Lily PNG magazine

04/10/2025

It's been a LOOOOONG time coming... but our new issue is now on the press!
Taekwondo Paralympian Manega Tapari makes a gorgeous, confident and fearless cover girl in this beautiful capture by RoanPaul Photography & Arts
Are you ready?

04/10/2025

Wow!!

04/10/2025

EDIT: Don't come at us with the 'but she's Australian' comments. We didn't write the headline, we are just sharing the post. We KNOW Mary is Australian, it's acknowledged in our comment. But her heritage is PNG, she maintains her connection to PNG and that's good enough for us. Go Mary!!

I know we're a bit late with this – but how GOOD was it to see a beautiful PNG 'fro in full flow on a Paris runway??
Go 'our' Mary!
(and yes, we are claiming you even though you're an Aussie) xx

Papua New Guinean and Matildas star Mary Fowler has made history in her modelling debut at Paris Fashion Week. 🇵🇬⚡

Mary has become the first professional footballer to walk the runway in the Défilé L'Oreal show. 💥

Via: ABC

16/09/2025

Brilliant smiles from these boys in Western Province bilas.
Location: Royal Papua Yacht Club

16/09/2025

What a colourful assortment of bilums!
This is Jodie Frank with some of the latest designs from Benitta Napitalai's Qweens label. Love them all!!
Location: Harbourside

15/09/2025

It's a special time in Papua New Guinea as we celebrate our 50th birthday milestone! The pride and love for our culture and our heritage shines from every face. Happy Independence PNG xx

15/09/2025

Happy 50th Independence PNG!

04/09/2025

Don't miss this free online training to learn how to protect your SME from cyber criminals!
It's 3 hours of your time at your own pace over 5 weeks (September 10-October 5) and it could save your business...
BUT The deadline to register is tomorrow so don't delay!!
The Cyber Security Training program is being provided by the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Macquarie University through the PNG–Australia Partnership.

The official (Temporary) page for the PNG MSME Cyber Security Training supported the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Partnership with Macquarie University and DFAT Australia

31/08/2025

Ran into the legendary mining industry marketing maven Ruth Waram at the Business & Professional Women's Club of Port Moresby's Independence Ball at the Hilton last night – Ruth was with Oil Search when we featured her in Lily's My Favourite Things segment back in 2015 (Issue 9).
Now Ruth has just started a new job with Ok Tedi after being with Newcrest Lihir/Newmont for some years, so we wish her well with the new posting.
Meanwhile, you can read about Ruth's favourite things (of a decade ago!) here 🤩

28/08/2025

So exciting to see 'Papa Buka' become PNG's first Oscars entry – congratulations to all the hardworking actors and film crew, from lead actor Sine Boboro to all the Sogeri extras who put their time into this movie. An outstanding achievement for PNG in its 50th anniversary year!
You can read all about the behind-the-scenes moviemaking magic in PNG Air Magazine's May 2025 cover story - link here: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/272940390/

Papua New Guinea has made history with the selection of Papa Buka as the country’s first-ever official entry to the 98th Academy Awards (Oscars), marking a milestone moment in national cinema and coinciding with PNG’s 50th year of independence.

Read more: https://tvwan.com.pg/news/5808

11/08/2025

Oh Chris Cobb, you definitely stole our hearts away!!
Cold Chisel's 'When the War is Over' was the perfect song choice - just WOW!
In case you missed it, PNG's very own Chris Cobb made it through the Blind Auditions of The Voice Australia's latest season last night with all 4 judges turning their chairs!!
But his wantok Ronan Keating (one of the judges, who is married to Storm, cousin of Chris's partner Kalolaine Uechtritz) was the first to turn – what a moment!
Let's get behind 'our' Chris to go all the way to the Grand Finale.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Chris Cobb performs 'When The War Is Over' by Cold Chisel for their Blind Audition for The Voice Australia 2025.Find The Voice Australia full episodes, highl...

30/05/2025

Coming to POM in June - fashion design masterclasses with Lae-born design teacher Nicholas Huxley!
If you're a budding fashion designer, model, stylist or other creative, be sure to register by emailing [email protected]. The workshops will lead into PNG Fashion Week events from September 17-20 including the Pacific Fashion Summit and The Genesis runway show, and aim to grow the skills of locals who want to compete on a global scale.
Nicholas has a remarkable resume in the fashion world that spans over 40 years, including over the last decade working closely with Fiji Fashion Week to help grow that country’s fashion industry. Based in Sydney where he was head teacher at the TAFE NSW Fashion Design Studio before retiring in 2018, Nicholas has mentored some of the world’s top fashion names, including Akira Isogawa, Alex Perry, Nicky Zimmermann, Lisa Ho, Dion Lee, and Romance Was Born. He's also dressed celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Zsa Zsa Gabor, and even tailored a suit for Bette Davis. He’s worked as an illustrator for fashion magazines Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle, been nominated for an AFI Award for his costume design in the cult sci-fi film Sons of Steel, and received multiple fashion industry awards. His work as an advisor extends from the US where he helped launch the Miami Fashion Institute, to Fiji where his involvement since 2015 in developing fashion students and aspiring designers led to him receiving a national fashion award in 2023 for his services to the industry.
Nicholas was a special guest and judge at last year’s PNG Fashion Week show – marking his first trip back to the place of his birth and childhood in 60 years! Raised in Lae as one of five boys, his childhood was shaped by creativity and storytelling – his mother worked for the ABC as a correspondent, and his father Jim Huxley was the managing editor of the New Guinea Times-Courier. In 1962, Jim also launched NuGini Toktok, the first pidgin-language newspaper in New Guinea, and was highly regarded for mentoring local journalists, including Muttu Gware, who became the first PNG editor of a commercial newspaper.