Kokoda Spirit

Welcome To Kokoda Spirit

kokoda — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 04:18:14 +0000

Hello, I am Wayne Wetherall and I am the founder and owner of Kokoda Spirit.
I started in the adventure business in 2004 to follow my passion in seeing others achieve, inspire and challenge themselves. So far …we have seen over 8900 trekkers successfully cross the track!

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Rob Appleton

kokoda — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 01:52:18 +0000

Rob brings extensive global expedition experience and advanced medical capability to his role with Kokoda Spirit. Raised on remote cattle stations in Queensland, he developed an early connection to rugged environments — a foundation that shaped his career in remote-area leadership and expedition guiding.

"Kokoda changes people because it strips life back to its essentials. Removed from distraction, individuals confront fatigue, doubt, and the need to keep moving forward.

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Julie Attard

kokoda — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:17:55 +0000

Jules has been guiding for nearly two decades and, as of 2025, has trekked the Kokoda Track more than 38 times. She first walked Kokoda in 2008 and was so deeply affected by the experience that she returned just eight weeks later — the beginning of what has become one of her great life passions: guiding people across the Kokoda Track.

“Kokoda changes people because it gives them perspective and the opportunity to fully be themselves, reflect on their lives and realise what’s important to them.”

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Darren Savickas

kokoda — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 03:33:06 +0000

Darren has been guiding on the Kokoda Track since 2009 and has completed 24 treks to date, with 100% of his trekkers successfully reaching the finish. Over the years, he has guided a wide range of groups, including elite athletes, corporate executives, current and former ADF members, and trekkers aged from 12 to 76.

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Susan Blinkhoff

kokoda — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 05:10:24 +0000

Susan’s connection to Papua New Guinea began early in life. She grew up in Port Moresby, completed all her schooling there, and has carried a deep love and connection to the country ever since. As a child, she would ride her horses past Bomana War Cemetery, long before she fully understood the significance of Kokoda or the history that surrounded her.

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Melissa Little

kokoda — Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:16:33 +0000

Kokoda is a very significant journey for me one which I am extremely passionate about and connected to. I have walked Kokoda twice previously in memory of my two precious boys, Koda 4 and Hunter 9 months who were tragically taken from me in Jan 2016. Koda was named after the Kokoda trail after his great grandfather served in the 2/27th Battalion in 1942.

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Tip 1 – Preparation, preparation, preparation!

kokoda — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 12:34:00 +0000

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.

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Adam Bent

kokoda — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:51:01 +0000

Adam brings extensive expedition and remote area guiding experience to his role as an Australian Trek Guide with Kokoda Spirit. His guiding career began in the Victorian Alpine region, where he led technical backcountry skiing expeditions through the Falls Creek wilderness — environments where sound judgement, terrain awareness, and safety management are critical.

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Dion Taylor

kokoda — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 09:15:02 +0000

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.

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Kokoda Spirit is fighting a rearguard action to stave off a voracious enemy

kokoda — Tue, 07 Jan 2014 10:21:59 +0000

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.

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