ve got to be well prepared and on top of things because you have people out there challenging you when you are trying to introduce change. She encourages other women to think about pursuing a technical position in the transport sector and says she looks forward to supporting the development of the Women in Transport Network. The #PNGAusPartnership continues to support the professional development of women in the sector through mentoring, leadership and management training programs. #WIL #20DaysofActivism

02.01.2022 Shirley Gabrielle Kaupa is a human rights defender and founder of local human rights organisation Magna Carta PNG. Ms Kaupa started Magna Carta PNG to be ‘a strong voice for the people’ and because she believes that ‘each individual Papua New Guinean has a responsibility to protect, promote and participate fully in area human rights because our fundamental rights are always overlooked’. Ms Kaupa is proud of her culture, and gains power and strength from embracing her traditi...onal knowledge. Her Kundu Drum brings the message of the promotion of human rights. Her spear is a symbol of protection and defence of human rights. Her Simbu warrior attire shows that she is a fighter and Woman Human Rights Defender. This International Women Human Rights Defenders Day we celebrate Ms Kaupa and all those that join her in fighting for human rights in , and across the . The #PNGAusPartnership is proud to support human rights in PNG and the #20DaysofActivism. Gabrielle Shir Kaupa