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Wed 1 May 6:30 pm
Newcastle Night Champs - Eleebana
Thomas H Halton Park. Revised by D. Orr 2024. 1:4000, 2 metre contours and 1:1000, 2 metre contours.
, Thomas H Halton Park, Eleebana

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Sat 4 May 9:30 am
SOS Northside - Warriewood
Turimetta Beach Reserve (off Peal Place, Warriewood)

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Sat 4 May 9:30 am
SOS Hawkesbury - Penrith
Penrith Selective High School - enter from Colless St, Penrith NSW
Sat 4 May 9:30 am
SOS Term 2 Season Pass

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Sun 5 May 9:30 am
2024 Metro League #2 - Sydney Park, St Peters
Sydney Park, St Peters.

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Sun 5 May 9:30 am
NOY3 - Missing Link [Elrington)
"Missing Link" 1:7,500 for all courses., Elrington (Missing Link)

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Sun 5 May 10:00 am
Goldseekers Bush Series #3 -Ophir South
Ophir South, North East of Orange.

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Tue 7 May 9:00 am
Riverina Schools Day Individual, Willan's Hill
Willans Hill, Wagga Wagga.
Tue 7 May 10:00 am
Riverina Schools Relays, Willan's Hill

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Sat 11 May 9:30 am
SOS Northside - Killara
Swain Gardens, 77 Stanhope Rd, Killara NSW 2071

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.


SHOO Summer Saturday runners finally rewarded with cool running

The weather was perfect for the first event on SHOO's Lake Annan map on Saturday 19 January and the cool conditions drew out plenty of competitors.

The course, set by John Russell, took a lot of thinking to plan a run which took advantage of both the lakes and the cascades.  The elusive control 11 left most people scratching their heads.  Only Patrik Gunnarsson and Michael Burton had the speed to pick it up, and with clean runs, both gained maximum 300 points.  SHOO's Dean Williamson was close behind with 270 points.

Jai Cooper with Dad Steve sprinted around the Easy course in 11.11min, followed by Lachlan Brooks who met up with Mum half way round the course and left her well behind well behind at the finish.  It was good to see Raewyn Chapman back orienteering.

The 21st birthday party near the assembly added interest, especially when 2 girls in stilettos came down to find out what we were doing.  Shame they didn't have running shoes.

Next week SHOO's Summer Sats #4 is at UWS Macarthur - Campbelltown.  This sprint map has been almost doubled in size since the run on it last year. The assembly will again be under cover in the new School of Medicine.

All results and accumulative point scores can be found on SHOO's webpage http://southernhighlands.nsw.orienteering.asn.au.