IMPORTANT – Due to recent bushfires some of the information in this bulletin has now changed. See Bulletin 2.
The Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics, which are National League, NSW State League and ACT League events, will be staged over the weekend of 16-17 May 2020.
Wildfire Sports Sponsorship Prizes
Wildfire Sports as the sponsor of the 2020 NOL season are offering prizes to the four season winners of the individual NOL competition on Saturday.
Prizes to the value of $100 will be offered to each class winner.
SportIdent Air+ (SIAC)
All events will be full SIAC events and competitors wishing to use SIAC sticks need to either buy their own SIAC stick or make their own arrangements to hire one, as none will be available for hire at the events.
Contact Information
Website: http://act.orienteering.asn.au/events/
Enquiries/Contacts: 0402 141 112,
Level 3 Controller: Bill Jones
Event Director: Tate Needham
Saturday 16 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Prelude
Organising Club: Red Roos
Organiser: Tate Needham
Course Planner: TBA
Location: St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee.
Map/Terrain: St Peter’s Anglican College 2020. Scale: 1:4000, 2m contours.
A new map of the school campus, never before used for orienteering. The school has many buildings scattered around the campus with patches of forest, garden beds and plenty of interesting features.
Event Format/Classes/Starts
This is a low-key prelude to the main events. Sprint style orienteering with self starting over a short start window between 10am and 11am. Two moderate courses will be offered, in M Open and W Open classes. Course closure at 11:30am.
Saturday 16 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 1
2020 National Orienteering League # 11
2020 ACT League # 5
2020 NSW League # 4
Organising Club: Red Roos
Event Controller: Keith Fifield
Organiser: Tate Needham
Course Planner: Rohan Hyslop
Location: Sand dunes between Broulee and Moruya on the NSW south coast.
Map/Terrain: Broulee Dunes 2020. Scale: 1:10000, 2m contours.
This is a new map of a venue never previously used for orienteering. The map is typical south coast sand dune terrain which hugs the beach between Broulee and the Moruya airport. The vegetation is relatively slow and thick in places, but fast and open in others. The dunes get smaller and less distinct the further you are from the beach. There are a few tracks and a large creek running through the map. A recent bushfire has burnt through a section of the map, resulting in better visibility and faster running.
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Event Formats
National League: The event will decide the season winner of the individual NOL competitions. Each NOL class will be over middle distance format with a chasing start. The season point score at the beginning of the event will be converted to time. Competitors will start according to how fw far they are behind the leader in their class. After thirty minutes the remaining competitors will set off in a mass start. The season winner will be the first competitor across the line. The event will count in all competitors’ season total and will be worth double points. Details of the conversion of points to time will be announced before entries close.
ACT/NSW League: For other than National League classes, the event will be a standard middle distance format, except for Start intervals at one-minute instead of the usual two minutes.
Classes
National League: M21E, W21E, M20E, W20E.
ACT League Classes:
Men: M21A, M20A, M10, M12A, M14A, M16A, M35A, M40A, M45A, M50A, M55A, M60A, M65A, M70A, M75A, M80A, M85A, M90A; M95A; M35AS, M45AS, M55AS, M65AS
Women: W21A, W20A, W10, W12A, W14A, W16A, W35A, W40A, W45A, W50A, W55A, W60A, W65A, W70A, W75A, W80A, W85A, W90A; W35AS, W45AS, W55AS, W65AS;
Other Classes: MJuniorB, MOpenB, WJuniorB, WOpenB, M/WOpenEasy, M/WOpenVeryEasy, M/W10Novice.
Starts
National League Classes: First starts from 2.00 pm Chasing start (see above) and then mass start of remaining competitors at 2:30 pm.
Other Classes: First starts from 12:30 pm. One-minute intervals by course.
Sunday 17 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 2
2020 National Orienteering League # 12
2020 ACT League # 6
2020 NSW League # 5
Organising Club: Red Roos
Event Controller: Andy Hogg
Organiser: Tate Needham
Course Planner: Cathy Hogg
Location: Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, between Batemans Bay and Broulee on the NSW south coast.
Map/Terrain: Deep Creek 2020, 1:5,000, 5m contours.
