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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
Sat 27 Jul 9:30 am
SOS Hills District

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.