Our Spirit Blog - Kokoda Track

Over more than 30 years on the Kokoda Track, and drawing on our formal qualifications as Exercise Physiologists, we have closely observed the physical, psychological, and metabolic demands placed on trekkers on the kokoda track

There are moments in life that stop you cold, moments so heavy that breathing feels like a betrayal to the one you’ve lost.

For one man, that moment came when his son took his own life.

I’ve come to realise that Kokoda is far more than a trek. It’s a classroom. A mirror. A place that strips away all pretence and reminds us what truly matters.

Morality is not a word we hear often in everyday conversation, yet it shapes everything about the society we live in. It is the silent compass that points us toward fairness, respect, and dignity. For generations, Australians understood morality not as something dictated by politicians, but as something lived out in the everyday actions of ordinary people—neighbours helping neighbours, communities rallying around those in need, and a shared sense of what was “the right thing to do.”

These days, the word leadership gets tossed around like confetti at a wedding.

Do a weekend course, tick the attendance box, collect your certificate – and suddenly, you’re a “leader.”