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21/01/2024

Kumul Petroleum PNG Lewas Women’s Cricket Team hit 102, and kept 2023 EAP Winners Vanuatu from repeating last year’s performance, and win by 23 Runs

PNG WON BY 23 RUNS

TOP BATTERS:
Tanya Ruma 50 (52)
Sibona Jimmy 14 (17)

Match Results: https://scoring.nzc.nz

📷 The SouthSeas Pacific Cup

Australian High Commission Papua New GuineaKumul Petroleum The SouthSeas Pacific Cup

21/01/2024

See you tomorrow at the SJA HQ.

Remember to bring a bottle of water and snack. Come with all the required documents as well.

21/01/2024

The Kumul Petroleum Lewas came out Victorious with an impressive win over the Cook islands.

PNG WON BY 128 RUNS

TOP BATTERS:
Naoani Vare 54 (48)
Pauke Siaka 43 (30)
Tanya Ruma 21 (15)

Match Results: https://scoring.nzc.nz/?tab=m_scorecard -188d-4b85-b0a2-84f555809b18

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Australian High Commission Papua New Guinea Kumul Petroleum The SouthSeas Pacific Cup

20/01/2024

Robert Agarobe

Good afternoon all my friends and family after working extremely hard all my life I'm taking it easy and enjoying the simple things we take for granted.

I'm out here in the open country doing some soul searching and enjoying the fresh air the good roads the nice public facilities and meeting a lot of nice friendly people along the way. All that adds up to is the peoples taxes being utilised well by governments.

Let's not be in a haste to change Government as nothing concrete gets done and we repeat the same mistake every 18 months when the whole country comes to a stop and history repeats itself. Patience is of essence and trust is all we have for now until 2027, then you make sure you cast your vote for the right type of leader you want without fail.

Until then I advise you get on with life and do your best to protect, feed, cloth and educate your family and if not in the city please go back home as God has already provided for us in the best environment.

God bless.

16/06/2023

HIRI-KOIARI SIGNS K1 MILLION CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME WITH MICRO BANK (MiBank)

Friday, 16 June 2023

Great news for Hiri-Koiari small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs!

Yesterday, the Hiri-Koiari District Development Authority in partnership with Micro Bank Limited, signed a memorandum of understanding to pave way for Hiri-Koiari small to medium enterprises (SMEs) and entrepreneurs to apply for loans through the K1 million funding provided by HK DDA.

This now means that so long as you meet the requirements of MiBank, you are able to secure a loan from K2,000 to K50,000 to progress your business.

As MP for Hiri-Koiari, I was delighted to witness this momentous occasion and I am confident this scheme will go a long way for our business owners of Hiri-Koiari.

I thank MiBank for working tirelessly with the DDA to ensure this MOU was signed, and also give immense gratitude for their level of confidence for partnering with a newly established district like ours.

I am grateful for the hard work put in by the DDA, and stress that those who do apply for a loan, to ensure greater benefit through employment, community support and development goes back to our local communities.

I wish you all success in progressing your business plans, and look forward to hearing many success stories in the months to come.

Please find below photos from the event, and more information from the MOU signed.

15/06/2023

HIRI-KOIARI TO DEVELOP AND INTRODUCE HIRI-KOIARI CITY AUTHORITY BILL

APPROVED FOR RELEASE (09/06/23)

HIRI-Koiari MP Keith Iduhu has given notice that through the HK District Development Authority, he intends to develop necessary legislative framework and requirements for Parliament to consider the ‘Hiri-Koiari City Authority Bill’.

Following on from his debate in Parliament on Thursday’s sitting on the increase of GST for city authorities across the country, Mr Iduhu said the time is now ripe for Hiri-Koiari to develop plans to elevate the district to a city authority status.

Mr Iduhu said he has already spoken and formally written to Prime Minister Hon. James Marape, MP, to give notice to his government and relevant stakeholders about the ambition.

Mr Iduhu said: “This proposed Bill has been a longstanding area of focus for my District since my inception as MP – and will be a steppingstone for Hiri-Koiari to formally establish itself as a crucial contributor to the development of this nation.

“As a newly established district, there are endless opportunities and potential for Hiri-Koiari, all of which require proper planning, coordination, and financial stability to achieve.

“Through our land and natural resources, Hiri-Koiari is already a major contributor to the functioning of Central Province, and more broadly, the Southern Region, through the accommodation of resource projects like PNG LNG and Papua LNG, wealth creation from the bustling industrial sector west of Port Moresby, the Sirinumu Dam providing water and power for our Capital, and as the immediate land mass that surrounds Port Moresby, to highlight a few.”

“Elevating Hiri-Koiari District to become a City Authority will provide the necessary legislation to better control the use of land as our Capital expands, equitably introduce proper customary land formalisation, and generate much needed internal revenue to solidify the district’s development aspirations,” Mr Iduhu said.

Mr Iduhu noted that like Mount Hagen, Lae, Kokopo, and Port Moresby, Hiri-Koiari envisions to be a key generator of industry, commerce, and trade for our country – “and we indeed have the potential to do so,” he said.

Mr Iduhu said: “My office will commence the drafting of necessary legislative framework and requirements for Parliament to consider this Bill, and therefore, will be seeking the consideration, consultation, and support from the government, departments, provincial government, and of course Hiri-Koiari.

“I am confident this Bill will pave the way for greater wealth creation for our country and be the foundation for improving the economic and human development of a largely uncoordinated region of our country,” he said.

Mr Iduhu noted that while most, if not all, provinces have a city in which they call their ‘Capital city’, Central Province still lacks a central city, thus Hiri-Koiari City Authority envisions to fill this gap.

“We hope to bring this Bill to Parliament before the end of the year,” said Mr Iduhu.

28/05/2023

09/04/2023

INCLUSIVE WASH FACILITIES FOR STUDENTS

Loop PNG | April 8, 2023

More than 1600 students and 40 teachers from three remote schools in Central Province are now able to use either flush toilets or upgraded pit toilets as well as wash hands from piped running water next to their ablution blocks.

This is a result of three recently commissioned water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities constructed by WaterAid PNG and local contractors with funding support from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and commissioned during the recent World Water Day on March 22nd.

This year’s World Water Day theme: ‘Accelerating Change’, focused on accelerating change to solve water and sanitation crisis in the world. The new WaSH facilities will contribute towards accelerated health and education outcomes for the students and teachers of the three (3) schools.

Each of the three schools have improved male and female standard toilets, two disability inclusive toilets (one for females, one for males), two male urinals, and two handwashing facilities (one for males, one for females).

Additionally, 9000 liter tanks were provided to each school to support the flush toilets as well as the handwashing facilities.

Three menstrual hygiene management units (one in each school) were constructed to support girl’s hygiene needs in each of the schools.

Speakers from various partner agencies expressed gratitude and highlighted the importance for having such a facility.

Assistant Secretary for NDoE, Avea Avaroa said that education was every child’s right and students would stay in class if there were appropriate facilities. That the government needs support from development partners, local governments, schools and communities to work together to provide a conducive environment for students to be in schools.

WaterAid PNG Director for Operations, Jenny Mori thanked the NDoE, the local community and the school for allowing WaterAid PNG to construct the facilities.

She also thanked The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the funding and urged students and community members to look after the facilities so that more students will benefit in the future.

Since 2013, WaterAid has reached 10,675 people with access to WaSH services, 5,620 school children and teachers and a further 10,147 students with handwashing facilities and innovative hygiene behavior change campaigns.