5 Mar, 2025 | Australia Awards, Australia Awards PNG Alumni, News, Success Stories
Marjorie Kemoi, a plant protection specialist and Australia Awards alumna, has been appointed as Chief Plant Protection Officer at the Papua New Guinea National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (PNG NAQIA) – the first time a woman has held this...
25 Nov, 2024 | Australia Awards, GEDSI, Success Stories
Sarah Wagang Kasa, Australia Awards alumna and Mental Health Specialist, is championing improved access to mental health and counselling at the Family Support Centre (FSC) at Angau General Hospital in Lae. Each day, she deals with 15 to 20 survivors of different forms...
1 Nov, 2024 | News, Success Stories, Whitlam Somare Award
The 2025 cohort of the Australia Awards PNG scholarship program has been co-badged the Australia Awards Somare-Whitlam 2025 Scholars, in honour of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG’s) 50th anniversary of independence. The co-badged name was launched on 24 October in Port...
4 Sep, 2024 | Inclusion, Short Courses, Success Stories
https://www.australiaawardspng.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/AAPNG_VID_SCA_Graduate-Certificate-in-Disability-Inclusion_Beatrice-Aristako-20240820-1.mp4 Inclusive education training ensures that every child has access to education regardless of their gender, ability...
5 Aug, 2024 | In-PNG, Maritime Scholarship, Success Stories
Growing up, Natasha Kema never saw herself in the maritime industry. Today, she is the first marine engineer and seafarer in her family. Natasha, who comes from a mixed parentage of Central, East New Britain and Milne Bay provinces, took a few detours before becoming...
5 Aug, 2024 | Academic linkages, Success Stories
Respiratory tract infections are the most common cause of death in Papua New Guinean children. Yet, there are no respiratory scientists or specialist laboratories in Papua New Guinea. Shalon Taufa from the University of Papua New Guinea’s School of Medicine...
