NSW Nick Dent appointed Orienteering Australia High Performance Operations Manager
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 04 December 2012 12:34
Congratulations to Nick Dent, Central Coast Orienteers, and Head Coach NSW who has been appointed High Performance Operations Manager for Orienteering Australia.
Nick brings a wide breadth of experience to the role. He has been orienteering since 1984 and is a Level 3 coach and controller. He was JWOC coach in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009 and Event Director of the World Masters in 2009.
Orienteering Australia thanks his predecessor, Gareth Candy, who will continue to input in a voluntary capacity.
Thanks to Kay Haarsma for this report
Thanks from the NSW Juniors
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 04 December 2012 12:11
The NSW Juniors have had a fantastic 2012 with some of the best results achieved in recent years. This is due to their own hard work, the time and effort put in by the managers, Karen and Russell Blatchford, and expertise of their coach, Nick Dent. However all of this would not have been possible without the backing of the NSW orienteering community at large and they are very appreciative of all the support they have been given during 2012.
Significant financial support has come from ONSW and from stalwart supporters, the Carbines who increased their contribution this year, from Big Foot Orienteers who generously donated some of the SL1/2 entry fees to the NSW juniors and Newcastle Club who permitted us to use their maps to set courses and run the Xmas 5 days which was profitable for us. Apart from that we have been fundraising at all the State League events through catering and raffles and we have received enormous support from the orienteering community. So if you have ever bought a raffle ticket, a cake or a burger from our fundraising ventures then this certificate of appreciation is partly yours.
Thank you for giving us such wonderful opportunities. NSW Juniors
Good comes from the disappointment of State Leagues 1&2
- Last Updated: Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:30
State League orienteers will be well aware of the problems with State Leagues 1 & 2 at Snow Hills this year which were rained off in March, postponed until October and finally washed out and cancelled. Fated State League 1&2 organiser Mark Shingler writes:
'We were finally able to access the property last weekend and retrieve the control stands and flags we had left in place after the deluge. The forest was looking fantastic with a display of wild flowers not seen for years - why couldn't it have been like this last month? The sub-junior members of ACT Blue Sparks and NSW Wildfires were able to experience the area through the training session Jock Davis & David Poland/Toni Brown organised on Saturday.
Andy Simpson, President of Big Foot passed on his thanks to the disappointed but patient members of the orienteering community.
'Many thanks to all of you who indicated they were happy to donate their entry fee to the junior squads. Your generosity has allowed us to give $3,500 to the NSW squad and $2,000 to the ACT squad, the split being in line with the entries. The club was happy that something positive came out of what was a very frustrating exercise for all of us. Some club members spent over 30 hours just driving to and from the area in the course of the year, never mind the work they did on the event itself.
With this extra funding we should see some exciting performances from our juniors in the year ahead!
President Paul Prudhoe's wicked streak revealed
- Last Updated: Monday, 26 November 2012 12:15
At least that is what anyone who was tempted into the higher point scoring controls will have discovered at the latest Central Coast event this Sunday. Paul's determination to make sure winners earned their points meant that key controls were located at the top of rather useful hills. It proved very enticing for those with strong leg muscles, the ambitious or perhaps those who didn't read the contour detail as well as they might have. Karen Blatchford was the biggest scorer overall so clearly had a good workout but whatever the final scores, all enjoyed the lovely shady park overlooking beautiful Brisbane Waters where the start and finish were located.
There were new faces in the near 40 strong field with a number of new Central Coast club members running. The club are hoping to see everyone again next week 2 December at Rowan Park, Lake Haven, where it will be the turn of Hilary Wood to set the course. Once again the start is close to the water so participants can take advantage of a refreshing post-run swim. More details of next week's event can be found on the Central Coast website
