Lily PNG magazine

08/09/2024

And finally – a special shoutout to the 10 delightful child models who took part in the Gateway Children's Fund PNG Fashion Runway!
Aged from four to 16, the models included siblings from the Piokole, Basil, Matautu, Lansana and Sariman families who had just one day of rehearsals to capture the choreographed routines.

Photos in this collage taken by Gavriel Chalau for the Gateway Children's Fund PNG.
Models: DFM Model Agency in collaboration with Knack Studios

08/09/2024

The distinctive crab claw-shaped sails of the Motuan lakatoi (sailing canoe) stand out in this exciting new print from the talented PNG designer Wandid Amini Korimbo.
The collection – under Wandid's brand WISKA – was revealed on the runway at the Hilton Hotel on Thursday at the inaugural Gateway Children's Fund Fashion Runway.
The garments can be purchased from Glow Hair Boutique & Glow Boutique.

Photos in this collage taken by Gavriel Chalau for the Gateway Children's Fund PNG.
Models: DFM Model Agency in collaboration with Knack Studios

08/09/2024

Gorgeous handpainted baskets and wild taro leaf prints featured in the debut runway collection of Bougainville designer Merissa Lung at the Gateway Children's Fund's first charity fashion show at the Hilton Hotel on Thursday.
Komana Collections honours Merissa's late parents and their business Komana Transport, which in turn is named after a serene creek that flows past their family home in Central Bougainville.
In support of the fund and the vital work it does in creating learning opportunities for our most needy kids, Merissa donated an exclusive handpainted bird-of-paradise design basket (pictured at the bottom of this photo medley), which was sold on the night by silent auction.
The prints on her new range of dresses, shirts and hoodies reflect the wild taro plant that thrives in Merissa's home village. Known for its resilience, this plant stands tall even in the wake of flood, embodying strength and endurance. Its iconic elephant ear shape takes centre stage in the collection, symbolising the spirit of the designer’s roots and the natural beauty that inspires her.
Also showing on the night – presented by 22 models, including several children – were designs by Wandid Amini Korimbo under her brand WISKA that is sold exclusively through Glow Boutique. The outfits featured her new lakatoi (sailing canoe) print and PNG accessories from the Sepik Sisters, Lufa Baskets, PNG Fashion International, Miss Ray and Zambilla and Co. Men's clothing was by WISKA, Barata PNG, Mix Bilas and Glow Boutique. POM department store Tango also showed outfits, from formal gowns through to casual and active wear.
More than 130 guests heard from Pastor Rick Paynter OAM, an Australian missionary who co-founded the fund in PNG over 30 years ago, with particular thanks given to sponsors Deloitte, The National, Pascoe Promotions, Top Image Jewellery, Sir Brian Bell Foundation, Knack Studios and Hilton Port Moresby.
Australian TV presenter Kendall Gilding was MC of the night, posting a video diary (vlog) about playing Duck Duck Goose with children at the fund's Gateway Christian School (known as the 'rainbow school' due to its colourful paintwork) at Wildlife settlement, playing golf with PNG rugby legend David Mead, and other highlights of her 3-day visit, to her over 21,000 Instagram followers.

PC: Gavriel Chalau for the Gateway Children's Fund

08/09/2024

photo comp DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22!!
If you haven't sent us your photo entry yet, please do it now as we've extended the deadline to after Independence.
Enter the Lily Photo Challenge by submitting your best sporty action pix by inboxing our page, or emailing [email protected]

Announcing the Lily Photo Challenge!
You know you love your sport - playing it, watching it, ARGUING about it!
In recognition of our love affair with all things sporty, and the Olympic sports we've been glued to in recent weeks, we're asking you to send us your best sporty action pix for our latest Lily photo competition challenge!
Inbox or email your photo/s to [email protected] and be sure to include:
• Name of the sportswoman/man in the shot? (Full name required, and if it is a child, also include their age). Also provide the name of the photographer.
• What, when, where is the sport event taking place?
• Why do you love doing this sport (be specific)?
⚽️🏈🎾🏉🏓🏏⛳️🤿🏋️‍♀️🪂🤸‍♂️⛹️‍♀️🤾‍♀️🏌️🏇🏊‍♂️🤽‍♀️🚴‍♀️
Note that any sport is eligible, and 'sport' in this case is loosely defined as any strenuous physical activity of a competitive nature – it doesn't have to be a team sport or happening on a sports field but could include mountain climbing, deep sea diving, home gym weight-lifting, jump-rope skipping or three-legged racing!
The winner of the photo competition will receive a K100 gift hamper of household detergents and soaps from BNG Trading, and the best photos will be published in the next Lily Magazine.
Deadline for entries is Monday, September 2.

