This opening event promises something a little different, with a special feature designed to test even the sharpest navigators: a maze section built into both the Moderate 1 and Moderate 2 courses. Expect quick decision-making, tight turns, and plenty of chances to second-guess your route – in the best possible way.

Whether you’re a seasoned orienteer or just keen to give it a go, there’s a course for you:

• Very Easy – perfect for beginners, kids and families, 0.9km
• Easy – a gentle introduction with simple navigation, 1.3km
• Moderate 1 (2.8km) & Moderate 2 (2km) – step up the challenge, including the maze feature

Set in the open parkland and lakeside surrounds of John Knight Park, this sprint-format event is all about speed and precision. Courses are shorter, controls come quickly, and every route choice counts.

The Metro Series runs on Saturday mornings from May through August, offering a welcoming and social way to stay active through the cooler months while exploring some of Canberra’s best parkland and bush venues.

So grab a map, bring a friend, and come along to kick off the series. Whether you’re racing hard or just enjoying the outdoors, this is orienteering at its most accessible – with a twist.

It will be an ABOMINABLY great event, so see you at the start line!

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The second day of the camp saw training early in the morning to beat the heat. After a long walk admiring the scenery of the Canberra hills, juniors and coaches ran a series of downhill courses set by Tara Melhuish. Icy poles and watermelon waited for the participants at the arena. In the afternoon, after many took advantage of the swimming pool at the camp accommodation, it was time for navigating around the hill with much rock detail, on simulated relay courses set by Jo Allison and Shannon Jones. Is it a kangaroo or an orienteer? Both! There were more icy poles at the finish.

On Sunday evening Greg Barbour presented “Taste of Italy”, showing the maps of huge hills likely to be experienced at JWOC 2025. Rob Walter previewed Boboyan Divide, with the camp attendees getting to plan their routes for the first session next morning. Early on Monday, day 3 of the camp, everyone left around sunrise to make it to the southern edge of ACT to execute their plans for their courses on the granite map before it got too hot. The second training session followed soon after in a similar terrain. It was Andy Hogg’s pairs’ technical relay involving combinations of up to ten 0.7 -1.2 km loops, with a coveted prize for the top three teams to blow the horn. Participants were coming from, and going in, all directions. The training was wrapped up before noon, with control collectors left to pick up the flags in the heat.

Well done to everyone who took part. Thank you to all the organisers and support team.

Hania Lada

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The app uses Eventor to load all upcoming events in Australia. You then set your home area, and the app will display your next upcoming event. You can also view a list of all events, mark events as favourites, filter the event list and view the events on a map. The app also shows the driving distance and time to an event, and lets you launch maps to navigate to the event.

BTW – it’s also completely FREE

Thanks, and hope you check it out!

Tate.

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• details are in the information flyer.
• Enter here by Wednesday 2 June.

Some photos of the terrain:

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There will be three exciting events:

• Prelude Sprint at St Peter’s Anglican College.
• Two middle distance races at Broulee Dunes.

Broulee Dunes is a new map of a intricate sand dune terrain never previously used for orienteering. Further information is available in the event bulletin. Enter via eventor here.

Entries close this Sunday, 2 May [and will not be extended further!].

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Wildfire Sports Sponsorship Prizes

Wildfire Sports as the sponsor of the 2021 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, tate@t8photography.com
Level 3 Controller: Bill Jones
Event Director: Tate Needham

Saturday 15 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Prelude

Organising Club: Red Roos
Organiser: Tate Needham
Course Planner: Tate Needham

Location: St Peter’s Anglican College, Broulee.

Map/Terrain: St Peter’s Anglican College 2020. Scale: 1:3000, 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 fast running. Some of the school was burnt in the recent bushfires, so that part will be excluded from the event.

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 9:30am and 10:30am. A single moderate course will be offered (at approx. 2.5km), in Men Masters/Open/Junior and Women Masters/Open/Junior classes. The course will feature head-to-head racing by using a A and B variations with loops. Course closure at 11:00am.

Saturday 15 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 1

2021 National Orienteering League # 5
2021 ACT League # 4
2021 NSW League # 3

Organising Club: Red Roos
Event Controller: Keith Fifield
Organiser: Tate Needham
Course Planner: Rob Walter

Location: Sand dunes between Broulee and Moruya on the NSW south coast.

Map/Terrain: Broulee Dunes 2020. Scale: 1:7500, 2.5m contours.

Event Formats
National League: Middle distance event, with chasing starts for each NOL class. The season point score at the beginning of the event will be converted to time. Competitors will start according to how far they are behind the leader in their class. After thirty minutes the remaining competitors will set off in a mass start. 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 2:00pm. Chasing start (see above) and then mass start of remaining competitors at 2:30 pm.
Other Classes: Starts from 12:30pm – 1:45pm. Queued starts at one minute intervals by course.
Course closure: 3:30pm

Sunday 16 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 2

2020 National Orienteering League # 6
2020 ACT League # 5
2020 NSW League # 4

Organising Club: Red Roos
Event Controller: Andy Hogg
Organiser: Tate Needham
Course Planner: John Shelton Agar

Location: Sand dunes between Broulee and Moruya on the NSW south coast.

