One place that I have enjoyed going to over the years is Papua New Guinea.  My first experience there was as a very young Australian Volunteer when my wife Robyn and I went to Hagita High School and Plantation in 1976 near Alatou in Milne Bay Province.  I managed a copra and cattle plantation and Robyn taught at the Catholic High School.  This was just after independence and it was great to experience the hope and confidence of this new nation.  One claim to fame – at least for Robyn – was making the outfits for the school brass band to welcome the Queen on a visit to Alotau.

In this new website, I was keen to have a place where I could provide an update on my latest experiences and thinking when it came to evaluation, extension or development issues – an opportunity for a bit of free thought.  Although the blog doesn’t allow direct comment as such, feel free to use the contact page to email me any feeedback or thoughts that have been triggered by my entries.