For junior orienteerers 15yo and under in 2024       

It is time to start filling in the Junior Participation Diaries for the Wattle (50pts), Banksia (75pts) and Waratah (100+pts) Awards.

All NSW juniors  collect 10 points for participation in each major event (NSW State League events, Easter events , Australian Championships events, other National Orienteering League events)

Regional clubs juniors collect 10 points for all other events.  

Sydney clubs juniors collect 5 points for all other events

You can find the Diary template spreadsheet (XLS) LINK for easy reference online. 

Please contact Wendy McConaghy for any more information at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Diaries need to be submitted by 13^th October 2024 to Wendy McConaghy

The 7 events over 9 days carnival has finished, safe trip home and Thanks to all organisers, volunteers and athletes.   

 

Well Sunday October 6th 2024, was the last day of the 2024 Australian Orienteering Championships with the Australian Sprint Championships at UNE Armidale.

In the W21E overall winner was Hanne Hilo in a time of 15:39, Mikayla Cooper Orienteering Tasmania was the 1st Australian in a time of 17:07.

1st NSW was Brionhy Seaman WaggaRoos Orienteers in a time of 19:38

Australian Schools Orienteering Honour Team - 4 NSW athletes included!

Junior Boys - Alton Freeman Orienteering NSW

Senior Girls - Rebecca Craig Orienteering NSW and Erika Enderby Orienteering NSW 

Senior Boys - Cooper Horley Orienteering NSW

NSW won the overall point score for the Long Distance event at the Australian Orienteering Championships.

The OA Shield History Link

Australian School State Relay Results 

1st Senior Boys (Cooper Horley, Nick Stanley and Jamie Woolford) 

1st Senior Girls (Rebecca Craig, Maggie Mackay and Erika Enderby)

3rd Junior Boys (Matthew Slater (GS), Shay Sweeney (WHO) and Baxter Peel (NC))

3rd Junior Girls (Jessica Dun, Justine de Remy de Courcelles and Tiffany Palmer)

This is for Aust Schools OC not the overall with NZ included.

Results of Day 1 (Middle Champs) are here

Results of Day 2 Relays here

Results of Thunderbolt 3days

Results of Day 1 Australian Schools Champs - Sprint

Results of Day 2 Australian Schools Champs - Long

Results of Day 3 Australian Schools Champs - Relays

Results of Australian Long Distance Orienteering Champs

Results of Australian Sprint Distance Orienteering Champs

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Australian Orienteering Championships (aoc2024.com.au)   

From Australian Middle some pictures from Simon George (Big Foot) - https://link.shutterfly.com/VE8VpjenhNb

Organisers: Ron Pallas - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Nick Dent - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the team to ride against New Zealand in the ANZ Challenge during the forthcoming Australian MTBO Champs to be held in the ACT on 18-20 October 2024.

The team was chosen by the Australian Selection Panel: Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Kay Haarsma. The Championships will consist of four events with a mass start, middle, sprint and long distances. This is the first time that ACT has hosted the Champs.

The team is as follows: 

W21 - Maya Bennette, Cathy Hogg (sprint, middle, long), Natalie Schmitzer (mass start) and Rebekah Sunley

M21 - Seb Dunne, Alex Randall, Will Whittington and Mark Bourne (res)

W40 - Kate Gavens and Melanie Kent

M40 - Gavin Bennette, Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Hamish Mackie (res)  

W50 - Lisa Dodds, Carolyn Jackson, Eva Kovacs and Mary Fien (res) 

M50 - Ant Nolan (middle), Michael Reed (mass start, sprint, long), Michael Ridley-Smith and Craig Steffens 

W60 - Heather Leslie, Carolyn Matthews, Janelle Schafer and Norah Skilton (res)

M60 - Andrew Power, Jim Russell, Duncan Sullivan and Michael Halmy (res)

M70 - Peter Cusworth, Leigh Privett and Bill Vandendool

Congratulations to all riders who have made the Australian team and we wish you all the best of luck!

First photo is the 2014 Australian team.

Sydney Summer Series - Website - LINK

Season 34 will kick off on an updated Watsons Bay map today - Wednesday, 9th October with a new start location that will let everyone get to the most scenic bits and hills. 

Plus, practice for Sydney City Race on Sunday.  

Calendar "ics" file for input into Google calendar or Microsoft Outlook, just import: 

Sydney Summer Calendar ICS Import File

Other Series available here thanks to Justin Stafford (NC) and Barbara Junghans (GO) - Calendar Files info

Season tickets for members will be $292.50 and $195 respectively. This is a 25% discount and lets you enter all 26 events with one payment. If you plan on doing 20+ events you will save money and the weekly convenience!

93 sold already, let's see that number increase and join in this week's event with Interstate and Kiwi visitors who are staying in NSW for the MTBO and City races. We sold 130 season tickets last season.

Season ticket sales are here - Eventor Australia - Event information: Sydney Summer Series 2024/2025 Season Ticket (orienteering.asn.au)