Previous news and announcements

Meller Park, 2 Hope Road

The Bibra Lake Metro Series Event will be held on the eastern side of Bibra Lake, with the map area including parks, wetland paths and suburban streets.

Entries are open in Eventor. Pre-entry closes Saturday 27^th January at 4pm. You will also be able to enter at the event.

Minim Cove Park, Mosman Park

The map for this MetrO event covers a large area of parks and suburban streets. A few steep hills in the area will provide interesting route choice as well as great views of the ocean, river, and surrounding suburbs. The assembly area is under the trees in the grassed area west of Russell Brown Adventure Park next to the public toilets.

Hot Weather Forecast (updated 13/1): With reference to the OWA Extreme Heat policy, this event will currently go ahead with...

King's Park - it was monumental!

Sunday December 17^th dawned clear and sunny, with no sign of the forecast possible showers and, until well after 8am, no sign of anyone arriving for the picnic game. After resolving differences in the interpretation of "South side" and overcoming assumptions about what would provide the promised shade, about 60 eager members found their way to where Santa (aka the event planner) was waiting in his personal COVID quarantine zone.

Tomato Lake, Kewdale

The next MetrO event will be held at Tomato Lake in Kewdale. Entries are open in Eventor. Pre-entry closes Saturday 6^th January at 4pm. You will also be able to enter at the event.

George Burnett Park, Karawara

Around 65 orienteers turned up to enjoy the Karawara MetrO on a warm afternoon. Plenty of parkland and route choice was available.

Feedback was that the event was enjoyable with nice parks although the repeating patterns of the linear parks could make navigation tricky (not to mention 2 very similar underpasses).

Friday 19^th - Monday 22^nd January

Ern Halliday Recreation Camp, Hillarys

Entries close this Saturday Dec 23rd!!!

OWA is organising a summer orienteering camp with accommodation at Ern Halliday Recreation Camp, Hillarys. A team of OWA coaches will lead activities on site and nearby sprint ‘O’ maps for three days and three nights towards the end of the January School holidays.

Lake Monger

Event 5 of the MetrO series at Lake Monger MetrO was a resounding success, with participants enjoying the wonderful clear weather despite the brisk winds. The course, which circled the picturesque lake, offered a challenging yet enjoyable experience for competitors. Although the route was slightly long, the feedback suggested that participants relished the opportunity to navigate the beautiful surroundings.

Churchlands

The pleasant weather may have increased competitor numbers or perhaps it was the orienteers who visited a few proximal ParkRun events earlier in the day to advertise the event. Of the 68 competitors, several were new-comers, some individuals, others in groups. It was great to have a new-comer take home a prize.

George Burnett Park, Manning Road, Karawara

The map covers a large area of parks and suburban streets.The eastern half of the map was developed on Radburn principles with extensive linear parks behind the houses that make great route choices. Most of the map is suitable for prams and wheelchairs but some controls require crossing grassed areas.

The Ranford event in Canning Vale ended up being in the middle of an unseasonable heatwave for Perth. With temperatures forecast for 39 degrees on the day, it was no wonder that entries were low for the event.

The second MetrO event was held at High Wycombe. Despite a few technical difficulties, most people enjoyed the complicated route choices offered by the course and a return to normal MetrO Series Street Orienteering.

The 2023-24 MetrO Series commenced at Koondoola adjacent to the Bushlands which allowed competitors numerous route choices and provided a mix of limestone paths along with street running. Congratulations to the following winners, Long - Sten Classens and Kate Braid, Medium - Oliver Martin and Amy Dufty, and Short - Robert Greig and Michelle Martin.

The OWA annual end-of-year celebration was held at Whiteman Park to celebrate a great year of orienteering, and especially the very successful Kambarang Carnival. OAWA thophies and awards were also presented at the event.

Sept 30^th - Oct 8^th

Roundup

OWA has put on a great National Championships carnival over the 9 days between the 30^th of September and 8^th of October. The seven events also included the Australian Schools Championships and took place in areas adjacent to the Avon Valley from Brookton to the Avon Valley National Park as well as in the city for sprint events.

Lake Monger Reserve, Wembley

The Lake Monger map covers suburban streets, ovals, and parklands of Lake Monger and the Leederville area. The course is suitable for prams and is largely wheelchair accessible. SI AIR+ will be enabled and standard (contact) punching is also available.