YWAM Ships

In true KooGa style the company’s staff banded together to round up and donate boxes of personal clothing to contribute to the YWam Australia & PNG ship Tour. KooGa CEO Kim Brant and wife Malinda initiated the clothing drive and staff was ...

Gerald Bengesser, a 28 year old computer programmer from Stuttgart, Germany is sailing with the Pacific Link for the second time in a few years. In 2005, while Gerald was volunteering in Aukland, New Zealand, he heard mention of a medical ship ...

The M/V Pacific Link, a Youth With a Mission (YWMA) medical ship, welcomed visitors last Friday afternoon at the breakwater wharf, and many locals and tourists took the opportunity to tour the impressive facility. The ship was in Eden as part of a ...

IN various locations around the city “spectacle receptacle” boxes are appearing for people to donate their unused pairs of spectacles and sunglasses. The spectacles drive is an extension of the medical mission of the ship MV Pacific ...

People on the New South Wales far south coast will be able to inspect a floating medical centre today The New Zealand registered hospital ship, Pacific Link, docked in Eden yesterday as part of its tour up the East Coast of Australia on its way to ...

Hobart, Tasmania seems a bit like the final frontier of Australia. After a 12 hour ferry ride or a one hour flight from Melbourne, you arrive in the hilly south region of Tasmania, one of the last stops on the YWAM Australia and PNG South Ship Tour. ...

The nation of Papua New Guinea, located just off the coast of the northern tip of Australia, is in a desperate situation. Though they are Australia’s closest international neighbour, the quality of life between the two nations couldn’t ...

An invitation has been extended to people on the New South Wales Far South Coast to tour a floating hospital when it arrives at Eden this week. The hospital ship is organised by the charity group YWAM, and it is passing through on its way to Papua ...

Full Name: Hannah Peart Home Town: Raglan New Zealand and Townsville Australia Age: 28 year

PAPUA New Guinea's Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Abal wants an overhaul of Australia's $414 million annual aid to PNG because he says too much is wasted on costly consultants. AusAID figures reveal that nearly half (46 per cent) of all Australian ...

CRUISING around Pacific Islands sounds like a dream and for former Hamilton woman Anna Sutherland, it's come true - but the past five years haven't been a holiday. The 24-year-old is a volunteer for Youth with a Mission (YWAM) and has travelled to ...

YWAM was proud to welcome the Honourable Bob McMullan, MP and Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance to the YWAM Medical Ship in Ulladulla earlier this month.Through AusAID, Mr. McMullan and the Australian Government are ...

In the quiet city of Portland, Victoria, schools have shut for Easter holidays. Though many are far away, some of the younger residents have stuck around. They are sleeping on mats at Bayview College on the main street of downtown, spending their ...

A mother sits at home, catching every few words from the local news that blips in the background as she mills about on her computer. Suddenly, a phrase catches her attention and she turns to the television. The news has highlighted a medical ship, ...

The waters of Geelong harbour were calm and glassy, reflecting the pink wisps of cloud lingering in the late afternoon sky. Small boats sailed effortlessly along the horizon, leaving barely visible trails in their wake. The backdrop of a ...

With a sense of humour dryer than the sands of Egypt (where he visited as a child), this month's featured staff shares not only his amazing recipe for nachos, but also his heart for others. Join us as we get to know Captain Jeremy ...

There is a place on the South Coast of New South Wales where dolphins dance in turquoise waves. Where white, squeaky beaches are never crowded and where everyone knows your name (can you hear the Cheers theme music already?). This is Ulladulla, a ...

Last night, the Mayor of Ulladulla, Paul Green and councillors from around the Shoalhaven region welcomed the Pacific Link and its members at a cordial reception in the civic centre.

The sun went down slowly over the high rises in Darling Harbour as the low rumble of a didgeridoo resonated from the speakers. M3 and Island breeze were starting their presentation while almost 300 onlookers crowded around the amphitheatre. For the ...