CELEBRATING 23 YEARS OF PROGRESS

Childhood Education

Balibo House Trust works to advance early childhood education through its support of the Balibo Five Kindergarten and construction of three schools in the villages of Belola, Faluwai and Ai Asa.

Balibo Dental Clinic

The Balibo Dental Clinic employs a Timorese dentist trained in Indonesia and two Timorese dental assistants.  Our dental staff are assisted by visits from volunteer overseas dentists.

Balibo Fort Hotel

For all bookings and enquires for this very special accommodation, cultural and historical experience click the image.

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) registered-charity logo

Balibó House Trust

The trust works to honour the memories of the Balibó Five by enriching the lives and livelihoods of the Balibó people Generally, the Trust focusses its efforts on delivering strategic capital works and infrastructure that help to establish the foundations of a resilient local economy in Balibó, focusing on education, training, employment and heritage-based tourism.

What's Happening

Rino Fernandes — Balibó House Trust newsletter feature, May 2026

Balibo House Trust Newsletter – May 2026

Updates on work with the Balibo community and coverage of the 50-year commemorations.

Balibó House Trust event banner — Balibo Five 50-year commemoration

Balibó: commemorative Q&A film screening

Join us for a special commemorative screening of the film Balibó at the Sun Theatre.

Black-and-white photos of the five journalists killed at Balibó — the Balibo Five

Balibó Five: 50 Years On

Watch the video recording of this special event with Timor-Leste President Dr José Ramos-Horta.

YOUR DONATIONS SUPPORT OUR WORK

Rotary International — partner of Balibó House Trust
Spend it Well — partner of Balibó House Trust
Market Development Facility (MDF) — partner of Balibó House Trust
Palms Australia — partner of Balibó House Trust
Australian Aid Friendship Grants — partner of Balibó House Trust
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