Lily PNG magazine

11/02/2025

To our beautiful PNG queen May Hasola, congratulations on the dignified and elegant way you represented the people of this country at the regional finals in the Solomons over the past week - and for your best sarong winning performance ❤

07/02/2025

CATCH THE INTERVIEW AT 5.30PM TODAY ON ABC WANTOK RADIO!
(Program airs on ABC Radio Australia on Frequency 101.9 FM)

So grateful to our media friends who attended the launch yesterday of our Top 15 finalists in the 3rd annual Lily HOMEMADE Competition.
Over coming days we look forward to them sharing the stories of these exciting entrepreneurs and giving their microbusinesses much needed exposure!
The delightful Natasha Meten of the ABC Wantok Radio program interviewed one of our judges Chef Julz Henao (pictured right) in Tok Pisin yesterday, and also one of our finalists, young Oro/Central man Pettison Brownie (pictured left), who showed us how he makes his refreshing cooling lemonade - using fresh lemons obviously!
You can catch the interview with Chef Julz – himself an SME with his The Catering Co business – on radio at 5.30pm today, while the interview with Pettison, whose business is Easy Yoke Fresh Juice Product, will be airing next week.
Thank you Natasha!

06/02/2025

Congratulations to our five Wearable Category finalists!

06/02/2025

Congratulations to our five Useful Category finalists!

06/02/2025

Congratulations to our 5 Edible Category finalists!

06/02/2025

Congratulations to all 15 finalists in the 3rd annual Lily Homemade Competition.
We apologise for the sound problems of our live feed earlier today, we will resolve to address these next time.
The winners are (in no particular order)
EDIBLE:
1 Seni Roy, Port Moresby: Dairy-free coconut cream ice cream
2 Tiana Reimann, Kimbe: Butterfly pea flower gummies (jelly health sweets)
3 Pettison Brownie, Port Moresby: Lemonade
4 Margaret Luku, Port Moresby: Gluten-free sago bread
5 Nicholar Boas, Lae, Morobe: Herbal salt for high blood pressure/diabetics

WEARABLE:
1 Denise Aitoba, Lae: Pineapple twine earrings
2 Mary Raymond, Port Moresby: Tribal face clay earrings
3 Jason Nekeneke, Kiunga: Tulip bilum dresses
4 Charlene Andrews, Port Moresby: Sea glass silver pendants
5 Carole Cholai, Port Moresby (from Kokopo): One-sided bra for breast cancer surgery patients

USEFUL:
1 Elizabeth Omeri, Port Moresby: Eco-print fabric made from plants and natural dyes
2 Julie Rereve, Bougainville: Chocolate Hair Cream all-natural brown hair dye for grey/white hair
3 Regina Varaosi, Alotau: Herbal and fruit soaps
4 Delilah Kamila, Goroka: Fibreglass seat for pit toilets
5 Geno Geno, Port Moresby: Buai skin mulch for topsoil

We will be getting in touch with all finalists to discuss submitting your products and attending POM in person for the next round of judging in late March/early April.
Special thanks to one of our 10 judges who joined Lily editor Margo Nugent in announcing the finalists live from The Locker Room today: Chef Julz Henao of The Catering Co; as well as the comms team from PNG-Aus Partnership for your technical support.

PRIZES
All 15 finalists will receive:
• A 1-week accelerated Microbusiness Professional Development Workshop + 8 weeks of mentoring follow-up funded by PNGAus Partnership/DFAT from the Australian Government and scheduled to take place in Port Moresby in March/April;
• Targeted training sessions on how to access financial services from microbank sponsors MiBank and Mama Bank to aid MSME growth, and a marketing masterclass by Media Partners;
• Product assessment for potential stocking by retailers Maku Gifts (PNG) and Kulture Hub (Cairns and online co-ordinated through international purchasing agent Media Partners);
• Single room nights at The Crown Hotel for regional finalists only to attend the judging event in Port Moresby scheduled for the end of March.
• Discounted fares from Air Niugini for regional finalists only to travel to and from Port Moresby for the judging.

