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Sat 6 Apr 9:00 am
Forest Orienteering and Navigation Skills Day
Smiths Creek Reserve, Campbelltown (meet at Waminda Reserve, Macquarie Av, Campbelltown.

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Sun 7 Apr 9:00 am
Waggaroos Local event, Willan's Hill plus LTO Training session
Lord Baden Powell Drive, Willans Hill, Wagga Wagga.

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Sun 7 Apr 9:30 am
2024 Metro League #1 - Appin
Scout Hall, Burke St, Appin

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Sun 7 Apr 9:30 am
NOY1 - Archery Ridge (Elrington)
Archery Ridge (1:10,000)

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Sun 7 Apr 10:00 am
Mount Brown
4.5 km on Torryburn Road

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Sun 7 Apr 10:00 am
Goldseekers Bush Series #2 - Bridal Track Reserve
Clifton Grove (only a few minutes' drive out of Orange).

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Sat 13 Apr 1:00 pm
Highlands Forest Series #1 - Penrose State Forest
Penrose Forest North, 1:10,000

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Sun 14 Apr 9:30 am
2024 NSW State League #4 - Snow Hills (ACT Classic Series; ACT League #3)
Snows Hill . Mayfield Cross Road, Mayfield. About 1 hour drive south of Goulburn and 1.5 hours east of Canberra

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Sun 14 Apr 2:00 pm
Bluebottles April Camp at Belanglo
Belanglo State Forest.

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Sun 21 Apr 9:30 am
NOY2 - Redgum Ridges (Freemans Waterhole)
 Redgum Ridges 1:10 000

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.


April 2023 Controller Workshop

A Controllers Workshop will be held in Sydney on Saturday 22 April 2023.

Update: The ONSW Controllers workshop in Sydney on Saturday 22 April 2023 will also contribute to accreditation for all orienteers wishing to become a L1 Controller. 

Purpose 
This L1/ L2 Controllers workshop is for all ONSW (and other state association) members, particularly those who are seeking L1 accreditation, or who are already accredited as a L1 or L2 Controller, as it will contribute towards your accreditation. It will also be relevant to those who intend to organise/set/control an event in 2023.

Target Groups
1. Any orienteer interested in being a L1 controller;  

  1. Current Level 1 Controllers wanting to progress to Level 2;
  2. Current Level 2 Controllers wanting to maintain their accreditation or progress to Level 3; and
  3. Any orienteer wanting to improve their knowledge of orienteering to help their performances improve.

Date: Saturday 22nd April 2023 from 9:00am- 4:00pm 
Location: ACPE, 10 Parkview Drive next to Sports House, Olympic Park. Lunch and morning tea provided.

Cost: $25 per attendee ($35 for non ONSW members). Clubs are encouraged to cover the cost of attendance for their members.
Facilitator: Nick Dent

Registration will be via Eventor. Open now!   

Program: The course will cover technical standards for planning orienteering events (as per the Level 1 and Level 2 Controller syllabuses):
1. Role of the Controller;
2. Event Planning- Course Planning;
3. Event Planning and Organisation;
4. Orienteering Mapping and Map Production;
5. Running an Event;
6. Fairness and Equity; and
7. Controller Accreditation Process.

In some sessions there will be presentation of information followed by practical lessons.
There will be preliminary reading and tasks that each participant will need to do. This will be
made available before the workshop, along with a more detailed Program.

For any more information please contact by email - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.