How do I get to the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway?

The Walkway is readily accessible by car, train or bus. If driving, there is free four hour parking adjacent to our Education Centre. The Walkway is a short walk from the Rhodes railway station, and bus routes are also close to the Walkway. For more details refer to our website.

Is this just for members of the Friends of Kokoda (FoK) program?

Not at all! While admission for FoK members is free, we welcome all who wish to attend. A small entry of $5.00 can be paid on the day or through our website.

How many military history talks are held at the Walkway?

We hold about six talks per year, each on a military history topic, including the Kokoda campaign. Each speaker is a specialist in their area of interest. Details of our talks (both past and future) can be viewed on our website.

What is included on the day?

We serve light refreshments from 10.00am, and we encourage you to connect with the speaker and other attendees before or after the talk. We also have a lucky door prize, which includes fascinating military history titles.

1843 Warrigal Ck Massacre: 'Beyond the Battlefield' military history talk Tickets, Sat, 28 Nov 2026 at 10:30 am

Overview

Join us for a dive into military history at our 'Beyond the Battlefield' talks where we explore untold or little-known stories.

Welcome to our November Friends of Kokoda (FoK) 'Beyond the Battlefield' military history talk event.

Join us on Saturday 28 November 2026 at 10:30 AM at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway's Ralph Honner Education Centre, where our speakers discuss military history topics, both on and beyond the battlefield.

Our talk in November will see academic and author Dr Seumas Spark speak on 'The Warrigal Creek Massacre, GunaiKurnai Country (Gippsland) 1843'.

In July 1843, between 60 and 180 GunaiKurnai men, women and children were massacred by European settlers at Warrigal Creek in south Gippsland. The killings at Warrigal Creek proved to be one of the bloodiest encounters on the Australian colonial frontier. For the GunaiKurnai, the traditional owners of Gippsland, the consequences of the massacre were profound, and continue to be felt. This talk discusses different GunaiKurnai responses to, and perspectives on, this frontier war massacre.

Dr Seumas Spark is an author and Adjunct Fellow in History, Monash University, and has presented twice before at the Walkway, on the Papuan and New Guineans' experience during WWII, and the enduring legacy of the 'Dunera Boys' in Australian history.

Admission for members of the FoK program is free; others can pay a small donation of $5.00 on the day (or through our website).

Connect with fellow military history enthusiasts at the Walkway and don't miss out on this unique experience!