Media Releases from the Australian High Commission in Vanuatu

February 2019

• Call for application for the prestigious Australian High Commission's International Women's Day Awards

January 2019

• Australia welcomes Air Vanuatu’s new direct connection between Melbourne and Vanuatu

• Australia's Chief of the Defence Force makes first visit to Vanuatu
• Joint statement from Australia's and Vanuatu's Prime Minister

December 2018

• VMF and Australian Army dispose of WWII ammunition

• 70^th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

November 2018

• Over 600 students access clean water

• Australia and Vanuatu commit to ending violence against women and girls

• Lenakel’s Lamenu Stadium reopens

• Enhanced security cooperation with Vanuatu

• Barbeque with Pacific leaders

• Australia and New Zealand: Pacific cyber cooperation

• Expanding the Pacific labour scheme and establish an Office of the Pacific

• Strengthening Australia's commitment to the Pacific

October 2018

• Australia and Vanuatu tackling transnational crime

September 2018

• Ten classrooms open in Erromango
• Over 40 Ni-Vanuatu graduates with internationally recognised qualifications
• Australia providing access to safe medicines in the Pacific
• Australia expanded access to the Pacific Labour Scheme

August 2018

• FRANZ partners to visit Maewo

July 2018

• The Boss wins Namatan People's Choice Award
• Flag raising of the Aboriginal and Torrest strait Islander Flags
• Ambae Additional Funding announced by Bishop

June 2018

• Visit to Australia by Vanuatu Prime Minister

• Australia provides further assistance for Ambae

• The Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS ships Success and Toowooomba are arriving in Vanuatu

• Historic Diplomatic Corps visit to Pentecost

• Celebrating the 25th anniversary of FRANZ

May 2018

• The Namatan Short Film Festival begins

• 26 public buildings on Tanna funded by Australia officially opened

• Australia announces additional assistance to Ambae

April 2018

• Seven months on: Australia making a difference on Ambae

• Vanuatu’s best and brightest represented in the Australia Awards Alumni Network

March 2018

• Namatan Short Film Festival entries close 3 April
• Jane Joshua and Jenny Nierre win 2018 International Women's Day awards

February 2018

• Australia hands over new police maritime uniforms

• Sanma and Torba communities improve roads

January 2018

• Australia Day 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of Australia in Vanuatu

• Vanuatu and Australia reaffirm strong relationship