Lihir Gold Ltd, its partners and the community have responded positively to assist the people of flood ravaged Oro province.
LGL’s government liaison manager Borone Isana handed over K15,000 to the nationwide relief organising committee (NROC) chairman Sir Rabbie Namaliu last Dec 12 as the company’s commitment to the national relief effort.
Ten of its company workers from Oro were directly affected by the flood, with most having lost homes and some having lost family members.
On Lihir Island, various community groups also did their part to raise awareness for donations in cash and kind towards assisting those affected by the floods.
The Nimamar rural and LLG made a commitment of K6,000, to be donated as part of the New Ireland government’s contribution to the relief efforts.
The Lihir Sports and Social Club donated a cheque of K5,000, the Lihir Game Fishing Club also donated a percentage of its weekly Joker draw, Lihir International Primary School also chipped in with donations from its students.
Various families, including the LGL’s expatriates and national families at its Marahun townsite residences and local Lihirian businesses and families donated clothing.
The LGL supply department also agreed to trans-ship donations of food, clothing and household cooking items to Lae free of charge as part of the relief effort.
The southern region group, which is also heavily involved in public fundraising, raised over K3,196 in two public appeals and further collected bales of clothing, food stuff and cooking utensils.