Orienteering Western Australia (OWA) have developed a survey to help with the development of a new strategic plan.  The previous OWA strategic plan has been reviewed and the questions within this survey have arisen from the review process.

The OWA Council are aiming to develop a plan that will provide direction and strategies for growth of the sport of orienteering in Western Australia.  The Council need your help and are keen receive feedback.

This survey can be accessed here and is open to...

Sunday 28 August 2016

Sunday is a FUNday with OWA! Join us, only 30 minutes from Perth, for this great event. Terrain is mostly flat, with a few hills to test the quad muscles. Fast riding on forest tracks, using some of the Munda Biddi Trail. Something for everyone, so don’t miss out! Beginners and newcomers welcome. Please check Eventor for updated driving directions to this event.

Courses: Long, Medium, Short

Registration: 9.00AM – 11.00AM
Courses Close: 1.00PM

Facilities: Toilet
Bring:...

Sunday 21 August 2016

First used for an Australian Championships Hill Park Dale offers first class orienteering terrain. Complex granite outcrops with rocky ground underfoot and fallen timber make for slower going in places, interspersed with fast open running in the paddocks and clearer areas. If you care to take the time to look there are some magnificent views from the top of the hill and very little scratchy bush which makes this area a very pleasant one to visit.

A variety of courses...

ECU Joondalup, Saturday 13th August

One of the most anticipated events of the year! Join us at ECU Joondalup to either take partor cheer for fellow orienteers on what promises to be an exciting and challenging event.

Like most uni campuses, navigating around the unusually shaped buildings, uncrossable features and the odd set of stairs can be challenging, but also a lot of fun. Championship entries have now closed, but enter on the day courses will be available.

Pre-entry now closed. Not...

Sunday 7 August 2016

This area has been used infrequently, but exhibits a range of differing vegetation types. For those that entered the excellent Malmalling SW event set by Noel Schoknecht, this area is completely different. There are few (if any) forests of grass trees to obscure your running, but there are a number of different terrains to test your navigation and fitness. Whatever you do on a Sunday do not miss this event! 

Registration: From 9am
Start Times: 9.30am – 11.30am
Courses...

Sunday 7 August 2016

This area has been used infrequently, but exhibits a range of differing vegetation types. For those that entered the excellent Malmalling SW event set by Noel Schoknecht, this area is completely different. There are few (if any) forests of grass trees to obscure your running, but there are a number of different terrains to test your navigation and fitness. Whatever you do on a Sunday do not miss this event! 

Registration: From 9am
Start Times: 9.30am – 11.30am
Courses...

Saturday 30 July 

Location: Pechey Road, Swanview

We hope to see you on Saturday for the Club Relays. Good luck to those taking part. Spectators and support welcome!

Courses:

Hard Open Teams Members: 2, 3 or 4 Legs: Hard navigation around 2.5 km.
Hard Masters Teams (men over 50 and women over 45) Members: 2, 3 or 4 Legs: Hard navigation around 2.0 km.
Mixed Teams Members: 3 Legs: Hard using a Masters Team course around 2.0 km. Medium course around 2.0 km. Easy course of 1.5 km (shadowing of < 12...

Sunday 24 July

Join us this Sunday, approximately 85 km from central Perth. This area has been used for the Australian and Western Australian championships in 2014 and 2015. It is mainly open farmland with scattered bush, granite outcrops and some thicker bush for the longer courses. Expected to be very green with the recent rains. 

Don't forget for this season we are offering newcomers the opportunity to trial our 'easy' and 'very easy' bush courses for FREE!

Oh and they'll be cake stall too!...

Sunday 17 July 2016

Location: Wildflower Tavern (please use parking area beyond the tavern)

An old favourite for families in bushland close to Perth where there should be additional interest from flowing watercourses.

Registration: 9.00 – 11.00 am
Start Times: 9.30 – 11.30 am
Course Closes: 1.00 pm

A variety of courses to choose from and as always, beginners and newcomers welcome. Instruction is given.Don't forget for this season we offering newcomers the opportunity to trial our 'easy' and

Times across each of the two days will be combined and the fastest male and female riders will win a prize and be...

Saturday 25th June

The 4th NavDash of 2016 is on a new map and is more like bush orienteering. The terrain is open grass, complex vegetation, rough open, woodland with minimal undergrowth, lakes and marshes.

This is a State League event so if you want points towards being an Orienteer of the Year, you will first need to run the designated course for your age group.

Instructors will be on hand to assist those who want additional help.
Beginners welcome - instruction given.

Courses:
Hard Long...

Sunday 5th June

Location: Dryandra Woodlands Village

Warm up for the WA Classic weekend at Dryandra by first exploring the trails in a return to the bush for MTBO. Dryandra has a complex track network around the Woodlands Village where you can see some of WA’s best bush and it is relatively flat riding for the most part. Ideal for beginners.

Sunday 5th June and Monday 6th June

Location: Dryandra Woodland near Narrogin

Dryandra consists of quite widely spaced terrain of gullies, spurs and breakaways. It is largely covered by forest with little to no understory; interspersed with moderate to dense stands of dryandra and other shrubs. There are numerous tracks and this is generally very fast running country. It promises to be a fantastic event!

Courses: Either day can be entered as a stand-alone single day event but only those people who...

Sunday 29 May 2016

Close to Perth, this area in the SW of Malmalling offers some great navigational challenges, with lots of rock (and a few hills) and not too much green stuff!

The map has been recently updated with some new tracks and theclear-felling of some of the pine plantations which adds to the navigational choices. Recent rains have greened up the open areas and softened the bush so it should be a great day to come out to the area that was first used in 1998.

Courses are set to OWA...

Sunday 15 May 2016

Spice Brook, one of WA’s few gully/spur maps, is the location for the second bush event for the year. Recent rain has greened up the bush and nearby farms, so come and enjoy the gullies of Spice Brook at their best.

Many courses to choose from. Beginners are welcome can trial bush orienteering for free. Applies to Very Easy and Easy courses only.

Registration: 9 - 11am

Start Times: 9.30 -11.30am

Courses Close: 1pm

The juniors start their soup kitchen at this event, so don’t...