Orienteering NSW

Coming Events

map	Wed 6 Nov 4:30 pm 2024/25 Sydney Summer Series #5 - Lindfield Primula Oval, Lindfield.

map	Wed 6 Nov 5:00 pm Newcastle Summer Street Series #4 - Blackalls Park Blackalls Park

map	Thu 7 Nov 5:00 pm Summer series #1 Robina Park (between Robina & Cynthia Crescents)

map	Fri 8 Nov 5:30 pm Goldseekers Park #2 - Gosling Creek Gosling Creek

map	Sat 9 Nov 9:30 am SOS 4 - St Leonards Gore Hill Oval, 209 Pacific Highway, St Leonards. Meet by the oval car park and playground.

map	Sat 9 Nov 10:00 am Illawarra Map Running Series - Spring #4 Unanderra Lindsay Maynes Park, cnr Princes Highway & Factory Rd, Unanderra

map	Sun 10 Nov 9:00 am Central Coast Summer Series 1 - Shelly Beach Naomi Honey Reserve, Shelly Beach Rd, Shelly Beach

map	Sun 10 Nov 4:00 pm River and Bay Series #3 - Canterbury The Gallops, Tasker park, Phillips Avenue Canterbury

map	Mon 11 Nov 7:30 pm Learn to Orienteer coaching information session

map	Wed 13 Nov 4:30 pm 2024/25 Sydney Summer Series #6 - Camperdown Memorial Rest Park, Camperdown.

The biennial Oceania champs are on in the Riverina later this year, and Bulletin 1 has been released.

Early bird entries (open now) offer a discount of about 10% on entry fees and are available until April 30.

Each event will offer full SI Air capablity, and sticks can be hired for the duration of the carnival.

Please note some Australian championship events are being held in conjunction with Easter in WA, and some as part of the Oceania champs.

Congratulations to Melissa Robertson and Mark Schaefer for taking out the Central Coast Summer Series, which had record attendances.

It was encouraging to see so many Sydney and Newcastle faces at these events.

Ivan Kent set a long, flat and fast course for Sunday's 10th and final event at Woy Woy, with lots of controls in close and some big distances between the ones down south.

Each person's best six scores counted, and in the final wash-up these people came out on top:

Women: 1st Melissa Robertson 600, 2nd Hilary Wood 554, 3rd Claire Joss 475
Men: 1st Mark Schaefer 560, 2nd John Bulman (GO) 547, 3rd Steven Roberts (NC) 534

CC also run a handicap competition in conjunction based on how much you improve over the series. Placings went to:

Women: 1st Elizabeth Bunn 624, 2nd Elizabeth Bulman (GO) 610, 3rd Suzanne Bramford 607
Men: 1st Trent Jones 675, 2nd Rudi Landsiedel (NC) 663, 3rd Justin Goodwin 659

Thanks to all the setters, organisers and other helpers. Don't forget the O'Shea 2-Days near Kincumber on March 2-3.

Our clubs in northern NSW resume their summer programs this week.

Armidale (Northern Tablelands) runs a brief Twilight series on Wednesdays in February. They have changed to a score course format with a time limit of 45 minutes and starts any time from 4-6pm.

The arena for the first event is the corner of Lynches Road and Judith Street near the netball courts. The course will be suitable for all ages but young children should be accompanied by an adult as the course will involve several street crossings.

Coffs Harbour (Bush n Beach) will have training sessions and runs every Wednesday, and every second Saturday. Our Scottish scholar in residence Grace Molloy has joined them for five weeks.

And their Grafton offshoot will have their monthly run on Friday, starting at Memorial Park at 5pm as usual.

Entries are now open for one of our unique annual events - the O'Shea 2-Days on the Central Coast on March 2-3.

This event is intended for pairs, though individuals are also welcome, and features three runs in 24 hours: a Saturday afternoon relay, a Saturday night individual run, and a Sunday morning team score course.

The traditional prizes of fruit cakes adorned with spearmint leaves (pictured) will again be on offer for the winners.

Entries close February 28 via Eventor, where you can also find the information flyer.