Previous news and announcements

Saturday 15th June 2013

The next Orienteering event is a NavDash at Shenton College, Shenton Park on Saturday, 15th June. The event will be held within the grounds of Shenton College in a small, compact  area with complex features, such as the buildings and passages, and is also very suitable for beginners.

No previous orienteering experience is necessary, and members of the public are welcome at this event. There will be a briefing for beginners at approximately 1.30pm.  More information for

Mt Lawley Campus , Saturday 29th June 2013

Half-way through the year, half-way through the Orienteering Calendar, and event 7 of 10 NavDashes for 2013! The ECU Mt Lawley NavDash will follow the usual format, with two sprint orienteering courses around a complex set of buildings and grassed areas encompassing both the University campus and Mt Lawley secondary and (temporary) primary schools.

Setter: Tony Simpkins
Courses: Short and Long (2 to 3.5km's)
The event is suitable for, and open to,

Sunday 16 June 2013

This MTB Orienteering event covers the complex track network around Pickering Brook, Courses range for those suitable for experienced orienteers and first time participants. The shorter courses are easily achievable by beginners, non-mountain bikers and families.

Courses: (approx)
Long: (30km) | Medium: (20km)  | Short: (10km)

Registration: 9:00 – 11:00am Start times: 9:30 – 11:30am Courses close: 1:30pm  (please be back by this time)
Map: Langford Park 1:20 000, 5m contours (A3,

Saturday July 20th, Dryandra Woodland (near Narrogin)

Organising Club: KO
Setters: Shane Lewis
Organisers: TBA

Courses: Courses and Classes available
Distance noted is shortest possible ride
How age classes work

Course 1 :     20 km for M21
Course 2 :     14 km for W21, M17-20, M40
Course 3 :     12 km for W17-20, W40, M16, M50.
Course 4 :     8 km for W14, W16, W50, W60,  W70, M14, M60, M70

Entries: Championship is via Eventor.
Entry queries and assistance please contact Ken and Carol Brownlie on phone 9446

Sunday July 20th, Dryandra Woodland (near Narrogin)

Organising Club: WOW
Setters: Carol and Ken Bownlie
Organisers: Carol and Ken Bownlie

Courses: Courses and Classes available
Distance noted is shortest possible ride
How age classes work

Course 1 :     33 km for M21
Course 2 :     24 km for W21, M17-20, M40
Course 3 :     19 km for W17-20, W40, M16, M50.
Course 4 :     14 km for W14, W16, W50, W60,  W70, M14, M60, M70

Entries: Championship is via Eventor.
Entry queries and assistance please contact Ken and

First SOL event for the series was the NavDash event  at Churchlands. Results in the 2013 SOL standings are now available.

The State Orienteering League (SOL) takes place over the over 6 winter season Orienteering events. The 6 events make up the series where, if you run the nominated course for your age group, you will be able to track how your performance is going and obtain points for the Orienteer of the Year award.

Next SOL event: Frazzle Rock, at Brookton on 7 July 2013. It's a classic

Sunday 2nd June 2013
Classic Distance Event

Just down the road from Pre-Fazzle visit a favourite WA map, Hill Park Dale. Another farm map with lots of rock classic long distance courses will be on offer Sunday morning.

Registration: 9:00am to 11am
Start Times: 9.30am to 11.30am
Courses Close: 1.00pm

Facilities: Toilets, water at assembly and on the course,
Cake Stall

Bring: Sportident card, map bag
Instruction will be available

Courses:

Saturday 1st June 2013
Middle Distance Event

On the 1:5,000 Pre-Frazzle Map first used for the Easter Prologue events in 2011.  With fast open rock strewn farm land the area is ideal for middle distance style courses. Expect lots of controls and many twists and turns to keep you concentrating.

Setting Team: Richard Matthew, Nicole Davis, Virpi Komulainen
Organiser: Nicole Davis
Map: Pre-Frazzle (1:5000)

Registration: 1.00pm to 2.00pm
Start Times: 1.30pm to 2.30pm
Courses Close: 4.00pm

Facilities:

Sunday 19th May 2013

This MTB Orienteering event covers the complex track network around Langford Park and Manjedal scout camp and for the longer courses, includes a newly mapped area east of Nettleton Rd, 'Alcoa Hilltop', where you can relive the history of aluminium mining in WA's south west.  The area includes mining access trails, dirt bike tracks and regrowth plantation forest.  Come and try out the courses designed by WA's national MTBO representative, Ricky Thackray.

Event Directions

Organising

NavDash: Whiteman Park, Saturday 18th May 2013
MTBO: Langford Park, Sunday 19thMay 2013

A weekend of orienteering this weekend with NavDash in the city and mountain bike orienteering at Langford Park to enjoy.  Both events are enter-on-the-day and everyone is welcome. Instructors will be on hand and assistance is available for those new to the sport or trying it for the first time. Courses range from those suitable for experienced orienteers to first time participants.

NavDash: Whiteman Park,

Russell’s Gully (Brigadoon), Sunday 26th May 2013

The annual inter-club relay is an exciting and fun event for all OAWA members, new and old.  The classes and courses are designed to cater for all standards and age groups, and the format is designed to provide shorter courses than usual, but with the option to do two courses for those who prefer a longer run.

Your Club desperately needs you to participate so that they can win the fabulous and famous Rutty Relay Rock trophy.  However, there

Sunday 5th May 2013

Orienteering this week is on Sunday morning (5th May) at one of the many beautiful Wandoo forests close to Perth in the Mundaring catchment. These forests are generally open, with mature trees, and provide some of the best orienteering terrain in Western Australia.

Courses are available for both beginners and experts, and a coach will be available to guide recent beginners around the intermediate-level Active course. Registration at the event will be open from 9.00am until

April 27th & 28th saw two West Australians travel to Victoria for a weekend of Mountain Bike Orienteering. The Victorian Sprint, Middle and Long MTBO Distance championships were all held on the weekend as part of the Mountain Bike National Orienteering league and doubled as the national selection races for the Australian MTBO team for the 2013 MTBO World Championships.

Previous Australian team member Ricky Thackay did his selection ambitions no harm, finishing 3rd in the Sprint and 2nd place

Saturday 27th April
The NavDash Sprint Orienteering event, on a new map at Churchlands, is the first State Orienteering League (SOL) race for 2013.

Registration will be open from 1.00pm to 2.00pm, with start times from 1.30pm to 3.00pm.

There will be a briefing for beginners at approximately 1.30pm. More information for beginners is available at the NavDash page. There will be three line orienteering courses of between 1.8kms and 3.5 kms.  All are suitable for beginners. SOL competitors should

Saturday 20 April: Evedon Ridge Foot O | Results |
Sunday 21 April: Bussell Brook MTBO | Results |

Two great events in the beautiful south west.
After a foot Orienteering event on Saturday afternoon Sunday’s first MTBO event of the year saw a small number of hardy souls brave the occasional showers and seemingly endless hills of the Bussell Brook map.

The courses, set by first time MTBO setter and SWOT Convenor Peter O’Loughlin, were a bit longer than the recommendation, which saw slightly