Previous news and announcements

Sunday 17 May

Don't let the forecast rain put you off this awesome Mountain Bike Orienteering event - it's great fun in the wet! There will be 3 courses (Short, Medium, Long) to suit different levels of fitness and ability.

Newcomers welcome - FREE ENTRY if it is your first MTBO event and you come along with an OWA member.  

Enter on the day from 9:00am. Start times 9:30am to 11:30am. Courses close 1:00pm.

Click here for more information and directions to the event.

Sunday September 7, 9:00am - 1:00pm

This weekend sees the last regular mountain bike orienteering event of the season before the National Series events in Margaret River in October, so it's your last chance to practice before then. Sunday's event is located at the Goat Farm (Greenmount) off Greenmount Rise so very close to the city. Come along and enjoy the intricate track network that was first used to host to the 2006 National Sprint Championships. The map has been significantly updated over...

Sunday 10th May

A chance to enjoy a great weekend of Orienteering on one of the premier maps in the West Australian Wheatbelt. Camping has also been organised for Saturday night on Sam Burton’s block so don’t miss this chance to socialise with your fellow orienteers. Camping requires BYO everything.

Frazzle Rock was mapped and first used for the National Three Day Championships in 2011 and has areas of complex rock with remnant native bush and open fast running farm land.  The area in use for...

Sunday 26 April

Our first bush event of the year is in a lovely area and not too far out of town. Courses offer something for everyone, whether you are an experienced orienteer or a first timer.  So come along and give it a go, and enjoy a picnic afterwards. Instructors are on hand to help get you started.
Register from 09:00; courses close at 13:00.
For more information, including directions click here. 

Saturday 18 April

The weather promises to be glorious on Saturday and what better way to spend it than joining your club for this member only event. 

Location: Hale School, 160 Hale Road, Wembley Downs
Time: 13:30-16:00

For more information, including directions, click here.

Congratulations to all of our West Aussies who braved the varying conditions of dust, dry, wind and finally rain to compete in the fast open running terrain in the South Australian outback over the Easter weekend.  There were some very good results from the west side of the country with the following people taking podium finishes in their age classes:

WEasy Coreen Maynard 1st
W12A Jessica Madden 2nd
W20AS Kellie Martin 1st
W55A Anthea Feaver 3rd
W60A Carol Brownlie 1st
M21E Oscar McNulty 2nd

OWA member wins national award
During the Easter Carnival, our very own Noel Schoknecht was presented with the prestigious Silva Award for Services to Orienteering. This recognizes Noel's long contribution to all aspects of the sport at the club, state, national and international level. Well done Noel, and well deserved!!
 
West Aussies on the podium
Congratulations to our place getters at the Australian Easter 3 Day championships held in SA. Carol Brownlie won W60A by a margin of  9 mins over...

The OWA Council elected last weekend includes some new faces, plus some "old" faces in new positions. Peter Komyshan (Secretary) and Mike Sibbald (Coaching Convenor) have joined Council, Tash Sparg has stepped up to the position of Vice President, and Jan Fletcher has become a general Council member. Many thanks to Jan for her stint as coaching convenor, and to outgoing Secretary Ken Post who will be enjoying the life of a "grey nomad".

OWA is doing its bit for gender equality - in a first for...

Sunday 12 April

Join us after Easter for a fantastic mountain bike orienteering event, set in the beautiful Korung National Park, up in the Perth Hills. A perfect place to escape for the day and perhaps pack a picnic for after. There are three courses to choose from so there is something for everyone. If you haven’t tried MBTO before then don’t miss out on this opportunity with beautiful scenery as your backdrop.
Registration starts from 09:00am and you can set off between 09:30-11:30am. Course...

Saturday 28th March 2015 

Join us Saturday for a scenic course at the City of Gosnells. There are four courses to choose from, long, moderate, short and easy. Everyone is welcome and this is an ideal course to try out NavDash for the first time. Take in the picturesque parkland and perhaps pack a picnic.  

Registration: 1.00pm to 2.30pm 
Start Times: 1.30pm to 3.00pm 
Courses Close: 4.00pm

For more information click here.

Sunday 22 March 2015

With no Perth orienteering event on this weekend, why not make the short trip to Bunbury to get your orienteering fix?  Or travel down the day before to make it a two day break in the beautiful south west!

Join the South West Orienteering Trekkers (SWOT) for a fun and challenging event just south of Bunbury at Dalyellup College. Arrive at 3:30pm for a briefing, then set off at 4:00 pm. There are two courses to choose from. And you could be lucky enough to sample the...

Congratulations to our West Australian representatives who travelled to Sydney for round 1 of the National Orienteering League.  The first event was a mixed male-female sprint relay where a WA/Qld combined team picked up a respectable 9th place on the Sydney University campus.
This was followed by an afternoon qualifying sprint heat through sand dunes and parklands following the trail of the historic Botany Bay Gift.  WA had just one qualifier for the A final in a cut throat competiton that saw...

14 March 2015

Nav Dash is set to kick of in 2015 at Whiteman Park. Whiteman Park has plenty on offer, bring your picnic for after the event with the Annual General Meeting to be held after the event (approx 4 pm).

The area has an interesting mix of buildings, rail-way and tram lines, grassed open areas, and runnable native bush, and the courses should be fast. Course distances from 2.0 - 3.5 km's. For more information about NavDash, including Coaching Tips and a sample map, review the NavDash...

The 2015 Event Calendar is now available with details of bush, mountain bike orienteering (MTBO) and short distance (NavDash) events. Click here for more information.