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Nobodies to Somebodies-28/1/25: Experiences of PNG PALM Workers in Australia and NZ.
Nobodies to Somebodies: Moukele Migrant Workers from NCD, PNG in New Zealand and Australia Date: Tuesday 28 Jan 2025 1pm – 2pm AEDT...

John Mayers
Jul 12, 20252 min read


PNGAA Canberra Dinner 30/8/25 to celebrate PNG’s 50th Independence
The Papua New Guinea Association of Australia invites you to a Canberra Dinner to Celebrate 50 Years of Independence This is an...

John Mayers
Jun 20, 20251 min read


Vale- 2025, June
COLLIS | KAUAGE | VICKERS | ALPERS | MARCHMENT | LEPANI COLLIS, Norma23 January 2025 Norma at Bulolo Forestry College (Collis...

John Mayers
Jun 7, 202520 min read



John Mayers
Jun 1, 20250 min read


His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE, PNG High Commissioner to Australia, to meet PNGAA members 27 April 2025
PNGAA is delighted that His Excellency John Kali CMG OBE, PNG High Commissioner to Australia, and his delightful wife, are visiting...

John Mayers
Apr 9, 20251 min read


Ex Kiap function at Woodend Qld, Nov 2024
On 09 November last year (2024) about 35 former kiaps and family and friends gathered at the Victoria Hotel in Woodend to share memories...

John Mayers
Apr 8, 20251 min read


The Battle of the Bismarck Sea - Michael Veitch
During the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate attempt at controlling the South West Pacific. In the Battle of the...

John Mayers
Apr 6, 20251 min read


//Annual General Meeting 27/4/25
Join Us for an Unforgettable Experience! 📅 Date: [ 27 April 2025 ]⏰ Time: [11:30am]📍 Location: [ Rydges Hotel, North Sydney ] About...

John Mayers
Mar 27, 20251 min read


PNGAA WA Lunch – 21/2/25
Date: 21 February 2024 Where: Air Force Memorial Estate, 2 Bull Creek Drive, BULL CREEK WA 6149 Time: 1130 – 1530 Our guests will be...

John Mayers
Mar 24, 20251 min read


Prime Minister Marape’s New Year & Australia Day Messages
As Papua New Guinea approaches 2025, the year marking 50 years of independence, Prime Minister Hon. James Marape issued a heartfelt...

John Mayers
Mar 6, 20254 min read


Papua New Guinea’s Road to Independence
1883: HM Chester, Queensland Government Agent on Thursday Island, raised the Union Jack near present-day Port Moresby and annexed, on...

John Mayers
Mar 6, 20253 min read


Vale- 2025, March
HOWCROFT | DENOON | HARDY | LOCKLEY | RIDDELL | WEARNE | THURSTON | LEPANI | CHAN HOWCROFT, Neville OBE 2 November 2024...

John Mayers
Mar 6, 202522 min read



John Mayers
Mar 1, 20250 min read


Help wanted- did you work in one of PNG’s Government agencies?
Help wanted for compilation of book material – Grateful for copies of photographs and words on personal recollections of working in one...

John Mayers
Feb 13, 20251 min read


Notice of Annual General Meeting Sunday 27 April 2025 – Rydges Hotel, North Sydney
The 74TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Papua New Guinea Association of Australia Incorporated will be held in Sydney on Sunday 27 April...

John Mayers
Feb 13, 20253 min read


PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...

John Mayers
Jan 24, 20252 min read


PNGAA Congratulates Year 11 Scholarship holders
The PNGAA is delighted to hear the results from the nine students it supported again last year.PNGAA congratulates all six students from...

John Mayers
Jan 24, 20252 min read


50th Anniversary of Independence
On 16 September 1975, the nation of Papua New Guinea achieved its independence from Australia.The Papua New Guinea Association of...

John Mayers
Jan 10, 20251 min read


Vale- 2024, December
PERRY | TROY | WEARNE | YOUNG PERRY, Roland Lewis (Ron) 13 July 2024 Ron on the Sepik River, 1990s Ron Perry grew up in Tucson, Arizona,...

John Mayers
Dec 31, 202412 min read



John Mayers
Dec 1, 20240 min read
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