Upcoming Events
2023 Independence day celebration
We're thrilled to announce that we will host the Papua New Guinea Independence Day celebration this year on Saturday, the 16th of September! Join us for a day filled with festivities and cultural celebrations at Darling's Gardens, Clifton Hill – an event free for all to attend. As the sun sets, the excitement continues with a captivating night event at The Arrow on Swanston. Please stay tuned for ticket availability for the night event. Keep an eye on this space for more updates, and get ready to immerse yourself in the rich heritage and vibrant spirit of Papua New Guinea.
Event details and Tickets for the night celebration will be made available in the coming days.
Past Events & Activities
We had a calendar of events planned for 2020, but due to COVID-19 all our activities and events are on hold. Some of the events planned for 2020 and others include;
Moomba Parade
We participate in annual Moomba Cultural Parade in March to provide an array of cultural services to the Victorian community by showcasing Papua New Guinea's diverse culture.
We strive to showcase traditional dances from different Provinces of Papua New Guinea. In 2020 we performed a Tolai dance from East New Britain Province on 9th March 2020.
We need PNG traditional dance teachers and dancers. We would love to have you participate with us if you are a Papua New Guinean living in Melbourne Victoria
To inquire about this event
PNGDF Farewell (Omeo)
We reached out to support and acknowledge the PNG and Pacific troops for their deployment during Australia's bush-fire crisis.
The PNG troops had a month-long mission that involved 99 troops, mostly engineers, who were sent to help during the bush-fire crisis in Australia. The PNGAAV committees and members traveled to Omeo and spent the weekend with the troops.
A traditional mumu was organised, few traditional PNG dances were also presented and we interacted with our PNG troops and Australian defense forces in discussions and activities.
Market Day
We have an open Market Day at St Ignatius Church Hall on 6th June 2020. Members of our community will sell and promote Papua New Guinea products, food, items and accessories. A table fee of $20.00 is charged to those wanting to sell while the rest of the money from the sales belongs to the sellers.
Come along and help support our community by buying PNG trying our PNG foods and delicacy, or buy a PNG product as s souvenir or gift for a loved ones.
Market Day is suspended due to COVID-19
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Traditional Dances
Our members have performed in various cultural activities within and around Victoria. Cultural practices such as traditional dances, songs, and the display of numerous costumes play important role in promoting the origin of our members.
Since PNG is diverse, with over 800 different languages and thousands of tribes, the cultures our members bring to the organisation makes it uniquely outstanding.
Independence Celebration
We celebrate the independence of our birth country on the weekend of 16th September every year. 2020 Independence Celebration will on Saturday 19th September.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we will be having a virtual Independence celebration on 19 September 2020. Cultural performances, dinner, raffles, indoor prices and dance are the main program of Independence celebration
Papua New Guinea got independence from Australia on 16th September 1975, 2020 marks 45 Independence anniversary for Papua New Guinea.
To inquire about this event
Association Gatherings
Our members get together during organised gatherings to network, meet and greet, discuss, and share ideas with each other.
The community members all around Victoria gather occasionally to meet. Such gatherings also encourage and support students, to get them settled.
We also have friends who join us to share our food, speak tok pisin and experience the diverse cultures of PNG.
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