Air Vanuatu Collapse Leaves Teens Stranded (10 News First Melbourne)

May 14, 2024

Australian teenagers volunteering on a remote South Pacific island are struggling to find flights home, following the liquidation of Air Vanuatu.

The Albury-Wodonga-based Hive Rotary Club was volunteering in Tanna and now finds itself stranded.

Support the repatriation of our Tanna Paying it Forward project team home to Australia

Thank you for reaching out to support the repatriation of our Tanna Paying it Forward project team home to Australia.

We are currently working with the High Commission in Vanuatu to coordinate logistics and are uncertain at this point as to any financial support that may be provided by the Australian Government. Donations would be gratefully accepted with any additional funds redirected to future Paying it Forward projects.

Our work here on Tanna is not complete. Any funds donated but not spent towards getting us home will go towards an upgrade of an Aid Post in Laus to Health Clinic. This will allow women to be able to safely birth in their local community, a necessity when roads are regularly impassable due to weather conditions and lack of maintenance.  

If you would like to make a contribution towards the Paying it Forward program please see our bank details below.

Bank Account Name: Hive Rotary Club
BSB: 640000
Account Number: 111322535

Please forward your contact details to treasurer@hiverotaryclub.com.au so that a receipt can be sent in acknowledgement of your kind donation.

If you would like further information on participating in our upcoming projects please contact payingitforward@hiverotaryclub.com.au

Australian volunteers struggling to get home after Air Vanuatu collapse (ABC Radio Sydney)
Teenage volunteers stranded in Vanuatu after airline collapse (ABC Radio)

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