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Thu 18 Jul 7:30 pm
Orienteering Participation and Engagement Network July Meeting

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Sat 20 Jul 2:00 pm
2024 NSW State League #10 - Poppethead, Kitchener
“The Poppethead” D.Lyons. Partially updated 2024, Cessnock Rd, Kitchener -32.8766698, 151.3657394 https://bitly.cx/wDYvx

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Sun 21 Jul 9:30 am
2024 NSW State League #11 - Barraba Lane, Quorrobolong
“Barraba Lane” - Ian Dempsey, 2021, Barraba Lane, Quorrobolong -32.9630219, 151.3384693

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Sun 21 Jul 10:00 am
Waggaroos Local event, Wolfram
Livingstone State Conservation Area.

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Tue 23 Jul 7:30 pm
Orienteering NSW July Board Meeting

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Wed 24 Jul 4:00 pm
2024 Sydney MapRun #2 Putney
Putney Park Toilets (South), Pellisier Rd, Putney

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Sat 27 Jul 9:30 am
SOS Northside - Arcadia
Vision Valley, 7 Vision Valley Rd, Arcadia

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Sat 27 Jul 9:30 am
SOS Hills District - Baulkham Hills
Meet at 2nd Baulkham Hills Scout Hall, 25 Jasper Rd, Baulkham Hills

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Sat 27 Jul 10:00 am
Learn to Orienteer - Port Macquarie
Mackillop College Oval.

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Sat 27 Jul 2:00 pm
Jetty Foreshores Orienteering
Jetty Foreshores, Coffs Harbour

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.


Gill, Hoppers take out major SSS awards

Chatswood Golf Club (and course) was a sublime way to finish another memorable season of the Sydney Summer Series.

With access to 2/3 of the course, plus the surrounding streets and bush areas, this was a cracking finale... albeit a bit long as our highest score was a rather lowly 500.

Ted Woodley set terrific control locations and a beautiful MINI course to boot. Afterwards there were beverages, bistro snacks and the presentations.

Gill Fowler (Masters Women, pictured left) took out the SSS Cup for most points across the 26 weeks, but in a Bradmanesque performance made a couple of uncharacteristic mistakes at the death and fell agonisingly short of the coveted 100 average. Rachel Grindlay's 380 won the age class on the day and consigned Gill to a season average of 99.88.

The SSS special award went to the Hopper family from Bennelong Northside (pictured right). These eco warriors travel everywhere by kids' scooters (even Pete's 80yo mum Wendy on occasions), went in all 26 events, set courses, won two age classes and all finished in the top 12 in the Cup standings. True devotees.

Once again a big thank you to all our course setters, helpers, results gurus, participants and generous hosts. Thanks Ted, Chatswood GC and the Garingal crew today. Photos of the evening by Stacey Bryce are on our Facebook post.

Don't forget our Moonlight Madness monthly series in winter. Until October...