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We're Taking on The Kokoda Challenge – For Charity, For Fun, and For Fitness!

Four determined individuals :  Dennis Goh, Aik Joo, Bernard Chan, and Jeremy Ang are coming together with a shared purpose: to tackle one of Australia’s toughest team endurance events, The Kokoda Challenge.

With a combined age of over 196 years (yes, that’s more than 49 years of life experience each!), we’re proving that age is just a number when it comes to testing your limits and making a meaningful impact. We’re not elite athletes. We’re everyday people; professionals, fathers, friends. United by a commitment to challenge ourselves physically and mentally, all while supporting a cause close to our hearts.

The Kokoda Challenge is no ordinary hike. It’s a gruelling trek through unforgiving terrain, designed to replicate the spirit and endurance of Australian soldiers who fought on the Kokoda Track during World War II. Over the course of the challenge, we will walk in the footsteps of our veterans and embody the four pillars of the Kokoda Spirit: Courage, Endurance, Mateship, and Sacrifice.

These aren’t just values we admire. They are values we aim to live out during our journey. When the path gets tough (and it will), we’ll rely on each other’s strength and resilience, just as the diggers did. We’ll push through fatigue, stay united, and keep moving forward for ourselves, for each other, and for the young lives we’re trying to support.

We are doing this in support of the Kokoda Youth Foundation, an Australian charity that runs free, life-changing youth programs for local teenagers. These programs are designed to empower disadvantaged and disengaged youth. Helping them build confidence, character, leadership, and the tools they need to realise their full potential. It’s not just about outdoor adventures. It’s about giving them the opportunity to grow into strong, resilient adults, guided by the same values we’re embracing in this challenge.

Your donation directly supports this mission. By contributing, you're not just backing our team – you're investing in a brighter future for Australian youth who need a second chance, a role model, or simply someone to believe in them.

So whether you’re a friend, colleague, family member, or a fellow believer in the power of purpose, we invite you to join us on this journey.
Walk with us in spirit. Encourage us from afar. And if you can, donate generously.

Together, we can honour the past, challenge ourselves in the present, and build a better future.  One step at a time.