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Grateful for the gift of music ❤️ #faipeselife #ethnomusicologist #samoanmusic taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @thelostcoconut

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FOR PASEFIKA YOUTH IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA❕

The Pasefika Navigators youth leadership program is making a comeback! We’re inviting Pasefika young ppl (ages 15 to 30 yo) to participate in our training program from Oct-Dec 2026. If you’re keen to build your leadership skills and also hear from Pasefika champion leaders/professionals, then register asap. Our first event takes place 2nd October and you don’t want to miss out!
SEE LINK IN BIO and register by 21st Sept and we’ll send you details for training sessions (in-person).

Join us and meet other like-minded Pasefika young people who want to bring positive change to the world.

For any enquiries, DM us or email pasefikanavigators@gmail.com. Share this post with anyone who you think would be interested. Thanks! #PasefikaNavigators by @thelostcoconut

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MĀLŌ FAMS!

Calling all Melbourne Pasefika — aiga, usos, tokos, cousins, aunties, uncles… and those “cousins” who aren’t actually cousins but somehow became family 👀🌺

If ya don’t know already - we’re hitting the stage in ‘HOLDING THE VĀ’ - a Pasefika theatre production written and directed by our very own Fulisia Asalemo Tofete (@polyroyaltee), as part of this year’s Melbourne Fringe Festival! 🎭🙌🏽

Come experience our stories, culture, humour and lived experiences brought to life on stage by Pasefika creatives. ❤️🌊

🎭 HOLDING THE VĀ
📅 14–18 October
📍 Bluestone Church Arts Space, Footscray
🎟️ $16.88–$32.50

We’ve got shows across five days, including two shows on Saturday and Sunday - so nobody better hit me afterwards with “Awww uso, I didn’t know when it was on!” 😭😂

I’m telling you NOW! 🤣

Bring the aiga, cousins, the gang and that one uncle whose laugh becomes part of the performance 😂

As for the Island Time crew… tell them it starts two hours earlier 😂

It would mean a lot to have our community in the room supporting Pasefika stories, creatives and performers. The more we show up for our people and our stories, the more space we create for them to be seen, heard and celebrated. 🙏🏽❤️🌺

MELBOURNE PASEFIKA - COME THROUGH! 📣🌺
Let’s fill the fale (theatre) 🎭

🇼🇸 🇹🇴 🇫🇯 🇨🇰 🇳🇺 🇹🇻 🇹🇰 🌺

🎟️ Grab your tickets:
https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/holding-the-va

See you there, Fams! 🤙🏽🌺

Manuia 🫡 by @thelostcoconut

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Announcing our Pasefika Navigators mentors!!! We will introduce them properly as the program progresses but we can’t wait for our Navigators to learn from them in the coming weeks. #pasefikanavigators #pacificleaders #rolemodels #pacificexcellence taken in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by @thelostcoconut

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Who do we think we are? #halfofpicaa by @thelostcoconut

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Pasefika Navigators has officially kicked off!

Thank you to all who attended and joining us on this amazing journey🤎

Here’s a sneak peek at our Pasefika Navigators Blessing Event🌴 #pasefikanavigators by @thelostcoconut

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Life in September ☺️ by @thelostcoconut

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ICOMOS PASIFIKA Charter Drafting Group, Sydney Australia (Sep 28 - Oct 2 2026). A gathering of Pasifika heritage professional/champions from Samoa, Fiji, Palau, Cook Islands and Australia to develop a first draft of the ICOMOS Pasifika Heritage Charter. Such a great week of talanoa (hard thinking lol) and writing. Thank you ICOMOS Australia for the support and guidance in this process. taken in University of Sydney by @thelostcoconut

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Drafting a Pasifika charter with ICOMOS Pasifika. It was a big week ☺️ #icomos #heritage #pasifikaheritage taken in University of Sydney by @thelostcoconut

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Day 2 in Sydney for work #pacificacademic taken in University of Sydney by @thelostcoconut

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Pasifika heritage work all week #pacificacademic taken in University of Sydney by @thelostcoconut

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