Fire station

Namatanai MP, Walter Schnaubelt will launch several projects including the commissioning of Namatanai airstrip, flight training centre, fire station and a powerhouse station.  

The Namatanai airstrip is a major project development for the district with Tropic Air making its inaugural commercial flight this week. 

For the first time in 20 years, locals will no longer cross the St. George Channel to reach Kokopo, East New Britian or travel four hours along Buluminsky highway to Kavieng to catch a flight. 

This follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding which will pave way for strategising and ground work to take place towards the building of a new fire station at Kundiawa.

The MoU was signed at the Fire Service headquarters at Waigani, Port Moresby, last week.

Chief Fire Officer Bill Roo said the singing of the MoU has built a bridge for the fire service and the Chimbu Provincial Government to work together towards building this vital infrastructure.