Steve Kyritsis, Vietnam veteran and tireless chronicler of Greek Australian duty and sacrifice in war, is about to undertake a new challenge; walking in the footsteps of the Diggers who fought along the Kokoda Track in World War II. Kyritsis will fly to Papua New Guinea and begin the arduous 94 km trek on 30 June.

Steve's preparations, like the man himself, have been thorough. "I get up at 20 to 6 every morning and do an hour's walk, and I've been training, doing longer walks at the weekends for three months now. I think I'm in pretty good shape," he told Neos Kosmos.