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24/11/2025

✨ VANUA VA TAVUKI – GROUP 3 PERFORMS AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE ✨
Fijian Association of South Australia – 50th Anniversary
3 November, Adelaide

A truly special moment for the Vanua va Tavuki family.
A group of our very own VVT Group 3 workers, currently on their second deployment in Renmark under PLL Contractors, travelled to Adelaide to perform at the 50th Anniversary of the Fijian Association of South Australia, held at the SA Parliament House.

They began their day early in Renmark, driving down in a minibus, arriving in Adelaide by the afternoon. After a bit of sightseeing and taking in the city, they stepped into Parliament House with humility, pride, and the spirit of Tavuki in their hearts.

Their performance that night was nothing short of beautiful — filled with harmony, reverence, and that unmistakable warmth of Kadavu. They carried their villages with them, and they carried the Vanua va Tavuki name with honour.

The Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Tourism, Hon. Zoe Bettison, expressed her appreciation not only for their singing, but for their contribution to South Australia’s agricultural sector — recognising the vital role PALM Scheme workers play in sustaining the orchards, vineyards, and farms of the Riverland and beyond.

To make the night even more memorable, the group was invited into the House of Assembly Chambers for a special tour and photographs — a moment of pride they will remember for years to come.

🌺 A celebration of culture.
A recognition of contribution.
A proud moment for the Vanua va Tavuki and for Kadavu.

Vinaka vakalevu to PLL Contractors and to our hardworking VVT Group 3 boys — you represented your families, your villages, and your Vanua with dignity and grace.

Fiji Sun Fiji One News Ministry of itaukei Affairs The Fiji Times

18/08/2025

PALM Scheme pre-departure IN KADAVU

In a historic first, the Ministry of Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations, in partnership with the Kadavu Provincial Office in Vunisea, delivered a Pre-Departure Briefing in Namuana village, tikina of Tavuki.
18 workers and their spouses completed the four-day program ahead of their second deployment to Australia under the PALM Scheme.
Previously, workers had to travel to Suva, find their own accommodation, and cover daily costs just to attend these briefings — a process that was often financially and logistically demanding. This new approach brings services closer to home and puts people before process.

The Honourable Minister Agni Deo attended in person and awarded certificates to the workers, showing strong government support for this milestone.

The briefing included sessions from a range of government agencies and organisations covering:
-Financial literacy
-Cyber safety and online protection
-Social services and child protection
-Forestry and sustainability
-Health and reproductive wellbeing
-Small business and economic development

The Turaga na Tui Namuana was also present, offering his full support for the initiative — reinforcing the unity between vanua and government.
This is what labour mobility looks like when it’s led by values, village, and vision.

Ministry of itaukei Affairs PLL Contractors Pty. Ltd. Fiji Police Force Fiji One News Fiji Fashion Week Fiji Sun

25/05/2025

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Jonani Vakasavuwaqa - Mataso
Renmark, South Australia
VVT Team 3
1st Deployment
Sa taba toka khari na nona twin cam ko Jonani. Ma Ma qai mai volia ena nona lesu mai ena qaravi i tavi i valagi. Kho Jonani ma dua vei kedra na lewe ni katolu ni lakolako, dru ma lai vula ciwa vakacaca i valagi.
Vinaka valevu Jonani na gugumatua kei na djinata nai tavi muru sa lai qarava vinaka mai valagi ka sa mai votukana jiko kha i djela ni yavu.

15/04/2025

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Seru Tuicakau - MUANI
Renmark, South Australia
VVT Team 3
1st Deployment

Sa taba toka khari na nona vale ko Seru. Ma jekivu na kena tara ena gauna ma lesu mai ki vanua kho Seru, ni khora mai na qaravi i tavi i valagi. Kho Seru ma dua vei kedra na lewe ni katolu ni lakolako, dru ma lai vula ciwa vakacaca i valagi.

Vinaka valevu Seru na gugumatua kei na djinata nai tavi muru sa lai qarava vinaka mai valagi ka sa mai votukana jiko kha i djela ni yavu.

