David Murray arrived back to Sydney yesterday Monday 8th September 2014 safe and sound. That was quite an achievement for a 69 year old cyclist who was nearly killed when he was side swiped by a semi trailer at Penong in 2012. The road from Canberra to Sydney was
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The Cyclist and The Singer
Mateship This is a story about two Vietnam veterans, David Murray and Clarence Ormsby who met by chance in a caravan park north of Pine Creek a few hundred kilometres south of Darwin in July 2012. It is a story about two men an Australian and New Zealander who became
MiVAC Beaten in Regional Petanque Tournament
Article for MiVAC Newsletter – Ban Ang – Na Luang Section Police Station MiVAC BEATEN IN REGIONAL PÉTANQUE TOURNAMENT During the last MiVAC project (known as Phase 2) in Laos, MiVAC assisted the Chief of Police (Mr Boun Mee) of the Phoukood District by donating materials and labour to supply
Report from Terry Chang
Sorry this is late, I have been dealing with a good mate who has not long to live. He got sick with Cancer while I was away in Laos and the Docs have given him less than 2 weeks from today. I had the pleasure of working with John Salter
MiVAC Volunteer Positions
MiVAC VOLUNTEER POSITIONS LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC JOB TITLE: LAO PDR VOLUNTEER OPERATIONS MANAGER JOB TITLE: VOLUNTEER MENTORS AND COACHES – 12 POSITIONS JOB DESCRIPTIONS JOB TITLE: LAO PDR VOLUNTEER OPERATIONS MANAGER Location: Phonsavan, Xien Khouang Province – LAO PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC. The Operations Manager
RENEW and MiVAC
PROJECT COMPLETION REPORT Project Implementation Brief In October 2012, Project RENEW and MiVAC signed an MoU agreeing that MiVAC would contribute $30,000 as matching funds to complete construction of a new building to house and operate new mushroom production equipment being donated by the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam. The MiVAC
Mushroom Factory- Vietnam
CONSTRUCTION OF THE EQUIPMENT WAREHOUSE AND PROCESSING FACILITY With funding support from Humpty Dumpty Institute (HDI) and MiVAC Trust (Mines Victims & Clearance Trust), a new warehouse and processing facility for the Japanese equipment that has been ordered is now being constructed at the Mushroom Center in Cam Lo District,
Smartphones target leftover land mines
Land mines remain among the most destructive remnants of 20th century warfare, continuing to slow resettlement and hinder recovery in many former war zones. While mine-clearing protocols have improved substantially since World War II, the technology used to locate buried landmines has changed little: De-miners use metal detectors to find
First female deminer to neutralise an M14 mine
Here is a story about the lady who found an M14 landmine. Her name is Buasone. She is 35 years old. has 6 children and 5 of whom are girls. The oldest is 20 years old, and the youngest is a boy 10 years old now. She and her husband
MiVAC Patron Sandy MacGregor MC RFD chatted with ABC Radio host Macca on Australia All Over on Sunday 18th April 2010.
MiVAC Patron Sandy MacGregor MC RFD chatted with ABC Radio host Macca on Australia All Over on Sunday 18th April 2010. Listen to a replay on YouTube: Or: Download a copy of the interview.Go to the Australia All Over website.
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