2021 ~ Go Melanesia Blog

Port Moresby Masterplan, Papua New Guinea

The new masterplan in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea consists of approximately 40 hectares of existing and re-claimed land to provide developable area for up to four hotels, 370,000 sq m of commercial development, a ‘village quarter’ with over 2,000 apartments, a retail and entertainments hub, a maritime quarter with a potential liner berth, and a new private marina. A key feature within the masterplan will be a convention centre approximately 20,000 sq m in size, due to be built for the APEC meeting in 2018.

Flying to Vanuatu

Located west of Fiji, Vanuatu is approximately 4 hours by plane from the east coast of Australia. Getting to Vanuatu is easy and affordable thanks to the great range of cheap flights operated by Virgin Australia and Air Vanuatu. Direct flights are available from Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to Port Vila, with connecting flights available from the majority of Australian capital cities.

Explore Our Culture, Explore Our World

While change is inevitable and often wished upon, you’d be surprised that in our island home, ‘timelessness’ is considered a gift from above. How we live today is not very different than how our forefathers lived for untold generations before us… and we treasure this.

What to do in Fiji: Suva

While maybe an unexpected spot to stop, the Fijian urban way of life can be observed in the bustling and multicultural capital of Suva. It is known around the world that Fiji is home to some of the nicest and kindest people in the world, so why not visit the city for just that reason? Suva is a less visited tourist spot since getting there takes a couple hours in a bus or an hour’s airplane ride from the main international airport in Nadi. But for our clients interested in seeing the local culture in an urban atmosphere, it’s interesting to check out.

Wutukala Dance Filled with the Joy from West Papua

The Moy tribe in West Papua is one of the tribes with a long history. This is one of the tribes that have been contributed greatly to the development of art in this province because this tribe also has the traditional dance. You should not miss a traditional dance performance when you visit West Papua. You will see the friendly locals and dance this dance with passion. Actually, dances from tribes in the region of Indonesia display certain activities or symbols. Dance is used as a symbol to thank God because of the gift of nature, prosperity, health, and so forth. Dance is also a symbol that can describe everyday activities such as hunting, gardening, and so forth. If you want to know a lot of information about this dance, then you can read the full review below which tells about this dance.

Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Honouring the ancient Oceanic kinship of my ancestors

5:35 PM

Wewo Kotokay

My mother and father have always made it known to me, that the keepers of the Land, Earth and Soil cannot be separated from the Keepers of the Seas, Oceans, Water Ways and River Systems.OPINIONThe Island of Vanuatu has been independent of colonial rule for 41 years; however, the legacy of British imperialism and slavery continues in many parts of the world including Australia. On Friday 30 July, diasporic communities and families throughout the continent celebrated a 170-year legacy of activism and community resilience. For the first time in Australian history descendants like myself, of South Sea Islanders who were trafficked and black birded to Australia, received the first ever formal apology by a government official. The...

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Sunday, October 10, 2021

Upgraded Bauerfield Airport Runway Opens

12:05 AM

Kopi Papua

Prime Minister (PM), Charlot Salwai, and the Deputy PM and Minister of Trades and Tourism, Jotham Napat, last SaturdayHaving taken three years and approximately Vt8 billion to complete, the upgraded 2,600-meter-long Bauerfield airport runway was declared open by Prime Minister (PM), Charlot Salwai, and the Deputy PM and Minister of Trades and Tourism, Jotham Napat, last Saturday. Contracted by CCECC and funded by the World Bank, the Vanuatu Aviation Investment Project (VAIP) was an important project to boost economy, rebuild aviation market and upgrade infrastructure after cyclone Pam in 2015. The poor state of the Bauerfield airport runway led to flight cancellations by several international airlines including Qantas and Air New Zealand...

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