Summer Training in Autumn
There are only 2 more weeks of Summer training to go. Come along and enhance your fitness and your orienteering skills.
Please remember:
1. Arrive at the advertised parking/meeting spot as close to 5.30pm as possible as we intend to start at 5.45pm.
2. Try to let the designated coach know if you intend coming so we print the right number of maps.
3. We will try to have coaching and training activities suitable for all ages, abilities and fitness levels.
Sessions for the last 2 weeks:
Friday 12 March:
Meet on the west side of Cliff Sadlier Park, Woolnough St, Daglish. Focus will be on map memory.
Coach: Carol Brownlie, phone or message 0429 496 308 to confirm your attendance.
Friday 19th March:
Perry Lakes: From the Perry Lakes Drive / Underwood Avenue intersection travel along Perry Lakes Drive turning at the first road on the right. Park in the car parks along this road and meet ready to run at the T-intersection at the end of this road.
Focus will be on O intervals.
Coach: Rachel West, phone or message 0401 644 110 to confirm your attendance.
If you have any queries, please phone Jan Fletcher on 0427 766 081. Hope to see you there!
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Upcoming Event 1: NavDash 2, Garvey Park
Sunday 14th March
Garvey Park, Ascot
Garvey Park is a mix of parkland and some more vegetated areas with trees. The map is bordered on two sides by the Swan River and also includes a couple of lakes. On the two hard courses you may traverse some scratchy vegetation, so leg covering would be appropriate if you want to avoid blemishes. There are picnic tables, shady areas and a cafe where you can get your morning coffee and cake. Note that the OWA AGM will take place after this event.
NavDash events have courses to suit all abilities and it's a great way to continue orienteering after the Metro Series. There is more information on NavDash events on the OWA website.
Courses: Hard Long 3.3km straight line (about 4km), Hard Short 2.4km straight line (about 2.7km), and Easy 2.1km straight line (about 2.2km).
Pre-enter via Eventor (entries close at 23:59pm on Friday 12th March). If you do not have an Eventor account, click on ‘Create Account’ and follow the prompts.
Registration on the day at the event is available if necessary. Even groups can enter through Eventor. Make sure you arrive in plenty of time.
Bring: your SI card if you have one, or borrow one at the event. Also bring sunscreen, hat, a water bottle and leg covering if doing the longer courses.
On the day registration: 9:00 - 10:30am.
Instruction available: 9:00 - 10:00am.
Start times: 9:30 - 11.00am.
Courses close: 11:30am.
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OWA Annual General Meeting
Sunday 14th March
Garvey Park, Ascot
The OWA Annual General Meeting will commence as soon as possible after the Garvey Park NavDash event.
This is an opportunity to raise issues of concern or interest, to contribute to discussion on these issues, and to choose who will run the Association for the coming year. Please be there to have your say and/or to offer your services!
Here is the Notice of the 2021 Annual General Meeting.
Relevant documentation for the meeting is available on the OWA website. Included are:
Nomination form for Council positions;
AGM agenda;
Financial statements;
Minutes from the 2020 AGM;
And lots more.
If you are interested in standing for a Council position you should download and complete the nomination form (link above) and return it to oawa.secretary@gmail.com by Wednesday 10th March.
If you don't feel ready to be a Council member at the moment, please consider offering your services at a club level. Clubs will be holding their AGMs in the coming weeks. It's a great way to get to know everyone and find out how everything is organised.
Check that you have renewed your membership so you can have your say. Only current Full Members have voting rights.
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Upcoming Event 2:
NavDash 3, Swan Valley Adventure Centre
Sunday 28th March
58 Yule Ave, Middle Swan
Swan Valley Adventure Centre (SVAC) is a 35 ha site on the banks of the Swan River. It is traversed by Jane Brook (currently dry). SVAC is a venue for various recreational and training facilities for children and adults. Orienteering WA has used it for several junior camps as well as many events over several years. The terrain consists of a residential village surrounded by paddocks with various adventure game structures and equipment.
NavDash events have courses to suit all abilities and it's a great way to continue orienteering after the Metro Series. There is more information on NavDash events on the OWA website.
Courses: Hard Long (~3.5km run distance), Hard Short (~2.3km), Easy (~1.3km).
Pre-entry via Eventor will be available and is preferred. Entries close at 23:59pm on Friday 26th March. If you do not have an Eventor account, click on ‘Create Account’ and follow the prompts.
Bring: your SI card if you have one, or borrow one at the event. Also bring sunscreen, hat, water bottle and compass
Registration on the day at the event is available 9-10.30am. Even groups can enter through Eventor. If registering on the day, be sure you arrive in plenty of time.
On the day registration: 9:00 - 10:30am.
Instruction available: 9:00 - 10:00am.
Start times: 9:30 - 11.00am.
Courses close: 12 midday.
Facilities at the site: water bubbler and toilets at the Activity Hub assembly area.
There is more information, including directions to the event, in Eventor. Be sure to check the Pictorial Map of the venue: parking is at #28 and the assembly area (Activity Hub) is at #16.
Photo: Jaco, taken by Rob West
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Orienteering for Beginners
Whiteman Park
Saturday 17th April
If you haven't been orienteering before, or you have friends who are put off from coming to an event because they don't know what orienteering is all about, then you and/or your friends can sign up for the upcoming Orienteering for Beginners Session on Saturday 17th April starting at 2pm. It will be based at Whiteman Park and will make use of the Anytime Orienteering Course there.
Children are most welcome if accompanied by an adult.
Please book your place through Facebook/Eventbrite.
More information can be found on Eventor.
If you can't make it to a Beginner session, then just turn up at an event and say you are new. At each event there are instructors available to help you get started.
Photo: Beginners' Session at Whiteman Park on 27 February, taken by Rob West
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January O Xpress
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