Previous news and announcements

Date: Tuesday 27th February 2018

Time: 6pm – 9pm,

South Perth Library Function Room
Cnr Sandgate St & South Terrace

If you are setting or controlling an event this season, you are asked to attend this Workshop if at all possible.

The Workshop will be an opportunity to learn or revise the fundamentals of course planning across the range of bush, sprint and MTBO events. There are changes to mapping standards, to our course setting software (Purple Pen), to control descriptions, and new course...

Tasmanian Carnival

Orienteering in Western Australia takes a pause for the next few weeks as attention turns to the Easter Tasmania 2018 Carnival. Best wishes to all our travelling West Australians who are taking part in the various events. You can find all the event details and check results via the Easter Tasmania website

And don’t forget in 2019 the attention will be on Western Australia when the National 3 Day Championship, the Australian Sprint Championship and the Australian Middle...

Location: Willetton Senior High School

Sunday 15th July 2018

Entries are now open

This new and intricate campus based sprint map will provide the perfect arena to host the 2018 WA Sprint Championships. Pre-entry is now open, so don’t miss your chance to text out your fine detail, sprint navigation as part of this event.

Entries close on midnight Sunday 8th July 2018

Go for 2 & 5 Primary Schools Championship

Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Lake Leschenaultia

Get your entries in today with school teams and individual entries welcome.

Entries are now open and will close on 27 July 2018

Would you like to become part of the accredited Orienteering WA coaching team?

A Level One coaching course is being arranged for early in 2018 so nominate now to take part.

You’ll need to be currently competently completing orienteering events at a Moderate or higher level and have the time to do the 3 course components. These are a series of online modules, practical 2 day workshop, over 2 weekends in late January, and then put your news skills into practice to plan, prepare, adapt and...

 Pemberton 11th – 14th January 2018

Kick off your 2018 MTBO training with a MTB skills and MTBO workshop in January at the Pemberton Camp School, located right next to the Pembi pool and the MTB trails.

This is a great venue and opportunity for those that would like to tune up their MTB skills and to participate in some workshops on understanding MTBO Course setting to help improve your performance.

WIth MTBO, NavDash and the bush foot event all getting underway don't forget to sign up for 2018 Membership of Orienteering Western Australia today. All full members of OWA recieved discounte event fees for every event.

Join or Renew your membership today via Eventor and become part of Orienteering WA. More information on how to join or renew your via Eventor can be found in the Membership area.

24th & 25th March 2018

Get in early this year for the SWOT weekend events in Bunbury and surrounding area. Saturday 24 March is a NavDash event at the Bunbury Senior High School. The school is celebrating 100 years this March and the architecture of the building and majestic views are not to be missed. Continuing on with majestic views, head up to Evedon for the Sunday 25 March event. Views down to Bunbury and ocean are amazing.

The Bunbury Sprint and Bush Event are both part of the State...

Sunday 11th March 2018

Tom Perrott Reserve, McCabe St, Mosman Park

The first event of the mountain bike orienteering season is a novelty bike (or walk/run) ramble in North Fremantle and Mosman Park. Participants will complete a clue answer sheet, based on information obtained by visiting the control points identified on the map, so make sure to bring a pen along. This event is less a race, more an adventure to find points of interest. A great way to get into bike based navigation and tune up...

Saturday 24th March 2018

Bunbury Senior High School, Haig Crescent (near Upper Esplanade)

The school is celebrating 100 years this March and the architecture of the building and majestic views are not to be missed.
Check the details and pre-register for each event via Eventor so that SWOT know you are coming!

Courses: NavDash -  courses available to suit all abilities
Koombana - Straight line 1km. Probable length – about 1.8km + stairs and slopes
Leschenault - Straight line 1.4km. Probable...

Sunday 25th March 2018

Evendon Ridge, near Burekup

Continuing on with majestic views, head up to Evedonon Sunday morning and enjoy the amazing views down to Bunbury and ocean while enjoying bush orienteering in the beautful south west.

Check the details and pre-register for each event via Eventor so that SWOT know you are coming!

Registration: 9.00am – 11.00am
Start Times: 9.30am – 11.30am
Courses Close: 1.00pm
Facilities: Portable Toilet
Bring: sunscreen, hat, water, chair

Members Training and Coaching Opportunities

Want to get ready for Navdash or bush events? Your friendly OWA coaches have prepared a series of activities for the Summer months to help you reach your goals.

Weekly training is available in Perth based in two areas, one west and one east of the city. Training in the east is on FRIDAY evenings and in the west on THURSDAY evenings, so if you are super keen you can get in two training sessions a week!

All members are welcome to join these sessions,...

To complement weekly skills and fitness training sessions, and sprint orienteering skills training OWA coaches are pleased to offer two sessions on bush maps to tune up your navigation and skills prior to the Australian 3 Day Carnival and the start of the WA bush orienteering season.

This is an early season chance to blow away the summer cobwebs and tune into distance, contour and control location techniques needed in the bush. Coaching guidance will be provided on a group basis and...

Warranine Brook, 19 & 20 September 2015

Did you manage to enter for the champs this weekend? No? Well not to worry, enter on the day IS available. So if you don't want to compete against others, you can just come along and enter any course you like, just for fun.

Click here for Middle Distance event information and here for Long Distance.

The landowners have given permission for us to camp overnight between the two events. So don't miss out on a fun family weekend enjoying the amazing...

Saturday 24th February 2018

AP Hinds Reserve, Milne St, Bayswater

The final event of the season and your last chance to accumulate series points takes us back to the river at Bayswater. This map consists of extensive riverside parkland and a limited street network with a couple of small hills.You’ll also might get to visit Bayswater's own 'bike boulevard' and plus there is a very popular dog beach while post event stay for picnic or BBQ with the extensive BBQ facilities available throughout...