Map/Terrain: Broulee Dunes 2020. Scale: 1:7500, 2.5m contours.

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.
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 leg mass start at 9:30am
Other Classes: Starts from 9:40am – 10:40am. Queued starts at one minute intervals by course.
Course closure: 12:00pm

Broulee Dunes Map

Events: The Broulee Dunes map will be used for both the Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 1 and Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 2.

Location: Sand dunes between Broulee and Moruya on the NSW south coast.

Map/Terrain: Broulee Dunes 2020. Scale: 1:7500, 2.5m 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.

Map Extracts

Terrain Photos – click to enlarge

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 (14 May – 16 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 to fancy “Beach Retreat” cabins, 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

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.

Entry Fees

_{A Family maximum will be calculated by Eventor on the basis of two adult fees and the lowest junior fee.}

Enter

Entries are open via Eventor:

View all three events on Eventor

Individual Events:

Saturday 15 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Prelude

Saturday 15 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 1

Sunday 16 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 2

Entries will close on Eventor at 11.59 pm on Sunday 25 April 2021

Late Entries: will only be accepted at the discretion of the organisers.

Enter-on-the-day
Pre-entry only [EODs will be accepted for local residents only at the discretion of the organisers]

Start Times and Final Event Information: will be posted on Eventor by 11.59 pm Sunday 9 May 2021.

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Hard 1 routes on 2DRerun

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You can either enter via:

• Sprint Series Season Pass (10 events for the price of 5), or 
• Mount Stromlo High School Sprint

There have been some minor changes from the first Sprint Series that you should be aware of:

• Start window is now 9:30am – 10:30am
• Course closure is now 11:00am
• Event entry closes at 5pm the day before the event

Remember that the Sprint Series events are pre-entry only.

The event will be held in full compliance with social distancing practices. The organisers will do everything to ensure your safety so you can finally return to competition in a safe environment. OACT Return to Play Plan.

If you are interested in being a course planner for one of the Sprint Series events, please contact Tate at tate.needham@gmail.com

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The Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens was unfortunately a victim of the recent bushfires at the South Coast. As a consequence the event on the 17 May has been moved to the Broulee Dunes area instead.

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, tate@t8photography.com
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. Some of the school was burnt in the recent bushfires, so that part will be excluded from the event.

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.

• M1MO – Moderate 1, Mens Open (approx. 3km)
• M2MO – Moderate 2, Mens Open (approx. 2.5km)
• M1WO – Moderate 1, Womens Open (approx. 3km)
• M2WO – Moderate 2, Womens Open (approx. 2.5km)

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: 1:7500, 2.5m contours.

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: Sand dunes between Broulee and Moruya on the NSW south coast.

Map/Terrain: Broulee Dunes 2020. Scale: 1:7500, 2.5m contours.

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.

Broulee Dunes Map

Events: The Broulee Dunes map will be used for both the Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 1 and Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 2.

Location: Sand dunes between Broulee and Moruya on the NSW south coast.

Map/Terrain: Broulee Dunes 2020. Scale: 1:7500, 2.5m 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.

Map Extracts

Terrain Photos – click to enlarge

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 at 6:30pm, Saturday 16 May at Tomakin Sports and Social Club. Cost is $25. It will be a buffet meal, with vegetarian options. If you are a vegetarian please purchase your meal using the vegetarian option to enable the caterers to know how many people will be seeking vegetarian options. Each event (Prelude, Day 1 & Day 2) all include the dinner as a service you can order in Eventor – you only need to order one.

Entry Fees

_{A Family maximum will be calculated by Eventor on the basis of two adult fees and the lowest junior fee.}

Enter

Entries are open via Eventor:

View all three events on Eventor

Individual Events:

Saturday 16 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Prelude

Saturday 16 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 1

Sunday 17 May: Wildfire Sports Autumn Classics Day 2

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: 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.

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Sprint Event #1: Kingston Foreshore

A brand new map; very European style around a public areas; tricky navigation in small parks; stamina required for over 4km. 

Sprint Event #2: Jerra Primary

Only the second use of this map, freshly updated for the sprint; lots of quick route choices required; a map exchange and a map flip; pivot controls to keep you alert!

Sprint Event #3: Orana School

Second use of half of the map, the other half is brand new; very tricky navigation in and around oddly shaped buildings; heaps of route choice. 

Sprint Event #4: Haig Park

The next event in the series is at Haig Park. David Stocks and Ella Cuthbert have done an outstanding job creating the sprint course. This is the most unusual map in the ACT, as due to almost no normal orienteering features in the area every single tree has been mapped and classified. Imagine trying to navigate by tree size and type.

Added to this are two mazes that will really test your navigation and make you think quickly. 

And to top it off – the event will feature head-to-head racing:

1. find a partner who is approximately the same speed
2. punch the start simultaneously (there will be 2 start units)
3. one person grabs course A, the other grabs course B
4. the courses are identical, except that they do certain parts of the course in opposite directions 
5. race to the finish!

The head-to-head racing is optional – if you don’t want to do it then take either course A or B. 

Remember you MUST pre-enter for the sprint series event, either with the season pass or just the Haig Park event. 

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