Welcome to Newcastle Orienteering Club

Orienteering is a competitive or non-competitive recreational activity in which participants use a detailed map, and usually a compass, to navigate between checkpoints on an unfamiliar course in bush terrain, parkland or urban areas.  

If you like a physical and mental challenge while exploring the outdoors, orienteering is the sport for you!

 NEW TO ORIENTEERING? Click here for more information.

 See what's on by clicking on the Club Event Series buttons below or see all orienteering events by going to   Eventor, the orienteering event calendar.

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   Classic "forest" orienteering for all great outdoors. Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family day out. (Mar-Sept)
   Navigate the suburbs. Run or walk to as many checkpoints as you can within a 45 minute time limit. How many points can you get? (Oct-Feb)
   A great introduction to orienteering with fun courses in suburban parks & reserves. Also includes a night event. (Feb-Apr)
   Navigate bush tracks & trails on your mountain bike. Bike Orienteering Summer Series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Oct-Mar)
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 Newcastle & Central Coast sprint series. Four exciting sprint events. Fast & furious. (Apr-Jul).                
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2025 Bush Season Awards and Recognitions

2025 Newcastle Orienteer of the Year Course Placegetters

  Very Easy: 1. Lucy Jenkins,  2. Alyse Newton, 3. Koen Stafford. 
  Easy: 1. Hayley Jenkins, 2. Hannah Stafford, 3. Carol Pearce. 
  Moderate Short: 1. Viola O'Connor, 2. Carl O'Connor, 3. Andrea Hackney. 
  Moderate Long: 1. Graeme Taplin, 2. Presley Scouller-Evans, 3. Trevor Wells.
  Hard Short: 1. Rudi Landsiedel, 2. Graeme Hill, 3. Jim Lee.
  Hard Medium: 1. Baxter Peel,  2. Andrew Haigh, 3. Glenn Burgess.
  Hard Long: 1. Justin Stafford, 2. Alex Massey, 3. Stephen Craig.
 
  2025 NOY Series Point Score  (NOY series total is the sum of the best 5 results out of 8 events).
 
 Bush Season 2025 Calendar
 
Date Event * Map / Location ** Details Results
30-03-2025 Minor / "Come And Try It"   "Tingira Heights West" - Eleebana Details Results
13-04-2025 NOY 1   "Hebburn Road" - Elrington Details Results
04-05-2025 NOY 2   "Southams Road" - Kitchener Details Results
18-05-2025 Minor event   "Mount Sugarloaf" - Seahampton Details Results
01-06-2025 NOY 3   "Ryhope North-South" - Awaba Details Results
15-06-2025 Minor event   "Abernethy North" - Kearsley Details Results
22-06-2025 NOY 4   "Lothlorien" - Belford Details Results
06-07-2025 NOY 5   "Hawkemount" - Awaba Details Results
19-07-2025 State League 10   "The Pines" - Olney SF, Martinsville Details Results
20-07-2025 State League 11   "Oakvale" - Salt Ash Details Results
27-07-2025 NOY 6   "The Decapitated Poppethead" - Kitchener Details Results
03-08-2025 NOY 7   "Sugarloaf North" - Stockrington Details Results
10-08-2025 Hunter Valley Champs   "Barraba Lane" - Quorrobolong Details Results
17-08-2025 Minor event   "Heart Rate Hills" - Ryhope Details Results
31-08-2025 Minor / training   "Pourmalong Creek" - Morisset Details Results
07-09-2025 NOY 8   "Little Burkes Creek" - Killingworth Details Results
16-09-2025 Hunter Schools Champs   "Speers Point Park" - Speers Point Details Results
23-11-2025
Newcastle Pairs &
Bush Season Presentations
   "Jesmond Park" - Jesmond Details Results 
 
  * NOY = Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series event.
                 

           

      

 
 
2024 Newcastle Orienteer of the Year Placegetters
 
Very Easy: 1. Lucy Jenkins,  2. Alyse Newton, 3. Hayley Jenkins. 
Easy: 1. Isobel Newton, 2. Carl O'Connor, 3. Max Altmann. 
Moderate Short: 1. Presley Scouller-Evans,  2. Clare Newton, 3. Andrea Hackney. 
Moderate Long: 1. Baxter Peel, 2. Graeme Hill,  3. Graeme Taplin. 
Hard Short: 1. Greg Newton, 2. Nathan Berkholz, 3. Rudi Landsiedel. 
Hard Medium: 1. Glenn Burgess, 2. Samantha Howe,   3. Malcolm Roberts. 
Hard Long: 1. Alex Massey,  2. Steven Todkill, 3. Justin Stafford.
 
 
 The NOY results form part of the "All Series Point Score".
 
