Latest ONSW News
The orienteering planned today 2 March at Bicentennial Park as part of the Women In Sport event has been cancelled. This is due to heavy rain saturating the park.
The SummerGong 2 event at Croom Sports Complex has suffered the same fate due to the bad weather and has been cancelled.
But all is not lost! If you want to orienteer this weekend, you can still participate in the 3 hour Minigaine tomorrow starting at Mosman High School, Gladstone Avenue. Starts between 1300-1500hrs. And the demonstration event planned to coincide with the Shell Cove Fun Run on Sunday 3 March, 8.30 - 11.30am, at Freya Reserve, will go ahead as planned, provided the fun run is still held.
This is a reminder that the standard entry deadline for Easter 2013 is this Sunday. Late entries will be accepted until the following Sunday but the fees go up significantly.
University students are encouraged to enter the Uni Champs on Easter Sunday. You can do so by selecting the Service for Uni Champs (extra $10) and then emailing the Entry Coordinators their University name and student number.
Good Beginnings is a not-for-profit organisation which helps young Australians who need a hand. Good Beginnings are running The Great Tribal Chase, an amazing race style event, to raise the profile of the tremendous work that they are doing and which they hope will also develop into a fundraiser for them. They would really appreciate help from orienteers on the day of this a fun event aimed at young people and the young at heart. Orienteering will be promoted to all entrants.
As many volunteer orienteers as possible are needed for the day on Sunday 5 May. No special skills are needed, just a willingness to chip in for a great cause and to have some fun. Available orienteers will be assigned check point leader roles. Excellent support will be provided by the event crew.
All volunteers will receive a free Great Tribal Chase entry for friends or family, so you will see them on the day at your check point!
People able to assist should please advise Ian Jessup at
Illawarra Kareelah's SummerGong series started on Saturday afternoon with only eight hardy souls braving the sodden ground and rain bucketing down. Vicki Wilmott had set an interesting course south of the Steelers' Stadium, past the old cemetery and around Wollongong's newest parkland, but alas, at the end of last week, the park was cordoned off as a contaminated area. With a quick removal of 2 controls, moving a third and wiping some distance off the medium and long courses, IKN's determined team were organised again. The assembly was moved from MacCabe Park to the shelter of an adjacent Beaurepairs tyre centre.
All competitors returned soaked to the skin, but smiling. It was great to see a new competitor, Janet Binns finish less than a minute behind Sue Froude, and the Gorman family with Ella and her grandad from the UK out on the course.
The next SummerGong is 2 March 1600-1700hrs. With a new map, and a better weather forecast Keith Jay is promising a fast and interesting course around the Croom Sports facilities and the bush track network in the grounds - don't miss it!
Thanks to Kevin Curby for this report
