Trekker numbers have declined by 46% under their watch. This translates into a cumulative loss of K46 million for the subsistence villages across the Trail in foregone wages, campsite fees and local purchases – and these are the people we have spent more than K150 million trying to help!
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On the 75th anniversary of Gallipoli, Labor Prime Minister Bob Hawke sponsored and accompanied 59...
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The National – 27 February 2019 Papua New Guinea’s pristine, rugged, and remote...
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A DFAT plan to introduce a new ‘Kokoda Track Management Authority’ (KTMA) has been revealed as a...
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Official data, based on the number of Trek Permits issued by the Kokoda Track (Special Purpose) Authority (KTA), reveals that villagers across the Kokoda Trail have suffered a cumulative loss of K49.7 million in foregone income opportunities since the DFAT-Kokoda Initiative assumed responsibility for its management in 2009. A Kokoda Livelihoods Study by Pacific Islands Projects revealed the DFAT-Kokoda Initiative allocates just 1% of their budget to ‘income generating projects’ for villagers across the Trail.
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