A Soldiers’ response to Canberra’s Military Heritage Plan for the Kokoda Trail
The National Military Heritage Plan was funded by Canberra’s ‘Kokoda Initiative’...
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Author: Charlie
CHAPTER 26: Response to the PNG National Military Heritage Plan for the Kokoda Trail
The selection process that led to American anthropologist without any military history credentials as Australia’s National Military Heritage Advisor in PNG by the Australian High Commission could best be described as dodgy.
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Dubious Engagement of American Anthropologist as Australia’s National Military Heritage Advisor in PNG
Background We believe the Kokoda Trail has the potential to be a world-class pilgrimage tourism...
Read MoreCHAPTER 25: Response to the 2018 KTA Review by Tourism Recreation Conservation Consultants
Former Prime Minister Peter O’Neill ordered a review of the KTA in 2018 after he was advised of its failures since it was taken over by Australian environment officials in 2009.
Read MoreKokoda: A Trail of Woe
My greatest frustration over the past 27 years has been trying to explain the significance of the pilgrimage to those who have never trekked with a group led by professional military historians – particularly Australian and PNG officials charged with managing Kokoda tourism.
I therefore invited an author, Rashmii Amoah Bell, to join us for a trek to interpret the experience through the eyes of a PNG woman.
Rahsmii was given free reign to engage with guides, carriers, campsite owners, village womens groups, and other trekkers.
Her articles, titled ‘Kokoda: A Trail of Woe’ were published in Keith Jackson’s PNG Attitude Blog and are republished below.
Charlie Lynn
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