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Welcome to Orienteering NSW

Orienteering is a sport that challenges both the body and the mind. It's also loads of fun!

The aim is to use a special orienteering map to navigate your way around a course and visit marked check points along the way. You choose a course that suits your age and experience and proceed at your own pace: walk, jog or run. It is a race but you decide if you want to just race yourself or be the next world champion! The course may take you through urban areas, parks, schools, farmland or forests.

Events are conducted weekly across NSW and beginners are welcome at all events.

New to orienteering? Click here for more information.

Want to enter an event? You can see what's on by looking at the Coming Events at left or by going to the Event Calendar. Some events are enter on the day - you just turn up and register at the start. Other events require pre-entry and for that you need to know about (and register with) Eventor - read the Eventor FAQ.


Australian Orienteering Championships 2024, Armidale


 

 

 

 

AOC Entries are closed - Rest Day today - Friday.

Australian Schools Long Results

 Senior Boys - 1 Owen Radajewski ACT, 2 Euan Best TAS and 3 Alex Woolford NSW 

Senior Girls - 1 Erika Enderby NSW, 2 Mila Key VIC and 3 Xanthe Schubert QLD 

Junior Boys - 1 Alton Freeman NSW, 2 Rory Shedden NSW and 3. Matthew Maundrell ACT 

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Results of Day 1 (Middle Champs) are here

Results of Day 2 Relays here

Results of Thunderbolt 3days

Results of Day 1 Australian Schools Champs - Sprint

Results of Day 2 Australian Schools Champs - Long

Results of Day 3 Australian Schools Champs - Relays

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Australian Orienteering Championships (aoc2024.com.au)   

From Australian Middle some pictures from Simon George (Big Foot) - https://link.shutterfly.com/VE8VpjenhNb

Program is available here 

Start Lists are ready to go in Eventor

Organisers: Ron Pallas - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Nick Dent - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

2024 NSW MTBO Orienteering Championships

Bulletin 2 is now available. 

The Organizers of the NSW MTBO Championships would like to encourage more entries from the U20 age group.

Currently there are only 5-6 entered. They have organized special prizes for this category.
These prizes have been generously donated by Ralph and Sandy Koch of Orienteering Service of Australia. For more information, please visit their website: www.osoa.com.au
It is a rare opportunity to participate in a carnival of this scale so close to Sydney.
 
Junior Profile - Veronika Iskhakova rides in W14A started mountain bike orienteering aged six.
Her first event was at Bruce Ridge (ACT). She participated with her mum Marina Iskhakova
They stopped many times to look at flowers.
Veronika believes MTBO is simpler than Foot O because you ride a bike.
You also have time to stop & choose a route.
She is looking forward to the Championships and would like to have more girls in her age group to not only compete with but to talk and play after the event.
 
Please spread the word among your bike riding friends and enter via Eventor.
Entries for all events now close on Sunday, 6th October. 
Enter all three events and get a discount. Enter in Eventor
 

Orienteering NSW Annual Award Nominations for 2024

It is that time of year to nominate for the Annual ONSW awards for 2024.

The six categories that members can nominate for are:  

* Presidents award & Presidents junior award. 

* Rookie of the Year (pictured).

* Encouragement Award. 

* Club of the Year.

* Volunteer of the year. 

The criteria for these awards can be found here along with previous winners.

https://onsw.asn.au/the-association/honours-and-awards

The nominations can be made individually or collectively through your club.

Please provide background information and reasons for the nomination.

Email Board Secretary - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Nominations close Fri 15th Nov 2024 and the award winners will be selected by the Board at its November meeting.

Orienteering NSW Awards Handbook

These awards will be given out at the Xmas 5 days which this year is being held in the Sydney Metropolitan basin.

 

Australian MTBO Team for ANZ Challenge versus New Zealand in October

Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the team to ride against New Zealand in the ANZ Challenge during the forthcoming Australian MTBO Champs to be held in the ACT on 18-20 October 2024.

The team was chosen by the Australian Selection Panel: Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Kay Haarsma. The Championships will consist of four events with a mass start, middle, sprint and long distances. This is the first time that ACT has hosted the Champs.

The team is as follows: 

W21 - Maya Bennette, Cathy Hogg (sprint, middle, long), Natalie Schmitzer (mass start) and Rebekah Sunley

M21 - Seb Dunne, Alex Randall, Will Whittington and Mark Bourne (res)

W40 - Kate Gavens and Melanie Kent

M40 - Gavin Bennette, Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Hamish Mackie (res)  

W50 - Lisa Dodds, Carolyn Jackson, Eva Kovacs and Mary Fien (res) 

M50 - Ant Nolan (middle), Michael Reed (mass start, sprint, long), Michael Ridley-Smith and Craig Steffens

W60 - Heather Leslie, Carolyn Matthews, Janelle Schafer and Norah Skilton (res)

M60 - Andrew PowerJim Russell, Duncan Sullivan and Michael Halmy (res)

M70 - Peter Cusworth, Leigh Privett and Bill Vandendool

Congratulations to all riders who have made the Australian team and we wish you all the best of luck!

First photo is the 2014 Australian team.

 

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Courses

ONSW 2024 Meeting Dates 

Major Events

 Schedule 2024 - 2031 (Updated Sept 2024)

2024 Sydney City Race

2024 NSW MTBO

2024 Aust MTBO

2024 Xmas 5days Sydney

2025_Oceania_NZ

2025 Easter Victoria

2025 Run the River QLD

Event Series

NSW State League

MetrO League

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West Orienteering Series