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Media Releases - 2016

December

• WECREATE Challenge empowers female entrepreneurs, 22 December 2016
• Papua New Guinea's Allison Sudrajat Prize recipients announced, 21 December 2016
• Visit to Alotau by Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, 16 December 2016
• Visit to Goroka by Australia’s Minister for International Development and the Pacific Senator Fierravanti-Wells, 15 December 2016
• The sweet taste of the Highlands for Australian Minister, 15 December 2016
• Buin roads to get vital boost, 15 December 2016  
• Sipaia Village in Morobe Province receives more toilet facilities, 14 December 2016
• Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders come together at inaugural board meeting, 01 December 2016
• Community Grants open for Bougainville community groups, 01 December 2016

November

• A round of Global Applause on International Volunteer Day, 05 November 2016
• Dialogue brings Papua New Guinean and Australian emerging leaders together, 30 November 2016
• Students learn by living with the Kunguma People, 29 November 2016
• New bridges a boost for Oro economy, 23 November 2016
• NRL’s ‘Voice Against Violence’ campaign in PNG launched, 23 November 2016
• More graduate teachers to boost student learning in elementary schools in PNG, 22 November 2016
• PNG's unique culture can drive development, 17 November 2016
• Work to commence on new Koki Market transit lodge to help women do business safely, 15 November 2016
• Respectful play wins Ambassador’s applause, 15 November 2016
• New business hub for women entrepreneurs in PNG, 14 November 2016
• Incentive Fund awards a K10 million grant for new health facilities in Port Moresby, 14 November 2016​
• 34 Papua New Guinean women law students complete unique mentoring program , 12-13 November 2016
• Strong partnership through sport to end violence against women and girls, 13 November 2016
• 89 law students receive criminal and civil advocacy training, 11 November 2016
• ​New operating theatre and ward to boost obstetrics care at ANGAU Hospital, 8 November 2016
• The Australia-Papua New Guinea Partnership: Shared Challenges and Opportunities (Latest News), 8 November 2016
• Churches help restore peace after 11years of tribal warfare (Latest News), 8 November 2016
• 36 public servants complete ethics short course, 8 November 2016
• Empowering Papua New Guineans through financial literacy training, 4 November 2016
• Women in media complete sports news training, 1 November 2016

October

• NCD launches five year strategy to help reduce TB, 29 October 2016
• Papua New Guinea’s partnership with Australia in the transport sector stronger than ever, 28 October 2016
• Ex-Serviceman awarded Australian Service Medal, 25 October 2016
• Papua New Guinea fashion launches on the international stage, 20 October 2016
• Applications open for Australia’s Direct Aid Program grants, 17 October 2016
• First-of-its-kind health facility to open in PNG, 10 October 2016
• Australia-PNG partnership supporting improved health services on the Kokoda Track, 4 October 2016

September

• Kokoda life savers now saving money, 27 September 2016
• Savers rewarded under development partnership, 26 September 2016
• Law graduates enhance skills through training, 13 September 2016
• Precinct supports public service leadership, 13 September 2016
• A shared future for James Cook University and the University of Papua New Guinea, 12 September 2016
• Project BRA takes off in Papua New Guinea, 12 September 2016
• Entrepreneurs take PNG culture to the world, 9 September 2016
• New medical supplies and equipment for ANGAU, 8 September 2016
• Church Partnerships Program supports training for HIV counsellors, 8 September 2016

August

• Koki market set to become a safer place for women to do business, 17 August 2016
• Winners announced: 'PNG-Australia Bung Wantaim-Yumi Poroman' essay competition, 16 August 2016
• AFL PNG receives donated equipment from Australia for its sporting programs, 11 August 2016
• Improving children's access to child-friendly TB drugs, 9 August 2016

July

• Construction begins on new Manus police facilities, 4 August 2016
• Australia and PNG launch braille machines, 29 July 2016
• New generator promises a bright future for Bougainville Technical College, 1 July 2016

June

• Kokoda Initiative opens double classrooms and sanitation facilities at Isurava and Abuari villages, Oro Province, 3 June 2016

May

• Matt Gresham and Alyson Joyce perform in PNG-Australia Week concert, 13 May 2016
• PNG and Australian entrepreneurs meet to discuss business opportunities, 10 May 2016
• Film screening in Lae launches 2016 PNG-Australia bung Wantaim-Yumi Poroman Week, 9 May 2016
• Village Huts to boost numbers for local tour operators in PNG, 5 May 2016
• Launch of the 2016 ‘PNG-Australia Bung Wantaim – Yumi Poroman!’ week program, 4 May 2016

April

• The role of leadership and good governance in growing Indigenous business in PNG, 29 April 2016
• Bright futures for Precinct graduates, 29 April 2016
• New classrooms to boost learning for students, 27 April 2016
• Australia joins partners to acknowledge World Malaria Day, 26 April 2016
• Kokoda Iniative delivers health services for communities in the Kokoda Track region, 25 April 2016
• Nawaeb farm families receive business training, 20 April
• Business workshops to improve Manus economy, 19 April
• PNG-Australia Bung Wantaim-Yumi Poroman 2016 essay competition, 4 April 2016

March

• World TB Day: Unite to End TB in PNG, 24 March 2016
• Road works a boost for Bougainville, 21 March 2016
• Government of Australia donates vehicle to NCD Health office to support TB Program, 10 March 2016

February

• Partnership to build leadership skills and voter awareness, 12 February 2016
• A new hub for women's empowerment in Bougainville, 10 February 2016
• Measuring the cost of GBV in Papua New Guinea, 9 February 2016

January

• Launch of the Australia-China-PNG Trilateral Malaria Project, 26 January 2016

• Partnership to improve community justice in Hela Province, 20 January 2016