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Dianella Regional Open Space, Number 3 Oval
Off Morley Drive, Dianella

Dianella Regional Open Space is a large reserve comprising extensive bushland, three ovals and play areas. The short course is entirely within the reserve, while the longer courses include quiet streets and parks within Dianella.

Start time: Mass start at 5 pm.
Courses: Short (~3 km), Medium (~5 km) and Long (~8 km).
Courses close: At 6:15 pm. Please return to the assembly area by this time even if you have not finished your...

Ferndale Park, Dampier Way, Ferndale

Join us for a pleasant run in the parkland around Ferndale. The course will take participants around Bannister Creek and Canning River Regional Park. Expect to get sand in your shoes and have an up-close look at Canning River.

Start time: Mass start at 5 pm.
Courses: Short (~3 km), Medium (~5 km) and Long (~8 km).
Courses close: At 6:15 pm. Please return to the assembly area by this time even if you have not finished your course.
Facilities: Toilets.

Brown Park Recreation & Community Centre, Salisbury Road, Swan View

Head east to the Darling Range foothills and explore the suburb of Swan View. Find some of the thirty controls scattered on the flatter part of the map. Participants on the longer courses will visit the area next to the railway heritage trail.

Start time: Mass start at 5pm.
Courses: Short (~3 km), Medium (~5 km) and Long (~8 km).
Courses close: At 6:15 pm. Please return to the assembly area by this time even if you have not...

Willetton Playgroup, 6 Kingfisher Loop, Willetton

The MetrO series continues with the Burrendah event, south of the river.

The Burrendah map is part of the undulating suburb of Willetton. It offers many parks with connecting laneways, making for enjoyable running. Come and enjoy the courses set by Kate Braid. The assembly area is on the grounds of the Willetton Playgroup. Parking is available at the playgroup and along Apsley Road.

Carine Senior High School, Osmaston Road, Carine

Come and enjoy the final event of the winter orienteering season. The previously postponed WA State Sprint Championships are being held on a new map covering the compact grounds of Carine Senior High School.
Pre-entry is required for Championship courses. Championship entries are now closed

Everyone is welcome to participate, including beginners. Two EOD (enter on the day) courses will be available after Championship entrants have started....

Banyowla Regional Park, Martin

This is the last scheduled MTBO event for 2021. Come along to Banyowla Regional Park in Martin (just up the hill from Gosnells) to enjoy some bush riding, with some steep sections in the longer courses. The assembly area will be the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Centre.

Everyone is welcome to participate including beginners and instruction will be provided. So come enjoy your Sunday morning out on the trails!

Hill Park Dale, SW of Beverley

The Hill Park Dale map is on scenic private farm land south-west of Beverley. The area mapped consists of high-quality farmland with complex contour features, remnant vegetation, cleared paddocks and extensive rock detail. Courses have been set to cater for all levels of orienteering. The assembly area has expansive views and is a great area for picnicking.

Please note: Because of recent wet weather it may be necessary to change the position of the assembly...

Pony Road, off West Talbot Road, Mount Observation

Entries are now open in Eventor for a standard orienteering event at Wundabiniring Brook (SW Mt Observation) on September 5th. Come and enjoy the challenge of running on a map little used over the past few years.

A full range of courses is offered from H1 to VE to suit all standards and ambitions. There is a range of terrain from relatively flat, partly cleared very runnable land around the Helena River, leading into more rocky spur/gully...

Yarra Road & Jib Road Junction, off Great Southern Highway

Entries are now open in Eventor for a standard orienteering event at Marginata in the Helena Valley on 12th September.  This is the last bush event before the Long Distance Championships the following weekend so there will be H1 to H5 Courses as well as Moderate, Easy and Very Easy on offer. The course lengths will give all a chance to test their legs before the Champs. Given the rainy winter we've had, we are anticipating a spectacular...

Christmas Tree Creek

The WA Club Relays will take place at Christmas Tree Creek on the western edge of John Forrest National Park. The terrain is mostly open with rock features and small patches of bush. The Paterson's Curse is flourishing so this will make for slower running. The Hard Open courses will cross the creek. Bring a change of shoes and socks!

Non-relay participants and casual members may Enter on the Day at the event. Courses available will be Easy, Moderate, and a Hard Masters.

Pre-entry...

Bradford Street, Mt Lawley

Course setters have made the most of this compact area to produce enjoyable and challenging courses for all ages and levels. Hard courses use the student accommodation area as well as the main campus, with the long course also taking competitors to the adjacent Mount Lawley High school grounds.

Assembly area: Visitor Carpark 1 off Bradford St.

Registration: Pre-entry via Eventor is available and is preferred. Entries close at noon on Saturday 21st August.
On the day

Channing Road, Gorrie

Look forward to varied terrain at this event: open jarrah forest, areas of dense grass trees, some patches of thick vegetation, steeper hillsides with rock detail, and open fast-running areas. Being a middle distance event, the hard courses have an emphasis on detailed navigation in technical terrain.

Information about the event can be found on Eventor, and an Information flyer is available. Entries for the Championships have closed. 
You can still Enter on the Day, but...

Willetton Senior High School, Pinetree Gully Road, Willetton

Come along to try out the intricate pathways that characterise Willetton Senior High School. This is another SOL (State O League) event so you'll have the opportunity to earn some OY points.

Pre-entry via Eventor is preferred. Entries close at 9 am on Saturday 14th August, the day of the event. However, EOD (Enter on the Day) will be available at the event 1:00 - 2:30 pm.
Which course should I enter? Read the SOL rules before...

Lake Leschenaultia

Come to Lake Leschenaultia to enjoy mostly gently undulating terrain. Each course traverses bushland and a lakeside section, mostly on fire breaks but with some single tracks too.

Pre-entries are now open in Eventor, and are required to enter the championship events. Pre-entries close at 23:59 on Wednesday 4 August.

For those looking for a more relaxed and non-championship kind of day, entry on the day is available for select courses (see  Information Flyer >> here)

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800 Hillcroft Rd, Jelcobine near Brookton

Frazzle comprises mostly open farmland with many detailed rock areas and many clearings and rock surfaces. You are welcome to come to Frazzle on the Saturday before the event and camp with your fellow orienteers.

This is an SOL (State O League) event so you will be able to track how your performance is going by running the nominated course for your age group. You can compare your times with others in your age group and earn OY (Orienteer of the Year) points...