O'Shea entries open
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 05 February 2019 12:19
Entries are now open for one of our unique annual events - the O'Shea 2-Days on the Central Coast on March 2-3.
This event is intended for pairs, though individuals are also welcome, and features three runs in 24 hours: a Saturday afternoon relay, a Saturday night individual run, and a Sunday morning team score course.
The traditional prizes of fruit cakes adorned with spearmint leaves (pictured) will again be on offer for the winners.
Entries close February 28 via Eventor, where you can also find the information flyer.
Controller workshop April 6
- Last Updated: Thursday, 31 January 2019 15:12
Orienteering relies on controllers to ensure our sport is safe, fair and as enjoyable as possible.
Controllers check the design of courses, control location and mapping; and are responsible for overseeing the organisation of events, in particular ONSW’s safety requirements.
To ensure we keep up to date, and continue to accredit and reaccredit controllers, ONSW will on Saturday April 6 conduct a free full-day workshop for people wishing to attain (or renew) Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications.
For attendees from regional clubs, ONSW will (1) pay travel expenses and (2) find you accommodation.
See the flyer for full details.
Country clubs awaken for 2019
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 30 January 2019 14:50
Our regional clubs are getting back into the swing of things this year now that school children have returned.
Waggaroos' Summer Series starts up again on Thursday after a 7-week break. You can choose from a 30-minute or 45-minute score course with a start window of 6-6.45pm.
Goldseekers (Orange) conduct a Street Series in February and start on Friday - these are scatter courses (you choose to get 10, 15 or 20 controls) with a mass start at 6pm.
Illawarra Kareelah start their Summergong series on Saturday afternoon at Lang Park in Wollongong with a choice of three line courses. The start window is 3-4pm.
All our events cater for newcomers as well as experienced orienteers. Next week Coffs Harbour and Armidale return, along with Grafton where Bush n Beach put on a monthly event over summer.
Working bee gives The Hut a spruce up
- Last Updated: Monday, 28 January 2019 13:28
A big thank you to all the volunteers who put in big time at a working bee at The Hut at Belanglo State Forest last weekend.
Friday was a stinker (temps nearing 40C and humidity over 80%), so minor chores were the go.
But when conditions were much more pleasant on the Saturday it was time for some hard yakka - and thankfully our intrepid handymen and women had the help of logging contractor (and now honorary Friend of the Hut Peter Perrett).
Peter's expertise and equipment meant our crew cut, collected and stacked approximately four tons of firewood in just a few hours (see attached photos)!
"It was a real treat to see how a professional chainsaw operator works," said FOTH organiser Peter Howe.
It was sad to see the removal of several trees considered too close to power lines or dangerous, but in the long run this was done for safety on the advice of a forester (a huge limb fell on the outhouse not long ago).
Thanks to other helpers on the weekend: Simone, Doug, Livinia and Jackson Jay; Len Minty, Sue Healy, Barry Pearce, Dave Lotty, Kevin Curby and Hugh Cameron.
The next working bee will probably be sometime mid-year when it will be much cooler.
Thanks to Peter Howe for this update and the photos.
