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The Kokoda Challenge

Locality: Ashmore, Queensland

Address: 1/26 Central Park Avenue 4214 Ashmore, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.kokodachallenge.com

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23.01.2022 It’s all hands on deck at day 2 of the Kokoda Youth Foundation working bee and we’ve found some more great flashback Kokoda Challenge event signs!

22.01.2022 Tag a teammate that you had to carry during the #KokodaChallenge

21.01.2022 Another special moment captured from the "Cav-Koda" Challenge over the weekend with Cavendish Road SHS - Official reading The Ode before setting off into D'Aguilar National Park to complete either the 28km or 56km course they mapped out!

20.01.2022 Today is #RemembranceDay and as you all know, we are very excited to be introducing a 15km course in the 2021 Gold Coast Kokoda Challenge. We have dedicated the title of the 15km Gold Coast School Cup to Corporal John Arthur Metson of the 2/14th Battalion who was shot through the ankle during the Battle of Isurava along the Kokoda Track and was left unable to walk. He was fortunately found by Captain Sydney Buckler who was leading a group of wounded Australian soldiers out to... safety. Buckler had arranged 8 men to carry Metson out on a stretcher, however Metson knew the difficult terrain that lay ahead and the ongoing threat of Japanese forces, so instead he insisted on crawling on his hands and knees to spare the other soldiers the burden of carrying him. Metson spent three weeks crawling through the dense jungle in agony before Captain Buckler decided that the seriously wounded needed to stay in the village of Sangai so the able-bodied could find help sooner. Corporal Tom Fletcher volunteered to stay behind and care for these men along with the help of the villagers. It was 6 weeks before a party of Australians were able to return to the village of Sangai. When they arrived, they found the body of John Metson and Tom Fletcher along with the other wounded Australian soldiers who had been found by the Japanese and executed. Metson’s incredible display of the Kokoda Spirit is precisely why we have named the Gold Coast 15km course the John Metson School Cup

20.01.2022 Have you seen the new look of our event pages? You can still pre-register your interest so you will be notified when registrations open which will be very soon! www.kokodachallenge.com/events

18.01.2022 Camp Kokoda Outdoor Education NEEDS YOUR HELP! Many people don’t know that as well as running the #KokodaChallenge events, the Kokoda Youth Foundation also owns and operates Camp Kokoda out in Maroon, QLD which is currently our only source of income until our events are up and running again next year. Staff sleeping quarters are currently lacking at camp and we desperately need to convert our shed mezzanine to provide private rooms for those instructors needing to stay ons...ite long-term due to border crossing restrictions. These renovations will enable Camp Kokoda to operate at full capacity for the remainder of the year and help substitute the financial loss we suffered from the cancellation of our events. So, what do we need exactly? Gyprock (enough for two small rooms of 2900 x 1700, plus ceilings) Windows (2 of 1200 x 600) Timber studs Insulation 2 x air conditioners (2.5hp) Labour to install the above living arrangements FIND OUT MORE & GET INVOLVED HERE https://bit.ly/2ZgXQkT

18.01.2022 A HUGE thank you to Lowood State High School for raising $500 for the Kokoda Youth Foundation during their very own version of the #KokodaChallenge event which they called "Linville to Lowood"! Students and teachers started in Linville (which is northwest of Brisbane) and finished up their 48 and 96km challenges at Lowood State High School and managed to raise us such an outstanding amount while doing so! We can't thank our enormously supportive community enough, it means the world to us to have such wonderful people backing our Foundation, especially during such strange times (note: our COO Johllene presenting a Certificate of Appreciation from 1.5 metres away! )

18.01.2022 We'd just like to say one more enormous THANK YOU to all those wonderful people who helped us out at the Kokoda Youth Foundation HQ over the weekend to take on the mammoth task of organising all of our event equipment in preparation for a HUGE 2021 #KokodaChallenge

17.01.2022 It's that strange time between Christmas and NYE when no one's really sure what day it is (it's Saturday by the way), which also means we're only 20 DAYS away from opening registrations for the 2021 #KokodaChallenge in Brisbane and Gold Coast! Who's going to be in your team next year?

17.01.2022 We have created a Kokoda Challenge Support Crew Facebook Group to provide support crew members with a space to exchange information plus tips and tricks on the best way to support their team throughout the #KokodaChallenge Who are you going to ask to be in your support crew for the 2021 Kokoda Challenge?

