Welcome to Orienteering!
For coming events, check the Events page for the full list of events in 2009. The next Sunday bush Orienteering event will be listed as a news item below and the OAWA Newsletter will have full details of all events for the next month.
If you haven't done Orienteering before, have a look at the New to Orienteering page, or send an enquiry to OAWA.
While you're here, why not check out Event Results or some of the routes that people took using RouteGadget!
Bunbury Orienteering
Orienteering in the Bunbury region is conducted by the South West Orienteering Trekkers - SWOT. You can find more information on their club page here.
Metro Series Underway
Sunday, 15 November 2009
121 people ran and walked around the lakes, parks and streets of Carine between 5 and 6pm on Saturday, welcoming the start of the 2009/2010 Be Active Metropolitan Orienteering season.
Winning times ranged from 17 to 34 minutes for the short and long courses. Most took longer but still enjoyed the fun of exercising and navigating simultaneously.
There were lots of groups ( families and friends ) participating for the first time and their favourable comments mean they’ll be back for more at Kings Park next week. Many brought dogs on leads – maybe we should introduce a category for the loyal hounds and handlers, not to mention parents with prams!
Congratulations to the winners Oliver Martin (Short), Henry McNulty (Medium), and Steve Fletcher (Long). Steve just managed to hold off Oscar McNulty and avoid a clean sweep by the Juniors. The first women on each course were Cath Chalmers and Aoife Rothery (Short), Cathryn Baylis (Medium), and Kim Hazeldine (Long).
The full results have now been published.
The next Be Active Metro Series event is at Kings Park on Saturday 21st November at 5.00pm. The assembly area is near the corner of Saw Avenue and May Drive, and if this is your first event, make sure you register by 4.45pm and attend the Newcomer’s Briefing, where you will be shown what you have to do.
Come along and enjoy some late wildflowers in the Park, and take on the challenge to solve the usual route choice puzzle. Once you have worked this out, navigating around your chosen course should be easy!
The Be Active Metro Series is proudly sponsored by Healthway to promote the Heart Foundation’s Be Active message. Additional sponsorship is by Brooks and Runners World.
For more information contact Tony on 9228 0085 or 0417 919 513, or click here to go to the Metro Series pages.
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Be Active 2009/10 Metro Series Orienteering
Sunday, 8 November 2009
Orienteering Western Australia’s Summer Event Program, the Be Active Metro Series program commences on Saturday 14th November at Carine Regional Open Space, starting near the Disabled Riding Association Centre, off Monyash Rd, at 5.00pm. If this is your first event, make sure you register by 4.45pm and attend the Newcomer’s Briefing, where you will be shown what you have to do. There are three courses available at all events, Short 2-3kms, Medium 4-6kms, Long 7-8kms. Weekly prizes include best male/female on each course, and an entry ticket prize draw for a Runners World gift voucher. Compete in a minimum of seven events over the Summer to qualify for Series awards.
Details of the events for the remainder of 2009 are:
Saturday 21st November – Kings Park (Saw Avenue).
Saturday 28th November – Burrendah (Willetton Primary School).
Saturday 5th December – Kewdale (Tomato Lake).
Saturday 12th December – City Beach North (Kapinara Primary).
The Be Active Metro Series is proudly sponsored by Healthway to promote the Heart Foundation’s Be Active message. Additional sponsorship is by Brooks and Runners World. For more information contact Tony on 9228 0085 or 0417 919 513, or click here to go to the Metro Series pages.
  
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