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Sat 6 Apr 9:00 am
Forest Orienteering and Navigation Skills Day
Smiths Creek Reserve, Campbelltown (meet at Waminda Reserve, Macquarie Av, Campbelltown.

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Sun 7 Apr 9:00 am
Waggaroos Local event, Willan's Hill plus LTO Training session
Lord Baden Powell Drive, Willans Hill, Wagga Wagga.

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Sun 7 Apr 9:30 am
2024 Metro League #1 - Appin
Scout Hall, Burke St, Appin

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Sun 7 Apr 9:30 am
NOY1 - Archery Ridge (Elrington)
Archery Ridge (1:10,000)

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Sun 7 Apr 10:00 am
Mount Brown
4.5 km on Torryburn Road

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Sun 7 Apr 10:00 am
Goldseekers Bush Series #2 - Bridal Track Reserve
Clifton Grove (only a few minutes' drive out of Orange).

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Sat 13 Apr 1:00 pm
Highlands Forest Series #1 - Penrose State Forest
Penrose Forest North, 1:10,000

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Sun 14 Apr 9:30 am
2024 NSW State League #4 - Snow Hills (ACT Classic Series; ACT League #3)
Snows Hill . Mayfield Cross Road, Mayfield. About 1 hour drive south of Goulburn and 1.5 hours east of Canberra

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Sun 14 Apr 2:00 pm
Bluebottles April Camp at Belanglo
Belanglo State Forest.

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Sun 21 Apr 9:30 am
NOY2 - Redgum Ridges (Freemans Waterhole)
 Redgum Ridges 1:10 000

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.


2023 NSW Schools Team for WA - Relays on Sunday, 9th

NSW Schools Team for Orienteering National Champs, Good Luck to all NSW athletes making the trip across the country.

REQUEST FOR STORIES FROM WA
Members are invited to send stories to ONSW from the Australian Championships to be posted in social media. 
Please include either a daily recap of an event or a multi-day summary covering one of the locations or school's events, and don't forget a choice of photos!
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The NSW Schools Team of 2023: JUNIOR BOYS - Lachlan Coady (WHO), Alton Freeman (Big Foot), Luyi He (Knox), Rory Shedden (SHOO), Matthew Slater (Goldseekers) and Shay Sweeney (WHO) / JUNIOR GIRLS - Jessica Dun (Hastings), Matilda Saunders (WHO) and Savanna Sweeney (WHO) / SENIOR BOYS - Cooper Horley (GO), Jonathan Nolan (Uringa), Nick Stanley (GO), Alex Woolford (BnB), Jamie Woolford (BnB) and Callum Waland (Big Foot / Knox) / SENIOR GIRLS - Rebecca Craig (Newcastle), Erika Enderby (Newcastle), Eszter Kocsik (GO), Maggie Mackay (Uringa) and Abigail McGhee (Bennelong) Team Officials: COACH - Lee Coady and ASSISTANT COACH - Martina Craig and MANAGER - Saffron Sweeney and ASSISTANT MANAGER - Andrew Dun

 

2024 Aust Champs Armidale Carnival website is live

Carnival website is live - aoc2024.com.au  

The following areas are embargoed from the date of this notice, until the day of each Carnival event between 28th September and 6th October 2024. Permission for access by orienteers for any reason, including non-orienteering reasons, must be obtained from the Carnival Technical Director.

  1. Pine Trees Orienteering Map. All of the existing Pine Trees orienteering map (1993 and subsequent updates) and access to the Pine Trees property.
  2. University of New England- Armidale. Access to the University of New England Armidale IS permitted for non-orienteering reasons for those with an education- or business-related purpose (contact the Carnival Technical Director first). Use of orienteering maps and/or school plans, training of all kinds, and route choice testing IS NOT allowed.
  3. The Armidale School (TAS). Access to The Armidale School IS permitted for non-orienteering reasons for those with an education- or business-related purpose (contact the Carnival Technical Director first). Use of orienteering maps and/or school plans, training of all kinds, and route choice testing IS NOT allowed

Nick Dent
Carnival Technical Director  

 

2023 Hunter Valley Championships

2023 Hunter Valley Championships  - Orienteering Fun for everyone this Sunday only 90 to 100 mins north of Sydney and the weather looks good!

