Kokoda provided Wayne Wetherall an opportunity to transform himself from a suburban salesman into a self-proclaimed ‘adventurer, historian, explorer and philanthropist‘ with a ‘passion for our soldiers’ – until he was summoned to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission where he faced a sordid raft of accusations about the dark side of his character.
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Kokoda provided Wayne Wetherall an opportunity to transform himself from a suburban salesman into a self-proclaimed ‘adventurer, historian, explorer and philanthropist’ with a ‘passion for our soldiers’ – until he was summoned to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission where he faced a sordid raft of accusations about the dark side of his character.
Accusations that related to bullying, harassing and intimidating his female staff; targeting of vulnerable female trekkers; soliciting of sexual favours from female staff; fathering of an illegitimate child in PNG; and his exploitation of guides and porters on the Kokoda Trail.
The exposure in the QIRC was the antithesis of the ‘Kokoda Spirit’ he shamelessly promoted.
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Wayne Wetherall’s transition from a suburban salesman to a Kokoda adventurer, explorer, historian and philanthropist is a compelling tale.
However, a review of his website claims on the Internet Wayback Machine reveals the truth behind the myth he has crafted for himself since discovering the business opportunities associated with the Kokoda Trail in 2004.
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