(Special thanks to the sporting super gals in our photo medley: Junah Ilagi of Moore Frangies netball team, photo by Richard Maune; Dorcas Bomai of Central Dabaris rugby league team, and Shantel Walle)

29/08/2024

Support your SME!

Lina Singu from the Middle Sepik is one of the skilful women weavers who work with 'Aunty Flo' Jaukae Kamel of Goroka and the Sydney-based Among Equals organisation to bring the gift of bilum to the world.
Below is a link to a report of Lina and Flo's April visit to Sydney to talk bilum shop with Australian customers including media celebrities Jennifer Byrne and her husband Andrew Denton.
In single mother Lina's words: "Through my work with Among Equals, I have been able to change my life, I built my house and I put my son through university."
Lina sources bilums from a network of 700 women weavers along the Sepik River and you can usually find her brand Tamba Wut ('Five Fingers Bilum', referencing the hands of the weavers) under her business Singu Arts and Crafts at Port Moresby craft markets.

PC: Among Equals.
Pictured are (from left) Jennifer Byrne, Barbra Pegasa (Mt Hagen), Florence Jaukae Kamel (Goroka), Lina Singu (Sepik), Among Equals founder Caroline Sherman, and Colins Helivi (Goroka) at the store's Sydney headquarters in April.

https://www.amongequals.com.au/blogs/journal/a-conversation-on-the-power-of-craft

14/08/2024

Announcing the Lily Photo Challenge!
You know you love your sport - playing it, watching it, ARGUING about it!
In recognition of our love affair with all things sporty, and the Olympic sports we've been glued to in recent weeks, we're asking you to send us your best sporty action pix for our latest Lily photo competition challenge!
Inbox or email your photo/s to [email protected] and be sure to include:
• Name of the sportswoman/man in the shot? (Full name required, and if it is a child, also include their age). Also provide the name of the photographer.
• What, when, where is the sport event taking place?
• Why do you love doing this sport (be specific)?
⚽️🏈🎾🏉🏓🏏⛳️🤿🏋️‍♀️🪂🤸‍♂️⛹️‍♀️🤾‍♀️🏌️🏇🏊‍♂️🤽‍♀️🚴‍♀️
Note that any sport is eligible, and 'sport' in this case is loosely defined as any strenuous physical activity of a competitive nature – it doesn't have to be a team sport or happening on a sports field but could include mountain climbing, deep sea diving, home gym weight-lifting, jump-rope skipping or three-legged racing!
The winner of the photo competition will receive a K100 gift hamper of household detergents and soaps from BNG Trading, and the best photos will be published in the next Lily Magazine.
Deadline for entries is Monday, September 2.

(Special thanks to the sporting super gals in our photo medley: Junah Ilagi of Moore Frangies netball team, photo by Richard Maune; Dorcas Bomai of Central Dabaris rugby league team, and Shantel Walle)

11/08/2024

PNG has produced the world's best hip-hop dance crew - it's official!!
Cheering all the way with you Wan Squad, so well deserved ❤️

09/08/2024

Our delivery of the latest Lily issue ( #27) arrived in Lorengau on Monday just in time to be used as a reading resource for National Book Week celebrations at Manus Secondary School!
Lily's Manus distributor - and the school's English teacher Noelene Kanawi – said she shared the information in the issue's hard-hitting "Staying Safe in Cyberspace" feature story with the whole school during the celebrations.
"Here are some photos - I just thought I'd share how popular the mag is in my lil corner," she wrote.
Love your work Noelene!

09/08/2024

Great reading this issue!
Check out:
• a fascinating cave exploration trip to Bougainville
• the incredible personal story of PNG yachtswoman, rower and adventurer Liz Wardley
• and a look at sailing of a different kind in Milne Bay, where the spirits of the canoes guide the master sailors on their expeditions.