As well as being the last event in the club’s Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series, this Sunday’s event at Kitchener (3km south of Cessnock, 22 minutes from the M1) is also the 2023 Hunter Valleys Championships. The “Kitchley Green” map is typical Lower Hunter spur-gully terrain which mapper and course setter Denis Lyons describes as having “good detail in the gullies and watercourses which run off the steeper section of the map”.

Seven courses are on offer - Very Easy (2.0km) , Easy (2.4km) , two Moderate (2.1km & 3.1km) and three Hard (3.2km, 5.5km & 7.1km) - with a range of championship age classes from 12 up to 80+. 

An opportunity for some late season quality orienteering or a good warm up for those heading to WA for the Kambarang Carnival. Pre-entry before the day is preferred and will ensure a map for your chosen course but EOD will be available for all courses (subject to map availability).

Information & pre-entry here: Eventor Australia - Event information: 2023 NOY8 / Hunter Valley Champs (orienteering.asn.au)

 

2023 Australian MTBO championship

Last week the Australian MTBO championship was held in Brisbane, this was also the first Aus/New Zealand challenge in four years (since COVID) and round three in the MTBO National Series. A good representation of riders from NSW from three different clubs raced over 3 days and four high-quality events:

Mass Start race:  

The Aus. The New Zealand challenge kicked off on Friday morning. With the sun shining down on the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and the sound of wheels spinning over diverse terrain, the 2023 Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships had kicked off in style. The terrain promised a thrilling challenge—a mix of bitumen, concrete, dirt roads, and tracks, with open grassy areas and scattered trees that riders could navigate through. As expected from a mass start, The race was fast and furious.

The NSW placegetters were:

Newcastle riders: 1st Andrew Haigh M50, 2nd Nicole Haigh W40 and 3rd Robert Vincent M60

Garingal’s rider: 2nd Michael Ridley-Smith M50

Uringa’s, Ori Gudes reported to have a great race, but unfortunately, he miss-punched at control 12.

Aus/NZ Challenge result: 4:4

Sprint Race:

Saturday morning took our NSW MTBOers to the Alexandra Hills TAFE and school campus for the Sprint race of the Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships. Riders were set to navigate the complex terrain of the educational campus, featuring a mix of buildings, playing fields, and pathways. With diverse controls mapped out, the Sprint race tested both riders’ agility and navigation skills.

The NSW placegetters were: Newcastle rider: 2nd Andrew Power M60, 

Garingal’s rider: 2nd Michael Ridley-Smith M50 and Uringa’s rider: 3rd Ori Gudes M40

Aus/NZ Challenge result: 4:4

Middle Distance:

In the afternoon (I must say, a very hot afternoon), participants converged at the Scribbly Gums Conservation Area for the Middle-Distance race. Riders prepared themselves to tackle the gently undulating bushland terrain. With a network of MTB tracks and maintenance paths, the race offered a balance of challenges. The riders embarked on their courses, facing gradients and varying surfaces.

The NSW placegetters were: Newcastle riders: 2nd Andrew Power M60, 3rd Andrew Haigh M50 and 3rd Robert Vincent M60 and Garingal’s rider: 1st Michael Ridley-Smith M50 and Aus/NZ Challenge result: 1:7

Long Distance:

On the last day of the Australian MTBO championships, riders assembled at the Bayview MTB Trailhead in Redland Bay for the Long-Distance race. Riders were ready to explore the undulating bushland terrain, featuring MTB tracks and fire trails. The race offered a mix of challenges, including fire breaks and single tracks some of which were one-directional. With the Long-Distance race underway, the competition continued to test their endurance and skills in this prestigious event.

The NSW placegetters were: Newcastle riders: 2nd Andrew Power M60, 3rd Andrew Haigh M50 / Garingal’s rider: 2nd Michael Ridley-Smith M50 and Uringa’s rider: 3rd Ori Gudes M40, despite 40-minute delay due to mechanical issue in which he broke two spokes and had a flat in his tubeless tire. This also helped to complete the day with 5:3 win against the Kiwis. 

Unfortunately, the Kiwis won the overall challenge by 18:14, we will definitely challenge them again in 2024..(-:

Well done to all riders who made the long journey to Queensland, and congratulations to Craig Steffens and his team of volunteers in organising top level races over three intense days.

 

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