EURALIA PAINE

ORO..ORO..ORO!! (Oro means "Welcome" in the languages of the Northern Province of Papua New Guinea). The word conjures up images of graceful dancing warriors adorned with flamboyant headdress made from Bird of Paradise feathers and hornbill beaks, jabbing spears into the air, chanting "Oro...Oro..Oro" to visitors. With the same passion, I say "Oro..Oro..Oro" to you. Stories of my village Begabari, my province (Northern/Oro) and my beautiful country, Papua New Guinea will feature here.

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Operation Open Heart 2010

The Operation Open Heart program has been going for 17 years and it is regarded as the most successful non-political partnership between PNG and Australia. It is a program whereby about 50 Australian volunteer specialist nurses, doctors, anesthetists and other support staff travel to Port Moresby every year to perform miracle surgeries to give life to numerous Papua New Guineans with heart defects.