Brave stacey of palm beach, queensland, australia, completed a trek 4 a cure with kokoda trail expeditions in january 2014 in flying fashion. The heroes journey gives you the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of our fallen soldiers who sacrificed their lives to save our country across the 96km kokoda track. Adventure kokoda treks are available for people aged between 16 and 70 years of age. Kokoda brothers treking company kokoda track, papua new. The png kokoda track authority is financed by the imposition of trek fees paid by licensed trek operators. Belynda shares how much the community support meant to her. We walked from kokoda to owers corner in 8 days as a group of 28 mates, 2 guides, and 25 porters. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought from july 1942 to january 1943 between japanese and australian forces over the owen stanley ranges of papua new guinea. Heavy casualties were inflicted on both sides, yet despite kingsburys bravery, the. Walking the kokoda track in papua new guinea, is on the list of things to do for many aussies. Why trek with adventure kokoda our primary goal is to lead you safely across the kokoda trail and ensure you have an unforgettable wartime historical and cultural experience. Adventure kokoda in the footsteps of the brave 20 youtube. We must ensure that their experiences are judged through the world as it was in 1942 and not from the perspective of armchair commentators and. The 96 kilometre kokoda track still bears its battle scars in the shape of scattered ammunition, guns, helmets and stirring campfire stories.
Many historians consider kokoda to be the most significant battle fought by australians in world war ii. Our company, adventure kokoda pty limited, is a registered business with asic and has always met its taxation obligations. In the footsteps of the brave was produced by television. The best time of the year to walk the kokoda track is the dry season, from. Australian kokoda tours are passionate about our shared history with papua new guinea, sharing war stories with our trekkers along the kokoda journey. The kokoda track authority has advised of a plan to construct permanent swing bridges with cables and metal thread with constructed anchor points capable of taking up to 8 10 persons at eora creek crossing, dump 1 eora creek, efogi river between naduri and efogi 2, elomi creek between efogi 1 and efogi 2, ofi creek and goldie river. Kokoda day speech by charlie lynn mlc at the kokoda track memorial walkway, concord 3 november 2014. A documentary on the kokoda campaign and trekking today. Kokoda expeditions with no roads is a comprehensive kokoda preparation and.
Kokoda adventure trek kokoda to owers corner kokoda trail. About belynda beautiful belynda mills is so brave she is joining australias young womens breast cancer charity as a 2018 so brave model ambassador and as part of her efforts to fundraise during her year as an ambassador will be walking the kokoda track in papua new guinea. The kokoda campaigns that took place in world war ii are a significant part of australian history. Do kokoda garry lyon and sam newman kokoda track foundation. In the footsteps of the brave was produced by television sydney tvs in partnership with panthers on the prowl as part of the kokoda leadership project. Today we commemorate the 72 nd anniversary of the day the australian flag was raised by our troops after they had recaptured the village of kokoda. In the footsteps of the brave follows seven teenage boys from sydney, australia, as they embark on a journey of selfdiscovery with members of the panthers nrl team on the unforgiving kokoda trail. The kokoda track was a littleknown jungle path, barely walkable, that few white people had heard of. Whilst the world as moved on and times have changed we must ensure their sacrifice is never forgotten.
The kokoda track campaign was part of the pacific war during the world war 2. Explore the original kokoda trail walking kokoda is empowering and life changing. Its only the brave ones out on the kokoda track from the land of the rising sun they came screaming through the darkness and a few militia boys they held the buggers back the wounded carried down by fuzzy wuzzy angels heros blood was spilt on the kokoda track yes, its only the brave ones afraid but keep on going. Kokoda follows a lost platoon of australian soldiers cut off from their supply line on the kokoda track during the battle for isurava in 1940s papua, new guinea. Lee kernaghan only the brave ones lyrics letssingit. Kokoda treks adventure treks kokoda trail our spirit. Trek the kokoda trail in papua new guinea kokoda track authority. During our trip we visited a school that we had sponsored and we also spent some time with an auskick clinic. The owen stanley ranges campaign was the third prong. Forward bookings are looking strong and recent research has shown that peoples experiences along the track are overwhelmingly positive.
The path was said to be a green hell, the steepest, toughest, most treacherous etc. There is no language equipped to portray its many perversities wrote one early historian. The descendants of the original fuzzy wuzzy angels who helped. Adventure kokoda mateship trek 2009 1 of 3 scott morrison mp and jason clare mp. Kokoda spirit is the most experienced kokoda trail operators you will find. More australians died in the months of fighting in papua, than in any other campaign of world war ii. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. It was an inspirational time that everyone should have the chance to experience at least once during their life. A historical desktop study of the kokoda track department of the. A small platoon of reservist australian soldiers have been sent on an advanced patrol up the kokoda trail a critical supply line. For 9 days i will trek 96km of rugged terrain in papua new guinea with one of my best mates anita grima. Hunter mcmahon, travis mcmahon, jack finsterer, luke ford and shane bourne in a scene from the australian feature film kokoda directed by alister grierson.
