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Whitford Nodes, 115 Whitfords Ave, Hillarys

The Hillarys Map consists of the beautiful and newly refurbished Whitford Nodes Park. There is a new 'Jacobs Ladder of the North' that takes participants to the two lookouts over the northern suburbs. Participants will run through the new residential section of the map with parks scattered throughout. Make sure to watch out for the fountains!

Wireless Hill Reserve, Ardross

The central part of the Wireless Hill map is a beautiful bushland reserve. From the reserve you will enjoy expansive city and river views, a fast downhill start, and a slower uphill finish! Last used in 2007 (unless you came to Wrinkles on Wireless at Christmas!), this map has been extensively updated for the event. Most tracks in the reserve are paved and suitable for strollers.

The assembly area is in a lovely shady grassed area at the top of Wireless Hill....

Jones Paskin Reserve, Jones St, Balcatta

**Please note: This event will go ahead as scheduled. It will still be hot at 5 pm but the sea breeze is forecast to continue beyond then. You might want to check BoM before you leave home. Bring a water carrier (belt/bladder...) if you can.

This event will be held in suburban Balcatta. The main portion of the map area was used in 2015 and is still named 'Stirling' after the original map. There are small parks scattered through the area but most of the...

Dalkeith Primary School

The Dalkeith MetrO Series event was set by fifteen-year-old Liam Dufty. He added his own novel twist to the event with his favourite part of orienteering, a finish sprint. Control 130 which was very close to the finish was put out 5 mins after competitors were underway making it the logical choice for everyone’s last control. A leader board of finish splits was kept and updates were added as new best times came in. Prizes were awarded to the fastest splits on each of...

Whitford Nodes, Hillarys

The sea breeze didn't disappoint and 79 people enjoyed cool conditions for the second last event in our MetrO series. There was a bit of up and down which, if you were careful, you could avoid. Away from the coast there were treed parks and fountains to be discovered. It was fun!

Familiar names appear in the results. On the short course, Liam Dufty was the fastest male and Matilda Black fastest female. On the medium course Paul Dowling and Caroline Bertolino took the...

Wireless Hill Reserve, Ardross

Once again high temperatures threatened to curtail this event, but fortunately the sea breeze came in and the conditions, although still pretty warm, were acceptable. Seventy-one people took on the challenge of navigating around the large bush reserve and surrounding streets. With the start being central to the map and tracks radiating out there were lots of route options. Six controls were all reasonable first control choices, and a review of many of the routes...

Bunbury Summer Camp

Summer camp this year was held at the Eaton Scout Camp near Bunbury from Friday 14th to Monday 17th January, with 23 juniors and 11 coaches and parents participating. Two 12-seater buses were used to ferry the juniors around Australind and Bunbury. It was great to see six new juniors at this camp: Hunter, Elena, Neve, Quinn, Christopher and Elianna.

On Friday afternoon, soon after arrival and refreshments, Ian and Jan assisted by Nick gave the juniors a lesson in safety and...

Jones Paskin Reserve, Jones St, Balcatta

The sea breeze arrived just in time to declare the event “on” as it brought the temperature down to 36 °C at start time and it provided some cooling for the duration of the event. Despite the short notice 57 people, including several groups of novices, arrived to navigate the deceptively simple-looking street layout of Balcatta. Apparently most people on the Medium and Long courses looked for shorter routes in the more complex NE portion of the map and did...

Bob Gordon Reserve, Bull Creek

Sixty seven people attended the MetrO event at Bull Creek, enjoying a cool evening around the suburb and the bushland of Bull Creek catchment wetlands.

Duncan Sullivan was fastest around the short course and Oliver Martin was the first home on the medium. Hadrien went solo this week and was fastest on the long course, not far behind the first medium finishers.
Fastest females were Annemarie Frank on the short course, Liisa Hirvonen on medium and Jennifer Porter...

Kuljak (Black Swan Island), Ascot

The first NavDash event for 2022 will take place on Kuljak (also known as Black Swan Island) in Ascot. A NavDash is designed as a sprint event with short courses. In the centre of the island is a large grassed area, while on the edge of the island you'll find wetlands and swamps full of birdlife.

Pre-entry to this event via Eventor is strongly preferred. If you are not a member of OWA you will need to register an account on Eventor before completing your entry....

Bob Gordon Reserve, Benningfield Rd, Bull Creek

This is a new map of the northern part of Bull Creek (Gabbiljee) that includes a small part of the previous Bull Creek MetrO map. Runners on the short course will be able to complete most of their course within parks but will need to cross one busy 50 kph road (Benningfield Road).

The medium and long course runners will traverse lots of cul de sacs and small parks joined with pedestrian links. If they venture into Bull Creek Catchment Wetlands they...

Geneff Park, 22 Padbury Circle, Sorrento

Welcome to the first event MetrO event of 2022, perfectly placed at Geneff Park, just by the beach. No controls will be on the beach due to the busy highway but there are plenty of hills and shady valleys to enjoy in your search for controls.

Don't forget to renew your membership for 2022!

Pre-entry to this event via Eventor is strongly preferred. If you are not a member of OWA you will need to register an account on Eventor before completing your...

Herdsman Lake Discovery Centre, North end Selby St, Wembley

Join us for a pleasant run in the parkland around the southern part of Herdsman Lake. The Discovery Centre will be open from 4 pm and orienteers are welcome to spend time at the wildlife exhibits.

There is limited parking beside the Centre, parking on the grass inside the gate (nose/tail in), plus a small carpark at the end of Selby St, a couple of public car parks about 400 m to the east and west, and street parking close by to the...

Jeff Joseph Reserve, The Strand, Applecross

The Applecross map was last used seven years ago and has been updated for this event. This year's assembly area is at Jeff Joseph Reserve, a very scenic spot on the river foreshore. The reserve has shady picnic spots and BBQs and is only 500m from the popular Applecross Village Cafe Strip.

Pre-entry to this event via Eventor is strongly preferred. If you are not a member of OWA you will need to register an account on Eventor before completing your...

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...