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Newcastle start their annual mountain bike orienteering summer series on Sunday September 20 at Killingworth South.
Mountain bike orienteering is loads of fun and we have attracted many new families to the sport in the past two years - not to mention developed an Australian representative at the same time.
The BOSS series is held monthly on Sunday mornings and has two formats:
* LineScore for the fitter riders where you do a short line course then a score course
* AllScore for the more relaxed riders who prefer just to do a score course.
Both have a 75-minute time limit, with starts any time between 9-10am.
The assembly location is the corner of Sackville Street and The Trongate. Please check the Eventor page for important covid information.
And on the October long weekend in Sydney we will stage two DUO events - where you can do one course on foot and another course on your bike.
The dates are Sat Oct 3 at Appin and Mon Oct 5 at Frenchs Forest.
For more info, see our dedicated MTBO web page where each event has links to the Eventor.
Sydney MetrO League Round 4 is on a new Garingal map at Scheyville near Windsor on Sunday.- haven't done much bush orienteering, it is a great area to learn to read contours and use a compass.
- are an old hand, it's mostly open, with enough detail to be interesting - just steer clear of the green.
- lack fitness, there are no big hills and no rock.
There will be no Enter on Day and no allocated start times. Vulnerable people can start from 9.30-10am, everyone else from 10-11am.
Pre-entry closes 6pm Saturday, whether you are running in a team or casually.
Participants are asked to arrive, warm up, start when ready, cool down in their marked area and leave. Read the important notes in Eventor for who is allowed to participate and how the event will be conducted.
In welcome news, car parking fees do NOT apply for this event.
Mapper Carol Jacobson has also supplied a link to a history of the event site which makes for interesting reading.
We have a vacancy at ONSW for a Member Protection Information Officer (MPIO).
A Member Protection Information Officer is responsible for providing confidential information about a person's rights, responsibilities and options to an individual making a complaint or raising a concern.
They are the first point of contact in a sporting organisation in such cases. MPIOs are generally impartial but do not mediate or investigate complaints.
If you are interested in this important volunteer role, or have questions about the position, please email the ONSW Secretary
Prospective MPIOs undertake training leading to certification. Currently all training is via the internet – see here for more details.
ONSW thanks Lisa Lampe for the five years she spent in this role.
The four NSW events set down for this weekend will go ahead but please note that restrictions now apply due to NSW government guidelines being tightened.
Where you live determines which events you may enter.
Sat Aug 29 SOS at Rydalmere: residents in the WHO club region can start between 9-10am, residents in the Uringa club region can start between 10.30-11am.
Sat Aug 29 SOS at Lane Cove North: Entries will be accepted for this event from households that are residents in the Bennelong Northside, Big Foot and Garingal club region.
See the map for regions.
Sun Aug 30 at Newcastle: check this flowchart for eligibility and start windows.
Sun Aug 30 at Wagga: only people from the Riverina area may compete.
You can view all four events on Eventor here. Please check Eventor for any last-minute changes.
