Apologies- I used a part of our standard template which includes event fees - this was an error the presentation event is a FREE event to celebrate the club and club member achievements through the year
Directions: Macquarie College, Cnr Lake Road and College Drive, Glendale (toilets & water available). Enter the College through the MAIN gateway and follow the signs to parking.
Note: Be aware as this is private property there will be no alcohol, tobacco or dogs allowed at this event. Bring any of these onto the grounds and you will be asked to leave
Map: Macquarie College (1:2000 scale, 2m contours)
Terrain:Intense building structures, canopies, stairways, pathways, playing courts, parkland and gardens within the boundaries of the College grounds
Planner:Sally-Anne Henderson
Vetter:Rob Vincent
BBQ & Presentations: Course closure will be followed by the 2017 bush series presentations including recognition of club members receiving awards at a State & National level and then a BBQ. There is plenty of shelter if it is raining. The BBQ is being supplied by the club and is a gold coin donation. Both vegetarian and non-vegetarian sausage sandwiches with onions and coleslaw will be provided. Soft drinks will be for sale at $1.00 per can as per usual. BYO Dessert!
Courses:
Note: Running spikes will not be allowed on Macquarie College grounds
| Course | Length(km) | |
| Short | 1.4 | |
| Medium | 2 | |
| Long | 2.5 |
There are no entry fees - this is a free event.
Start times: 4:00pm to 5:00pm with course closure at 5:30pm. Please ensure you start your course with enough time to complete it prior to course closure
Special thanks to the Setter Denis Lyons and the many helpers for another successful event.
Directions:
From the Kurri-Cessnock road, turn onto Old Maitland Rd. at the western end of East Cessnock Primary School. Head North-east along Old Maitland Rd for (approx.) 3.8KM, and be prepared to turn left to park along a power-line on the western side of the road. This turn is not far past a crest in the road. Slow down and prepare to turn.
Anyone coming from the north along Old Maitland Rd should prepare to turn right (approx.) 500M after a double set of power-lines cross the road.
Map (New Area): “THE POWERLINES” 1:10 000 Part of Werakata NP. (Between Abermain and Old Maitland Rd.)
Planner: Denis Lyons
Vetter:
Courses:
| Very easy | 1.8km | Follow tracks and streamer trails | ||
| Easy | 2.2km | Controls not far from tracks, BUT you need to know where you are along the track, before turning off. You also need to recognise and follow a watercourse/gully (lightly streamered). |
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| Moderate short | 2.1km | Moderate cross-country navigation | ||
| Moderate long | 2.8km | Moderate cross-country navigation | ||
| Hard short | 3.6km | Difficult navigation | ||
| Harm medium | 5.7km | Difficult navigation | ||
| Hard long | 7.8km | Difficult navigation |
Safety:TBA
Start times: 9:30 to 11:30am with course closure at 1pm. Please ensure you start your course with enough time to complete it prior to course closure
Notes:
(a) The area is generally fast and open with many tracks and paths and no significant hills. There is some old quarry detail. Much of the green, especially around erosion gullies contains spikey vegetation.
(b) TRAIL BIKES and 4WD’s use the area. KEEP OUT OF THEIR WAY.
(c) In control descriptions the “ant-hill” symbol may refer to either Termite mound (brown cross) or Meat-ant nest (brown + with a brown dot at its centre).
(d) LATE NEWS. National Parks has now (Start of August) brought in heavy equipment. Main fire trails have been graded, with some new drains added (Now on the map.). Many of the trail-bike tracks have been ripped/ploughed and are thus not easy to run along. (Unless the 4WD’s flatten out a wheel track in 6 weeks). These tracks will be highlighted with pink/purple hatching. The easy and very easy tracks will NOT be affected. CHECK NOTICE BOARD ON THE DAY.
SPECIAL NOTE:
For this event INDIVIDUALS may compete in age classes.
Either:
(a) look for your age class, and enter the course for that class; or
(b) select a class for which you are eligible on the course you wish to complete.
INDICATE BOTH COURSE AND CLASS ON YOUR ENTRY SLIP.
You do not have to be part of the championship class competition. Just enter your normal course.
