Imagine getting 10% of your town/city to come to an orienteering event! (If it was Sydney that'd be half a million.)
That's what happened in the sleepy north coast town of Dorrigo (population of just over 1,000) on Saturday, when our Bush n Beach and Northern Tablelands clubs put on an event that drew around 120 participants!
When the 2020 Dorrigo show and fun run were cancelled, NTOC member and Show vice-president Bob Hawkins saw the chance to offer something different. Hence the event was born.
Maurice Anker (NT) made the map, Helen O'Callaghan set the courses and the Dorrigo Show Society handled all the entries.
It hammered rain on the Friday but was mostly fine on the Saturday afternoon, apart from a few wet feet. Orienteers travelled from as far as Sydney, Newcastle, Port Macquarie and Armidale!
Participants had the choice of a 1-hour score course of 20 controls, or a 1km line course within the Showground.
On the Sunday, NTOC started their winter season with an event at Sawmill Creek. It was great to see a couple of newcomers at this event as well.
A big thanks to all the helpers for staging the Waterfall Way Weekend - this looks like it could become an annual event.
