Newcrest Mining Ltd

Immanuel Jacob Telasegonyo was accepted to the Lae School of Nursing and travelled from Menyamya in 2018, even though he did not have the money to pay his school fees.

He travelled only with hope that an opportunity would enable him to pursue nursing studies.

Upon arrival in Lae, Telasegonyo was excited to find out that he would be supported by Newcrest Mining.

“The scholarship support was a very big thing in my life. With my background, there was no way I would have raised the required funds to pay my fees.”

During that time, he reaffirmed the company’s deep commitment to Papua New Guinea through its operations.

“Newcrest is pleased that it has been able to continue to make a significant contribution to the PNG economy throughout the challenges of the global pandemic. To date, we have had no material disruptions to production, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the PNG Government for its support throughout a very challenging time,” said Biswas following his meeting with the Prime Minister.

Newcrest Mining has come to the aid of St John Ambulance to support its operations following a demand for ambulance services due to a recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the Morobe province.

Funds for the ambulance came from Newcrest’s Community Support Fund (CFS) that was established in April 2020 to help Newcrest’s host communities respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lihir Secondary and Palie Vocational Centre (VC) recently received 100 mattresses from Newcrest under a bi-annual program spearheaded by the company’s Towns and Camps section, to mattresses and furniture to schools.

This year’s gift of mattresses made it possible to start a ‘best cubicle’ incentive for boarding students at the Palie VC.

Palie VC manager, Mirriam Levi Siwat said she was grateful for the mattresses and that the donation would enable the training centre to implement the ‘best cubicle’ award.

This was part of its safety journey since its operation started in April 2017.

Newcrest Mining Ltd says Monadelphous has been very active across Lihir’s process plant, safely repairing and replacing rusty and damaged steelwork, platforms and supports, as part of the wider Newcrest priority to maintain a safer and more reliable working environment.

Newcrest Mining Ltd was the first company to sign an agreement with the APEC Authority in Port Moresby today for the platinum sponsor.

Witnessed by APEC Authority chairman Sir Charles Lepani, ABAC chairman David Toa and APEC senior official Kelly Taureka, Newcrest’s executive general manager, Ian Kemish, signed the agreement with Chairman of PNG ABAC Secretariat, Wayne Golding.

Kemish said Newcrest is proud to sponsor the APEC CEO Summit and to tell the PNG story to the rest of the world.