16.01.2022 #WeRememberThem

16.01.2022 Earlier this week, Doug and Anna paid a visit to Dalby State High School to present them with a certificate for being a part of the #KokodaChallenge for 11 consecutive years and for raising $3,000 for the Kokoda Youth Foundation this year alone despite our events not being able to go ahead! We are forever grateful for their ongoing support and we were delighted to be able to head out to Dalby to meet all the students and teachers involved at their school and thank them for their commitment to KYF

15.01.2022 Lessons we have learnt in 2020 thus far; Never underestimate the value of toilet paper! Our health is one of the most precious things in this world Nothing, not even a deadly virus, can break our tight-knit community!... Although 2020 hasn’t exactly panned out the way most of us had expected, there’s still a lot of positive things that we have taken away from this year already. What have you been grateful for in 2020?

15.01.2022 We’re having a working bee at the Kokoda Youth Foundation HQ today and we have stumbled upon some great stuff from the Kokoda Challenge event day! We can’t wait for next year!

15.01.2022 Have you been to this hidden gem in the Gold Coast hinterland? Find out where you can discover this magnificent spot here https://bit.ly/3byFotd

13.01.2022 This is the cover of the Courier Mail from this day back in 1942 when Australians were not only waking up to incoming news of the developing WWII conflict in Europe, but also the ongoing battle in New Guinea that was concerning many families on home soil about whether the Japanese were going to invade Australia. This was especially the case after the bombing of Darwin occurred in February 1942 that killed more than 200 people and is often referred to as 'Australia’s Pearl Harbour’ #KokodaTrack #WW2

13.01.2022 How’s the serenity! https://bit.ly/3ircFZT Follow the link to discover some of our favourite walks including this lesser known waterfall in Lamington National Park. Can you guess which one it is?

12.01.2022 Our calves are burning just looking at this photo

12.01.2022 Who knows what spring will bring! Happy first day of spring everyone!

10.01.2022 Remember a while back when our Kokoda Kids filmed with our favourite childhood TV show Totally Wild!? Well, their episode will be aired this SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER at 8am on 10 Peach! Make sure you tune in and take a photo of you watching the episode and tag us on Facebook or Instagram!

09.01.2022 Is it obvious that we're excited about opening registrations for the 2021 Kokoda Challenge in Brisbane and Gold Coast yet? Well, just in case it isn't obvious; WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! Put it in your diaries that on the 15th of Jan your open team will be able to register for Australia's toughest team endurance event! Who else is keen?

09.01.2022 Merry Christmas to our Kokoda community! We hope you’re all enjoying spending time with loved ones, thank you for the gift of your ongoing support during this difficult year

09.01.2022 Founders of the Kokoda Youth Foundation Doug and Anna Henderson met the students and teachers from Cavendish Road SHS - Official to congratulate them for completing their 28km or 56km "Cav-Koda" Challenge through D'Aguilar National Park over the weekend! Thank you again to the school's commitment to keeping the Spirit of Kokoda alive in the community despite the cancellation of our 2020 events

09.01.2022 Open team registrations for the Brisbane and Gold Coast #KokodaChallenge will be opening on the 15th of January at 9:00 AM AEST! https://bit.ly/3mqrfSM We have been FLOODED with enquiries asking when registrations will be open and we are expecting a MASSIVE year! Don't miss out on what's set to be the biggest and best year of Australia's toughest team endurance event!

09.01.2022 #KokodaChallenge Tip: if you don't have any hiking poles, just use your teammates to get you up the hills!

08.01.2022 Here's a flashback photo of some of the Kokoda Kids in Papua New Guinea at Bomana War Cemetry which is on the southern end of the Kokoda Track. It is one of the largest war cemeteries in the Pacific and contains 3,824 graves of Australian and Allied soldiers, sailors and airmen from the fighting in New Guinea #LestWeForget

06.01.2022 Following the announcement by ScoMo yesterday of normalcy starting to return to Australia by Christmas 2020 it's time to start planning some weekend walks, Melbourne! How many of these hikes have you completed?

03.01.2022 Our Kokoda Kids have made it to the big screen https://bit.ly/2FoSnlm You can now watch the Kokoda Kids talk to Totally Wild about their once in a lifetime journey on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea that you helped fund by raising donations through the #KokodaChallenge events! The segment starts at 9:55

03.01.2022 Have you got what it takes to help organise Australia's toughest team endurance events? We are now on the hunt for an Event Operations Manager! Find out more here https://bit.ly/3lJaToI

03.01.2022 Tomorrow the 11th of November is Remembrance Day where each year Australians observe one minute of silence at 11:00 am to commemorate all those who have died or suffered in war and conflict You can pay your respects by tuning into ABC Australia tomorrow as they will be broadcasting a commemorative service #WeRememberThem

02.01.2022 The kids and teachers at Cavendish Road SHS - Official kicked off their very own Cav-Koda Challenge at 7am this morning! Competitors are completing either a 28km or 56km challenge starting at Camp Mountain Lookout in D’Aguilar National Park. We popped in at the start line to put up some of our flags up to make the start line look a bit more official and we wanted to wish everyone good luck!