The 70 th anniversary of the kokoda campaign will be the last significant commemorative period for our veterans from the war in the pacific. We have kokoda trek information so you can go on adventure treks along the kokoda trail. A young chef, teen cliques, and a darkly comic murder gone awry. It was a really important site during the second world war, so now record numbers are tackling it. Getty creative worlds scariest walks kokoda trail, papua new guinea trekkers willing to tackle papua new guineas treacherous kokoda trail spend around 4 to 11 completing the track, which has seen countless deaths as it was also the scene of fighting between the.
The kokoda track campaign or kokoda trail campaign was part of the pacific war of world war ii. The kokoda trail or known to the diggers as the kokoda track, is more than a just bushwalk, its a trekking adventure youll never forget. Kokoda track experience offers you the chance to relive the campaign, experiencing firsthand the hardship and extreme physical demands of the campaign. Kokoda also known as kokoda 39th battalion is a 2006 australian war film directed by alister grierson and is based on the experiences of australian troops fighting japanese forces during the 1942 kokoda track campaign due to budgetary restrictions, grierson and cowriter john lonie were forced to scale down the story, concentrating primarily on the trials and tribulations of one lost patrol. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Documentary following seven teenage boys as they trek the kokoda trail alongside stars from the panthers nrl team. Our kokoda history treks follow the footsteps of the brave as they fought one of the most desperate series of battles across the owen stanley ranges from kokoda to the doorstep of port moresby at imita ridge. A trekkers subliminal experience on one of papua new guineas famous tracks. The kokoda challenge on the gold coast, melbourne and brisbane are event fundraisers for youth programs owned and run by the kokoda youth. Itinerary kokoda track experience kokoda trail treks.
Teenagers between the age of 14 and 16 will be accepted if accompanied by a parent. I have just returned from the most memorable experience of my life, treking the the kokoda trek. The kokoda track is one of the worlds great treks, linking the northern and. Several days later blamey ordered morris to take further steps to defend the. I trekked with adventure kokoda form owers corner to kokoda what an amazing life experience. For australians, kokoda is the iconic battle of world war ii, yet few people know the names of the men who fought on the track, or even the details of what happened. About 400 people travelled to panthers leagues club at penrith for the launch of kokoda. In the footsteps of the brave shows the highs and lows of a week spent coping in difficult conditions, trudging through shindeep mud, a trekker being evacuated after becoming gravely ill, and the lifelong friendships formed along the way. Published on jul 8, 2014 i spent 11 days in papua new guinea with a group of 38 people. Kokoda numbers on track for 2011 season the kokoda trekking season was officially launched in sydney on the 12 april 2011 with high expectations for the 2011 season.
I would recommend a trek with kokoda courage to anyone. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. I acknowledge that adventure kokoda is the organiser of the kokoda trek across the kokoda trail, in papua new guinea. Japanese official history, the senshi sosho war history series, recently.
I chose kokoda brothers an australian company for their outstanding professionalism and experience. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between july and. Now bestselling author peter fitzsimons tells the kokoda story in a gripping, and moving, style for all. The kokoda trekking business adventure kokoda blog. Today, you can follow in the footsteps of these brave men, visiting the villages and battlefields where they faced the invading japanese army, fighting and dying in defence of australia. A documentary following seven western sydney teenage boys as they trek the infamous kokoda trail with stars from the panthers nrl team. The documentary will bring the kokoda story to life through the eyes of those who fought it australians, papua new guineans and japanese drawing from more than 100 participant interviews.
The kokoda track authority archives adventure kokoda blog. This ceremony would never have happened if our allied naval forces had not thwarted japanese plans for a seaborne invasion of. Kokoda trail tours trek the kokoda track with australia. This is a great story of brave men fighting an unequal battle and shows how in.
Sydney morning herald saturday, november 25, 1995 charlie lynns holiday package includes a good measure of fear, exhaustion, injury and shock, which may be why australias largest companies think hes great. The kokoda challenge is australias premier cross country team event, a punishing 96 km of hills and bushwalking that takes place in the gold coast hinterland in july of each year. Over the past three years 10,000 trekkers have crossed the kokoda trail an average of 3,333 per year. Words can hardly describe the kokoda track as we aussies call it and what it feels like to walk in the footsteps of all the diggers who gave their lives and suffered so much almost 75 years ago. Its only the brave ones out on the kokoda track from the land of the rising sun they came screaming through the darkness and a few militia boys they held the buggers back. Safe, organised, optional side treks to significant wartime sites, it was the trip of a life time.