Welcome to new GM and Board members
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 04 May 2022 16:11
ONSW is delighted to announce the appointment of Katherine Crawford as general manager.
Katherine has worked as an abseiling guide and is a regular rogainer and trail runner.
Although her career has mainly revolved around the pharmaceutical and medical industries, she has developed a suite of many transferable practices and ideas and is excited to be able to bring that to ONSW.
You can read more about Katherine here. She started with ONSW on April 27.
At the ONSW AGM on Monday, we welcomed onto the Board Rob Bennett (Goldseekers), Angus Shedden (SHOO) and Sheralee Bailey (Bennelong Northside).
Sheralee, a former president of Bennelong, steps into the new role of vice-president.
We thank retiring Board members Robert Spry, Andrew Power and Mary Jane Mahony for their service.
Six NSW orienteers named in Australian teams
- Last Updated: Friday, 29 April 2022 13:16
NSW has six athletes named in Australian teams for world championships this year and a further two picked as reserves.
For the Junior World Championships in Portugal in July, Erika Enderby (Newcastle, left) has made the team at just 15 years old after finishing second in the junior women's division of the National League, behind 17-year-old Nea Shingler (Big Foot).
Another debutant is Sam Woolford (right) from Bush n Beach who was equal third in the NOL, behind Ewan Shingler (Big Foot), in the junior men's section.
The Shinglers were picked in the JWOC Honour Team last year but did not compete due to the pandemic.
Newcastle's Oskar Mella has been named as first reserve, further showing the depth of talent in our state.
For the World champs in Denmark in June, Alastair George (BF) and Emily Sorensen (BF) join the Shinglers in a team stacked with youth. This is the first time the champs will be conducted purely in the Sprint format.
Alastair has really stepped up since entering the senior ranks last year, marking the first time since 2015 an ONSW member has been chosen for WOC. Emily has moved to Sydney from South Australia and has been picked in her first senior year.
For the World Uni champs in Switzerland in August, Alastair, Emily and Ewan are in the Australian team.
And for the World Games in the US in July, Duncan Currie (Garingal) has been as a reserve. This event is an "Olympics" for non-Olympic sports.
Congratulations to all the athletes selected. We look forward to following our representatives as they compete overseas for the first time in three years.
Junior squad camp Dun and dusted
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 April 2022 10:04
Around 20 juniors and a dozen parents enjoyed our first junior squad camp for 2022 in Armidale earlier this month.
"It was super fun and I got along with everyone I met really well right from the start," said Steph.Barbara Dawson wins OA Coaching Award
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 26 April 2022 10:30
Congratulations to Barbara Dawson (Garingal) who has won Orienteering Australia's Silva Award for Services to Coaching.
Barbara has done long-term work in schools in NSW and at local club events, and contributed to the National Schools Kit Project.
She has also been a stalwart at the River and Bay Series as the lead coach for newcomers and in helping other club members in instructing first-timers.
This award caps a big six months for Barbara who won the Cox's Cup (ONSW Encouragement Award) in 2021.