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08/08/2024

Elijah Teke-Mara, 3, and his big sister Motila, 6, are our gorgeous (cheeky) liklik models in this photo showing off the latest Welcome to PNG Guide in the arrivals hall at Jacksons International Airport recently.
The pair are from Porgera in Enga, and were waiting with their mum Londel for their uncle to arrive from Hawaii.
They decided to keep their guides, although Elijah couldn't decide if he wanted to read it or eat it!
Thank you 😍

08/08/2024

This is the fun-loving team at Jack's of PNG announcing this morning that they have become the new gold naming rights sponsor of PNG Fashion Week 2024.
It's a great collaboration between the major fashion department store and the fashion runway event, now in its 7th season.
This year's PNG Fashion Week show is called 'Ascension' and again will be held on Independence weekend on Saturday, September 14, at the Hilton Hotel.
Event spokeswoman Jayde Ovia (pictured far left, behind the banner of model Joseph Paul - 2023 best model winner and brand ambassador who is now working at Jack's VC store!) said rehearsals for the September show have already begun after model auditions were held earlier this year.
She also announced there would be 13 local designers and two international designers, names yet to be revealed, competing for the Designer of the Year title.
Tickets for the show will go on sale at the end of this week.
Jack's Waigani Central senior retail manager Allan Ito (pictured centre) said the department store chain already supported local designers through its annual Design PNG competition, with 7 new local fashion designs released just this year. However, he said there was potential through this partnership to identify more talented PNG designers to work with and retail their outfits.

Pictured (from left): Jayde Ovia (PNG Fashion Week rep), Vagi Kome Araga (Jack's POM retail corporate manager), Allan Ito (Jack's Waigani Central senior retail manager), Timothy Eddy and Avuru Vagi (both retail shop managers)

15/07/2024

Congratulations to Lucy Igo (not pictured – she likes to remain behind the scenes 😽) who has won an entire back catalogue of Lily magazines – all 27 issues published over the past decade!
The Lily digital collection, valued at AU$132 was one of the raffle prizes at the fundraising Femili PNG Trivia Night in Brisbane on June 28, which raised over AU$5600 to support the PNG charity's vital and life-changing support work for survivors of family and sexual violence.
It was fitting to donate 10 years of magazines for the 10-year anniversary of Femili, which started the same year Lily Mags did back in 2013! Femili was the first PNG organisation to take a case-management approach to helping survivors of violence access care from various service providers, file police reports and navigate the complex court system.
Over 6700 people have been supported since Femili was born out of a Médecins Sans Frontières project at the Angau Hospital Family Support Centre in Lae, and has grown from just 7 staff in Lae to 61 staff across three locations, including Port Moresby since 2018 (under the Bel isi PNG initiative, where they also operate a safe house) and Goroka since 2021.
Lucy – one of a very supportive group from Santos' Brisbane office (pictured) and among 90 people who turned out for the trivia night at the Brunswick Hotel – bought an entire book of raffle tickets we're told!
Thank you to Lucy, to organisers Mehere Maladina and Fiona Gunn, and to all those who supported such an important cause.

20/06/2024

EDIT: applications have closed

We are !
Calling for submissions from now until next Friday, June 28.
Feel free to inbox if you have any questions but please read the details below first. Attention to detail is one of the skills we require job applicants to have!

19/06/2024

Beautiful Vivian Mase entered our Lily Photo Competition last year with this image of her proudly wearing her Madang attire and holding up one of the famous Bilbil clay pots as an entrant in the Miss Madang quest.
Well, not only did we select her photo for our 'gallery' published in last year's Lily Issue #26, it has been selected as our new cover for the 2024 Welcome to PNG Guide.
Congratulations Vivian!

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15/06/2024

C A I R N S P E E P S T A K E N O T E

And prepare to have your heart melt!
Little Maddie is not quite 1 so she might just be Lily's youngest fan.
"We were worried she would rip it up so we took it from her (after this pic was taken) and she started crying!" her bemused daddy Andy Lapthorne told us. "I've never seen her so excited about a magazine lol. Obviously she was just looking at the pictures but she was so engaged."
Maddie lives in tropical Cairns where a delivery of the new issue has just landed so if you're in Oz and waiting to grab a copy, head over to https://www.kulturehub.shop/store/products/lily-magazine-issue-27 and place your order now.
Hard copies are $4.50 + shipping.

07/06/2024

Madang peeps, this one's for you.
Finally, the latest Lily arrived yesterday after a long sea journey to the shelves of Anderson's Foodland.
We hope it's worth the wait!.
Limited stock so don't miss out.

