38th ANNUAL HUNTER REGION SCHOOLS ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014.
Location/Map: "Blue Gum Regional Park" (1:7500)
Venue: From Newcastle Link Road At the traffic lights, turn towards Minmi on Woodford Street. At the next set of lights turn right into Minmi Rd, then after approximately 500m turn right into Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. Please park where directed at the cemetary parking lot and not the main car park.
OR From Newcastle, proceed to Wallsend, then take Minmi Road through Fletcher, turning left into Blue Gum Hills Regional Park. (The park entrance is approx 500m before the start of the houses at Minmi.
NOTE: NPWS do not allow us to use the main parking area today.
Planner: Geoff Todkill
If you are uncertain which course to enter, please discuss this with the club coach Geoff Todkill at events.
For club regulars, entry fees can be paid on the day, but your entry must be received by 15th June.
Entries will be accepted from individuals or from teams of two only. Teams must be from the same school. They may be mixed age provided they run the more difficult course.
Competitors do two courses:
AGE COURSE (Age is at 31/12/2014. ie. The age turned this year!)
| BOYS | GIRLS | ||||
| Course 1 | Very Easy | 1.8 km | 12 | 12 | |
| Course 2 | Easy | 2.0 km | 13 | 13 | Intermediate B |
| Course 3 | Easy | 2.5 km | 14 | 14 | |
| Course 4 | Easy/Medium | 3.0 km | 15 | 15 | Senior B |
| Course 5 | Medium | 3.5 km | 16 | 16+ | |
| Course 6 | Hard | 4.0 km | 17+ |
B Courses are available for beginners, but NOT available to previous placegetters of these courses.
This is a line course where competitors navigate around the course visiting controls in order.
SCORE COURSE
This is where you find as many controls as you can within a time limit of 45 minutes. Controls can be visited in any order.
There will be a choice of four graded "SCORE" courses with entry open to individuals or teams of two. Select courses based on experience rather than age. The courses are graded:
| A: Difficult | B: Moderate | C: Easy | D: Easy/Very Easy |
Entries: Must be made in advance, by Friday 13th June. This pre-entry is essential to ensure that there will be sufficient maps available on the day.
Entry fee: $10 per person.
Entry forms will be sent to Hunter High Schools. Entries are also welcome from all NOC juniors and students who are coached by NOC members.
Just send details (Names, Address, Phone or Email contact, School, Date of Birth, and courses to be entered) to Colin Bailey by any of the methods described below.
Entries to:
Colin Bailey
Merewether High School School
P.O. Box 3010
Hamilton Delivery Centre 2303
Ph 4969 3855
Fax: 4961 2246
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