 Bush Season 2024 Calendar
 
 Date  Event * Map / Location ** Details Results
 24-3-2024
Minor event / Training
 "Stanford Scrubs" - Pelaw Main
 Details Results
 7-4-2024 NOY 1  "Archery Ridge" - Elrington Details Results
 21-4-2024 NOY 2  "Redgum Ridges" - Freemans Waterhole Details Results
 28-4-2024 Newcastle Pairs  "The Range" - Killingworth Details
 5-5-2024 NOY 3  "Missing Link" - Elrington Details Results
2-6-2024 NOY 4  "O'Donelltown Rock East" - West Wallsend Details Results
 23-6-2024 NOY 5  "Abermain North" - Abermain Details Results
 20-7-2024 State League 10  "The Poppethead" - Kitchener Details Results
 21-7-2024 State League 11  "Barraba Lane" - Quorrobolong Details Results
 28-7-2024 NOY 6  "Belford National Park" - Belford Details Results
 3-8-2024 Newcastle Shorts 1 & 2  "Missing Link" - Elrington Details Results
 4-8-2024 Newcastle Shorts 3 & 4  "Bishop Tyrell College" - Fletcher Details Results
 11-8-2024 NOY 7  "Pelton Fire Trail" - Pelton Details Results
 13-8-2024 Hunter Schools Champs  "Thomas H Halton Park" - Eleebana Details Results
 1-9-2024 NOY 8  "Wallaroo Hill" - Balickera (north of Raymond Terrace) Details Results
 15-9-2024 Hunter Valley Champs  "North Neath" - Neath Details Results
24-11-2024 Bush Presentations  "Blue Gum Hills RP" - Minmi Details Results
 
 * NOY = Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series event.

   
  2023 Bush Season Awards

  2023 Newcastle Orienteer of the Year placegetters

  Very Easy: 1. James Thompson, 2. Hayley Jenkins, 3. Koen Stafford.
  Easy: 1. Presley Scouller-Evans, 2. Harriet Thompson, 3. Carl O'Connor. 
  Moderate Short: 1. Baxter Peel, 2. Kai Metcalfe, 3. Andrea Hackney.
  Moderate Long: 1. Graeme Taplin, 2. Harry Carter, 3. Graeme Hill.
  Hard Short: 1. Colin Bailey, 2. Carolyn Matthews, 3. Geoff Peel. 
  Hard Medium: 1. Glenn Burgess, 2. Samantha Howe, 3. Malcolm Roberts. 
  Hard Long: 1. Alex Massey,  2. Justin Stafford, 3. Steven Todkill.
 

 2023 NOY Series Pointscore

The NOY results form part of the "All Series Point Score"

 2023 Bush Season Calendar

Date

Event 

 Map/Location

 Information

 Results

 2/4/2023

NOY1

Southams Road West - Kitchener

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 Results

 16/4/2023

Newcastle Pairs

Tank Paddock -        Minmi

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Results 

 23/4/2023

NOY2

Poppet Head -    Kitchener

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Results 

 7/5/2023

NOY3

Kitchley East Fire Trail - Kearsley

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Results 

 14/5/2023

Minor/training

Tingira Heights - Tingira Heights

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Results

 28/5/2023

NOY4

Minor/ CATI

Mining Mystery -Pelaw Main Boomerang Park  - Raymond Terrace

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Results 

 11/6/2023

State League 8 / KBIII

Honeyeater Hideout - Richmond Vale

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Results 

 12/6/2023

State League 9 / KBIII

University of Newcastle - Callaghan

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Results 

 25/6/2023

NOY5

The Powerlines - Abermain

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Results 

9/7/2023

 NOY4 (RESCHEDULED)

Hebburn Road -               Elrington                        

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 16/7/2023

NOY6

The Missing Link -         Elrington

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Results 

 29/7/2023

Newcastle Shorts 1

Newcastle Shorts 2

Belford National Park -Belford

Belford National Park - Belford

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Results 

 30/7/2023

Newcastle Shorts 3

Newcastle Shorts 4

University of Newcastle - Callaghan

University of Newcastle - Callaghan

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Results 

 6/8/2023

Minor/training

Mount Sugarloaf -     Sugarloaf State Conservation Area

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Results

 13/8/2023

NOY7

Heart-Rate Hills -
Ryhope

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Results
 15/8/2023 Hunter Schools Champs

Tank Paddock -          Minmi

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Results

Report  

 24/9/2023

NOY8 / Hunter Valley Champs

Kitchley Green -             Kitchener

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Results /

HVC Class Results
 19/11/2023  Bush Season  Presentations  Gregson Park - Hamilton  Click here Results

 

  

   2022 Newcastle Orienteer of the Year (NOY) Pointscore - click here

  2022 Calendar - click here

 

 2021 Bush Season Awards & Recognitions

Newcastle Orienteer of the Year (NOY) Pointscore

 Date  Event  Map / Location  Results
 18/04/2021  NOY1  "Hebburn Road", Elrington  Eventor
 02/05/2021  NOY2  "Hamburgers Trail", Balickera  Eventor
 30/05/2021  NOY3  "Bellbird / Pelton North" (not counted*)  Eventor
 27/06/2021  NOY4  "Rail Trail West", Stockrington  Eventor
 11/07/2021  NOY5  "Tumblebee Trail", Richmond Vale  Eventor
 25/07/2021  NOY6   "Heart Rate Hills", Ryhope  Eventor
 14/11/2021  NOY7  "Belford National Park", Belford  Eventor
 05/12/2021  NOY8   "Kitchley Green", Kitchener  Eventor

* NOY3  not counted in pointscore - last minute course changes due to access issues.

 28/03/2021 - Newcastle Bush Minor - Jesmond Park - Eventor

 09/03/2021 - Newcastle Pairs - Tank Paddock - Minmi - Eventor

 

 

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