Covid19 Procedures - Pre-entries ONLY for ALL Events
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Covid19 Procedures
1. Phone number, postal address, e-mail address and SI Stick details in Eventor. Ensure that your phone number, postal address, e-mail address and your current SI Stick details are entered in Eventor, ensuring that the SI Stick listed is the one that you will be using for the Event. This will assist with infection tracing (if applicable). You may NOT be able to compete if these Details aren't listed.
2. Pre-enter via Eventor - preferred option. To avoid the possible spread via money handling, filling in grey slips and other activities - please pre-enter and pay for the Event via Eventor for all Events. Go to https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events
NOTE: IF mobile coverage is available you will be able to pre-enter via your mobile phone at the Event (as long as it is within the Start time window).
3. Non-competing details. All non-competing attendees will need to have their details recorded for contact tracing purposes.
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A detailed list of Covid19 Procedures can be found HERE and will be available at the Event.
Please check closer to the Event date for any special requirements re Covid19.
NOY2 - Wallaroo - 2 Aug 2020
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SUNDAY 2 AUGUST
Starts from 9:30am to 11:30am. (Course closure 1PM)
Pre-entries - https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/10299
There are a few extra Notes at the bottom of this page (updated 5:45pm 30 July 2020).
Map: Rolling Stones, (part of Wallaroo State Forest).
Planning/vetting team: Denis Lyons & Stuart Kurtz.
Control Desciptions are printed on each map. However, if you would like separate descriptions - print them here - WORDS OR SYMBOLS and bring them with you on the day.
Directions: Head north from Hexham on the highway. Approximately 13.5kms after the Raymond Terrace roundabout turn LEFT onto Italia Rd. (Just after the speed limit changes from 110km/h to 100km/h.)
Follow Italia Rd. for 3km and turn LEFT into Hunter Water’s Balickera Park.
Park inside the park, mainly on the right hand side of the road. Do not block access to a gate. There is a toilet at the Park. (Hopefully it will be open.)
Special Instructions: The courses will take place on the northern side of Italia Rd. TAKE CARE when crossing the road, and follow streamers for 200m to the start/ finish area.
NB. After you start (at start unit) FOLLOW STREAMERS FOR 60m to the position of the START TRIANGLE.
COURSES: All courses will be of NOY standard. (Visit controls in numerical order.)
| Course | Length | Details |
| Very Easy | 1.6kms | Follows tracks and streamer trails. |
| Easy | 1.9kms | Follow tracks, streamer trails and watercourses Controls are not far from tracks, BUT you need to know where you are along the track before looking to the side. |
| Moderate Short | 2.1kms | Cross-country navigation to large features. |
| Moderate Long | 2.6kms | Cross-country navigation to large features. |
| Hard Short | 3.5kms | Some difficult navigation. |
| Hard Medium | 5.5kms | Some difficult navigation. |
| Hard Long | 7.5kms | Some difficult navigation. |
No String Course (due to Covid19 recommendations). Sorry kids. :(
Control Desciptions are printed on each map. However, if you would like separate descriptions - print them here - WORDS OR SYMBOLS and bring them with you on the day.
NOTES:
(1) The area is undulating to hilly. Most of the area is very runnable, however, large areas of water drainage are slow.
The dryness of last summer has caused some smaller trees to die and fall over, causing a “mat” of small trunks.
These areas may look clear from a distance but have been mapped as “slow” or “slow stripe”.
(2) The area is frequented by trail bikes and 4WD’s. If you hear them coming – move out of their way.
(3) SPIKEY vegetation exists to some extent over the area.
(4) Only termite mounds are shown. No tree-root mounds or meat-ant nests. No native cherry trees.
Some large or significant fallen tree canopies have been shown as a thicket of dark green.
(5) At least five helpers are needed to collect Controls at each event. Due to wet tracks - mountain bike or 4WD vehicles would be useful.
Let someone know at the Finish if you can help collect Controls.
(6) Hard Long & Hard Medium change - new track in North West section of the map. Approximate position will be hand drawn on those course maps.
Event 4: Carrington
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Event 4: Carrington
Open: Now
Start Assembly Area: The sports clubhouse on the corner of Tully and Fitzroy St Carrington.
Start/Finish Location: The cement drain cover near the edge of the building
The Map and Control Descriptions:
Course Setter’s Notes: Nothing special to comment on for this event. The MapRun website has some useful information about phone settings. See http://maprunners.weebly.com/phone-settings.html
Click here for the map and Control Descriptions (coming soon)
Vale Dot Wright
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It is with much sadness we announce the death of Dot Wright. Dot was the wife of Allan Wright founding member and stalwart of the club in its growth years. Dot may not have taken to the bush very often, though she and Allan were avid bushwalkers. But her contribution to the club was immense. Phone enquiries for information about club activities were ably handled by Dot and she was a great advocate for our sport. She supported their sons Ian and Neil in the sport, and was often in charge of Enter on Day duties for our State and local events. The Hunter Schools Orienteering Championships particularly in 1980s and 1990s were spear headed by Allan and Dot with Dennis Lyons course planning. However her biggest contribution was to support Allan in the production of the Club Newsletter - in the times when it was a printed production, needing to be collated, stapled or folded, enveloped and posted. Dot was always in the thick of the action. Our thoughts are with Allan and the family.
Orienteering Jigsaws
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From Ian Dempsey we have some orienteering map Jigsaw puzzles that he has come across:
Got time on your hands? Try these orienteering map jigsaws.
Level 1 = https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=2e959bf45992
Level 2 = https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=1e5539100c03
Level 3 = https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=2ea6a9c502e7
The bottom left toolbar allows display of the full original image (with zoom options). Try zooming your browser for a clearer view of the jigsaw puzzle.
From the top menu bar, use the explore, popular searches functions to look for more orienteering maps. What the heck, be bold and try other non-orienteering searches.
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