The Police and Emergency Services Legacy Reunion Trek – November 2026
19 Years. 950+ Trekkers. One Brotherhood. After nearly two decades walking the Kokoda Track together, we are proud to announce the return of something truly extraordinary.
2 – 12 November 2026
Papua New Guinea
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This Is Not Just Another Trek. This Is a Homecoming.
A Brotherhood Forged on the Track
Since 2004, the TPAES program was born as a joint initiative between Our Spirit and the NSW Police Force in support of NSW Police Legacy. What began as a single, bold idea has grown into one of Australia's most remarkable tributes to both the ANZAC tradition and the spirit of emergency service.
Over 19 years, more than 950 Police and Emergency Services personnel have crossed the Kokoda Track under the ANZAC banner — building bonds that no formal team-building program could ever replicate.
The Numbers Speak
19
Years of Service
Walking alongside Australia's finest since 2006
950+
Trekkers
Police and Emergency Services personnel who completed the Track
11
Days on Track
Immersive journey through history and hardship
A Journey That Began in 2006
What started as one initiative between two agencies quickly grew into a national movement, uniting emergency services personnel from across Australia and beyond under a shared banner of remembrance, courage, and mateship.
NSW Police & Ambulance
The founding agencies — NSW Police Force and NSW Ambulance — anchored the program's early years and established its proud legacy of service.
Fire & Rescue NSW
Fire and Rescue NSW brought their own tradition of courage and brotherhood to the Track, expanding the program's reach across emergency services.
Australian Federal Police
The AFP and Northern Territory Police Force joined, strengthening national representation and cross-agency connections on the Kokoda Track.
Legacy Organisations
NT, SA, TAS, AFP, VIC, and PNG Police Legacy all became part of this remarkable story — ensuring fallen heroes are never forgotten.

We acknowledge and thank every contributor, participant, and supporter who ensured the integrity, safety, and longevity of this remarkable program across 19 extraordinary years.
Why a Reunion Trek?
Because Mateship Doesn't Retire
The bonds formed on Kokoda are unlike any others. Shared hardship, physical challenge, and walking in the footsteps of the Diggers create connections that last a lifetime. Since that first trek in 2006, our network has grown — but so has our loss. Some of our brothers and sisters are no longer with us. This Reunion Trek honours every one of them.
This is your opportunity to step back onto the Track — not as a stranger, but as someone who has already answered its call. To stand once more with those who truly understand what that journey means.
What This Reunion Means
Reconnect
Reunite with old friends and colleagues from across Australia's emergency services community
Honour
Pay tribute to those who have passed since our first trek in 2006
Remember
Walk again in remembrance of the ANZAC Diggers who defended Australia in 1942
Strengthen
Deepen professional and personal networks across agencies and generations
It Doesn't Matter If You're Not as Fit as You Were
Years pass. Fitness levels change. Life gets in the way. And that's completely okay — because this trek was never just about physical performance. It's about the shared experience, the camaraderie, and the commitment to something greater than yourself.
🏋️ Structured Training
A comprehensive pre-trek conditioning program designed specifically for returning trekkers, with progressive milestones and achievable targets.
📅 Ample Preparation Time
You'll have plenty of lead time before November 2026 to gradually build your strength, endurance, and confidence at your own pace.
💪 Progressive Build
Training is designed to progressively develop your capacity — starting where you are, not where you were. Every step forward counts.
🤝 Full Team Support
Our experienced team supports you every step of the way — from the first training session to the final steps at Bomana War Cemetery.
The goal is not speed. The goal is shared experience.
The 11-Day Legacy Journey
From 2 – 12 November 2026, in Papua New Guinea, you will experience the highs and lows of the treacherous Kokoda Track with courage, endurance, and mateship — without the ultimate sacrifice made by the Diggers before you during the 1942 Kokoda Campaign.
Each day on the Track is a living history lesson — walking the exact ground where Australian soldiers fought, endured, and sacrificed during one of the most significant campaigns of World War II. This journey puts history beneath your boots and puts it into permanent perspective.
Bomana War Cemetery
A Moment That Changes Everything
At the end of your 11-day journey, you will stand at the Bomana War Cemetery — the largest Commonwealth War Cemetery in the Pacific. Here, more than 3,800 servicemen and women are buried, many of whom fell during the Kokoda Campaign of 1942.
To arrive here on foot, having walked the same ground those brave men walked, is a profoundly moving experience. Every TPAES trekker who has stood at Bomana will tell you the same thing: this moment is always unforgettable. Words often fail. Silence speaks louder.
Pay tribute to those who fought to defend Australia from invasion — and return home knowing you honored them properly, in the only way that truly matters: by walking the Track.
Bomana at a Glance
  • Largest Commonwealth Cemetery in the Pacific
  • 3,800+ servicemen and women buried
  • Located 19km from Port Moresby
  • Site of formal ANZAC commemorative service
  • Final destination of the TPAES Legacy Journey
What's Included in Your Trek Package
The TPAES Legacy Reunion Trek is a fully supported, end-to-end experience. Every logistical detail is managed so that you can focus entirely on the journey, the people beside you, and the history beneath your feet.
Travel & Accommodation
International and PNG domestic airfares, hotel accommodation in Port Moresby, and all meals throughout the program are fully included.
Expert Guiding & Safety
Professional Kokoda guides with deep knowledge of the Track's history and terrain, supported by a dedicated safety team for the full 11 days.
ANZAC Commemorative Services
Historical briefings, formal ANZAC commemorative services along the Track, and meetings with PNG Police and Legacy representatives.
Pre-Trek Conditioning
A comprehensive, structured pre-trek training program to build your fitness progressively from registration through to departure in November 2026.

Potential Tax Effectiveness: In many cases, this program may be tax effective for service personnel, as it incorporates team building, professional representation, ANZAC commemorative services, and cross-agency engagement. Please confirm eligibility with your accountant.
The Legacy Continues
What This Trek Stands For
  • Preserving the spirit of service across generations
  • Strengthening inter-agency bonds that endure beyond the Track
  • Honouring those who gave everything — on both Kokoda and in service
  • Ensuring the story of ANZAC sacrifice continues to be told
  • Carrying forward the TPAES mission into its next chapter
More Than a Trek — A Living Memorial
This Reunion Trek is not simply about revisiting Kokoda. It is about ensuring that the culture of remembrance, service, and mateship that has defined the TPAES program for 19 years does not fade with time.
Every agency. Every trekker. Every supporter. Every name carved into those headstones at Bomana. They are all part of one story — a story that must continue to be walked, spoken, and carried forward by those privileged enough to have been part of it.
The TPAES Legacy Journey lives on. And in November 2026, it walks again.
Places Are Strictly Limited — Secure Yours Now
Due to the requirements of trekking permits, logistical ratios, and safety standards on the Kokoda Track, the total number of participants for the 2026 Reunion Trek is strictly capped. When places are gone, they are gone — and this opportunity will not come again.
Reignite the Mateship
Return to the Track with the people who shaped you — and reconnect with those you've been missing since your last crossing.
Honour the Legacy
Walk in remembrance of the Diggers of 1942, and of your brothers and sisters in service who are no longer with us.
Keep the Network Alive
The TPAES brotherhood spans agencies, states, and borders. The Reunion Trek is where it comes together once more.
If Kokoda shaped your life once before — come and walk it again. With those who understand.
2 – 12 November 2026
Papua New Guinea
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