Waste Matters In the Pacific

Teacher's Notes:
Our Pacific Neighbours

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Our Pacific Neighbours is a joint venture between Clean Up the World and AusAID as a result of research undertaken in each of the communities. Without the ongoing support and cooperation of the communites represented, this resource would not have been made possible. Special thanks needs to go to the following organisations, government departments and individuals:

Cook Islands
Ministry of Works, Environment and Physical Planning; Ms. Tania Temata
Taporoporoanga Ipukarea Society; Mrs Esther Katu, Mr Wayne King
The Can Crushers; Father Glover

Western Samoa
Department of Lands Survey and Environment; The Honorable Tuala Tale Tangaloa, Mr. Laavasa Malua and Mr. Tepa Suesi
O le Siosiomaga Society; Mr. Koroseta Too, Mrs. Maria Kerslake
SPREP; Mr. Andrew Munro
Moataa Village; Reverend Samuelu Ruapena
Dr. Steve Brown and the people of Saanapu

Nauru
Department of Island Development and Industry; Mr. Felix Kun, Mr. Pene Agadio
Nauru Phosphate Corporation; Mr. Rene Harris
The Australian High Commission; Mr and Mrs T Sinkavits, Ms Liz Frazier
Mrs. Rhonda Kinsela and Pamela Scriven

Wewak, Papua New Guinea.
East Sepik Council of Women; Ms Julie Morgan
East Sepik Local Environment Foundation; Mr Gabriel Molok
Local government workers and members of the community;
Mr and Mrs Vincent Salle and extended family, Mr Garry Ague, Mr Valentine Kambori, Mathew Ulli
Mongniol Community School; Mr James Manup, headmaster and students.

Manly
Manly Council and the Manly Environment Centre.

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