Over
100 local government leaders from eleven countries in the Pacific
region have come together in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea for the 3rd
Pacific Local Government Forum (PLGF) that runs from 19-23 May. The biennial conference organised by CLGF Pacific
is being jointly hosted by the Department of Provincial and Local Level
Government Affairs and the National Capital District Commission of
Papua New Guinea. The Forum is being attended by the Prime Minister of
Papua New Guinea, Hon Peter O’Neill, CLGF Patron and the Prime Minister
of Tuvalu Hon Enele Sopoaga, the PNG Minister for Intergovernment
Relations, Hon Leo Dion, the Governor of the National Capital District
Hon Powes Parkop, CLGF Chairperson Mayor Lawrence Yule and CLGF
Secretary-General Carl Wright.Advice from CLGF
PSI was able to have voice at the meeting around skills and training via ALGT - a skills an honourary skills and training organisation based in Australia that has a long history of working with local govt industry and Unions
