The 35th edition of Newcastle Orienteering Club's annual Summer Street Series

Last Updated: Saturday, 19 October 2024 11:42

The 35th edition of Newcastle Orienteering Club's annual Summer Street Series  

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Format: 45 minute score course - choose which controls (checkpoints) you visit within the time limit.

Street-O events use the MapRun GPS app on your phone or smartwatch to record your visit at each control.

For MapRun app instructions click here.
Start Times: 5:00pm to 6:30pm.
Entry Fees: Click here.

Go to General Information About Street-O for full details.
See the team of volunteers who make it happen.

Sydney City Race

Last Updated: Saturday, 19 October 2024 11:42

Julian Dent and Mikayla Cooper claimed the $1000 prizemoney in the inaugural Sydney City Race that had participants raving about the scenery on Sunday.  

Julian (60m55s) and Mikayla (78m55s) took out the 15km race that featured control sites on top of a Harbour Bridge pylon with 360-degree views, in front of the Opera House with resident seal Benny on the steps nearby, beneath the Harbour Bridge, and in Barangaroo, The Rocks and Hyde Park.

“A world class sprint area, worthy of a Sprint Orienteering World Championships!” said Julian Dent.

“The map was very detailed with areas of complex building and multiple levels which provided some very tricky and difficult route choices. A real orienteering challenge which was intense throughout the 60 minutes.”

There were 332 competitors on the day, with other races contested in 10km, 6km, 3km and score categories.

We would like to thank the 30+ volunteers who helped out on the day for the Sydney City Race. With 120 newcomers needing help understanding what our sport is, and also SI sticks, we needed a lot of helpers. We really appreciate that so many people stepped in to help.

A huge thank you to organiser Sheralee Bailey and course setter Ian Jessup for getting this event up and running - planning is already underway for the next SCR in early 2026.

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AOC 2024 TEAM THANK YOU

Last Updated: Saturday, 19 October 2024 11:41

 AOC 2024 TEAM THANK YOU  

This is a public recognition of the contribution all the volunteers who made up the wonderful AOC 2024 team.

Way back in 2018 we developed a Vision that this carnival would be organised by a team of orienteers who were willing to volunteer their time to be part of the AOC 2024 Team.

That Vision was to provide orienteers from all over Australia and overseas with an experience that had three components - Great Maps, Great Courses, Great Arenas.

The AOC 2024 Team was made up of well over 60 volunteers from all clubs in NSW and some from interstate.

Ron and I would like to thank you all for your contribution to the Team and share with you some of the comments we have received from competitors and spectators.

“What a weekend. Huge thanks from me, and I suspect from everyone. Great organisation, great terrain - and even pretty nice running weather. So many superlatives. And geez, what a map!! The big one I mean. All areas were outstanding, and all events challenging.” Rosscoe

“Wow!! What a fantastic carnival. I just wanted to thank you, and your huge and wonderful team, for a truly memorable week. From my point of view everything just went perfectly. I know that this can only happen when a vast amount of work has gone into the preparation. All the little details just made it great. For example, the different colours for each day which made finding the day in the Bulletin an absolute breeze - and then those carried through to the medal ribbons. Just fantastic attention to detail.” Mary McDonald

“Thank you to everyone in your team for all of the work you put into making the Aust Champs Carnival so successful. Having just finished organising the Qld Long Distance Championships, I can appreciate how much time and effort went into all of the components of the Carnival and managing such a big team of volunteers.” Liz Bourne

“It was great to be able to watch the events unfold via the Living it Live stream on Youtube, and the I appreciated the diversity of the coverage in terms of commentators, interviews, follow-cams, GPS tracking, etc. I understand the extensive volunteer effort to deliver events of this nature, so thank you very much for making it happen.” Jonathan Hunt (NZ)

"Thank you to the whole team from the Hawkes Bay NZ crew." Alistair Nicole

"Thank you. The kids had a ball." Ken Mansell

AOC 2024 Organisers
Ron and Nick

River and Bay Orienteering Series Sunday afternoons in Spring

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