Tag Archive for 'volunteer'

Can you read dutch?

No point in reading this post otherwise!
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Tropfest 2008

Anyone have a spare copy they can send me?
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Australian volunteers in PNG

This story appeared in yesterday's issue of The National newspaper…MARION Jacka and Kevin Cotter are
Australian volunteers who, collectively, have been working in PNG for
the last seven years.
The two were in the FM…
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Some of the folks I meet along the way…

One of the nice things about volunteering, working and living in PNG are the folks that one gets to meet along the way.

There's a whole collection of different “types” that venture the shores
of the Land…
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Robert Schilt get's a mention!

The following story as it appeared in Friday's edition of The National…(Note the reference to Robert Schilt in the story!)Kevin Rudd,
yu trupela manBy HARLYNE JOKU
GOROKA town came to a stand still, excitement filled the…
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The remainder of the photos from the PM's visit…

Have now been posted to the Australian PM visit March 2008 photo album.There's a couple of nice snaps of the PM meeting some of the Hospital staff…And here's the official invitation to the PM's lunch…
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The PM visits town!

The Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is currently in PNG on an official visit. Today he's in Moresby but tomorrow he will be paying a short visit to Goroka in the Highland's. Yes Goroka!More interestingly…
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Apologies…

A very short post this evening.My internet connection is playing silly buggars. It works and then it works and then it doesn't. I'm lucky to get a few lines posted tonight and that will have…
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Unfortunately…

My office at home is going to be relocated.

I had a tradesman out this afternoon to install a lock on the door of
one of the spare rooms. The office and anything else of value…
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Been a while…

Since doing a post!- Apologies.- Internet more down than up lately!- I'm back from the volunteer conference in Moresby and Eli's back from Lae.- XMAS only 7 days away!! (scary…).- I'm currently stuck somewhere between…
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Back from Moresby…

I arrived back in Goroka from Port Moresby after a three day AUSAID
volunteer conference at the Hideaway Hotel.
Note form follows as I feel buggered (might be coming down with
“something”).
- Overall the conference was OK. It…
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Up to my neck…

Today was the busiest of days…Between work-work, Rotary and assisting the folks back in the village with the setting up of an association - I'm up to my neck in work. Tis 9:30pm and I'm…
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Beautiful Madang…

We got back safely this afternoon from Madang after a 5 to 6 hour PMV ride.
It was a great weekend with our hosts - Nick, Bernadette and Valdek.
Nick came to PNG initially as a volunteer…
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Update…

Point form follows:
- Had a great three days out at the “Hut”. Jules, an AVI volunteer, joined
us out at the village and had a great time. On Sunday morning - just after
waking up - I…
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Yesterday's visit to the "Hut"…

After about 5 weeks of PNG election shenanigans and the associated violence
especially in rural areas we made it back to “Wara-Guma” yesterday. With the
two ITShare volunteers being on board for a few weeks we thought…
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One of the other volunteers in Goroka…

Marcel is a VSO volunteer and a physiotherapist currently working at Goroka General Hospital. Check out Marcel's Blog here… but only if you can read dutch!…
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The two ShareIT Volunteers…

First day on the job for the two ShareIT volunteers: John MacKenzie and Karl Goetz.It was very much an induction day for the two of them and I ended up inviting them back to my…
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Papua New Guinea…

….the country of delays within delays within delays!

The container the Hospital has been waiting for since March has finally made
it to Lae. The container is packed full of donations from various
organisations back in Australia. It…
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Still got issues with Internet

I am still experiencing problems with my internet connection and therefore have not posted anything the past day or so. It is now 6:15pm Sunday afternoon and somehow I managed to connect this time.Volunteer Anthony…
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Our good old mate Benjamin…

On the front page of yesterday's Post CourierThe bloke stole K8000 from my volunteer mate Anthony last year. The evidence was on ANZ Bank video - black and white! A sure conviction you might think!…
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