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Wed 17 Jul 5:30 pm
Moonlight Madness #4
Artarmon Reserve, Burra Road, Artarmon
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
Sat 27 Jul 9:30 am
SOS Northside
Vision Valley, 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.

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.


Sydney CBD lunchtime series starts with a blast

Around 80 participants enjoyed a gloriously sunny day at Pyrmont Bay Park as our Sydney CBD lunchtime series welcomed loads of newcomers to urban orienteering.

We had runners from 14 companies and five ONSW clubs take in superb views of the city and harbour. These events are aimed at beginners and we had some rookies clear the 20-control score course in less than the 30 minutes allowed.

Best of these was Richard Banks, who perhaps appropriately works for the RBA, who finished in just over 20 minutes.

The fastest person was young Scotsman Finlay Todd who sped around in 15 minutes. Finlay is out here on a year's uni exchange and ran for Great Britain at JWOC in Denmark last month - with our recent scholar Grace Molloy who starred with a gold medal and two bronze. 

Thanks to our helpers: Liz Bulman (pictured), Andrew Wisniewski, Johnny Petersen on SI, Saacha Donaldson and Paula Shingler.

Next week: same spot, different course. Tell your friends who work in the city to come along. See the flyer for details. Barangaroo is full, but weeks 2 and 4 we have plenty of spots free. Pre-entry is preferred (members via Eventor, non-members via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).