district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of the
Oro Province
Oro Province, formerly (and officially still) Northern Province, is a coastal province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Popondetta. The province covers 22,800 km2, and has 176,206 inhabitants (2011 census). The province shares l ...
of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. Its capital is
Kokoda
Kokoda is a station town in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. It is famous as the northern end of the Kokoda Track, site of the eponymous Kokoda Track campaign of World War II. In that campaign, it had strategic significance because it had th ...
. The population was 86,547 at the 2011 census.
In 2017, St. Andrew's First Aid Australia commenced first aid support to the villages along the Kokoda track. They presented their highest citation to Havala Laula, the last of the WWII
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels
Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels was the name given by Australian Army, Australian soldiers to Papua New Guinean people, Papua New Guinean war carriers who, during World War II, were recruited or forced into service to bring supplies up to the front and carry ...
at a ceremony in Melbourne's Heroes Club in March of that same year. His trip was supported by renowned tour company Kokoda Historical. Later the
Governor General of Australia
The governor-general of Australia is the representative of the monarch, currently King Charles III, in Australia.General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, MC presented Havala with the Governor General of Australia's Medallion on ANZAC Day in PNG as part of the 75th Anniversary Commemorations of the Battle of Milne Bay.
In 2018, St. Andrew's First Aid Australia in conjunction with The Weary Dunlop Foundation http://www.siredwarddunlop.org.au/ have joined together to raise funds to send trained first aid instructors to go to the Kokoda Track and teach the locals first aid. The Member for Sohe District Mr Henry Amuli, MP has thrown his support behind the project by supporting the inbound team. He will also be a special guest as a fundraising dinner at th Kelvin Club on October 27.