The Papua New Guinea-Australia Partnership continues to deliver lasting educational opportunities in Goilala District, with a PGK 11.2 million Incentive Fund grant supporting the expansion and upgrade of Sacred Heart Secondary School in Tapini. This latest grant, awarded under the Incentive Fund’s fifth phase, has delivered purpose-built classrooms for Grades 11 and 12, 48 new […]
On 12 September 2025, the Moresby Arts Centre officially opened its newly upgraded facilities, marking a significant milestone in Papua New Guinea’s cultural development. Australian High Commissioner, Mr Ewen McDonald joined Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture Hon. Belden Namah, Member for Moresby Northwest Hon. Lohia Boe Samuel and Moresby Arts Theatre President Bob Stanley to […]
Papua New Guinea University of Technology is creating a more inclusive, fair, and safe academic environment for its students and staff members. On 13 June 2025, Unitech launched its first-ever Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) policy in collaboration with Australia’s Incentive Fund. Unitech Registrar Mrs Veronica Thomas said “the launching of the GEDSI […]
Australia is proud to be investing in partner-led initiatives that support students to continue in secondary education. On August 11 2025 we celebrated the completion of a major education infrastructure project at Sacred Heart Secondary School in Goilala, Central Province, with a formal opening ceremony attended by representatives from the Papua New Guinea Government, the […]
Australia’s Incentive Fund supported UPNG to build a new 40-bed female dormitory at its School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Port Moresby. The dormitory is already supporting UPNG to enrol more future health workers. The new dormitory has helped support more enrolments in the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery programs marking a significant achievement […]
Supported through the long-running Incentive Fund, a new Resource Recovery Centre (the first of its kind in Papua New Guinea) will be built in Roku, on the outskirts of Port Moresby, under a landmark partnership between Australia and TWM Group. Australian High Commissioner, Mr Ewen McDonald joined Deputy Prime Minister, Honourable John Rosso, Mr Michael […]
A Papua New Guinean construction contractor’s first GEDSI and Safeguards training that saw 22 staff from Minpac Construction company sensitised on Safeguarding and its implications both in the workplace and the communities that surround construction projects. The Australian Government’s Incentive Fund program is focusing efforts on preventing sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH) to empower […]
Moresby Arts Centre is undergoing a redevelopment aimed at enhancing the centre’s capacity as a hub for performing and creative arts in Papua New Guinea. The Arts Centre Enhancement Project, supported by Australia’s Incentive Fund, was launched on Thursday, 27 February 2025, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Arts Centre in Port Moresby. With funding […]
Twenty female student leaders from Caritas Technical Secondary School in West New Britain participated in Safeguarding Awareness Training Workshop. The workshop was designed to equip emerging female leaders with essential knowledge on safeguarding, child protection and prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH). The event was part of the Incentive Fund’s ongoing commitment to […]
The upgrade of Kapuna Hospital health facilities has seen an increase in maternal and neonatal care as more mothers and their families access better healthcare. Kapuna Health Centre was constructed in 1949 and has been consistently staffed with qualified medical personnel and provides healthcare services to over 35,000 individuals in the catchment of the Kikori […]
