Previous news and announcements

Tour de Narrogin

Scene of the Australian Middle Distance Championships in April 2019, Foxes Lair has been re-incarnated as an MTBO map.
Runners are also welcome to enter if they'd like a long track run. The area is popular with local and visiting walkers so due caution is required. The eastern end of the map has an interesting area of single track developed by the local Wheatbelt Cycling Collective - all of the tracks are one way.

Please comply with any COVID-19 restrictions in place at the...

Christmas Tree Creek

The very popular Women’s Training Day returns! It’s always been a lot of fun, combining some bush training with some socialising.

When: Sunday 11th July, start time 9.30 am sharp.
Where: Christmas Tree Creek in John Forrest National Park.

Activities: We will be dividing you into two groups based on your level of orienteering experience, so hopefully there will be something at an appropriate level to develop your skills.

Lunch: We will book to have lunch in a local...

Gunapin Ridge, west of Beverley

SOL (State O League) events allow you 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 also earn OY (Orienteer of the Year) points that are used to determine who wins the Orienteer of the Year awards. Gunapin is the first such event for 2021.

Gunapin terrain is mostly undulating bush land with many detailed rock areas and many clearings and rock surfaces....

John Forrest National Park, Darlington

POSTPONED due to current COVID restrictions. Please check back for future scheduling.

Jaunt at John Forrest, to be held in John Forrest National Park, is an ideal introductory event to bush orienteering. The event is close to Perth and designed to ensure that you are never far from a track. Try some trail walking or running with a difference.

Please note: Please comply with any COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time of the event and continue to...

John Forrest National Park, Darlington

Same place, but on a new day!

Jaunt at John Forrest, to be held in John Forrest National Park, is an ideal introductory event to bush orienteering. The event is close to Perth and designed to ensure that you are never far from a track. Try some trail walking or running with a difference.
Note that there is a fee payable to enter the National Park: details are at https://parks.dpaw.wa.gov.au/know/park-entry-fees.

Please note: Please comply with any COVID-19...

Jorgensen Park, Kalamunda

Come and enjoy, once more, the fun of finding your way through the old fairways, the parrot bush paths, the tracks crisscrossing the start of the Bibbulmun track at Kalamunda. We have had good rain this year so the bush is sparkling and the terrain soft underfoot. The usual courses, ranging from Very Easy (suitable for beginners and the very young) through to Medium where you have some help with navigational ‘handles’ such as paths and streams and powerlines, to the...

Langford Park, Jarrahdale

The courses are set in the complex area encompassing the mountain bike trails at Langford Park near Jarrahdale. The single track is mostly rated blue and there are many vehicle tracks of varying standard. The map has been updated to the recent draft version of the international symbols for MTBO. E-bikes and runners also welcome.

Please note:Please comply with any COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time of the event and continue to practise social distancing and...

Kenine Hill, near Katanning

Sunday 6th and Monday 7th June

Another long weekend is coming up, 5 - 7 June, and there are two O events scheduled thanks to our friends in ADHOC and SWOT! Expect grazed farmland with lots of small and some large granite on the Kenine Hill map, last used in 2019. Camping will be available, and if that is not your thing, then you may like to investigate other accommodation options in the area.

Please note: Please comply with any COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time...

South of the Lakes

This area is typical WA granite orienteering terrain with hills and streams, on the northern flank of the Helena River valley and with fewer thicket areas than Mt. Billy.

Note that this event is not at Jumbuck Hill, which appeared on a draft program, due to a bushfire early this year.

Please note: Please comply with any COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time of the event and continue to practise social distancing and good hand hygiene.

Pre-entry via Eventoris available and...

Dwellingup

Enjoy a morning riding through one of the most beautiful parts of the state! The Marrinup/Dwellingup MTBO event is in score format; you will have 4 hours to visit as many controls as you like on WA's largest orienteering map.

From the Visitor Centre in Dwellingup, you can either go out for the full 4 hours, or come back for a recharge and enjoy the cafe!
There will be lots of controls within a 3 km radius of the start, so the event is well suited to beginners, families, and even...

Southeast of Sawyers Valley

It's been some time since this area has been used for an event. Come and enjoy re-acquainting yourself with this popular area on courses set by Craig Dufty, Rachel West and Matt Seward.

Please note: COVID-19 restrictions including wearing of masks, as announced by the WA Government, still apply at the time of writing and may still apply to this event. If any restrictions are still in place on 9th May, then please adhere to these requirements. Please continue to...

Whiteman Park, Swan Valley

Come to scenic Whiteman Park to try OWA's first bush event for 2021! Spend your Sunday morning exploring the park while looking for hidden orange and white flags, then continue to enjoy the park in a more traditional manner after you are done with your map!

The area is generally flat and sandy with kilometres of fences and thousands of kangaroos (beware of ticks). Navigating in Whiteman Park is not difficult but your route choices will be determined by out of bounds...

Ellen Street, Fremantle

NavDash events have courses to suit all abilities and it's a great way to continue orienteering after the Metro Series. There is more information on NavDash events on the OWA website. Please pre-enter via Eventor if at all possible.

A multi-level Sprint spectacular!

We’ve visited John Curtin College of the Arts a few times since Noel mapped it in 2017. For a campus that is composed almost entirely of orthogonally positioned rectangular buildings, it has proved to be...

Progress Drive, Bibra Lake

Return to this popular area, this time with your bike. It's the first MTBO event for the year, so get the tyres pumped up and the chain lubricated.

Bike at Bibra is a two hour long bike orienteering event suitable for all ages and abilities. Start at 2 pm and spend up to two hours riding your bike through the suburbs of Bibra Lake, South Lake and North Lake looking for controls. You can ride by yourself or with your family or friends. The event ends at 4 pm.

Please...

Attendees at the 2021 AGM unanimously approved the proposal to confer life membership on Jan Fletcher and Carol Brownlie. 

We can't quite say this was proposed by Council since both ladies were council members and little subterfuge was required to ensure they were taken by surprise by the additional item of business that had been kept off the agenda.

Jan joined OWA and LOST on arrival back in Perth in 1979 after a few years in Canada where she and Ian had been introduced to orienteering.  Since...