Australian High Commission
Trinidad and Tobago
High Commission address: 18 Herbert Street, St Clair, PORT OF SPAIN - Telephone: 822 5450 - Fax: 822 5490

2013 Hurricane Season 

 The 2013 Atlantic Hurricane season officially began on Saturday, June 1, and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Management Agency (CDEMA) is urging people in the Caribbean to be prepared for a very active season.

Noted hurricane forecasters Dr William Gray and Philip Klotzbach of the Colorado State University have predicted an above average season and have named 18 storms, nine hurricanes and four major hurricanes to occur during the six-month period.

In light of this, the Australian High Commission recommends that persons living in or thinking of coming to the region between June 1 - November 30, 2013 consider the information available: here and here very carefully.


 


Australian Volunteers for International Development

AusAID is working in partnership with Australian Volunteers International, Austraining International and Australian Red Cross in delivering the Australian Volunteers for International Development program.

Australian volunteers play a vital role in the fight against poverty. Volunteering overseas is one way that Australians can make a positive contribution to poverty reduction, sustainable development and cross-cultural understanding.

Australian volunteers come from a diverse range of backgrounds and include men and women aged from 18 to over 80 years. Australian volunteers have varying professional backgrounds which enable them to work on a raft of activities including setting up medical clinics so that women can give birth safely, building stronger homes to withstand cyclones and helping children with disabilities to get to school. Volunteers enrich the communities they help.

The profile of the program has expanded into the Caribbean, as you can see here.


 

Australian Federal Election 2013

An Australian Federal Election will take place on Saturday September 14, 2013.

For complete current information on the election, including enrolment and voting whilst overseas, please visit the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) website at www.aec.gov.au or contact the AEC via email (info@aec.gov.au) or telephone (+61 2 6273 8606).

 


ANZAC Thanks 

The Australian High Commission would like to thank all who attended our 2013 ANZAC Day Dawn Ceremony on April 25, 2013. This solemn event which commemorates the sacrifice of all those who have died in war, continues to be a very poignant reminder of the ideals of courage, endurance and mateship.

Observing a minute of silence

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   L to R: Acting Commanding Officer Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, Darryl Daniel; British High Commissioner, H.E. Arthur Snell; Australian High Commissioner, H.E. Ross Tysoe, AO; TTDF Bugler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Homage to the fallen Australian servicemen

 


Development Assistance
 

Direct Aid Program (DAP)

The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible, small grants scheme for development activities available to most CARICOM countries. The emphasis of the program is on alleviating basic humanitarian hardships.  

DAP Recipients 2012-13:

 

 Award Winning Short Films Available to the Public

The Australian High Commission is pleased to announce that two award-winning Australian educational short films, "Tagged" and "Quiet Signs of Love" can now be viewed free of charge online. 

Tagged is aimed at educating young people about cyberbullying, sexting and how to protect themselves online. It has won the gold medal at the World Media Festival in Hamburg and can be viewed at www.cybersmart.gov.au/tagged

Quiet Signs of Love is a love story between two characters, one of whom is deaf. It was designed to help raise awareness about the National Relay Service, a Commonwealth Government initiative that enables people who are deaf, or having hearing or speech impairment, to communicate by phone. Quiet Signs won the award for Best Short Film (Hearing Director's Category) at the Rome Deaf Film Festival - Cinedeaf and can be accessed at www.relayservice.com.au/quietsignsoflove  


 Media Releases


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