Anthony Smare (153 KB)

Thirty-two year old Mr Anthony Smare, General Manager, Corporate & Legal with Barrick PNG Limited (which owns 75 per cent of and manages the Porgera Gold Mine), studied in Australia in the 1990s under both the Secondary Schools Scholarship Program and as an ADS student.

Austin Reddy (161 KB)

New Ireland Provincial Planner Mr Austin Reddy has been awarded two international Medals for his recent studies in an Australian Front Line Management program. Mr Reddy, who lives in Kavieng with his wife Narelle and their five children, undertook the NSW TAFE Diploma of Front Line Management in 2006, as part of the AusAID program offering training opportunities through PATTAF.

Florence Bundu (106 KB)

“If you want to excel at anything, you’ve just got to put in the ‘hard yards’”, says Florence Bundu,an Australian Development Scholar (ADS) awardee from the 1990’s. Ms Bundu, who represented Papua New Guinea in Basketball and Softball in the late 1970s and early 1980s, believes that only concentrated time and effort result in lasting success.

John Numapo (217 KB)

Papua New Guinea Chief Magistrate Mr John Numapo is firmly committed to supporting the Nation’s ‘bright young things’. After 22 years with Magisterial Services and many more ahead of him, Mr Numapo, sees the future for PNG Law and Justice sectors in encouraging skilled Papua New Guineans to gain the qualifications that will ensure they move ahead both professionally and personally.

Nime Kapo (123 KB)

Papua New Guinea’s traditional and village agricultural skills must work in with new knowledge and developments in Animal Husbandry says Lae veterinarian Nime Kapo. “So many people who live the traditional life in our villages have much to offer, but so many of their skills are disappearing and not being handed on as generations pass”, Kapo said.

Priscilla Raepom (131 KB)

“I always wanted to be a doctor but couldn’t get over my fear of blood”, says Ms Priscilla Raepom, Editor of “New Age Woman” magazine.

Ruby Zariga (120 KB)

“Grasp the opportunity and go with an open mind”, advises Ruby Zarriga, one of the many successful ADS awardees who have returned to PNG since the program’s inception. Ruby, a mother of two teenage daughters, had more than her fair share of challenges when she left home in early 2004 to undertake postgraduate studies in management at the Australian National University.

Tessie Soi (157 KB)

Social Work Graduate from the University of Papua New Guinea; founder of “Friends Foundation”; and the woman known nationally for her willingness to give unclaimed babies who have died from HIV/AIDS a decent burial. Ms Tessie Soi originally thought she’d become a teacher.