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Edith Cowan University, Joondalup

Welcome to the first NavDash event for 2023! This event will take place on a Sunday morning on the Joondalup campus of Edith Cowan University.

NavDash, also known as sprint events, feature short courses (2–3.5 kms), usually held in a small, compact  area with complex features, such as the buildings and passages of a university campus.

Woodbridge Riverside Park, Viveash

The second last MetrO series event was held at Woodbridge Riverside Park in Viveash. An amazing turnout of participants rocked up to race around Viveash and along the river, so much so that we ran out of maps! While the Short course may not have provided lots of route choice, the Medium & Long courses were filled with plenty of routes to choose from.

Sandon Park, Waterford

Following a very hot week and a forecast of 38 degrees, 60 people attended the event, including several newcomers. Due to the hot weather, the courses were shortened slightly by reducing the number of controls required, to reduce the risk of heat stress. Many competitors also took the opportunity to cool off in the Canning River after their run.

City Beach Primary School

The last MetrO of the season is upon us, and to celebrate the finale we'll have a maypole dance... well sort of, but instead of a maypole we'll all dance around a water-tower! This event is on a new map that fills in the missing bit right in the centre of City Beach. Anyone who likes hills will be happy, especially if they find the vertical beach!

Melene Reserve, Duncraig

The cool breeze set in this week, making for a very pleasant day of Orienteering at Event 9 of the MetrO Series in Duncraig. Roughly 75 participants dashed through the dead ends, making good use of the connecting paths, to visit many of the parks and schools in the area.

Camp Quaranup, Albany

20-23 January, 2023

Three Nights were enjoyed at this beautiful camp with views over Princess Royal Harbour, the Wind Farm, and the Port of Albany. Twenty juniors and eleven adults attended this camp over three nights, in typical Albany weather with a strong easterly for three days and on Sunday night there was a very loud thunderstorm directly over the camp. The last day, Monday was beautiful and sunny with less winds and many of the juniors and adults had a swim in King

Woodbridge Riverside Park, Viveash

Come to the riverside suburb of Viveash to enjoy the second-last event of the 2022-23 MetrO Series. The assembly area is adjacent to Woodbridge Riverside Park. Courses have been designed to avoid long grass, so route choice may be limited.

Mt Henry Bridge Reserve, Mt Pleasant

Event 8 at Mt Pleasant was probably the warmest event of the MetrO Series so far this season with temperatures just over 30 degrees at the time of running. There was a good turnout of ~93 participants who enjoyed finding controls in picturesque locations along the Canning River and around Booragoon Lake and Blue Gum Lake.

Sandon Park, Fairview Gardens, Waterford

This is your chance to redeem yourself if you participated in the 2022 Xmas novelty event and give this map another crack! The Manning map covers the suburbs of Salter Point and Waterford taking in views across the Canning River. The map covers parkland, quiet suburban streets and the wetlands of the area.

Mardalup Park, Brown Street, East Perth

A pleasant, if somewhat windy, afternoon greeted about 75 participants at Mardalup Park. There was only one family of newcomers but the activity, especially the mass start, attracted the attention of several passers-by who went away with information and a copy of the map.

Mt Henry Bridge Reserve, Mt Pleasant

The second MetrO event of 2023 will be held in Mount Pleasant. The assembly area is in shaded parkland overlooking the Canning River. There is parking along the Esplanade as well as in other nearby streets (Curruthers Rd and Shirley Ave). Public toilets are available at the assembly area.

Melene Reserve, Duncraig

The map covers the northern part of Duncraig, which is the area north of Warwick Road. There are four schools on the map, with courses passing through many of the parks in the area. The map contains many dead ends and finding the connecting paths will be key!

Mardalup Park, Brown Street, East Perth

The first event of 2023 will be held in Claisebrook / Goongoongup. Come and enjoy the riverside in East Perth and explore the lanes and parks in the area.

The map includes part of the highly developed residential area of East Perth, a narrow strip of riverside parkland, some commercial streets, older suburbia and the East Perth power station (which is under redevelopment and out of bounds). 

Lake Jualbup, Shenton Park

There was a good turnout for the 6th MetrO event of the season with over 100 people going out on course. Competitors navigated around the grid of streets and laneways of Shenton Park and some of Subiaco. There were some issues with the splits printer early on, but it all got sorted out eventually.

Rossmoyne Park, Central Road, Rossmoyne

It was a lovely sunny afternoon when over 80 people navigated the streets and riverside paths in Rossmoyne. The event was held at Rossmoyne Park, containing large sections of Rossmoyne and Shelley foreshore.