Meet tHE Team
KOKODA YOUTH FOUNDATION
MEET THE TEAM
Our team consists of a Board of Management, Head Office Staff, Camp Kokoda Staff and an army of loyal volunteers; all working towards our mission to change lives through the Spirit of Kokoda. Read a bit about us all below...
ANNUAL REPORTS
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
Kokoda Youth Foundation is a Public Benevolent Institution. To join Kokoda Youth Foundation, you must be nominated by a current foundation member and ratified at a general foundation meeting. If you're interested in joining Kokoda Youth Foundation, please contact us to receive an application for nomination form. Kokoda Youth Foundation's board of management meets quarterly to ensure all activities and future developments are in line with the foundation's constitution and mission statement.
HEAD OFFICE TEAM
OUTDOOR EDUCATION TEAM
PATRON OF THE KOKODA YOUTH FOUNDATION
We are proud to have Vietnam War hero Keith Payne VC as a patron of the Kokoda Youth Foundation. For many years, Keith has been awarding Kokoda Challenge competitors their Kokoda dog tags at the finish line for many years and continues to be a huge inspiration to our Kokoda Kids. Keith Payne, VC, AM is an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry “in the presence of the enemy” awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Payne’s VC was awarded for his actions during the Vietnam War. Aged 84, he is the last living Australian recipient of the original “Imperial” Victoria Cross.
The Kokoda Youth Foundation is a locally operated charity that has proudly supported Australian young people and their local communities for more than 17 years. Our experiential youth programs help young people gain physical and mental resilience, confidence, and instill in them Courage, Endurance, Mateship and Sacrifice through the story of the Kokoda Campaign in 1942. These programs are run solely from donations from generous Australians, just like you.
