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Graduates in Papua New Guinea are gaining practical experiences in project management and learning how infrastructure contributes to development outcomes through Australia’s Economic and Social Infrastructure Program [ESIP]. As part of the ESIP Graduate Development Program, graduates are developing practical skills across energy, social infrastructure, gender equality, disability and social inclusion, locally led development and monitoring and evaluation. Graduate Elisha Kerowa has been appointed Project Coordinator for the construction of the […]

A new clinic will be constructed at Angau General Hospital through the Australian–Papua New Guinea Partnership Program, to enhance regional healthcare logistics. A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently to mark the start of construction on the K10 million project, which will serve as a central hub for medicine storage and distribution to other centers. Lae […]

Bougainville President, Ishmael Toroama, and Vice President, Ezekiel Masatt, are leading a delegation to East New Britain Province to hold discussions with the National Government technical team on the Melanesian Relationship Agreement. The Bougainville delegation arrived at Tokua Airport on Saturday and was welcomed by Governor Michael Marum and Provincial Administrator Levi Mano. The Melanesian […]

The Gulf Provincial Electoral Office has started awareness for the National Elections 2027 to inform communities of the voter enrollment update and photo-roll program that will be launched for the province on the 4th of July next month. Desmond Goka, Provincial Training and Awareness Officer, says the team is carrying out awareness on the second […]

The Rabaul Volcanological Observatory has declared a Stage 1 Alert for Bagana Volcano in South Bougainville, after its most significant activity since monitoring was restored in 2024. Overnight [Friday June 19] Bagana displayed its brightest continuous summit glow in nearly two years, with discrete explosions sending glowing lava fragments down the northwest slopes. At dawn […]

Ok Tedi Mining Limited has reassured stakeholders and the public that its operations remain normal and fully functional despite current dry weather and low river levels along the Fly River. In a statement released, the company confirmed there has been no disruption to production activities at the Western Province mine site. All operations are reported […]

Western Province Governor Taboi Awi Yoto says development delays in the province are not just a top-level problem, and is calling on community and administrative leaders at every level to take ownership of public funds. In a statement released with photos of a double classroom under construction at Pipila Primary School in Middle Fly District, […]

The Western Province–Australia Partnership Agreement continues to deliver tangible development outcomes, with the opening of a new Agricultural Training Facility and the completion of 40 bore water wells across drought-vulnerable communities. Governor Taboi Awi Yoto officiated the opening of the state-of-the-art Agricultural Training Facility and Hub this week in Morehead, South Fly. He said the […]

The Koroba Lake Kopiago District Development Authority has paid K100,000 towards tuition for 120 students at Dauli Teachers College, with a further K100,000 to be released before the end of the academic year. DDA chief executive officer Stanley Kotange handed over the cheque at Hela 1 Building in Tari on Thursday to college Principal Wix […]

The International Training Institute [ITI] has formalised a partnership with five major corporate houses in Lae, Morobe, to secure direct employment and training pathways for its graduates. The institution signed separate Memorandums of Understanding [MoUs] with the Lae Biscuit Company, SVS, Frabelle Fisheries, CBS Tech, and the Lae Travelers Inn last week. Under the terms […]