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Orienteering NSW is calling for graphic designers interested in doing occasional work for us.
We have work that needs to be done in the next month.
Examples of work we would commission are:
- event/series flyers
- event logo jpeg ‘buttons’ for websites and e-bulletins (see the front page of our website)
- certificates (ideally as editable pdfs)
- free entry vouchers for school programs (with editable fields)
Graphic designers interested in these assignments are asked to email samples of their work and the cost of each (including their hourly rate) to Ian Jessup (
We can provide current documents for quote purposes.
The family of David Macdonald Dash are sad to inform you of his passing on Saturday August 7 following a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis a number of years ago.
David was an intrepid walker and regular Sydney Summer Series orienteer with Garingal. In recent years he did much of his walking in the Wollemi and Gardens of Stone National Parks.
Resourceful and unassuming, David also made a strong contribution to Newcastle's presentation of major events during the 1990s and early 2000s in a behind-the-scenes capacity, often doing the jobs others shied away from.
He was also the instigator of a group of walkers in the mid-2000s that took on the acronym ETHIC, standing for Engineers Track Heritage Infrastructure Committee, with the aim of bringing back heritage sites along the epic track which ran along the Grose River from Yarramundi to the Darling Causeway made famous by Dot Butler, the barefoot bushwalker, in earlier times.
David and wife Willemina, both keen bush carers, moved to Newcastle two years ago and have been much missed by the local bushcare team in Greville Street, Chatswood.
Born on March 31, 1943, he was a much-loved husband, father, grandfather, and brother. A not-quite retired civil engineer and passionate bushwalker.
In view of the Covid circumstances in several states, Australian championships organisers have decided to extend the deadline for standard entries from August 22 until September 5.
We have new dates for two of our State League weekends that were postponed due to the latest covid outbreak.
Assuming community sport is allowed by then, the Port Macquarie weekend will now be held on Oct 23-24. This is the first time our newest club has hosted a State League event and we are excited for them.
The NSW championships near Lithgow are now set down for November 20-21. This is because it came to our attention that the Bathurst 1000 motor trace was rescheduled to Nov 6-7, our preferred date. Our organisers hence decided that this clash was too big an issue for accommodation and traffic.
We have cancelled the NSW schools champs, and it's highly unlikely the ACT Champs (Aug 21-22) will count as State Leagues given the NSW travel restrictions will apply until late August.
