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Welcome to Newcastle Orienteering Club

Orienteering is a competitive or non-competitive recreational activity in which participants use a detailed map, and usually a compass, to navigate between checkpoints on an unfamiliar course in bush terrain, parkland or urban areas.

If you like a physical and mental challenge while exploring the outdoors, orienteering is the sport for you!

NEW TO ORIENTEERING? Click here for more information.

See what's on by clicking on the Club Event Series buttons below or see all orienteering events by going to Eventor, the orienteering event calendar.

Classic "forest" orienteering for all in the great outdoors. Run or walk, compete against yourself or others, or a fun family outing. (Mar-Sept)

Navigate the suburbs. Run or walk to as many checkpoints as you can within a 45 minute time limit. How many points can you get? (Oct-Feb)

A great introduction to orienteering with fun courses in suburban parks & reserves. Also includes a night event. (Feb-Apr)

Navigate bush tracks and trails on your mountain bike. Bike Orienteering Summer Series offers 75 minute score & line+score events. (Nov-Mar)

Newcastle & Central Coast sprint series. Four exciting sprint events. Fast & furious. (Apr-Jul).

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2026 Oceania Championships and ASOC Results

Oceania & Schools Champs Carnival placegetters

Around fourty Newcastle orienteers were part of more than nine hundred who competed in the 2026 Oceania Champs & Australian Schools Champs, which were held in the ACT from 26 September to 4 October. The carnival featured the Oceania Middle Distance, Long Distance, Sprint (2027) and Relay Championships as well as the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships (ASOC). Isobel Newton, Presley Scouller-Evans and Baxter Peel were members of the NSW Schools Team.

Placegetters in the Oceania Championships A & Elite classes

Middle Distance - First: Julian Altmann (M10A). Second: Erika Enderby (W20E), Peter Preston (M40A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A). Third: Baxter Peel (M14A), Rob Vincent (M65A).

Relays (as part of Aus or NSW teams) - First: Erika Enderby (W20E), Jenny Enderby (W55A), . Second: . Third:

Long Distance - Second: Rebecca Craig (W18A), Naomi Scouller (W35AS), Robert Preston (M65AS). Third: Felix Preston (M10A), Erika Enderby (W20E), Gayle Quantock (W60A), Margaret Peel (W45AS), Clare Newton (WOpenB).

Sprint - First: Erika Enderby (W20E), Jennifer Enderby (W55A). Second: Martina Craig (W55A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A), Clare Newton (WOpenB). Third: Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Felix Preston (M10A).

Full Oceania Results: Middle Long Sprint Relays

Placegetters in the Australian Schools Championships

Long Distance - Third:

Relays - First: Baxter Peel (NSW Junior Boys team).

Full ASOC results: Schools Sprint Schools Long Schools Relays
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Junior Development Program

New Summer coaching program for juniors

Free trial Wed 7 Oct - Wallsend

The Club is piloting a new coaching program for 9 to 13 year olds (older juniors welcome), running at the same time and place as select Summer Street Series events (parents can run the street event while the kids train).

Twelve 60-minute sessions with two qualified, Working-with-Children-checked coaches: map skills, running games, relays and mini courses, followed by a shared picnic dinner.

Dates: Free trial - Wed 7 Oct @ Wallsend SSS Warm-up. Block 1 - 14 & 28 Oct; 11, 18 & 25 Nov; 2 Dec. Block 2 - 6, 13, 20 & 27 Jan; 3 & 10 Feb.

Full details: Junior Development Program Flyer

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2026-27 Summer Street Series

Summer Street Series starts 7 October

The 2026-27 Summer Street series kicks off on Wednesday 7 October with a "warm-up" at Wallsend, followed by the first official event on 14 Oct at Bolton Point. The series continues every Wednesday through to late February (except over the Xmas /New Year fortnight). A great way to keep up fitness over summer and an ideal introduction to navigating with a map for newcomers - bring a friend.

All events are a 45 minute score course using the MapRun app. Start any time between 5:00pm to 6:30pm.

For details see the Summer Street Series Calendar

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2026 State League Results

NSW Interclub & OY winners

The 2026 State League competition concluded on 12/13 September with the NSW Middle & Long Champs, held in Tuckland State Forest located between Gulgong & Dunedoo. Newcastle again finished on top of the NSW Interclub table and had thirty two placegetters in the individual Orienteer of the Year competition.

The Interclub Competition awards 5 points for an age class win, down to 1 point for fifth place. A strong showing at all State League events saw Newcastle finish first on 1454 points, with Garingal Orienteers second on 956 and Western and Hills Orienteers third on 846. Nine club members were NSW Orienteer of the Year age A class winners. The OY pointscore counted competitors’ best eight results from this year’s fourteen State League events

First: Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Hannah Stafford (W12A), Isobel Newton (W14A), Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A), Erika Enderby (W21A), Justin Stafford (M40A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Robert Vincent (M65A), Graham Fowler (M85A). Nathan Berkholz (M21AS), Clare Newton (W45AS), Emile Altmann (M45AS), Peter Orr (M65AS).
Second: Alyse Newton (W10A), Hayley Jenkins (W12A), Baxter Peel (M16A), Samantha Howe (W45A), Greg Newton (M50A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A), Glenn Burgess (M60A), Malcolm Roberts (M65A), Carolyn Rigby (W75A). Bronwyn Stafford (W35AS), Viola O'Connor (W65AS).
Third: Julian Altmann (M10A), Nicole Haigh (W35A), Stephen Craig (M55A), Geoff Todkill (M65A), Jim Lee (M75A), Carolyn Chalmers (W80A). Caroline Jenkins (W45AS), Lynda Hewson (W65AS).

2026 NSW Interclub Pointscore 2026 NSW State League Pointscore

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2026 NSW Middle and Long Championships

State Middle & Long Champs Results

The weekend of 12 & 13 September saw around 200 orienteers compete in the NSW Middle & Long Distance Championships, held in Tuckland State Forest between Gulgong & Dunedoo. Both events were organised by Newcastle Orienteering Club.

Saturday's Middle Distance, set by Steve Roberts with Goldseeker's Anna Fitzgerald controlling, was run on "Gulgaba Gullies", a new map drawn by Ian Dempsey. Sunday's Long Distance, set by Arthur Kingsland with Geoff Todkill controlling, saw a long-awaited return to "Tuckland State Forest", originally mapped by Graham Fowler for the 2007 NSW Championships and recently updated by Rob Vincent.

Newcastle’s champions in the Middle Distance were Alyse Newton (W10A), Hayley Jenkins (W12A), Isobel Newton (W14A), Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A), Baxter Peel (M16A), Nicole Haigh (W35A), Justin Stafford (M40A), Samantha Howe (W45A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Scott Simson (M55A), Robert Vincent (M65A) & Graham Fowler (M85A).

Short class winners were Nathan Berkholz (M21AS), Clare Newton (W45AS) & Robert Preston (M65AS).

Topping their classes in the Long Distance champs were Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Julian Altmann (M10A), Hayley Jenkins (W12A), Isobel Newton (W14A), Baxter Peel (M14A), Justin Stafford (M40A), Jennifer Enderby (W55A), Stephen Craig (M55A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A), Robert Vincent (M65A) & Graham Fowler (M85A).

Short class winners were Caroline Jenkins (W45AS), Emile Altmann (M45AS), Sharon Burgess (W55AS), Lynda Hewson (W65AS) & Robert Preston (M65AS).

Full results: Middle Long

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