Papua New Guinea relief
A series of mudslides in mid-April cut off a main highway in the country’s highlands region, affecting the supply of food and other supplies to towns throughout the country.
(Date uploaded: 20 May 2008 - 07 images)
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HMAS Wewak delivers aid to Gona Beach
Carrying 60 tonnes of water, rice and dried fish, the Royal Australian Navy Landing Craft Heavy (LCH) HMAS Wewak left the port of Lae on Papua New Guinea’s northern coast to deliver cargo of humanitarian aid to Gona Beach as part of Operation PNG Assist, to help the villages of Oro Province recover from devastating floods after Cyclone Guba.
(Date uploaded: 05 December - 04 images)
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ADF aircraft deliver aid
The Black Hawk helicopters of B Squadron 5th aviation Regiment and Royal Australian Air Force Caribous from 38 Squadron have, with the help of civilian aircraft out of Girua Airfield, delivered the last of aid needed in remote villages effected by the floods that struck Oro province in Papua New Guinea after Cyclone Guba.
(Date uploaded: 04 December - 06 images)
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Black Hawks provide vital aid
The Black Hawk helicopters of B Squadron 5th Aviation Regiment, led civilian helicopters out of the village of Popondetta to deliver desperately needed aid to remote villages effected by the floods that struck Oro province in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after Cyclone Guba.
(Date uploaded: 29 November - 09 images)
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VIPs visit Oro Province
A group of very important people visited Oro Province to view damage and see the progress made in relief efforts after floods devastated villages when Cyclone Guba hit the northern region of Papua New Guinea (PNG).
(Date uploaded: 29 November - 04 images)
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Relief aid at Girua Airfield
Girua Airfield has become a scene of heightened activity as representatives of the Australian Defence Force, the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, AusAID and the Salvation Army, stepped up the processing and distribution of aid to waiting aircraft, in the wake of floods that devastated Oro province in Papua New Guinea after Cyclone Guba.
(Date uploaded: 29 November - 06 images)
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Commander Joint Task Force 636 Group Captain Tim Innes
Operation PNG Assist, is the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) mission to provide substantial disaster relief assistance to Papua New Guinea, as they help villages destroyed by flooding in the wake of Cyclone Guba.
(Date uploaded: 29 November - 01 images)
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Aid delivered during Operation PNG Assist
Operation PNG Assist began in earnest as Royal Australian Air Force Caribou aircraft carrying Defence, AusAID, Oxfam, Care and Papua New Guinean disaster relief coordinators set out for Oro province, scene of devastating floods caused by Cyclone Guba, that claimed the lives of over 150 villagers and displaced thousands more.
(Date uploaded: 26 November - 12 images)
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Aviation Task Group deploys to Operation PNG Assist
Members of Townsville's 5th Aviation Regiment prepare for deployment to Papua New Guinea, to participate in Operation PNG Assist.
(Date uploaded: 23 November - 04 images)
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Australian aid arrives in Papua New Guinea
The first of two Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules flights landed in Port Moresby just after dusk on 22 November, bringing humanitarian support as part of Operation PNG Assist, the Australian Defence Force’s support of the Papua New Guinean (PNG)-led disaster relief effort in Oro Province, which was struck by Cyclone Guba.
(Date uploaded: 23 November - 06 images)
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First aid leaves for Papua New Guinea
The Australian Government has begun delivering substantial disaster relief assistance to Papua New Guinea, following the terrible impact of flooding in Oro (Northern) Province caused by Cyclone Guba.
(Date uploaded: 22 November - 06 images)
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