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Fri 12 Jul 4:00 pm
Bluebottles July Camp near Armidale
Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre, about 20 minutes from Armidale.

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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.
Sat 27 Jul 9:30 am
SOS Hills District
Crestwood (Torry Burn map).

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.


Long times at Eugowra

Tight contests in the men's elite classes and long winning times amid complex granite were the order of the day at the delayed NSW 2020 champs at Eugowra at the weekend.

Ewan Shingler (Big Foot), fresh from winning the M20E title at Easter, pipped Jensen Key (Vic) by one second over the 8.6km in M20A on Sunday. David Stocks (ACT) was only seven seconds away in third.

Ewan won by four seconds on Saturday - meaning his total victory margin over 13.2km (as the crow flies so probably about 16km) was five seconds. Wow.

In M21A, reigning junior world Sprint champion Aston Key edged out Alastair George (BF) by 27 seconds in the 10.7km race, with ACT's Matt Doyle less than two minutes further back in third.

In the Middle Champs on Saturday, Savanna Sweeney (WHO) had a breakthrough win in W14A as she stakes a claim for a spot in the NSW schools team. Likewise for Mel Joseph (Garingal) in W45A.    

On both days the Dent boys (ACT) won the short courses each day, while the Woolford brothers (Bush n Beach) enjoyed a first and three second placings.

A big thank you to Garingal for a superb and thoroughly testing weekend.

All participants are asked to please complete the very brief course setter surveys for each day here.