04/06/2024

Finally the new PNG Air Magazine is out featuring the stories of our 15 LILY Homemade Microbusiness finalists – the link will take you straight to the article so check it out!
https://online.flippingbook.com/view/183336613/28/

03/06/2024

Brisbane peeps:
Lock in your Friday night on June 28 to help fundraise for PNG's leading support group for survivors of family and sexual violence at Femili PNG's 10th birthday celebrations.
A trivia night will be held at the Brunswick Hotel in New Farm 6.15pm-10pm, only $25 per ticket but there are limited numbers so please get in early (cost does not include dinner and drinks).
Great prizes to be won including a complete digital collection of all 27 issues of Lily Magazine (value $130) donated by yours truly so what are you waiting for? 🥳
Tickets can be bought online here: https://events.humanitix.com/fpnga-trivia-night/tickets

03/06/2024

So excited for PNG model Sam Tupou – pictured here walking for Fijian designer Temesia Tuicaumia – along with two other models from PNG Fashion Week who flew to Suva, Fiji, last week to experience their first overseas runway experience at Fjij Fashion Week over the weekend!
Awesome opportunity for Sam, who is of mixed Tonga/Trobriand Islands heritage and was judged best model at the inaugural PNGFW in 2021, along with 2022 winner Chrizildah Kilik from East Sepik, and 2023 winner Joseph Paul of Gulf/Milne Bay/Southern Highlands heritage.
PNGFW managing director Philma Kelegai also accompanied the group, as did Port Moresby-based model turned designer Yaom Judith Buseng from Morobe.
As part of a new partnership between the Fiji and PNG fashion week events, from next year PNG designers will also have an opportunity to show collections at the prestigious Fiji show.

PC Sonny Vandevelde
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10159707778447721&set=a.10150183652392721

01/06/2024

Calling all artists... a brand new art competition with a K25,000 grand cash prize + K30,000 worth of other prizes was launched today (June 1)!
There is a 2-month only window for entries before the July 31 deadline.
The Akis Art Prize honours the late Timothy Akis who is recognised as PNG's first contemporary artist, with all entries to reflect the theme “Looking Forward – Dreams & Aspirations for the Future of PNG”.
The competition is open to Papua New Guineans of every age and background, with special junior and youth prizes for under 12s, and 13-17 years. The winning artworks will be featured in the Akis Art Prize Exhibition at the National Museum and Art Gallery from September 2 to November 2.
"Timothy Akis was a translator in Madang who used sketches to convey the meaning of subjects he did not have words for," said Lani Auvita Scott, president of competition organising body, Arts Society PNG. "His unique drawings became a subject of interest within the artistic community, and his first exhibition spurred an entire generation of artists.
"Akis' story is a reminder that art is a powerful tool for communication, transcending barriers and allowing us to express our unique perspectives."
Arts Society PNG has partnered with the organisation Arts Activism to run art workshops at schools in the Port Moresby area, while Post PNG will deliver A4 paper to every school with a PO Box in PNG to ensure school-age children have the tools to express their creativity.
Patron Winnie Kiap urged all creatives to embrace the opportunity "with passion and imagination" and said the theme set a challenge to envision a future where cultural heritage is cherished and creative voices are heard and respected.
"Your art has the power to connect, inspire and transform," she said.

🎨 To enter: Send a photo of your original artwork created on min. size A4 paper or canvas, a photo of yourself, and a description of how your artwork fits the 2024 theme, along with full contact details to the Arts Society PNG by:
Email [email protected]
Website https://www.artssociety.org.pg/akisartprize
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/artssocietypng
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/artssocietypng/

