Previous news and announcements

Sunday 11th June 2017

Location: Goat Farm Mountain Bike Park

Looking for a different Orienteering experience, this event will be a bit different to your nomal bush event and is set Trail Orienteering style. So while cross country routes will still be an option, longer trail routes will be there for those that want to stretch out and run the tracks.

There will be 3 courses that have been designed to use the tracks and avoid the bush. We encourage competitors to do this event without a compass.
The...

Entries for the WA Primary Schools Orienteering Championship close on Friday 4 August.  

The event will be held at Whiteman Park on Wednesday 30 August 2017.

Please review all the information below about the day, specific event details and registration forms.

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It is not an April Fool joke! The weekend of April 1st & 2nd will see SWOT hosting a double header event in Bunbury.  Come enjoy Autumn Orienteering in Bunbury.

The weekend kicks offs with courses in the Maidens Park and the southern edge of the city. The Maidens is a triangular section of sand dunes and bush to the south of Bunbury.  The area is one of WA’s only sand dune areas and is a long-time favourite for orienteers.  There is a strong trail network through the park as well as some fine...

Ricky Thackray has been rewarded for his great results at the Victorian MTBO championships with selection in the Australian MTBO team heading to the world championship events in Lithuania later this year. After placing 2nd in the sprint, 1st in the long distance and 1st in the middle distance at the event, which were also the selection races, Ricky earnt his place on the Australian team.

Congratulations Ricky!

The Australian MTBO WOC team is Ricky Thackray (WA), Angus Robinson (VIC) and Glen...

A break from orienteering in Perth for Easter but there will be plenty of action across the Tasman with the Oceania Championships and the World Masters Orienteering Championships

Best of luck to all those Orienteering WA members, young and old, who are taking part. Some will be in Australian team colours and others for the love of the sport.

Oceania Championships

http://oceania2017.nz/

World Masters Orienteering Championships

http://wmoc2017.com/

When one event is not enough!

This weekend you’ll have a chance to leap back into the NavDash at Curtin University as well as enjoy the final Metro Series event, putting your score event skills to the test in Mt Claremont. Sharp quick decisions are needed for the NavDash while considered route planning pays off for score events. Both events will work your orienteering brain and keep you on the move.

Saturday 18th March 2017
NavDash 1 at Curtin University, Bentley
All about NavDash

Sunday 19th...

Sunday 26th March 2017

The second NavDash outing for 2017 is on a Sunday morning, taking advantage of a brand new map at John Curtin College of the Arts. There will be plenty of navigational challenges including some small areas of bush next to the school coupled with the school grounds.

The location is close to the many Fremantle coffee shops, perfect for an après-run fix and you’ll be ready to enjoy the OWA Annual General Meeting that will follow immediately after the event.

NavDash are...

Sunday 19th March, 2017

Mount Claremont Primary School, Jacaranda Ave, Mount Claremont
Score Event

This is the final summer series event for the 2016/17 series and will follow the score format through the complex street network of Mount Claremont and Graylands Hospital. Don’t forget this is on Sunday morning so don’t be late. Take note of the registration and start time windows and don’t forget your watch and your e-tag, if you have one, as electronic timing will be in use.

Registration:...

Saturday 18th March 2017

NavDash returns for 2017 at one of Perth’s most popular campus maps, with a Saturday afternoon event at Curtin University kicking things off.

NavDash are short distance (2-3.5kms), line courses where controls must be visited in the numerical order shown for each course, making the most of the complex buildings and passages of a university campus. The hard courses are navigationally challenging while the easy course is more suitable for novices and children.

Curtin University is a...

Sunday 26th March 2017

Location: John Curtin College of the Arts, Fremantle
Time: 11am

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will follow the NavDash event at the same venue.

The elections for the office bearers will take place at the AGM.

Mussel Pool, Whiteman Park

Secondary Schools, Wednesday 21 June

Many thanks to those who participated in the Be Active 2017 WA Secondary Schools Championships.

Congratulations to La Salle College for retaining the Championship Trophy.

       1st       La Salle College              31 points
       2nd      Quinns Baptist College    23 points
       3rd       All Saints’ College          17 points

Final results, including split times, will be provided as soon as they are available.  In the meantime, here are the provisional results.

RESULTS: Provisional...

Weekly training is available in Perth based in two areas, one west and one east of the city. Training in the west is on Thursday evenings and in the east on Friday evenings, so if you are super keen you can get in two training sessions a week! All sessions run from 5.30-6.30pm.

Check the venues and activities for each session on the weekly scehdule:

OrientShow for Thursday Training

Thursday Training Series, Daglish, Thursday 16th March 2017

Remember Orientshow? The original OrientShow in WA was held in 2008. It is a short distance event where running speed is important, but mapreading skills are absolutely crucial. 

Control points are very close together, and you have to make frequent decisions about which one to punch, based on your mapreading.  You are not given either the codes or descriptions of the controls, so you have to interpret the...

Membership of Orienteering Western Australia is now overdue for 2017. Discounted member entry fees at the Metro series are just the start of a host of benefitsyou’ll also receivethrough the year as a full member of OWA.

Renew your membership today via Eventor.More information on how to join or renew your via Eventor can be found in the Membership area.

Collect your membership card at your next event and show it at registration to claim your discounted member entry fee.

Don’t forget...

On Saturday 19^th November 100 OWA members put on their finest and gathered to celebrate the year that was, celebrating the athletic achievements of all ages of Orienteers and acknowledging the volunteers who made such an effort to run our sport in 2016.

Photo shows, Championship and Orienteer of the Year presentations, the 2016 Volunteer Awards plus a Quiz, (Questions and Answers ) all made for a great evening.