Australia Archive September 2016
Underwater Detectives use Sonar to find Munitions
A team of Royal Australian Navy clearance divers are working with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (RSIPF) on Guadalcanal during Operation Render Safe 16 to enhance the underwater clearance capability of the Solomon team.
WWII Munitions Recovered As Operation Render Safe Continues
Divers in the Solomon Islands have recovered 50 unexploded World War II bombs, including a 250-pound explosive.
Multinational Force Commences Intensive Explosive Disposal Operation
A concentrated effort to dispose of unexploded bombs and munitions has now commenced in Central Province thanks to a multinational military team that is working with the Royal Solomon Islands Police Force over the next three weeks.
Changes Brewing in the Skills Development Sector
Don Bosco Technical Institute and the Australia-Pacific Technical College (APTC) opened a new, state of the art hospitality training facility yesterday in Henderson.
More Australian Students to come to Solomon Islands in 2017
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, and Australian Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, have announced that 82 Australian University students will come to Solomon Islands in 2017 under Australia’s prestigious New Colombo Plan.
G'Day High School Debate Focus on Climate Change
The Australian High Commission will today host students from four Honiara high schools in the annual G’Day Solomon Islands Great Debate.