ONSW Learning Survey launched
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 03 June 2020 22:42
ONSW would like to recognise and broaden the event management skills of our members and clubs.
Learning at ONSW has usually been equated with training courses and coaching. Workshops have been conducted on an ad-hoc or as-needs basis, usually at the ONSW office.
The covid-19 shutdown has given us a chance to think about our role as a skills provider and how we might produce a more regular and sustained program of learning.
As such, members are asked to please fill out the 2020 Learning survey so we can better plan our ongoing "orienteering education".
Dozen new controllers trained up
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 27 May 2020 21:51
A big thank you to our Technical Director Andrew Lumsden for putting on a controllers workshop by Zoom conferencing earlier this month.
A dozen members from five clubs attended virtually.
Controllers are our all-important checkers, overseeing the course setters and working with organisers to ensure the highest quality events.
Controllers whose accreditation has lapsed, or people who feel they have enough experience to qualify, can be re-accredited or gain initial accreditation if they have earned enough points in the past 4 years performing various tasks.
Please go to the controllers page on the OA website for details.
2019 ONSW annual report released
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 26 May 2020 13:17
We are happy to report a big improvement in our financial position for 2019 ahead of our AGM on June 6.
The 2019 ONSW annual report and financial statements can be found here.
Further announcements about the arrangements for the AGM and on our COVID-19 response will be made later this week.
The list of Board nominations is here, and the 2019 AGM revised minutes are here.
Hill End leg makes it onto world stage
- Last Updated: Friday, 22 May 2020 17:49
The World of O website is a veritable "O bible" and has been posting a route choice poser each day of the covid-19 lockdown.
Today it's a leg from the 2019 NOL Relay at Hill End, with the kudos going to Garingal's Jim Forbes (setter) and Big Foot's Andrew Lumsden (controller).
You can view the conundrum, work out your tactics, draw your route (and offer an explanation), then look at the runners' routes here.
Jim also had the job of setting Middle Distance courses for all the non-elites on the same day!
Australia is on the other side of the globe to all the heavyweights of orienteering, so it's nice when we get recognised by the Europeans.
Well done Jim and Andrew.
Many orienteers will have fond memories of Hill End's debut for the 2017 Australian championships carnival, and the 2019 NOL weekend was a great follow-up.
