Space Racing blasts off for 2017
- Last Updated: Monday, 16 January 2017 18:09
Space Racing is our regular school holiday promotional event for kids. Our first one for 2017 is on Fri Jan 20 at Centennial Park.
It's ideal for children aged 8-14, and there's no charge for parents/carers who accompany them.
They have 45 minutes to get as many of the 20 controls as they can, in any order.
The assembly area is at Fairland Pavilion by Mackay Sports Ground. The start window is 10am-12pm. Cost is $10 for orienteering club members and $13 for onon-members.
We'd also love to have orienteers help out on the day: on the rego desk, coaching, and possibly even shadowing beginners around the course. Please email Ian Jessup if you can assist in any way.
GO hosting a day on Milson Isand
- Last Updated: Monday, 16 January 2017 17:32
Garingal invite all orienteers to come to a unique day out on Milson Island on the Hawkesbury River, on Saturday January 21.
There will be a social O event conducted by our visiting Finnish orienteer Atte Lahtinen, followed by a swim, hike around the island (on a proper O map!) or tennis. It's BYO everything (inc lunch).
Full details can be found on the Eventor page. Cost is $35 per person inc ferry trip. UPDATE: Entries close this Thursday (Jan 19).
2017 State League calendar published
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 10 January 2017 11:04
We are pleased to publish the 2017 State League schedule comprising 15 events, including 13 that carry championship status.
It will be a massive year for orienteering in NSW, with both major national carnivals on home turf: the Australian 3-Days over the June long weekend in Wagga and the Australian championships around Bathurst/Hill End in late September.
We are also delighted to announce that the SL season will start with the ACT Sprint and Middle championships in late March. Having this weekend co-sanctioned as State League events will provide a good preparation and incentive for those people travelling to NZ for the Oceania champs and/or World Masters in April.
Mid-may sees the NSW Middle and Long champs in the Macarthur region, while the NSW schools champs are in the Illawarra in August. And we thank Newcastle for offering to stage a SL weekend in July, filling what otherwise would be a 10-week gap.
The final event for 2017 will be the NSW Sprint champs in mid-November, currently pencilled in for what promises to be an awesome new map of PLC Pymble. Stand by for more details of a medical fundraiser and possible ONSW presentation day in conjunction.
15 NSW orienteers in AUS teams for Oceania
- Last Updated: Sunday, 08 January 2017 20:25
Fifteen NSW orienteers from nine clubs have been selected (thus far) to represent Australia at the Oceania championships in New Zealand in April.
A further four athletes have been chosen as reserves for the Australia-NZ Test match as part of this prestigious biennial carnival.
NSW men have taken all three places in the M45 age category.
Congratulations to the following members upon their selections:
W40: Anna Fitzgerald (Goldseekers); W45: Jenny Enderby (Newcastle); W60: Debbie Davey (Waggaroos); W65: Val Hodsdon (Southern Highlands); W70 Jenny Hawkins (Northern Tablelands).
M45: Steven Craig (NC), Eric Morris (Bennelong Northside), Scott Simson (NC); M50: Jock Davis (Big Foot), Ian Jones (Uringa); M60: Eoin Rothery (BF); M65: Gordon Wilson (BN); M70: Ross Barr (Garingal), Steve Flick (BN); M75: John le Carpentier (SH).
Teams for the W/M18/20/21 classes will be selected after the NOL races in Tasmania in mid-March.
