Sports champion award for Rebecca Kennedy
- Last Updated: Thursday, 26 November 2015 10:46
Rebecca Kennedy (Western Plains) has received a Dubbo Sports Award for her orienteering and a $500 local sports champion grant to assist her to go further in the sport.
Rebecca (pictured) this year took out the W16A class in the State League Orienteer of the Year competition.
For the past three years she has been a member of the NSW All Schools team that competed at the annual Australian championships, which this year were in Ballarat.
Fellow members of the Carbines (the NSW Schools Team) to receive grants were Ellen and Duncan Currie (Garingal) and Ewan Shingler (Big Foot).
The grant helps the athletes cover some of the cost of travel and competition. Congratulations to these orienteers, and another huge thank you to Rebecca's mum Sally who is our junior squad manager and encouraged them to apply.
It's time to renew... or join a club!
- Last Updated: Thursday, 19 November 2015 14:01
The year is rapidly closing, which means it's time to renew your membership - or join one of our friendly clubs.
Members receive discounted entry fees, a subscription to the quarterly Australian Orienteer magazine, and a range of other benefits - not to mention the collegiality of being a member of a club.
By renewing or joining now you will be entitled to members' rates for the rest of 2015 and all of 2016.
And in more good news, an upgrade to Eventor means it's now much easier to do that. Family renewals in particular can now be done in a few short steps. See the Eventor FAQ page for details.
Xmas 5-days entries open
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 18 November 2015 12:25
Entries are open for the annual Xmas 5-Days carnival, whch this year returns to the Armidale region.
This is some of the finest orienteering terrain in NSW (and Australia). Events are being conducted by the Northern Tablelands, Bush n Beach, and Bullecourt Boulder Bounders (Qld) clubs.
The carnival starts with a sprint at the Uni of New England on the afternoon of December 27, followed by four mornings of quality bush O a short drive from Armidale.
Entries close December 13. Details are on the carnival web page.
Blue Sparks camp this weekend
- Last Updated: Monday, 16 November 2015 20:07
Junior orienteers and their families are invited to join ACT families at the annual Blue Sparks camp this weekend, at Braidwood.
This year our ACT hosts Toni Brown and David Poland will have two elite coaches (Theo from France and Emil from Sweden), and some great learning opportunities.
The true value of this training is the bringing together of children AND THEIR PARENTS to learn what is really great about orienteering.
Facilities will include a small kitchenette, microwave, kettle, electricity, toaster, gas BBQ, tank water and taps, an outdoor warm shower, a beautiful swimming hole, a small picturesque gorge, lots of lovely bush and a very large awning over a large concrete slab for communal meals.
Please bring chairs, tents, sleeping bags, food to share, compass, orienteering gear, large headlight each for night activities, warm clothes as it can be cool, sunscreen, hat, an old pair of runners to wear in the swimming hole to protect feet.
Please don't bring thongs – closed in shoes or runners must be worn at all times.
Hopefully you will get to see a platypus, some kangaroos and wombats.
To register please email David at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. A small donation is requested to cover costs.
