The New Ireland Governor, Sir Julius Chan, said it was an honour to have the Australian Foreign Affairs Minister, Julie Bishop, in the province.
The Australian minister visited the governor's residence in Kavieng town to discuss bilateral matters.
She was treated to a traditional welcome by locals and school children at the Kavieng Airport and will proceed to visit the marine hatchery and training facility at Nago Island.
The visit will enable strategies of development into improving technical and institutional capacity to support development of mariculture-based livelihood and industry in New Ireland Province.
The facility has a start duration from January 2016 to 2020 and a budget of $1,741,605.