To be announced later in 2025:
Overall winner:
• Total K12,000 cash (K5000 MiBank, K4000 PNGAus Partnership/Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, K3000 Women’s Micro Bank ‘MamaBank’)
2nd PRIZE: K5000 cash (PNGAus Partnership/DFAT)
3rd PRIZE: K2500 cash (PNGAus Partnership/DFAT)
The 3 winners will also receive:
• K24,000 worth of professional website development (combined total) OR the option of equivalent value in practical marketing resources such as popup banners or aframes from Media Partners;
• K4000 worth of business and trademark registration and setup costs (combined total) from Business Link Pacific;
• The Edible category winner only will receive product development support with an aim to reach supermarket or pharmacy shelves from CPL Group – PNG.

06/02/2025

Homemade Competition Finalists Announcement

05/02/2025

Setting up for the big announcement - just waiting for the last media reps and we’ll tell you the Homemade products!
Thanks for waiting….

04/02/2025

The top 15 finalist products in our 3rd annual HOMEMADE search will be revealed tomorrow!!
Tune in at 9am for livestream.

27/01/2025

This could be a game changer for your little business!
Applications close at 4pm next Monday (Feb 3).

27/01/2025

Proud mother-of-five Carolyne Porau (pictured) was one of the first customers at Jack’s of PNG’s newest store at Waterfront today – confessing she mainly stopped by to support her son who had landed a job there!
Carolyne, 41, who is from Sivitatana village in Central but lives in Badili where her husband is a pastor, said the new store was closer to home for her than Waigani Central or Vision City.
“I go to Jack’s to buy matchings when I’m late on sewing matchings for special occasions for me and my family,” said Carolyne, explaining how she likes to dress everyone in matching clothes, particularly for church gatherings.
She also pointed out that she liked to support the department store chain because, “Jack’s is not all about making money – what they receive they also bless others with, like charities and disability homes."
Also at the 10.30am launch of the new store today were excited customers from nearby areas, including Hanuabada residents who were happy to have a closer outlet for all their favourite Jack’s lines – from Manus designer Cynthia Kewei’s Chauka ya clothes to PNG Hunters sports merchandise and surfing accessories from Rip Curl.
Jack’s Waterfront shop manager Timothy Eddy said customers can expect the same products sold at Vision City and Waigani Central.
The next Jack’s store due to open will be in Kokopo around June/July.

Words & Photo: Olive Sukun

09/01/2025

Please be patient as we now sift through 200 or so entries in our 2025 Lily Homemade Competition to create a short-list for judging.
Entries only closed yesterday – January 8 – so we have a lot of work to do now to go through and file each application.
We are trying our best to acknowledge each entrant by sending an email response as soon as possible.
However, if you haven't heard from us yet, do please get in touch to check if your entry has been received.
Large files do not get through so if your email was bigger than 10mb we probably have not received it.
If you have not yet sent a photo of yourself with your product, please do so NOW - this is a requirement to complete your entry.
Note the correct email address is [email protected]
Note that LILY is NOT spelt LILLY.
MOORE is NOT spelt MORE.
Thank you!
We are so excited about the great range and quality of entries this year!
Lily Admin xx

06/01/2025

Some thought-provoking art from the finalists of the Akis Art Prize - the youngest finalist was only five years old!
Check them out and read about the winners in the new issue of PNG Air Magazine.

This interactive flipbook is created with FlippingBook, a service for streaming PDFs online. No download, no waiting. Open and start reading right away!

31/12/2024

🍍🌴 Happy New Year 2025! 🌺🥭
Wishing all our readers and followers a FRUITFUL and amazing new year!
May your days be filled with joy, and your moments shared with those who help you realise your dreams.
Cheers to a safe, happy, healthy and productive year ahead! 🥂🎉
Stay fruity and fabulous! 🥥🍉✨
👑 Reminder that our Homemade Product Competition deadline is January 8 so if you haven't yet told us about the amazing products you make, inbox or email your entry before Wednesday next week to [email protected]

20/12/2024

Thank you for sharing the news about our Homemade Comp!!

There are just three weeks left until the January 8 deadline to enter the country’s biggest PNG-made product search, Lily Magazine’s annual HOMEMADE Competition.

18/12/2024

Great promo Media Partners PNG - thank you!

Lily Magazine’s annual HOMEMADE Competition is back, offering a life-changing opportunity for Papua New Guinean microbusinesses. With a grand cash prize of K12,000, this year’s com

16/12/2024

EDIT: Competition is now closed

Three weeks left to enter the Homemade Competition before January 8!!
Click on the 'Apply Now' button here and enter your details, then send a photo of you with your product.
It's that simple.