Coming Events

map	Fri 1 Nov 5:30 pm Goldseekers Park #1 - Cook Park Cook Park

map	Sat 2 Nov 9:30 am SOS 3 - Middle Cove Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, 5A Glenroy Ave, Middle Cove

map	Sat 2 Nov 10:00 am Illawarra Map Running Series - Spring #3 Croome Sporting Complex John O Dwyer Oval within Croome Sporting Complex - use the northern entrance from Croome Road - most direct access to Oval.

map	Sun 3 Nov 4:00 pm River and Bay Series #2 - Randwick Over the Rainbow, Randwick

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 72 Ross Street

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

map	Sat 9 Nov 9:30 am SOS 4

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

The NSW State League finished in September, and the 2023 OY badges (1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd) are now being distributed to club.

Names of the 2023 Orienteers of the Year (first place in each A class) are published at https://www.onsw.asn.au/site_j40/current-nsw-champions.

Full Eventor NSW State League Series results - 2023 NSW State League Pointscore

The Orienteer of Year competition was established in the 1970s, announced by then newsletter editor Toy Martin:

The OA of New South Wales has decided to begin the point score [for Orienteer of the Year] with the Heathcote event. This point system will be a good indicator of ability and consistency and will be a valuable reference for both team selectors and referees in ‘who’s better’ arguments. The leader in the point score at the conclusion of the association year – March 31^st – will be declared ‘Orienteer of the Year’. Points will be allocated for all events sanctioned by the association.

The rules and timing have evolved a bit over the last 50 years!

How did your club fare this year? It’s something to celebrate!

	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Clubs membership at 3/10/2023
Bennelong North	7	0	5	12	101
Big Foot*	3	5	5	13	94
Bush ‘n’ Beach	0	0	3	3	20
Central Coast	2	3	2	7	49
Garingal	8	6	12	26	230
Goldseekers	1	3	1	5	55
Hastings Orienteering Group	1	1	2	4	21
Illawarra-Kareelah	1	1	4	6	41
Newcastle	13	15	9	37	203
Northern Tablelands	0	1	0	1	21
Southern Highlands	8	2	1	11	54
Uringa	3	6	2	11	90
Wagga & Riverina	1	0	3	4	22
Western & Hills	4	8	4	16	90

*⃰Callum Waland runs in the NSW State League under the Knox Grammar banner; he earned his 2^nd place OY badge as a member of Big Foot. [Knox Grammar is an ‘associate group’.]

Orienteering Learning Centre goes live!

Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce that the Orienteering Learning Centre (OLC) will go live on Tuesday 24 October 2023!
Hosted on the Australian Sport Learning Centre, the OLC will feature both orienteering specific and sector wide courses.

This will include the recently updated orienteering coaching courses, the ASC's Community Coaching - Essential Skills Course and some Play by the Rules courses, with more Sport Integrity Australia courses to follow.
As of 24 October 2023, both Orienteering Instructor (Teacher) and Orienteering Instructor (Community) will be available to complete online.

This will be followed by Learn and Play Orienteering Coach, Competition Orienteering Coach and Performance Orienteering Coach in 2024.

All components of each course will be completed on the platform, including e-learning and face to face activities, creating one central location for learning!
In the future, controller accreditation courses will be added, as well as courses for event organisers, volunteers and participants.

Orienteering Australia is excited to use this platform to enhance the experience of all individuals who are involved with our sport!
On 24 October 2023, learners can sign up to the Orienteering Learning Centre here.

Learners who already have an account on the Australian Sport Learning Centre will receive an email asking them if they wish to transition their account across to the OLC.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Brodie Nankervis, Manager of Coaching Development, OA
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Vale - John Macken (1930 - 2023)