Entry wall
Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. Rhodes Park.
Entry plaque
The following companies have proudly contributed towards the construction of this entry feature wall to the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway: Paynter Dixon Constructions (AUST) Pty Limited; De Martin & Gasparini Pty Ltd; Boral Masonry; Canterbury Plastering; Apply Painting; Signature Design; One Steel Pty Ltd; Cheap & Quick Waste; Boral Concrete.
Dedication plaque
Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway
This memorial is dedicated to the men and women who served Australia during Wolrd War II. They fought a war in defence of the country they loved. They bequeathed to their children the opportunities which they had been denied. They passed on a tradition and a faith for all of us to live by. The ideals of courage and self sacrifice. The conviction that wherever we come from in this great land we are one, we are Australians. The campaign in Papua from July 1942 to January 1943 which included Milne Bay and typified byt the Kokoda Track is seen as a defining moment in Australian history. The Kokoda Track formed a huge part of the campaign and with respect to the direct security of Australians, it was the most important ever fought by Australian soldiers.
Centrepiece walls
“Forward Scouts”
“The Golden Stairs”
“Return From Isurava”
Centrepiece plaque
Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway Memorial Centrepiece. Unveiled on 3 October 1996 by The Hon Bruce Scott MP Minister for Veteran’s Affairs. Peter Woods OAM, Mayor of Concord. Alan Kinkade, KTMW Committee. Rusty Priest, RSL State President (NSW).
Plaque
The Kokoda Track
This walkway named the Kokoda Track is a lasting memorial to the eternal memory of those Australianse who served in World War II on the sea, on the land and in the air. Dedicated by the Minister for Veteran’s Affairs The Hon Con Sciacca and the Mayor of Concord Council Councillor Peter Woods OAM on 2nd November 1994.
Plaque
Constructed and presented in gratitude to World War II Veterans by Vietnam Veterans Stonemasonry Class 20/08/07. Geoff Graham, Stan Malicki, Don Schiemer, Ian Crangle, Bob Bailey, Peter Westwood, Lindsay Gazzard, Kris Cadogan – Stonemasonry Teacher, Col Eglington – Outreach Co-Ordinator Ryde TAFE Outreach Program.
Sign
Welcome to the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway. The memorial centrepiece and the stations along the entire length of this track are sacred to the memory of those who served in the defence of Australia in World War II. Please treat it with honour and respect.
Plaque
These picnic areas were improved by the Rotary Club of Concord, in conjunction with the Concord Municipal Council and were officially opened on the 23rd February 1980 by the Right Honourable William McMahon, GCMG., CH, MP, to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Founding of Rotary International.
Plaque
Rotary Club of Concord
To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Charter of the Rotary Club of Concord on The 24th of September, 1956. A tree was planted in this park for each president. 1956 – 57 George Bouffler; 1957 – 58 Cec Dillon; 1958 – 59 Ted Cullen; 1959 – 60 Geoff Saunders; 1960 – 61 Ellis Fisher; 1961 – 62 Colin Dodds; 1962 – 63 Noel Mather; 1963 – 64 Alan Bird; 1964 – 65 Perc Murray; 1965 – 66 Doug Dixon; 1966 – 67 John Flanagan; 1967 – 68 George Rider; 1968 – 69 Herb Peters; 1969 – 70 Wal Lewis; 1970 – 71 Ken Worsley; 1971 – 72 Frank McDonald; 1972 – 73 Mick Beakey; 1973 – 74 Ian Hall; 1974 – 75 Vig Selig; 1975 – 76 Les Davis; 1976 – 77 Don Strathdee; 1977 – 78 Keith Jenkins; 1978 – 79 Ron Routley; 1979 – 80 Cec Haynes; 1980 – 81 Graham McIntosh; 1981 – 82 Jim Dobson.