Charlie, Author at Adventure Kokoda Blog

The Kokoda Trail: Chronology of Mismanagement: 2009-2019

Posted by Charlie | May 13, 2024 | KOKODA INITIATIVE, KOKODA TRACK AUTHORITY, MANAGEMENT ISSUES, OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

Under Australian management since 2009 trekker numbers have declined by 42% resulting in a direct annual loss of $1.2 million (K3.1 million) for village communities across the Trail.

Kokoda Historical – Trekker Alert!

Posted by Charlie | May 12, 2024 | KOKODA TOUR OPERATORS ASSOCIATION (KTOA), OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

‘Kokoda Historical’ is a Business Name masquerading as a company in PNG. The owner, David Howell, is a subrban salesman, masquerading as a historian – his transformation to a self-proclaimed ‘Kokoda expert’ without any previous military service credentials or any association with the veteran community is a compelling tale.

Time for PNG to take back Kokoda

Posted by Charlie | May 12, 2024 | OUR VIEWPOINT | 0

Time for PNG to reclaim ownership of the Kokoda Trail

Albo ‘Off-Track’ Trek on Kokoda

Posted by Charlie | May 5, 2024 | OUR VIEWPOINT | 3

The DFAT-PNG strategy to shield Prime Ministers’ Albanese and Marape from their failures to manage Kokoda tourism over the past 15 years was evident in their choice of a reinvented ‘military history advisor’ to accompany them and the route they chose.