12/04/2025

“Sa dru cabe rawa ki Vanua nai katolu ni lakolako ki Australia na lewe ni sasaga ni Vanua Va Tavuki ena nodru tadu lesu mai nai golegole vaveiqaravi ki Renmark Adelaide, South Australia.
Ka nai sevu ni lakolako ka dru lewena talega na 6 na Koro mai na Vanua va turaga Valedeideiga.

Sa dua nai golegole gauna talei ka dokai ni dru sota ko Tavuki vatai Yawe na veicoco ni bejibeji mai Valagi. Drutu sa qoroya talega na madamada ni kabani na tatama ni cakacaka ena maqosa kei na veimaliwai sa totoka ni veidani votu na vinaka ni lakolako vavanua vaveiwekani.

Levu duadua na ere drutu rawata ena loma ni gauna lekaleka kei na lewe lailai. Vinaka valevu na veimadataki vinaka na Lotu, veimadataki va cakacaka kei na vosa vavanua tau donu tu kedra maliwa.
Vinaka valevu kemurukha na turaga nomuru vosota na dredre kei na malumalumu me vukici ka salevu ni rawa vinaka nai tavi mai qaravi rawa yatu vavalagi.
Vinaka valevu vei kemurukha na naita na turaga ni Yawe ni muru sa jie drega jina ni lakolako ni toso vata ga na yakole kei na bejibeji sa mai rawa yatu vavinaka na colabi ni vanananu .

Sa vavinavinakataki jiko na yalo vaturaga kina Vanua Va Tavuki na veivabauji kei na lomasoli.

Vinaka valevu vei khemu kora sara na turaga na veiqaravi ni VVT Renmark SA na vosota jiko na vula ciwa sa mai kora ka nuitakina ni muru na marautakina jiko na vula tolu na gagaji mai Vanua ni bera ni muru birilaca tale na sokolesu maliwalala.

Muru sautu jiko nai katolu ni lakolako ni VVT ki Australia.

Ministry of itaukei Affairs

28/03/2025

Muru sa jiko beka na turaga na marama ni Yasana vaturaga kho Kadavu, ki Nacolase nodrai jikojiko na Turagabale na Vunisalevu na Turaga Tui Tavuki, Namanusa vua na Tui Ravitaki ki Nalovani vua na TuDrawe, nodrai jikojiko mai Nawaimalua vua na Tui Drue kei nomuru jikojiko Valedeideiga vua na turaga Tui Yawe.
Kina na Valenivolavolalevu ni Yasana va Turaga kho Kadavu vua na turaga Chairman kei kemurukha na turaga na marama ligaqaqa ni veiqaravi.
Sa jie gauna dredre ni mai talaci jiko edua nodu marama veiqaravi yalojina na loma ni Yasana kei na Jikina mai na 2013 kina 2025.
Sa dru tatau kora kina Vanua, kina Lotu kei na Valenivolavola ni Yasana.
Ni bera ni gole yatu kina veiqaravi nai lesilesi vou kina Yasana Va Turaga o Ba sa gadrevi me tau jiko na vavinavinakalevu nai tavi bibi sa mai qarava rawa nodra semata jiko nai lakolako vacakacaka ki Australia na Vanua Va Tavuki project.
Vinaka valevu Roko Kasanita Cakacaka na nomuru veiqaravi yaga ni tekivutaki khe na Vanua Va Tavuki project mai na matai ni gauna yacova mai nidavu.
Gadrevi me dolei yatu nomuru veiqaravi vaveiwajini ena vosa ni vavinavinaka levu.
Sa nemi masu kora sara na lewe ni sasaga ni VVT me muru kalougata ka sautu enai lesilesi vou.
Lokali na ere me saumi khe na nodra cokonaki na 26 na Koro kei na 6 na koro na Vanua va turaga o Yawe ia sa nemi masu me savu jiko yatu nai loloma kei na vanuinui vinaka nai golegole kina Yasayasa vaka Ra.
Vinaka valevu beka.

