Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ECLPNG)

Twenty teachers in Morobe Province now have the skills to spot the signs of alcohol and drug abuse, and find the best way to treat and monitor the concerned students.

During the weeklong training, Men of Honour program manager, Stanley Bakere, emphasised on confidentiality and the need to establish trust with the student.

“The training is very informative,” said Busu Secondary School’s head of guidance and counselling, Ms Kulawi Buni. “It has taught us a lot of insights.

Portion 354 at Malahang, in Lae, was the centre of a court proceeding that started in 2006 and finally came to a close on the 25^th of March, this year, when Justice Paulus Dowa ruled in favour of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG.

Settlers occupying that area were given four months to vacate the place; a period that lapsed on the 25^th of July, which saw the ELCPNG advise settlers of the deadline.

Thirty-six Morobe students from different tertiary institutions around the country participated in a two-day retreat at Bundun, Bulolo district.

Facilitated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG, the event created a space for the students to interact and discuss ways to tackle some of the issues facing the province.

High on the agenda was the subject of deep-sea mine tailings placement method proposed by the Wafi-Golpu Joint Venture, where mine waste will be dumped into the Huon Gulf.