2024 – Vanuatu – Earthquake On 17 December 2024, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the west coast of Port Vila, causing widespread destruction. At the request of the Vanuatu…
2022 – Vanuatu – COVID-19 In March 2022, the Government of Vanuatu requested medical assistance from the Australian Foreign Minister following the initial outbreak and surge of COVID-19 cases in…
2022 – Solomon Islands – COVID-19 In late January 2022, the Solomon Islands Government declared an Emergency Zone around the capital Honiara after the Pacific nation experienced a surge in…
2022 – Kalkarindji – Remote Northern Territory The NCCTRC RRT deployed to Kalkarindji in February 2022 in support of the NT Government, with the primary objective to assess the community…
2022 – Galiwinku – Remote Northern Territory In late January, 2022, The NCCTRC RRT Senior Advisory Team provided a rapid assessment of the COVID-19 Omicron outbreak in Galiwin’ku, Northern Territory,…
2022 – Alice Springs Correctional Centre – Northern Territory In late January, 2022, the RRT were deployed in response to a COVID-19 outbreak at Alice Springs Correctional Centre. In order…
2022 – Kiribati – COVID-19 rapid assessment In February 2022, an AUSMAT Rapid Assessment Team deployed to assist the Government of Kiribati in response to the Pacific nation’s first community…
2021 – Papua New Guinea – COVID-19 In September 2021, Papua New Guinea suffered a surge in COVID-19 cases. The World Health Organisation and the Government of Papua New Guinea…
2021 – Fiji – COVID-19 The Government of Fiji submitted a formal request for AUSMAT support in June, 2021. On behalf of the Australian Government, NCCTC deployed a forward support…
2021 – West and Far West New South Wales – COVID-19 At the request of the Australian Government and New South Wales Health, two AUSMAT deployments were sent to assist…
