Winter Sprints 1
Sunday 26 April 2026 - Cooranbong"Avondale School"
The first event in our brand new WINTER SPRINTS series, an exiting series of four sprint events organised in conjunction with Central Coast Orienteers. A sprint course of around 2.5-3km with entry by age class, plus a free mini course. Newcomers welcome.
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Minor event
Sunday 3 May 2026 - Sawyers Gully"Native Dog Hill"
A minor bush event on a brand new map. Courses to suit all orienteers, from 1.8km Easy up to 4.4km Hard, set to provide options to go up to the next level and improve navigation. Newcomers welcome.
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JWOC Team Selection
Fifth Junior World Champs for Enderby
Club member Erika Enderby has again been selected to represent Australia at the Junior World Orienteering Championships which this year will be held around Karlskrona, southern Sweden, from 29 June to 4 July 2026.
This will be Erika’s fifth year representing Australia at JWOC where she will be part of a team of twelve competing in an individual sprint, sprint relay, long & middle distances and forest relay.
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2026 Night Champs
NIghttime winners
Newcastle's 2026 Urban Series concluded with the annual Night Championships, held 22 April on the "Brickworks Park" map at Wallsend, with fast courses set by Stuart Kurtz.
2026 Night Champions
Long course: Men - Baxter Peel; Women - Jennifer Enderby.
Short course: Men - Max Altmann; Women - Isobel Newton.
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2026 Australian Championships
Newcastle podiums at National Champs
Over fourty Newcastle club members were part of more than seven hundred orienteers who competed in this year's Australian Orienteering Championships (AOC), held in northeastern Tasmania over Easter. The four day carnival included the Australian Sprint, Middle Distance, Long Distance and Relay Championships, with results also determining the the Australian 3 Day Championships normally held over Easter (AOC was moved from the usual September timeslot as the 2026 Oceania Championships will be held at that time).
Sprint
First: Koen Stafford (M10A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Gayle Quantock (W60A). Bronwyn Stafford (W35AS), Emile Altmann (M45AS).
Second: Erika Enderby (W20E), Justin Stafford (M40A).
Third: Alyse Newton (W10A), Julian Altmann (M10A), Baxter Peel (M14A), Scott Simson (M55A). Naomi Scouller (W35AS), Caroline Jenkins (W45AS).
Middle Distance
First: Baxter Peel (M14A), Erika Enderby (W20E). Mikayla Enderby (W21AS).
Second: Alyse Newton (W10A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Stephen Craig (M55A). Naomi Scouller (W35AS), Emile Altmann (M45AS).
Third: Scott Simson (M55A). Shane Jenkins (M45AS).
Long Distance
First: Alyse Newton (W10A). Emile Altmann (M45AS).
Second: Peter Preston (M40). Naomi Scouller (W35AS).
Third: Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A), Erika Enderby (W20E), Justin Stafford (M40A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A). Bronwyn Stafford (W35AS).
Relays (as part of NSW teams)
First: Baxter Peel (M14A), Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A), Peter Preston (M35A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Gale Quantock (W55A), Scott Simson (M55A).
Second: Lucy Jenkins (M/W12) Felix Preston (M/W12), Martina Craig (W55A), Stephen Craig (M55A). Peter Orr (M55AS).
Third: Rebecca Craig (W20E), Erika Enderby (W20E), Bronwyn Stafford (W35A), Justin Stafford (M35A). Mikayla Enderby (W21AS), Carolyn Matthews (W21AS).
Australian 3 Days (total time from Sprint, Middle & Long)
First: Alyse Newton (W10A), Erika Enderby (W20E).
Second: Baxter Peel (M14A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Scott Simson (M55A). Billie Preston (M/(W10N), Naomi Scouller (W35AS), Emile Altmann (M45AS), Maria Orr (W65AS).
Third: Peter Preston (M40A). Shane Jenkins (M45AS).
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