Adventurer, businessman, founder, head guide and owner of life changing and empowering adventure and leadership companies, Kokoda Spirit, True Spirit and Wild Spirit Adventures.
Wayne Wetherall is also the founder and Race Director for the Kokoda Ultra Marathon and the incredibly challenging Kokoda Coast to Coast Challenge.
I am an active member of Alexandra Headland Surf Club and a Masters Surfboat rower.
I have had two Great Uncles that served in PNG during WW2.
I first trekked Kokoda in 2009 and became inspired by the story of Kokoda.
In 2007, I was drawn to Kokoda and found the experience so uplifting; it was to change my life forever. I feel extremely privileged to be in a position where I can not only add value to peoples lives but often share a life changing experience, this is very humbling to me.
Proper preparation and training are essential for Kokoda.
While you do not need to be an Olympian or ultra marathon competitor you do need to be in good physical and mental health.
With over thirty years teaching experience, I am able to combine classroom and outdoor recreation experience and my detailed knowledge of the Kokoda campaign to lead safe, informative, memorable and moving treks.
Bill is our School and Youth Leadership Specialist and coordinates our humanitarian and immersion projects.
Dion Taylor is an Adventure Specialist qualified and accredited Sports Personal Development Trainer, with over 15 years experience in the health and fitness industry. Dion has a vast knowledge of the Kokoda Campaign and talks passionately and personally about the men that fought on Kokoda.
With over 25 years of experience as a senior investigator and intelligence analyst with the Queensland Police Service, Cam has extensive experience in team leadership and risk management.
As the grandson of an original ANZAC and the nephew of a 2/22nd Battalion Veteran who fought with Lark Force
Embodied with the Spirit of the Diggers that have gone before them, they are determined to honour the legend and legacy of our Kokoda heroes. Walking Kokoda is a truly inspiring, empowering, humbling and life changing experience. Trekking Kokoda and tourism in general in PNG is really about the people of PNG they are such wonderful people.
I served as an Infantryman in the Australian Regular Army for over 35 years including operational service in South Vietnam and Somalia.
Since my discharge in late 2004 I have worked in the Fitness Industry as a Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor.
The attack on the trek in Morobe province last week was a terrible event – infinitely more terrible, of course, for the two Papua New Guinean guides who were killed, and for their families, than for the Australian trekkers, who escaped with lacerations and bruises.
Services to Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda, at the head of the famous Kokoda Track, are to get a boost.
The station at the north end of the track will be converted into a township for the people of Sohe District.
It changed my world gave me the courage to stand alone where I didn’t want to before – the knowledge that as long as one foot moves in front of the other everything will be ok – reverence for the people who made that track legendary and so much more its hard to find the words to describe it – the track porters people trackers I learnt something from all of them.
I would just like to say a MASSIVE thank you on behalf of the 24th Sept – 2nd Oct trekkers. I had an amazing time. I surprised myself every day on the track and I can honestly say that my life has changed for the better. The porters your company organised were the most amazing men and I admire every one of them. They are amazing cooks too!
The NRL Team the Newcastle Knights are currently on the Kokoda Track with Kokoda Spirit.
The Knights Trek is about empowering their young players about our Australian Heritage, Humility and Mateship. Remembering our Past, Empowering our future.
Australian Army treks Kokoda with Kokoda Spirit.
Members of the Australian Army flew into Kokoda today to commence their training trek across the Kokoda Trail.