Three young women from East Sepik will be the first from the province to work as Aged-Care Workers in Sydney, Australia, under the Labor Mobility Program. This was announced by East Sepik Governor Allan Bird, who has been very supportive of the program. Bird said he was very proud and personally farewelled the trio before they traveled down south for work under a 4-year contract. “After stringent testing by the Labor Mobility Unit (LMU) at Treasury and successful interviews by the employers, our 3 women were selected and are part of a group of 4 women who will fly tomorrow (Today),” said Governor Bird. Bird said Aged Care Workers are highly sought after in developed countries, and Australia is no exception. “I am particularly proud because one graduated from our nursing school at Boram and the other graduated from our Kaindi DWU nursing program. The third is a primary school teacher. I have been pushing for our nursing programs in Sepik to be geared towards aged care.” “I look forward to many more of our young women taking up these highly competitive opportunities overseas,” he said. Bird thanked the LMU, the Sepik Labor Mobility team, the Australian employers, and the government of Australia for providing such opportunities to Papua New Guineans.