Course Setter of the Year
The annual Course Setter of the Year Award (the Graeme Mitchell Trophy) is awarded on the basis of competitor voting via an online survey.
For each State League or national event set by an ONSW member, a separate online survey will be made available on this page and all competitors will be able to undertake the survey. Surveys will remain open for a restricted time after each event, after which they will be closed and results collated.
The award will be presented at the annual Orienteering NSW awards in November.
The 2023 events that count to the trophy are:
| # | Date | Map | Event Format | Setter | Survey |
| 1 | Mar 25 | Chevalier College | NSW Sprint Champs | Serena Doyle |
Closed |
| 2 | Mar 26 | Beyond Rocklea | Middle | Ant Nolan | Closed |
| 3 | Apr 29 | Tree Cave Track | Middle | Ken Mills | Closed |
| 4 | Apr 30 | Soapy Flat | Long | Stephan Wagner | Closed |
| 5 | May 20 | Kahli's Rocks | Middle | Gordon Wilson | Closed |
| 6 | May 21 | Gumble Pinnacles | Long | Greg Barbour | Closed |
| 7 | Jun 10 | Yambo | Middle | Colin Price |
Closed |
| 8 | Jun 11 | Honeyeater Hideout | Long | Stephen Craig | Closed |
| 9 | Jun 12 | Newcastle University | Sprint | Oskar and Bjorn Mella | Closed |
| 12 | Aug 26 | The Kings School | Sprint x 2 |
Niamh Cassar / Selwyn Sweeney |
Race 1 Race 2 |
| 13 | Aug 27 | Mulgoa | Middle | Joshua Braidwood | Closed |
| 14 | Sep 9 | Breakfast Creek (New) | NSW Middle Champs | Peter Annetts | Closed |
| 15 | Sep10 | Breakfast Creek (New) | NSW Long Champs | Arpad Kocsik | Closed |
Previous Winners of the Graeme Mitchell Trophy
| Year | Course Setter | Club |
| 2022 | Terry Bluett | BN |
| 2021 | Anna Fitzgerald | GS |
| 2020 | not awarded | |
| 2019 | Alastair George | BF |
| 2018 | Colin Price | CC |
| 2017 | Matt and Barbara Hill | BH |
| 2016 | Bruce Meder | BB |
| 2015 | Ross Barr | GO |
| 2014 | Josh Blatchford / Matthew Parton | NC / GS |
| 2013 | Robert Bradley | WH |
| 2012 | Denis Lyons | NC |
| 2011 | Ross Barr | GO |
| 2010 | Nick Dent | CC |
| 2009 | Karen Blatchford | NC |
| 2008 | Terry Bluett | BN |
| 2007 | Alex Davey | WR |
| 2006 | Geoff Todkill | NC |
| 2005 | Michael Davis | WR |
| 2004 | Lyn Malmgron | SHOO |
| 2003 | Lisa Lampe | UR |
| 2002 | Eric Morris | BN |
| 2001 | Deborah Cox | BN |
| 2000 | Nick Wilmott | UR |
| 1999 | Andrew Lumsden | BF |
| 1998 | Jean Baldwin | GS |
| 1997 | Kevin Williams | WHO |
