Coming Events

map	Fri 18 Apr 12:00 am NSW Bluebottles April Camp - Victoria Newbridge Recreation Reserve, Victoria.

map	Wed 23 Apr 4:00 pm Sydney MapRun Series 2025 #1 Ryde Pidding Park, Cressy Road, East Ryde.

map	Sun 27 Apr 10:00 am NTOC Kooringle Bundarra Road, Kooringle.

Tue 29 Apr 7:30 am

Livelox Webinar: Learn to use Livelox through reviewing the Aus 3 Days events

map	Wed 30 Apr 4:00 pm Sydney MapRun Series 2025 #2 Frenchs Forest NEW MAP The Electricity Box at the south-west corner of Patanga Park.

map	Sun 4 May 9:30 am 2025 Metro League #2 - Yeramba Lagoon Yeramba Lagoon, Picnic Point.

map	Sun 4 May 9:30 am Newcastle NOY2 - Kitchener (Southams Road) “Southams Road”. Scale 1:10 000. 5m contours.

Tue 6 May 7:30 am

Participation and Engagement Network meeting: Learn to Orienteer reflection

map	Wed 7 May 4:00 pm Sydney MapRun Series 2025 #3 Bondi Beach NEW MAP The "Bondi Pavilion" sign on the beachfront side of the pavilion.

map	Sat 10 May 12:00 pm 2025 NSW State League #5 - NOL Round 4 Olney State Forest.

Manual No. and Section Title: 2.1 ONSW Fees and Levies

Approved by ONSW Board: 25 February 2025

Effective date of new policy: 1 January 2025

Extent of Manual Update:

Amended policy – 2.1 Fees and Levies; including

1. Changes to methodology for calculating event levies for former category 4d and 4e events (Minor);

2. Metro League is now a Category 4c Series;

3. Moving ‘Event entry fees’ from ONSW Manual 4.3 Organisers Rules for all Orienteering Events C.3.b to ONSW Manual 2.1 ONSW Fees and Levies para 3; and

4. renumbering ‘Belanglo House Fees’ from para 3. to 4.

Reason for Update and Relevance:

ONSW membership fees remain unchanged for 2025.

OA event levies remain unchanged for 2025.

ONSW event levies remain unchanged for 2025 with the exception of former event categories 4d and 4e (Minor events).

At its November 2024 meeting, the ONSW Board approved the introduction of a new tiered levy system for all former category 4d and 4e events. These events will all now be known as Category 4d regardless of classification of host club and event levies payable will be based on the number of participants per age category per event. Metro League is now a Category 4c Series (the same as Sydney Summer Series).

This change was approved with the goal of providing a levy structure that is:(1) fair and equitable across clubs no matter where they are located, for minor events; and (2) sufficient to satisfy the ONSW levy income required to maintain operations.

This also reinstates the levy rebate with respect to free entries as a result of the ‘Family maximum’ entry fee structure. The reinstatement having been approved at the ONSW General Meeting in May 2024.

ONSW Maximum Entry Fees remain unchanged for 2025. These, along with associated sub-junior, junior, family and add-on fees, have previously been included in ONSW Manual 4.3 Organisers Rules for all Orienteering Events C.3.b. To improve the logical structure of the ONSW Manual this topic has been moved to ONSW Manual 2.1 ONSW Fees and Levies para 3.

ONSW Manual 4.3 Organisers Rules for all Orienteering Events C.3.b will be updated in due course, after a full review has been completed.

Permanent Course Elephant Park

Goldseekers Orienteers’ has established a permanent orienteering course that starts at Elephant Park in Orange near the corner of Sampson Street and Lamrock Avenue. You may be at the starting control for the course right now, having linked to this page from the QR code on the control.

Regardless of where you are, there are three ways that you can do a course and three courses to choose from - short (1.4 km), medium (2.7 km) and long (3.2 km). To get started, you can:

1. Pick up a map from the Orange Visitors Centre at 151 Byng Street;

2. Download a map from our website - short, medium, long; or

3. Find a course on the MapRun App.

If you already have MapRun on your phone or once you have downloaded the App, simply search under EVENTS NEAR ME.

Our website has details of our ongoing event program and you are very welcome to join us at any future event. For now though, enjoy our permanent course and have a great run!

National Orienteering League - Round 4, Middle and Long (Hagaby Format)

NSW State League #5 (Middle) on Saturday 10^th May and NSW State League #6 (Long) on Sunday 11^th May 2025

Come to the Central Coast of NSW to experience a great area close to amenities in Olney State Forest. Revisit this area last used for the Xmas five days 2023.

The area is a mix of complex gully systems with low visibility and a track network combined with open gully spur slopes with scattered rock feature.

It will be much cooler running conditions in May!!

NOL classes will be available for the elite classes as per OA NOL Rules. Sports class is available for the middle-distance race only.

Full State League classes for senior, junior (13yrs-20yrs) and sub juniors (<13years of age).

Entries are open now.

2025 State League 1 - NSW Sprint Championships - Sat 22 Mar 2025
The first NSW State League event of 2025 - the NSW Sprint Championships on the fabulous new Macquarie University map.

Course setter, Cooper Horley, will be doing his best to set some intricate and challenging courses.
Entries are closed.

2025 State League 2 - Middle distance at Falnash - Sunday 23rd March
Lovely bush orienteering over the mountains at Falnash, which is renowned for its runnable spur gully terrain.

Mark Freeman, Blue Mountains local, is cooking up some great middle-distance courses that will challenge the mind and legs.
Entries are closed.
Please note M90A, W90A classes have been added to the base classes in Eventor for State League events.