10/03/2025

Sa mai jili khora jiko ena siga Varaubuka ni macawa sa khora na nodru vamau e rua na nodu yagone ni Vanua Va Tavuki, ko Sainimere Bolakoro(Tavuki, Tavuki Kadavu)
Josaia Dradra Nabati(Baidamudamu, Tavuki, Kadavu). Ma jili na nodru vakamau e Caubaji. Dru ma vai tavi ruarua na vei wajini vou ka, ena i karua ni lakolako ni Vanua Va Tavuki ki valagi. Ka dru sa lesu mai vakarua ena vanua ni veiqaravi e Grafton, NSW. Du sa vanuinui vinaka jiko ena nodru bula vaka veiwajini, sa je nodu masu me na kabasi jiko ni nodru vimataka, na vosa ni Kalou kei na nona loloma tawa yalani rawa.

06/03/2025

Totoka ni du mai sarava na nodra vitokoni mai na matavuvale ena kena mai jili e dua kakana me baleti Wame Tagica, ( Natumua )ni khora mai na nona lai cakacaka i valagi. Ko Kami ma dua vei kedra na lewe ni Team three, drutu qai lesu jiko ga mai ena vicaga na siga sa khora .
Vinaka valevu Wame na yalomatua kei na nomuru dinata jiko na i tavi levu muru sa lai qarava mai.

03/03/2025

Biu na Ceva kei Ositerelia me lesu nai golegole ki vanua, ni sa mai khora jiko e jini na vula ni nodrutu mai cakacaka nai ka tolu ni mata jimi qaqa ni vanua va Tavuki e Renmark, South Australia.
Vavinavinaka vua na i madamada ni jimi ko Kunau Waqa , talatala ni lakolako Etuate Tunakula kei kedratou na vo jimi, enai tavi levu dru sa mai rawata.
Vanuinui vinaka ena i lakolako lesu ki vanua.

16/02/2025

Sa vidani toka khari eso nai taba ni sa mai vacavari sara ki Vanua, na nodra jikojiko vaturaga i Nacolase, vua na turaga bale na Vunisalevu, na Tui Tavuki, kedra na lewe ni Group 2, ni kora mai na matai ni nodru i lakolako i valagi ena yabaki sa khora.
Sa mai cabo nai sevusevu, kei na kamunaga, varaitaki ni Vono vaturaga ni Vanua Va Tavuki, ka matataki khe nai lakolako kora ni biu Vanua ena veiqaravi e Ositerelia mai vei madamada Eliki Atama (Foley) kei Baks Ratu.
Vinakha valevu na gugumatua kei na djinata jiko nai tavi muru sa vacolaji ke vinaka levu Foley na nomuru vimada taki jiko.

Group two
1st Deployment
Grafton, NSW

10/02/2025

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Samuela Bureicegu - LOMAJI (vawaji i Namalata)

Kho Samu ma tomani kedratou mai na lewe ni timi ni Namalata ena i katolu ni lakolako. Ena vica ga na vula na nona jiko i valagi sa mai volia sara e rua na koji ni co ni koro ko Namalata, vavinaka takina na vale nei nona i sa, volia talega ke i vica nodrutu yaya ni vale.

03/02/2025

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Kaminieli Saumaisese - Natokalau, YAWE
Renmark, South Australia
VVT Group 3
1st Deployment

Du sa vavinavinaka ni dru sa mai vei tomani jiko i na i lakolako ni Vanua Va Tavuki kedratou na turaga naita. Sa tatama sara na ere drutu sa lai rawata mai valagi. Sa tara toka khari no na vale ko Kaminieli. Se qai lai vula 8 ga ki valagi sa vidani sara na vua ni cakacaka. Sa rogo vaki tale ga mai ni sa tatama sara na nodrutu tobotobo e na vosa vavalagi. Drutu varaitakina jiko mai nodu yagone, na english sa toka ka vei kedratou na naita, e mino ni vidani i na dictionary ni vosa vavalagi. Ketu sa leqatakina de lakolako drutu qai lesu mai, sa tanuma na vosa va Kadavu :).
Vinakha valevu kemutou na turaga naita na veitokoni kei na kena maroroi jiko na ila nodu Vanua ena i tavi levu muru sa lai rawata.

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