Orienteering SA ENEWS 27 August 2019
Editorial Notes:
Please send all contributions to enews@sa.orienteering.asn.au Articles should be concise & can contain hyper links but no attachments or graphics. Normally ENEWS is sent out on Tuesdays so copy needs to be sent in by Monday at the latest. Check out other news on the OrienteeringSA website: https://sa.orienteering.asn.auor the Facebook Orienteering SA page.
Robyn Dose - Editor
1. North Adelaide event 1 September
2. September newsletter - LAST call for articles
3. Wednesday training day 4 September
4. 2 days Orienteering - 7-8 September
5. Schools Relay Championships
6. Training day Para Wirra 15 September
7. Manager sought for Aus-NZ Challenge team
1. North Adelaide Event on Sunday 1st Sept 2019
The Tintookies Orienteering Club invites you to a Metro Event with 3 courses available.
1.5km Short, suitable for newcomers.
3.8km Medium, suitable for those with some map reading skills.
5.3km Long, suitable for those wanting to stretch their legs a bit after Burra & Belair efforts !
Entry is now open on Eventor until 23:59 Wednesday 28th …. Reserve your map ! Discount available !
Here is the link …….. https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/8631
To make life easier for YOU on Fathers Day, please note …..
- Start times are 9:30 to 11:30
- Course Closure is 13:00
Easy parking, good courses and coffee stand nearby.
What’s not to like !
2. SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER - LAST CALL FOR ARTICLES
The September OSA Newsletter is being prepared.
Already received is a letter asking event organisers to go a little easier on the over-70s when planning courses. Also, articles have been received on Easter in NZ, the Eyre Peninsula relays, the French 5-joures and Scottish 6-day. Photos have been received on the Burra weekend (with strong TJ flavour), as well as a paragraph on JWOC, No articles yet received on WOC, WMOC, and local events (especially OYs).
Please consider writing an article for the September Newsletter. The editor accepts and will publish anything considered newsworthy. Don't worry about formatting - the editor will look after this.
Please send articles with photos to editor@sa.orienteering.asn.au by 1 September at the absolute latest.
3. Wednesday Training day September 4
The next mid week training day will be at Bundy’s forest on Wednesday 4th Sept. Signs from the east end of Rocky Creek Rd about 9 KM along the Gumeracha to Williamstown road. A 4km course in pine forest has been set by Jeffa Lyon. All welcome.
4. Sat 7th and Sun 8th September – 2 Days of Orienteering in the Riverland near Renmark
Both events are now open for entries
Sat PM – Paringa Paddocks – new map area on the river flood plain, with a complex track network
Details and entry here - https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/8605
Sun AM - SA Long Distance Championships – Crooked Straight
Note all champs classes are by pre-entry only : with some limited courses available for enter-on-day.
For all details, directions, see - https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/8604
This area will provide a great opportunity to compete on terrain which allows for fast running through vegetation which is light and scrubby, but requires careful navigation through intricate features of sandy knolls and high points. The mapped area is a sandy plateau with steep drops to the River Murray and the flood plain.
The event area is on Crown Land where camping is permitted along the banks of the Murray River among the scattered trees and the area is most suitable for mountain biking.The site has a public boat ramp and the river provides a very pleasant area for canoeing,
Entries for both events close Wednesday evening Sep 4th
5. Schools Relay Championships
This event is to be held on Friday 13th September at Bonython Park.
Ken Thompson is the Event Secretary and Clive Arthur the Course Setter.
Helpers are again required to assist in the many ways necessary to successfully run an event of this type.Please let me know if you are able to assist at dtilbrook2@bigpond.com
6. Training Day Sunday 15 September 2019 Para Wirra North
The training will be based at Gawler View.
Registrations are required prior to dusk on 11th September for those nominating for the teacher training or moderate course skills and techniques.
See the link for further details https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/8919
Adrian Craig; Training Manager
7. Manager sought for 2019 Australian-New Zealand Challenge Team
A manager is sought for the Australian team for the 2019 Australia-New Zealand Orienteering Challenge, to be contested as part of the 2019 Oceania Championships from Saturday 28th September to Sunday 6th October in NSW and Victoria.
The manager will be responsible for organising the team and has a number of formal responsibilities under the Challenge rules (mostly relating to agreements between the countries on late team changes, etc.).
The manager may also have a role in uniform orders1. The manager will be responsible for the distribution of uniforms (O-tops) and any co-ordination matters of the relay teams, especially to sort out last minute team changes if there are any injuries to selected team members.
The manager will not be expected to organise any travel or accommodation arrangements for the team.
As compensation for the role, Orienteering Australia will refund the entry fees to the Oceania Championship events of the selected candidate.
If you are interested in taking on this role, please contact Orienteering Australia as soon as possible and absolutely by Saturday, 7 September 2019 through the Executive Officer.
1 Any uniform order task will be limited in nature as selected team members may already have a Challenge top, and there are only a few tops currently in stock at the OA Office. Current supplier leads times are such that new tops cannot be ordered and received in time once team selection has been finalised. Any ordering of new tops will be shared with the OA Executive Officer.
