Stories from Indonesia
Padang water plants wind down
Two water purification plants are winding down production as the Indonesian city of Padang continues to recover from the earthquake that struck the region on 30 September.
Army engineers get results
Australian Army engineers are helping the residents of Tandikat in West Sumatra by clearing a major landslide that covered parts of the village including the local primary school.
HMAS Kanimbla prepares for Padang beach landing
HMAS Kanimbla recently arrived in Pariaman, north of Padang, unloading military engineers and equipment as the ADF moves from providing an emergency response to medium term relief operations.
HMAS Kanimbla prepares for Padang beach landing
HMAS Kanimbla is steaming towards the Indonesian city of Padang, set to deliver personnel, stores and equipment.
Padang assist primary health care facility
Medical treatment is being given to the residents of a remote Indonesian village by an Australian Army Primary Health Care Facility (PHCF) in the wake of the devastating earthquake which rocked the region two weeks ago.
Padang Assist air lift operation
Royal Australian Air Force personnel are undertaking a massive air lift operation to ensure essential relief workers and supplies reach the earthquake affected region of West Sumatra.
ADF engineers assess structural damage in Padang
Army civil engineers and construction specialists are using their skills to assess buildings that can be salvaged after the Padang earthquake two weeks ago.
HMAS Kanimbla on route to Padang
HMAS Kanimbla is on the way to Padang with a team of approximately 140 engineers and support personnel, as well as their specialist equipment, to contribute to the recovery phase of the Sumatran earthquake relief operation.
Padang Assist – one week on
One week after the Padang earthquake, Australian Defence Force (ADF) relief efforts continue to deliver medical treatment, fresh drinking water and tonnes of humanitarian aid into the region.
Clean water for Padang
ADF engineers in Padang have begun producing enough clean water to supply up to 78,000 people as part of Defence’s ongoing support to the earthquake-stricken region.
Medical team arrives in Padang for earthquake relief
An ADF Primary Health Care Team able to provide general medical services as well as round-the-clock surgical procedures including orthopaedic surgery has arrived in Padang as part of Defence’s Indonesian earthquake relief effort.
Padang Assist 1HSB deploys
1 Health Support Battalion (1HSB) have begun providing medical aid to the people of Seigeringing, a small village approximately 75 Km North of Padang and approximately two and a half hours north of the city, which until now had only received immediate emergency medical assistance since the earthquake last week.
Water flows in Padang
Fresh water is now flowing to the people of Padang thanks to the establishment of an Army water purification plant at the city’s main beach.
ADF response to Sumatran Earthquake - Operation Padang Assist
The ADF has launched Operation Padang Assist, its Indonesian earthquake relief effort today, following the acceptance by the Indonesian Government of an offer of emergency assistance from Australia yesterday.