31/05/2024

Lele Leonard Hanul sees designs in everything around him. “Whatever I see, it can be a leaf on a tree, or a chair – anything – I see them all as a design that I can take and form something good,” said the 26-year-old Madang artist who was named one of three winners of the annual Jack’s of PNG Design Competition on May 23 (last Thursday).
Both Lele, 26, and fellow Madang-based winner Solomon Waibauru, 30, were at the announcement at Jack’s Waigani Central store to each receive K2000 as a cash prize, while the third winner, Mike Joseph from Mt Hagen, who works as a janitor at Tininga Central, had a flight delay and could not attend.
Lele’s signature style is to create patterns within lines including fishermen with spears and canoes, a great warrior with a bird of paradise headdress, and a Madang butterfly.
Solomon, who is from Milne Bay but works as a freelance digital artist in Madang, said his designs reflected his Milne Bay roots, including a necklace found in Cape Vogel used for traditional singsing as well as the popular Milne Bay lime pots, clay pots and wooden bowls. “I like to study these artifacts, collect (tribal) designs and rearrange them all to make patterns,” he said. “I was 10 when I started doing this. It’s like a hobby to me.”
There were 383 applicants this year, the highest number yet in the four years that the competition has been running, with judges again including local fashion designers Wandid Amini Korimbo (labels Niugini Native and Wiska) and Tabu Pelei Warupi (label TABU), along with Jack’s corporate manager Les Nanai.
The competition has opened up many opportunities for the 14 winners who have so far had their designs chosen to be made into exclusive clothing lines for Jack’s, and collectively received over K160,000 in royalty payments. Louis Sivina and Michael Vagi, two winners from 2022, are having their designs printed a second time due to their popularity, while 2023 winner Ben Jawai was paid K40,000 for use of his designs for the PNG sports team’s official uniforms in last year’s Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands.

Words: Renata Laveil

13/05/2024

Like, follow, share, and tag your friends to be in the running to win K200 worth of Palmolive hair and skin products!
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Ends June 13.

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📅 Competition ends on the 13th June 2024. Winners will be announced on our page and contacted via DM. Terms and Conditions Apply (see comments).

26/04/2024

Where can I buy the new Lily?
It's a question many of you are asking as we work on deliveries, so here's a list of retailers that have the new mag on sale already.
👀 Waterfront Foodworld (mag kiosk near the highway-end entrance doors)
👀 Hauslain Box Retail (in Harbourside South's new shopping arcade)
👀 Glow Hair Boutique & Glow Boutique (Shady Rest Hotel, Vision City, Nambawan Super Plaza, Harbourside South)
👀 Cherish Boutique (Vision City)
Outside Port Moresby, deliveries have so far arrived at:
👀 Lae Foodmart (corner of 7th Street & Huon Road, right next to the roundabout)
👀 Kenny Collection boutique (Brian Bell Plaza, Mangola St, Lae)

For all other locations, please be patient while we try to get our orders filled. If you can't wait for the hard copies, remember that you can buy the soft digital version online right now at www.lilymagazinepng.com

Now let me enjoy my free copy 🥰 sorry guys wait until next Monday 🤭
Thank you Lily PNG magazine 😊

26/04/2024

Congratulations to Shereene Matapere, whose joyful photo showing her experiencing snow for the first time in New Zealand – with her bilum of course – was chosen as the winner of our 2023 photo competition!
It’s been a long wait since Shereene, along with all our entrants, sent in their bilum photos last year but now we can reveal the winner with the release of our new issue #27 on Monday.
Shereene wins a BNG Trading gift hamper packed with detergents, soaps, perfumes, household goods etc, along with a first for us here at Lily Magazine – an entire digital library of our past issues, from our launch issue in 2013 right through to the latest issue 27 with her photo in it.
Along with Shereene's photo, we have published a gallery of the other top entrants in the comp showing their bilums in exotic places around the world, from Japan to the US, Egypt and Morocco, as well as right here in PNG – we hope you check it out!

(Ed's note: Sincere apology to Shereene who was misidentified as being from ENB/Oro when she is from ENB/Central.)

25/04/2024

You know real men read Lily, right?
Here's the proof.
Get on down to Hauslain Box Retail in the new Harbourside South shopping arcade in Town where you can get outfitted for RM Williams boots, and can pick up the latest copy of Lily mag while you're at it.
And don't forget to tell Hauslain's team Shammah Lahoapo – left – and Tobby Motono what great models they are!

24/04/2024

Can't wait for the hard copy of the brand new Lily Mag to arrive at your fave retailer?
Then buy the digital version with just a few clicks!
You don't even need a credit card, just transfer K13 cash to our PNG bank account using mobile or online banking, and be reading your downloaded mag within minutes.
Too easy.

Lily’s 2024 (April release) issue is bursting – even at a record 88 pages!We can’t wait to show you the exciting products entered in Lily’s 2nd annual PNG HOMEMADE microbusinesses competition, and to reveal the overall winner as Morobe beekeeper Alma Napo, who makes such delicious honey, lem...

22/04/2024

Thanks for covering the story of our wonderful winners Loop!

The annual Lily HOMEMADE Microbusiness Competition announced today its 2023 winners in a ceremony held at Moore Printing.