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Big Foot Sprints on this Sunday morning in St Ives

Last Updated: Thursday, 14 December 2023 07:45

Bigfoot Sprints is on this Sunday morning, December 17th.  

Venue: Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden, St Ives.

Assembly: Lambert’s Clearing (eastern part of park).

WHO EVENT & AGM Sunday 10 December 2023 at Lapstone

Last Updated: Saturday, 09 December 2023 13:49

WHO EVENT & AGM Sunday 10 December 2023 at Lapstone

West Sydney Summer Series event is open to all orienteers enter here in Eventor by Sunday 9am or on the day.

The schedule for the day is - Western Sydney Orienteering Series event #1.  

Location Lapstone Netball Courts with starts from 9:30am to 11am. 

Course closure 12:30pm followed by:
- Lunch
- Award presentations and AGM from approximately 1:30pm
Looking forward to seeing you there
Maureen, Secretary and Public Officer

Club Website - Western and Hills Orienteers Inc 

Central Coast Summer Series continues each Sunday morning

Last Updated: Tuesday, 05 December 2023 16:10

Sunday morning on the lovely scenic Central Coast is a 30 control Score Couse in 45mins - Avoca this week.

Location: Heazlett Park (south east side). Parking in Car park at end of Ficus Ave. 

MINI COURSE: There will be a traffic-free Mini course available for this event. 

So, this is an excellent opportunity for anyone who would like to find out what orienteering is all about to come along and have a go - free entry for first-timers. 

The start window is between 9 and 10.30 am. Our full summer series program is on our web-site.

River and Bay Orienteering Series

Last Updated: Sunday, 03 December 2023 08:44

The 7th and final round of the 2023 River Bay Series is on today - Sunday - December 3rd at Sir Joseph Banks Park, Mascot.

 

One of the interesting things about this park is that it was home to Australia’s first zoo. The site’s owner at the time, a timber merchant named William Beaumont, improved the hotel and created the ‘Pleasure Gardens’, which is a more scandalous and giggle-inducing name today than it would have been back then. The gardens included the private zoo.

As well as many animal statues there is a great playground as well as a traffic set up for littlies on their bikes or scooters plus a bbq or two.

The Botany Bay Gift was first held at Sir Joseph Banks Park in 1894, two years before the modern day Olympics, but was cancelled in the 1930s due to corruption before being revived by local business owners in the 1980s. Some of the world’s best runners including British athlete Lynford Christie took part in the race in the nineties, as did Olympic gold medallists Cathy Freeman and Nova Peris.

Details of the event can be found here:

https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/19146