The 28 million kina (US$12.7 million) Western Province Sustainable Aquaculture Project is the first sustainable fisheries project to be delivered in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province and it incorporates public, private and community partnerships with a strong regional development focus. Located next to Daru Airport, its main site includes a barramundi hatchery, storage, administration building […]
Bensbach Wildlife Lodge
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This comfortable 12-room lodge, built of local materials, has established a reputation for spectacular barramundi fishing (other species include ox eye herring and saratoga). It is located on the Bensbach River (Papua New Guinea’s most westerly river), in a vast, open, seasonally-flooded plain which is crowded with bird and animal life, including deer, wallabies, crocodiles […]
Connecting Western Province to the world
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An ambitious and transformative project has commenced to bring 21st century communications to the rural areas of Western Province for the first time. Western Province is remote, even for Papua New Guinea, and its sparsely distributed population and business community has, until recently, faced particular challenges in communicating not only across province but with other […]
Landowner company diversifies
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Mineral Resources Star Mountains (MRSM) is Western Province’s own example of the new breed of landowner company playing an increasingly entrepreneurial role in the nation’s economy. MRSM represents the economic and social interests of the Ok Tedi Mine Landowner Groups, on whose land Ok Tedi’s operations are located. As a royalty, they receive 2.5% of […]
PNG Microfinance: lubricating the wheels of commerce
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PNG Microfinance Ltd plays a vital role in the economy of Papua New Guinea’s Western Province by mobilising savings and providing financial services to many small businesses that are not able to meet the lending criteria of the major banks. Although it operates nationwide, it has a particular focus on Western Province, where it has […]
Beyond mining: interview with Ok Tedi’s Nigel Parker
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On a visit to the Ok Tedi mine, we met with Nigel Parker, the man tasked with managing Ok Tedi Mining Limited through the final years of the mine’s life. OTML is currently undergoing a corporate restructure. What does that entail and where has it reached? The corporate restructure is looking at our core activities. […]
Profile: PNGSDP
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Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program is a unique organisation that is directing the substantial profits from the Ok Tedi mine into a range of long-term development projects for Western Province. Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program Ltd (PNGSDP) promotes development that meets the needs of the present generation and establishes the foundations for continuing […]
Sport fishing
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Ian Middleton, Ok Tedi Development Foundation’s CEO and a keen fisherman, describes the unique pleasure of sports fishing in Papua New Guinea’s remote Western Province. The Western Province of Papua New Guinea is amongst the last few pristine wildernesses on this earth, a diverse habitat comprising unique flora and fauna species, many endemic to the […]
Tabubil: A college town in the clouds
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Built to support the Ok Tedi mine, the town of Tabubil is in many ways a model town for Papua New Guinea. In spite of its remote location in the misty Star Mountains, its roads and houses are well-maintained; it has reputable and well-resourced hospital, international school and small international airport; its utilities are reliable, […]
Tapping into rubber
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North Fly Rubber is the Western Province’s leading exporting agribusiness. With further investment occurring, the sector has potential to grow further. The development of sectors such as commercial agriculture and eco-tourism can provide a sustainable income for even Western Province’s most remote communities. In this context, the progress being registered by the smallholder rubber sector […]
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