This is a new map of a venue never previously used for orienteering. The terrain at Deep Creek includes the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Garden which is a complex of grassed areas, garden beds and ponds and various buildings, fences and man made structures laced with a network of paths and tracks. The garden beds and ponds are out of bounds and competitors must remain on any paths through the gardens but the grassed areas and adjoining forested areas are accessible unless taped off.
Fences within the gardens precinct are only to be crossed at gates which will be marked. The outer boundary fence can be crossed at any place including gates but with care to avoid damage.
Surrounding the gardens precinct is a catchment area for Deep Creek with sometimes steep slopes intersected by a network of minor leading to more major creeks. There are significant areas of degrees of reduced runnability and a large number of minor point features including termite mounds but also high points which are the remnants of earth control banks made when logging took place. The logging tracks are no longer apparent.
The areas of reduced runnability on the map are all passable and without thorny plants such as black berries. Overall the map will provide a range of terrain that is unusual and challenging.
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Event Formats
National League: The event will be a three-person relay for NOL state teams in each class. The event will count double points and will be the final competition of the 2020 NOL season.
ACT/NSW League: For other than National League classes, the event will be a standard middle distance format, except for Start intervals at one-minute instead of the usual two
minutes.
Classes
National League: M21E, W21E, M20E, W20E.
ACT League Classes
Men: M21A, M20A, M10, M12A, M14A, M16A, M35A, M40A, M45A, M50A, M55A, M60A, M65A, M70A, M75A, M80A, M85A, M90A; M95A; M35AS, M45AS, M55AS, M65AS;
Women: W21A, W20A, W10, W12A, W14A, W16A, W35A, W40A, W45A, W50A, W55A, W60A, W65A, W70A, W75A, W80A, W85A, W90A; W35AS, W45AS, W55AS, W65AS;
Other Classes: MJuniorB, MOpenB, WJuniorB, WOpenB, M/WOpenEasy, M/WOpenVeryEasy, M/W10Novice.
Starts
National League Classes: First starts from 9:30 am
Other Classes: First starts from 9:30 am. One-minute intervals by course.
General Information
Previous Maps and Embargoes
There are no previous versions of the maps. See Embargoed Areas.
Accommodation
Big4 Ingenia Holidays in Broulee are offering a 15% discount for orienteers based on a two
night stay (15 May – 17 May). They currently have all sites and cabins held for us, so bookings MUST be done by calling Tess on 02 4471 6247 (if you try booking via the website it will be booked out). Ingenia is a short walk to both the Broulee Dunes and St. Peter’s College events and they have a wide range of accommodation, ranging from camping (~$51 for 2 adults for both nights) to fancy “Beach Retreat” cabins (~$338 for 2 adults for both nights), and plenty in between. Please book as soon as possible, as the park fills up quickly and they will open bookings up to everyone soon.
Ingenia Holidays Broulee – Site Map
Ingenia Holidays Broulee – Site Sizes
Ingenia Holidays Broulee – Discounted Pricing
There is plenty of other accommodation available in Broulee and surrounding areas, including many holiday rentals, The Lodge Broulee Hotel, and camping at North Head campground near the Moruya airport.
National League Awards Evening
There will be a dinner and presentation of individual National League awards on the evening of Saturday 16 May. More details will be provided shortly.
Entry Fees
| Senior (> 20) | Junior (< 21) | |
| Prelude | $10 | $7 |
| Day 1: Elite classes | $24 | $16 |
| Day 1: Other classes | $24 | $16 |
| Day 2: Elite classes | $24 | $16 |
| Day 2: Other classes | $24 | $16 |
A Family maximum will be calculated by Eventor on the basis of two adult fees and the lowest junior fee.
Entries will close on Eventor at 11.59 pm on Sunday 26 April 2020
Late Entries: will only be accepted at the discretion of the organisers.
Enter-on-the-day
Prelude: Pre-entry only
Broulee Dunes & Eurobodalla Gardens: EOD entries will only be accepted for four courses [Hard, Moderate, Easy, Very Easy] on the basis that the entries will be unofficial, with only one class per course. EOD competitors will start after all official competitors, and if no pre-marked maps are available EOD competitors will draw their course within their competition time.
Start Times and Final Event Information: will be posted on Eventor by 11.59 pm Sunday 9 May 2020.
