WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY
SATURDAY, 30 MAY
Australia Week Golf Day
Launch of Cricket Women’s Empowerment Project
FROM 8AM, ROYAL PORT MORESBY GOLF CLUB
A four ball Ambrose golf competition hosted by the Australian Defence
Staff will feature Australian and PNG teams vying for great prizes and the
honour of being Australia Week champions.
AMINI PARK, FROM 9AM
The PNG National Women’s Cricket Team and Australian women’s
cricketer Alyssa Healy will together launch the Cricket PNG Women’s
Empowerment Project.
THURSDAY, 28 MAY
Australia Week community cricket match
Music workshop
TUBUSEREIA OVAL, FROM 9AM
The Australian High Commission cricket team will take on the Tubusereia
team on its home turf. Tubusereia is located 30 minutes from Port
Moresby and has a proud cricketing tradition. Come along to enjoy some
social cricket in a family environment.
10AM, UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Australia Week’s headline musical act, Fatai, will join students in an
interactive workshop focusing on creativity and careers in the music
industry. With an online appeal to over 50 million people and having
already penned a label and publishing deal, Fatai will share her
experience and knowledge with aspiring young PNG musicians and share
in the traditional cultural music of PNG.
Launch of Tep Tok documentary
2PM, NATIONAL MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, THEATRETTE
Australia Week is proud to present Tep Tok: Reading between our lines.
This fascinating and engaging documentary follows four women of Papua
New Guinean and Australian descent as they explore their tattooing
traditions and share the stories of young women adapting and creating a
contemporary culture to which they belong outside of their Pacific nation.
Australia Week live concert
7PM. THE GOLD CLUB, LAMANA HOTEL, TICKETS K25
Australia Week 2015 launches with a live concert event featuring
powerhouse Australian vocalist Fatai in collaboration with the PNG Idols,
Naka Blood, Sprigga Mek and the 2014 PNG Female artist of the year,
Mereani Masani.
FRIDAY, 29 MAY
Cricket World Cup Legacy launch: Vabukori Village
VABUKORI VILLAGE
Join Australian women’s cricketer Alyssa Healy at the launch of the new
Vabukori Village cricket facility, co-funded by the PNG private sector and
the Cricket World Cup Legacy Facilities Fund. Experience the new pitch
and join in a host of fun family activities.
Market cooking class and nutrition talk
MIDDAY, GEREHU MARKETS
Australia Week presents a live cooking class and talk at the Gerehu
Markets to promote the nutritional value of traditional vegetables.
Recipe cards will be launched at the event, and PNG and Australian
agricultural scientists and World Vision staff will prepare and cook dishes
and talk about the nutritional benefits of local vegetables. The
demonstration is part of a joint PNG and Australia project to promote the
growing and eating of traditional vegetables.
Tanim Graun filming
MONDAY, 1 JUNE
Live Facebook discussion
11.30AM, AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION FACEBOOK PAGE
The Australian High Commission’s facebook page will be thrown open in a
live discussion with Indigenous Australian Youth Leader and Australia
Week guest speaker Benson Saulo on issues that affect youth and the role
young people can play in their communities to lead positive change.
The Voice PNG dormitory talk – UPNG
6.30PM, UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, MAIN LECTURE THEATRE
Australia Week guest speaker, Benson Saulo, will speak to students about
his experiences as an Indigenous youth leader, Youth Ambassador to the
United Nations and the roles young people can play in their communities
to lead positive change.
TUESDAY, 2 JUNE
University address
11AM, PACIFIC ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
Benson Saulo will speak to students about influences in his life and the
role young people can play in their communities to lead positive change.
New Colombo Plan welcome
4PM, AUSTRALIAN HIGH COMMISSION
In the first New Colombo Plan project for PNG, a group of young
Australians who wish to experience first-hand the community life and the
education system of PNG will arrive for an experience of a lifetime in the
Kokoda region.
Flickerfest
6.30PM, PACIFIC ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY
Australia Week brings the latest in innovative, creative short films from
young Australian filmmakers to the Pacific Adventist University with a
screening of the Flickerfest short film festival.
WEDNESDAY, 3 JUNE
Young Enterprise Scheme Motivational Meet
1PM, PARADISE CINEMA, VISION CITY
Australia Week guest speaker Benson Saulo will join the Tanim Graun
panel in discussing and debating the development challenges facing PNG.
Tanim Graun, which in Tok Pisin colloquially means to ‘ turn the ground’,
acts as a conduit for a collective citizens’ voice to help shape local,
regional and national policy.
1PM, ROY BUNGAY MEMORIAL HALL, SALVATION ARMY, BOROKO
Australia Week guest speaker Benson Saulo will speak with participants in
the National Development Bank’s Young Enterprise Scheme at a
motivational meet to inspire and encourage PNG’s entrepreneurs and
leaders of tomorrow.
Reconciliation Week film screening
6.30PM, UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA, MAIN LECTURE THEATRE
This special encore screening of Tep Tok at the University of Papua New
Guinea provides an opportunity for students to explore and discuss the
traditional cultural practices of tattooing in PNG through the stories of
four women of PNG and Australian descent.
5PM, CARITAS TECHNICAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
Australia Week presents a special screening of contemporary and
entertaining short films showcasing Australia’s Indigenous culture.
Tep Tok encore screening
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