The following classes are available on the course indicated.
| Course | Men | Women |
| Hard Long | Open A, M40+A | |
| Hard Medium | M(19-40)AS, M50+A | WOpen A, W40+A, W50+A |
| Hard Short | Mto18A, M(50-59)AS, M60A, M70+A |
Wto18A, W(19-49)AS, W(50-59)AS, W60A, W70+A |
| Moderate Long | MOpen B | WOpenB |
| Moderate Short | Mto18B | Wto18B |
| Easy | Mto14A | Wto14A |
| Very Easy | Mto12A | Wto12A |
2017 State League #9: Wallaroo NP (LongDistance)
Final Information: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Documents/Event/3548/1/FINAL-information
Results | Attackpoint Splits | Routegadget | Survey
Date: Sunday, 16th July, 2017
Entries Close: Tuesday 4th July, 2017 @ 11:59pm
Entries via Eventor: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/5179
Read more: Sun 16 Jul: SL9 - Rocky Ridges Wallaroo SF, Twelve Mile Creek
2017 State League #8: Quorrobolong (Middle Distance)
Results | Attack Point Splits | Routegadget (without Hard 3B) | Routegadget - Hard 3B only | Survey
Note: Hard 3b got its own routegadget due to a mix up (nothing to do with me honest - just beacause i run in that class means nothing ~ web)
Final Information: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Documents/Event/3548/1/FINAL-information
Date: Saturday, 15th July, 2017
Entries Close: Tuesday 4th July, 2017 @ 11:59pm
Entries via Eventor: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/5178
DIRECTIONS:
From Newcastle/Sydney: Take the A1 north from Hexham, proceeding straight ahead at the large roundabout at Heatherbrae. Approx. 13.8 km from this roundabout, turn left into Italia Road. Proceed a further 3.5 km, turning right onto the quarry access track. Follow this track approx. 600 m to the quarry itself.
From the west, via Seaham: Use either Seaham Road or Clarence Town Road to get to Seaham. From Seaham, take East Seaham Road over the river, proceeding 3.1 km, before turning right into Italia Road. Travel another 4.9 km and turn left onto the quarry access track. Follow this track approx. 600 m to the quarry itself.
The access track is largely unsealed, fairly lumpy and may be slippery in wet conditions. It has suffered some water damage from recent rains, however, most 2WD vehicles do not have difficulty when driven with care and attention.
SAFETY:
Safety bearing is SW to Italia Road.
Trail bikes and 4WD vehicles are active in the area. Listen for their approach and give way by moving off tracks. It is safest to assume that they have not seen you.
Be aware of the presence of leaning or damaged trees, resulting from past storms and bushfire.
Map:
“Rolling Stones” (1: 10 000) is 60% of new area to the north of the old Balickera Quarry map.
Courses will follow the usual NOY structure.
Terrain:
(a) Like most Wallaroo areas there are many sections (mainly hills and ridges) where the ground is covered in small stones. The smooth, well-rounded ones can easily become “Rolling Stones”. TREAD CAREFULLY! The rocky ground symbol has been used where the stones become small rocks, of such intensity as to slow running speed.
(b) The new area of the map has some steep sided hills and ridges. There are some large areas of thick vegetation, despite last year’s fire.
(c) In the old section of the map, some tree-root mounds have been burned to a mound of ash, whilst some new ones have not yet been found. The map has had some upgrade in the vicinity of courses.
(d) Most native cherry trees were burnt. A few survived. None will be shown on this version of the map.
(e) If the creek, not far from the start, is full, a suggested crossing point (not compulsory) will be indicated on the map and highlighted in the field with orange coloured streamers.
(f) The stubble in burnt areas can be quite ridged and unforgiving. TREAD CAREFULLY!
Planner: Denis Lyons
Vetter:Glenn & Claire Burgess
Courses::
| Very easy |
| Easy |
| Moderate short |
| Moderate long |
| Hard short |
| Harm medium |
| Hard long |
Safety:
Safety bearing is SW to Italia Road.
Trail bikes and 4WD vehicles are active in the area. Listen for their approach and give way by moving off tracks. It is safest to assume that they have not seen you.
Be aware of the presence of leaning or damaged trees, resulting from past storms and bushfire.
Start times: 9:30 to 11:30am with course closure at 1pm. Please ensure you start your course with enough time to complete it prior to course closure.