Lihir landowners

Lihir Landowners’ Resettlement

The project will also help further develop the Londolovit Township.

Minister for Lands and Physical Planning, John Rosso, visited Lihir last week with a technical team from the department, led by Secretary Benjamin Samson, where he met with company officials and local leaders to support and help facilitate this project.

The resettlement process has been made easier since Newcrest has a State Lease over the proposed resettlement site. The project also coincides with the ongoing reforms being planned and carried out by the Department of Lands and Physical Planning.

Lihir Health Boosted

NLLG’s health team is nos using the 10-seater Toyota Land Cruiser to provide logistic, administration and medical support to health facilities across Aniolam Island, which is the main island in the Lihir Group of Islands.

Newcrest’s assistance is part of the ongoing collaboration between the company and stakeholders in Lihir’s Joint Stakeholder Committee (JSC), a committee established in late March 2020 to coordinate the COVID-19 pandemic response in Lihir.