I was born in Italy and have been living in Brisbane with my wife Rosalia since 1994. I am an acupuncturist and massage therapist, as well as a keen gardener, and have been in private practice in Ashgrove since 2000.
I have always been intrigued by the concept and process of cultivation. My desire for tasty […]
PiCCA members Rod & Deborah Setterlund made their annual trip to Nepal at the end of 2017, and we’re very grateful for their report on the classroom at the remote Tawal school that was rebuilt with PiCCA funds.
Over forty Year 10 students from five local villages, are waiting to move into the classroom, which is […]
I have been a bit of a global citizen; my dad was an Australian expat in the 1950s in Indonesia, flying a small plane around the Sumatran oilfields. He was a sort of Indiana Jones figure, so I suppose I have inherited an international focus. I have lived, studied and worked all over the place, […]
I have been a language teacher for most of my working life. I started by teaching English in Italy and then taught Italian here in Australia. I love the contact with the students, the opportunity of learning myself about different cultures and connecting with all sorts of people. My travelling experiences, mainly in Europe and […]
On 4 November 2017 the Hako community celebrated the opening of Luman Hipakoko. The new centre is already being used to run health, education, disability and other programs. It also offers catering, room hire and a shop as social enterprises which provide employment to local women and income and revenue for the Hako Women’s Collective.
Thanks to all […]
The campaign to raise funds to build a community care centre in the Hako region on Buka Island, Bougainville is now closed. Thank you for your support.
You have helped us to raise $20,038.
Work is already underway and the build is scheduled for completion in early November.
Thank you so much from all of us at PiCCA and […]
Two weeks into the crowdfunding campaign and we have raised $10,000 of the $26,000 needed to build Luman Hipakoko, A Place to Find Help, in remote Hako on Buka Island in Bougainville.
The women in Hako have already started work on the site with the funds raised so far. This will help them provide refuge to women escaping domestic violence and to […]
Help raise $26,000 for Bougainville
The amazing women of the Hako Women’s Collective on Buka island are building a community care centre, which will be called ‘Luman Hipakoko’ or ‘A Place to Find Help’.
These resilient and resourceful women are working hard to help their community recover from the scars […]
Work has begun on the new Community Care Centre in Buka Island, Bougainville (PNG) for the Hako Women’s Collective! Work is being done by locals, with the assistance of some builders from the C3 Church in Sydney. The project has been funded by PiCCA, C3 and local contributions. It will be fantastic for the Collective […]
PiCCA’s project in Nepal is going well. These photos were taken by PiCCA members Rod & Deb during their recent visit to remote Tawal, where PiCCA and NAFA (Rod is its President) are supporting the Hilly Region Development Club to rebuild several schools that were devastated by the 2015 earthquake. NAFA is funding an engineer to oversee […]
