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Alex Massey and Jenny Enderby have been crowned men's and women's champions after another successful Newcastle street summer series.
Former Armidale JWOC rep Kasimir Gregory was second in the men's while Nicole Haigh was again runner-up in the women's.
The best 10 of 17 possible scores counted. Results can be found here.
And, in a category that surely ranks among the greatest - and most inclusive - in any sport, Ginaya Dunn - another recruit from MTBO - won the pram walking section.
What a great way to encourage parents of little ones to get out there and take in some exercise!
The Jenkins family won the teams category and Arthur Kingsland took out the walkers category.
The series attracted more than 240 different participants. Thank you to all the setters, organisers and vetters.
Newcastle now move into Park series mode, with a long and a short line course on offer on Wednesdays in March. Details are here.
NSW and Australian orienteering have lost another huge personality with the recent passing of Andrew Calder in Finland, aged 73.
Andrew made a massive contribution during the 1980s and 1990s as an event organiser and participant, along with wife Val and children David and Julie.
Later he moved to Finland and continued his support by managing Australian world championship teams, as follows:
* JWOC 1992, 1993, 1994, 2003
* WOC 2001
Andrew enjoyed walking in the forest, swimming, gardening, cooking, making jam by the kilo, bird watching, stamp collecting and attending concerts but most of all he liked to celebrate with friends and family. Many an hour were dedicated to the making of birthday cakes.
Here is the memorial site in case you can Zoom into the Celebration of Life on February 27th @ 7pm or leave a tribute: www.mykeeper.com/profile/AndrewCalder/
Orienteering Australia is urgently seeking new Board members.
There are a number of vacant Board positions to be filled at the AGM at Easter. The Board consists of seven elected positions and only three existing Board members will be standing for re-election. (Blair Trewin and Bruce Bowen have reached their maximum terms under the new constitution and are ineligible to stand for re-election).
Under the new structure, the Board is elected as a group and then elects its own chair. The Board also determines which specific positions are to be created from amongst its membership, although it is expected that the existing positions of Technical, Finance and High Performance will be retained in some form.
If you are interested in contributing to the strategic direction, management and growth of orienteering in Australia, please send your nomination to the Executive Officer at
OA seeks a Board with the best possible gender balance and therefore especially encourages female candidates to put themselves forward. We would also welcome younger Board candidates; we have had numerous Board members under 40 in the past.
Board meetings typically take place online one evening every 4-6 weeks. In normal circumstances, there is also the Annual Conference on a weekend in December, as well as the Annual General Meeting (normally at Easter).
Any of the following may nominate a candidate for election:
· A State Association
· A current member of the Orienteering Australia Board
· An Orienteering Australia Committee
If you would like to discuss a potential role on the Board further, please contact the current President, Blair Trewin, on 0413 849 309 or at
Here's a great way to see a bit of our state and dust off your compass at the same time: our Coffs Harbour and Armidale clubs are combining for the Waterfall Way Weekend on Mar 13-14.
Events are in Dorrigo (Saturday afternoon and evening) and Sawmill Creek east of Armidale (Sunday morning), just an 80-minute drive away.
With March average temperatures in the low-to-mid 20s, this is an ideal weekend to also escape the humid coastal summer weather!
The flyer has the basic details. Camping is available in Dorrigo.
