Previous news and announcements

Woodlake Village Community Centre, Ellenbrook

Enjoy exploring the suburb of Ellenbrook at the second event of the 2022-23 MetrO Series. There are out-of-bounds areas on the map - please do not enter. Some Short & Medium course routes and all Long course routes require you to cross Pinaster Parade, a busy road, so be very careful when crossing.

Murray Valley

Continuing with what is now tradition - the MTBO season pushing into October - we finally got to have the WA MTBO Long Champs. With the bridge repaired and the river crossing not flooded, riders finally got to enjoy Murray Valley South on a new map made by Duncan Sullivan. Lots of fast purpose-built mountain bike trails and one-way systems all made for a good long distance with plenty of route choice.

Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th October, 2022

Mt Elphinstone

On the Saturday afternoon twenty five people, including fifteen from Perth, took part in the event at Mt Elphinstone set by Tony Whittaker. The courses were carefully designed so that it was possible to avoid the darkest green parts of the map if you utilised the tracks. It was a small, interesting map which included cliffs, large rock surfaces, some climbs, thick vegetation and a network of tracks, some of them rather vague. A map flip...

Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th October, 2022

Albany's ADHOC is organising a weekend of south coast orienteering for the middle of October.

South East of The Lakes Roadhouse

A fine spring morning greeted 90 orienteers at Mt Billy last Sunday. Wildflowers were abundant with cowslip orchids being a feature and a profusion of Isopogons showing off their pink mop heads.

Near Sawyers Valley

Over 100 competitors made it out to the WA Long Distance Championships at Malmalling East. Apart from those misled by signs that were turned around by ‘pranksters’ on motor bikes, most competitors reached the start on time. The terrain was less rough and rocky than experienced in recent events and winning times indicated that the courses were age appropriate, although the range of times suggested that they still provided quite a few people with challenges.

The University of Western Australia

Changes to terrain at universities seem to be unpredictable but fortunately the music event in the pre-start area was over by noon, and the temporary fencing surrounding a control on course 1 was dismantled enough in time to allow access and exit along mapped routes. We had been warned about a wedding which may be why car parking was less easy than expected.

Sunday 5th - Monday 6th June

Dale, near Beverley

On the Sunday and Monday of the June Long Weekend, head to the fast and runnable area of Hill Park Dale (near Beverley) for the WA Classic two-day bush event! This is the only event on the OWA calendar this year where your performance over two days counts for the overall result. Awards are made for first male and first female on each course, based on cumulative time over the two days.

The WA Classic is a great opportunity to get out of the city...

Near Sawyers Valley

The Long Distance Championships are one of our major events for the year. Pre-entry is required for championship courses, with entry closing at midnight on Sunday 11th September. A limited number of Enter on the Day courses will be available. While the map was first produced many years ago, the area used for these championships has not been used in over a decade. Participants whose primary interest is not competing are likely to find beautiful wildflowers to distract them.

Swan Valley

No jumbucks were spotted, but we did see kangaroos, emus, echidnas, goats and trail runners. Those orienteers carefully guiding their feet over the rocky ground may have spotted some blue leschenaultias and fringed lilies. The ridge also provided expansive views up the lower Avon Valley
and across the coastal plain and encroaching suburbia.

The University of Western Australia, Crawley

After two years, the WA Sprint Champs is returning to UWA and there will be plenty of variety for all! The routes weave through scenic gardens and complex buildings utilising a large portion of the Campus. Running will be fast, Route Choices tricky and Navigation Critical! Come enjoy the challenge and see if you can claim the title of being WA’s FASTEST Orienteer!

Murdoch University, South St, Murdoch

In spite of the University authorities’ stringent requirements and exclusion of a large part of the previous map, suitable terrain remained for adequate courses, set by Ken Brownlie under assiduous control by Anthea Feaver.

Nearly 125 people took part including 16 who ran more than one course; a couple of enthusiastic youngsters, and elders, doing all four.

Whiteman Park, Whiteman

Sunday March 27^th was a busy day for orienteering at Whiteman Park. A Beginner's Course was held in conjuction with the 3^rd NavDash event of the year, and the OWA AGM was held after the NavDash event. 

Read all about these three events here:
- Beginner's Course
- NavDash 3
- OWA AGM 2022

off Westdale Road, near Beverley

After a very cold and foggy start the day turned out to be perfect for orienteering. Sixty three orienteers enjoyed the courses set over a mix of open farmland and bush, flat rock surfaces and complex granite. Times on most courses were fast.

Whiteman Park

It was a dark and stormy night before the Primary School Championships on 17 August 2022. On the morning of the event, two schools decided not to attend because of the predicted severe weather. The event Organisers had an early morning consultation with BOM Perth and decided to continue with the event. Thankfully, apart from one deluge of rain during setup the rain held off until after the end of the event. Eighty-five students from 10 schools participated. Thirty-one volunteers