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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.

Classic "forest" orienteering for all great outdoors. Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family outing. (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)

Newcastle & Central Coast sprint series. Four exciting sprint events. Fast & furious. (Apr-Jul).

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Newcastle orienteers in National Non-elite Rankings

Orienteering Australia has published its annual National Non-elite Rankings for 2024, with four Newcastle club members ranked in the top three in their age class (elites have a separate ranking system based on National League results).

Rebecca Craig (M18, equal 1st) and Jenny Enderby (W55) are ranked first nationally for 2024. Stephen Craig (M50) ranked second and Carolyn Matthews (W60) ranked third in her class.

Ranking points are awarded for each A class championship event completed that had at least four starters, with 100 points awarded for first place and lesser points for other competitors. The 2024 rankings were determined by an orienteer's best three results from the races in the Easter 3-Days Championships held in South Australia and the Australian Championships Long, Middle & Sprint races held around Armidale.

Other Newcastle orienteers making the Top 10 list with more than 50 points in their respective age class were: W10 - 5.Lucy Jenkins, 7. Hayley Jenkins; W12 - 5. Isobel Newton; W50 - 5. Martina Craig; W60 - 7. Gayle Quantock. M12 - 7. Presley Scouller-Evans; M14 - 7. Baxter Peel; M40 - 5. Justin Stafford; M50 - 7. Scott Simson; M60 - 9. Glenn Burgess; M65 - 9. Malcolm Roberts; M75 - 5. Jim Lee, 9. Robert Lewin.

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Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Champs

Medal Winners

A small group of Newcastle orienteers competed in the 2024 Australian Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Carnival, held 18-20 October around Canberra, with three winning championship medals.

Mass Start Event: First - Presley Scouller-Evans (M12), Carolyn Matthews (W60), Robert Prentice (M70).

Sprint: First - Presley Scouller-Evans (M12), Carolyn Matthews (W60). Second - Robert Prentice (M70).

Middle distance: First - Presley Scouller-Evans (M12), Carolyn Matthews (W60), Robert Prentice (M70).

Long distance: First - Presley Scouller-Evans (M12), Carolyn Matthews (W60), Robert Prentice (M70).

Full Results: Mass start Sprint Middle Long

The 2024 National MTBO Series, which counted the best seven of twelve races, also concluded with these four events and saw Carolyn Matthews (W60), Andrew Power (M60) & Robert Prentice (M70) finish on top of their age classes.

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IOF logo Competitors in this season's Bike Orienteering Summer Series should note changes to the MTBO mappings specifications made by the IOF in April 2024.

The most notable changes are:

- New symbol - Unpaved road

- New symbol - Unpaved area

- New symbol - the start of a continuing course after a map flip/map exchange

- Change of the width category for narrow/wide tracks from 1.5m to 1.8m

- Magnetic north lines - change of spacing to: 1000m on the ground at the scale of 1:15000, 1:12500 or 1:10000; 500m for 1:7500 or 1:5000.

See here for all MTBO map symbols and BOSS course symbols, including what is ridable/forbidden to ride.

Update: In Jan 2025 Symbol 502.1 Wide Unpaved Road was made an optional symbol. Symbol 815 Track: Fast Riding will generally be used to represent unpaved roads.

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mtbo Club members podium at State MTBO Championships

Several Newcastle riders had podium finishes at the NSW Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships, held on 12 & 14 October near Campbelltown & Appin. Carolyn Matthews (W60) finished top of her age class in the Sprint distance, with Robert Prentice (M40) and Malcolm Roberts (M60) both third. Saturday afternoon's Middle distance saw Nicole Haigh (W50), Carolyn Matthews (W60) and Rob Prentice (M70) take gold, with Andrew Power (M60) and Malcolm Roberts (M60) second and third in their class. Rob Prentice (M70) backed up with another win in Monday's Long distance with Nicole Haigh (W50) picking up silver.

Full Results: Sprint Middle Long

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Newcastle medalists from the Australian Champs and Australian Schools Carnival

A large contingent of Newcastle orienteers competed in the Australian Champs & Schools Champs carnival, held 28 September-6 October in the Armidale region, which featured the 2024 Australian Middle Distance, Long Distance, Sprint and Relay Championships as well as the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships (ASOC). Many club members were also involved in planning and helping run the carnival.

Medal winners in the Australian Championships

Middle Distance: 1. Joshua Blatchford (M21A), 1. Jennifer Enderby (W55A), 1. Greg Newton (M35-54AS), 1. Tommy Mella (MJuniorB), 2. Lucy Jenkins (W10A), 2. Rebecca Craig (W18A), 2. Peter Preston (M40A ), 2. Shane Jenkins (M35-54AS), 2. Gayle Quantock (W55+AS), 3. Carolyn Matthews (W60A), 3. Naomi Scouller (W21AS), 3. Emile Altmann (M35-54AS).

Long Distance: 1. Joshua Blatchford (M21A), 1. Daniel Orr (M35AS), 2. Isobel Newton (W12A), 2. Erika Enderby (W20E), 2. Jennifer Enderby (W55A), 2. Gayle Quantock (W55AS), 2. Maria Orr (W65AS), 3. Isaac Hill (M20A), 3. Peter Preston (M40A), 3. Greg Newton (M45AS).

Sprint: 1. Rebecca Craig (W18A), 2. Lucy Jenkins (W10A), 2. Bronwyn Stafford (W35A), 2. Jennifer Enderby (W55A), 3. Isobel Newton (W12A), 3. Naomi Scouller (W35A), 3. Carolyn Matthews (W60A).

Relays (as members of NSW teams): 1. Erika Enderby & Mikayla Enderby (W20E), 1. Peter Preston (M35A), 1. Maria Orr (W55AS), 2. Baxter Peel (M14A), 2. Oskar Mella (M20E), 2. Jennifer Enderby (W55A), 2. Jim Lee (M75A), 2. Peter Orr (M55AS), 3. Isobel Newton (M/W12), 3. Justin Stafford (M35A), 3. Martina Craig (W45A), 3. Geoff Peel (M55AS).

Full Results: Middle Long Sprint Relays

Medal winners in the Australian Schools Championships

Long Distance: 2. Erika Enderby (Senior Girls).

Relays: 1. Rebecca Craig & Erika Enderby (NSW Senior Girls team), 3. Baxter Peel (NSW Junior Boys team).

Rebecca, Erika & Baxter were also members of the winning state team with NSW finishing on top of the ASOC pointscore. Rebecca & Erika were also selected in the Australian Schools Honour Team.

Full results: Schools Sprint Schools Long Schools Relay

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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.

Search

2024 National non-elite rankings

2024 Australian MTBO Championships

New MTBO Map Symbols

2024 NSW MTBO Championships

2024 Australian Championships and ASOC Results

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