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Trekkers tackle forgotten trail

(Original article posted July 25, 2018 via thenational.com.pg, © 2018) AMERICAN author James Campbell and his 15-year-old daughter are among a group of eight expatriate trekkers who set out Monday to tackle the gruelling Ghost Mountain Trail between Gabagaba, in Central, and Buna, in Northern. The 17-day trek will cover more than 200km through some...

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Doomadgee ladies sew up hygiene for Papua New Guinean sisters

(Original article posted June 25, 2018 2:00 PM via northweststar.com.au, © 2018) DOOMADGEE seamstresses have helped make sanitary packs for girls living in remote Papua New Guinea. About 330 bags, containing washable sanitary pads, underwear, a face cloth, soap, disposable bags for soiled items and an instruction card, will be dropped off at Papua New...

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KTA Welcomes Review

(Original article posted June 22, 2018 1:00 PM via looppng.com, © 2018) The Management and Board of Kokoda Track Authority have welcomed the Kokoda Track Authority Review as announced by Inter-government Relations Minister Kevin Isifu. The review will be conducted in response to complaints and issues raised by the landowners along the Kokoda Track. Chairman...

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Australian memorial on the Kokoda track finally acknowledges Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels

(Original article posted June 19, 2018 6:18 AM via abc.net.au, © 2018) Seventy-five years after shepherding Australian soldiers to safety on the Kokoda track, Papua New Guinea’s ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels’ have been remembered by the two countries via a joint memorial. The plinth and plaque was funded by a PNG company and built earlier this...

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Why we visit Kokoda: Clarkson

(Original article posted April 24, 2018 12:26 PM via hawthornfc.com.au, © 2018) As we celebrate ANZAC Round, Alastair Clarkson shares a meaningful account of why Hawthorn has developed a tradition of taking their young players to the Kokoda Track.. One of the most significant things we do in the induction of our players to the club is take...

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#DermDoesKokoda

5x Premiership Player and AFL Hawks Legend, Dermott Brereton, will join Getaway Trekking this October for an exclusive Kokoda Trail trek! After an illustrious career with the Hawks, where he played in five premiership sides and represented his state on nine occasions, Dermott has forged a successful career as a television presenter, football commentator, newspaper...

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Kokoda Track porter’s death sparks concerns around overweight packs

(Original article written by Rory Callinan and posted January 19, 2016 12:00 AM via theaustralian.com.au, © 2018) To the 3000 Australians who tackle the most famous battlefield trek in Papua New Guinea each year, they are the modern-day heroes of Kokoda. Without the supremely fit local porters, who are renowned for humping trekkers’ backpacks along the gruelling 96km...

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Response to Loop News Article

A letter to Northern Governor Gary Juffa from Getaway Trekking Director and CEO, Sue Fitcher, in relation to the news article entitled, ‘Juffa calls for investigation into porter’s death’, posted 04:00, October 19, 2017 on Loop News. Good afternoon Governor, I write in relation to an article with Loop News that came across my desk...

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Terrible news from the Kokoda Trail

It is with great sadness that the team at Getaway Trekking (and Adventure School Treks) advise that on Friday 15 September 2017, one of our local Kokoda Trail team members, carrying equipment on behalf of a Getaway Trekking client, suffered a cardiac arrest. Despite the best efforts of our Wilderness First Aid trained staff member...

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