Previous news and announcements

Swan Valley Adventure Centre

Yet another lovely sunny day for the sprint event at Swan Valley Adventure Centre, with a relatively tight strip of buildings and some extensive grounds and bush for navigational variety. The main courses took the best bits of the map to challenge runners, from the extremely passable Jane Brook Ditch to the courtyards and nooks of the built up section. Some tight competition at the top of the field, while the rest of us mortals had a good time.

Crescent Rd, Kalamunda

We will revisit Jorgensen Park, formerly the site of the Kalamunda Golf Club, as an introduction to the 2024 Bush orienteering season. The range of courses offer something for everyone - regardless of age, orienteering experience or fitness level. For those new to orienteering, coaches/instructors will be on hand to get you started.

This event is a WA Schools Team Selection Event.

Carine Senior High School

NavDash 4 visits Carine SHS for the fourth installment of the NavDash Sprint orienteering Series. Courses traverse the high school grounds visiting some never before navigated buildings and areas to test your orienteering skills. With three courses, Easy, Short and Long, all with intended winning times under 15 minutes, they provide options that should suit everyone.

Mardalup Park, Claisebrook

At first sight Claisebrook Cove seems too simple for a good sprint event, with almost none of the arrays of small built structures, nooks, alleys and dead ends found elsewhere. Consequently, the courses had many fast-running, left/right route choice legs but several sections of the map did offer multi-choice legs (up to four feasible routes) and, with the stress of racing, the courses were still complex enough for some people to make significant errors.

Fauntleroy Avenue, Belmont

Garvey Park is a picturesque location beside the Swan River. Entries are now open on Eventor.

4 day course in March

Ever thought about trying orienteering but not sure what to do?

Using Orienteering Australia's "Learn to Orienteer" resources, OWA has designed a four day course to introduce first timers to the skills of orienteering. Coaches will help guide you through the basics of reading an orienteering map and how an orienteering event works. You will have the opportunity to practice basic skills with coaches on hand to help you before trying an easy course on your own.

Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley

"That was a lot of fun", thought setter Tom Brownlie, as he wrote this event report. It was a little rushed toward the start time with a minor issue quickly solved by the unflappable Melinda on the computer. The numerous offers of help before, during and after the event were very much appreciated and demonstrate the team work always present at events.

Walliabup Skate Park, Bibra Lake

This might seem like deja vu, but it's not a re-run of 2021’s Bike at Bibra! We have new controls, an extended map and some excellent weather* to entice you. Come for a ride around Bibra Lake, North Lake and Murdoch, exploring back streets, bush reserves and maybe some of a uni campus.

Maylands Foreshore reserve

Just over 80 orienteers attended the final MetrO series event of the 2023/2024 season in Maylands. The Swan River foreshore made for a nice assembly area, and competitors picked a large variety of routes around the lakes and through the parklands on the peninsula. Those who took the time to enjoy the many scenic views from control sites would not have been disappointed. Thankfully, the weather was a little cooler than last week at just over 30 degrees at the time of

Edith Cowan University, Mt Lawley

Welcome to the first NavDash event for 2024! This event will take place on a Sunday morning on ECU's Mt Lawley campus. Entries are now open on Eventor.

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. 

Mardalup Park, Claisebrook

NavDash 2 courses will go through the Swan River foreshore parklands and quiet streets in redeveloped suburbia around Claisebrook Cove, with views across the river to Optus Stadium from the event site. The event centre is at Mardalup Park, at the east end of Brown Street, north of Claisebrook Cove. The three courses all have intended winning times under 15 minutes, but they provide options that should suit everyone.

Piara Waters

The latest MetrO event introduced a new map of Piara Waters from absentee course setter and mapper Ricky Thackray, who showed up just for the weekend to run the event before promptly fleeing the state again (temporarily). Conditions were on the warmer side of comfort but the hot weather predictor at 5pm allowed for full length courses to be run.

Woodvale

The cool breeze offered some relief from the three 40 degree days last week, setting the scene for a pleasant day of orienteering at Event 11 of the MetrO series! 85 participants dashed and wove their way through the streets of Woodvale to find controls scattered around parks, tied to light posts and hung on fences. The event saw lots of newcomers attend and take on the updated map, traversing the various parks and pathways in the area.

Maylands Foreshore Reserve

The MetrO series season finale will be held on the picturesque Maylands peninsula. The assembly area is in Maylands Foreshore Reserve overlooking the Swan River, near the popular Maylands Waterland water park. Many controls will be situated in parkland along the river and in the reserves around Lake Brearley and Lake Bungana.

Since this is the final event of the series, overall award winners will be announced after the event has concluded.

Robot Park, Piara Waters

The penultimate MetrO event of this season will be held in Piara Waters. Come and Join us for a run jog or walk around this beautiful newly mapped suburb on a long, medium or short course.

Entries are now open in Eventor.