Clyde puts on a bonny event - for 1,000 students !
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 08 December 2015 22:00
This must be some kind of record - Year 6 student Clyde McGhee has just hosted 1,000 students single-handedly, as a farewell present to Harbord Public School.
Clyde, 12, a member of Bennelong Northside, wanted to treat his fellow graudates to a course using a map made by Terry Bluett two years ago.
Proud dad Dave - who had to fight a very strong urge to be the helicopter parent - picks up the story...
"Clyde wanted to put on an end-of-year O course for each sports class. After some discussions with his teacher and the principal he got the okay.
"I was naturally nervous about his ability to pull off such a feat, but Clyde had a folder that covered every little detail of the event. He made his own laminated control cards, even bought some red and white bunting from Bunnings for the finish chute, and ended up running the event for the whole school, except kindergarten. I think that's a thousand kids!
QB III all set for Coffs in 2016
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 02 December 2015 21:30
Our annual Queen's Birthday June long weekend carnival will in 2016 be held near Coffs Harbour for the first time.
Our Club of the Year Bush n Beach is already well advanced in preparation and promises some warm winter weather, intriguing maps and varied terrain. Rob Vincent (NC) is the event controller.
The dates are Sat Jun 11 (CHEC), Sun Jun 12 (Bom Bom SF), Mon Jun 13 (Boambee Dunes).
See the flyer for preliminary details. Put it in your diary!
We salute our No.1-ranked orienteers
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 01 December 2015 22:36
Eight NSW orienteers have finished 2015 ranked No.1 in their age groups in Australia, and a further 20 achieved a top 3 status.
Eric Morris (M45, BN), Greg Barbour (M50, BF), Mikayla Enderby (W12, NC), Anna Fitzgerald (W35, GS), Tracy Marsh (W40, BF), Jenny Enderby (W45, NC), Val Hodsdon (W65, SH) and Jenny Hawkins (W70, NT) each finished on top of their classes nationally.
The standings are based on results from the Oceania championships in Tasmania in January, the Easter carnival in South Australia in April, and the Australian championships in Victoria in September-October.
Ten orienteers were ranked second, and another ten ranked third. These are excellent results given none of the three major carnivals were conducted in NSW.
A summary of NSW athletes to achieve a top 3 ranking is here. For a full list of OA non-elite rankings from 2015, click here.
Congratulations to all who travelled far and wide to compete. In 2016 Easter is in the ACT and the Australian championships are in south-east Queensland.
Carbine Club extends NSW junior sponsorship
- Last Updated: Thursday, 26 November 2015 11:20
Orienteering NSW is delighted to announce that the Carbine Club of NSW has extended its support of the NSW Schools Orienteering Team.
The Carbine Club is a philanthropic organisation that supports the development of junior sports through sponsorship grants.
The schools team is known as the NSW Carbines in recognition of this support. Funding provided by the Carbine Club helps reduce the costs to team members of competing at the annual Australian Schools Championships.
Since 2001, the Carbine Club has donated more than $50,000 to the NSW junior team. Recently, ONSW was fortunate to again receive a grant of $5,000 for 2015. Pictured here is Tim Cox (Garingal), a member and former chairman of the Carbine Club, accepting the cheque from current chairman Jamie Barkley.
Whenever we can reduce the costs of training and competition camps we can immediately improve the opportunity for participation of all NSW juniors.
The NSW Carbines and Orienteering NSW greatly thank the Carbine Club for their continued support. A special note of thanks is also extended to Tim for his assistance and support as a member of the Carbine Club.
