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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 along an unfamiliar course through 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 day out. (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. (Mar-Apr)

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

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2024-25 Summer Street Series

street Summer Street Series now on

Every Wednesday

5:00pm to 6:30pm start window

45 minute score course using MapRun app

Next event: The Hill (Newcastle)

For details see the Series Calendar

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2024 ONSW Awards

ONSW logo 2024 President's Junior Award and 50 years Honours

Orienteering NSW presents several special awards at the end of each year with the 2024 President's Junior Award being awarded to Newcastle's Oskar Mella. Oskar's recent contributions and achievements include course planner for the 2024 Australian Schools Orienteering Championship Sprint Distance, selection in the Australian 2024 Junior World Championships Team and organising one of the 2024 Xmas 5-Days events.

At the other end of the age spectrum, several Club members were honoured by ONSW for 50 years of participation in the sport of orienteering with Jim Lee, Denis Lyons, Robert Preston, Gayle Quantock and Robert Vincent all reaching the significant milestone.

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2024 OA Badges

ONSW logo Orienteering Australia Badge Award Recipients

A large number of Club members have been awarded badges in Orienteering Australia’s Badge Scheme. Badges are awarded for credits earned by bettering the cut-off time for the credit standard appropriate to the relevant age class for results in the major Australian and State Championship events, and other nominated Badge events.

2024 recipients were:

Gold - Hayley Jenkins W10, Lucy Jenkins W10, Isobel Newton W12, Presley Scouller-Evans M12, Baxter Peel M14, Erika Enderby W20, Alvin Craig M20, Oskar Mella M20, Samantha Howe W45, Martina Craig W50, Scott Simson M50, Shane Trotter M50, Jennifer Enderby W55, Stephen Craig M55, Carolyn Matthews W60, Gayle Quantock W60, Glenn Burgess M60, Malcolm Roberts M65, Geoff Todkill M65, Robert Vincent M65, Jim Lee M75, Robert Lewin M75, Carolyn Chalmers W80.

Silver - Rebecca Craig W18, Mikayla Enderby W20, Joshua Blatchford M21, Kasimir Gregory M21, Naomi Scouller W35, Daniel Orr M35, Justin Stafford M40, Caroline Jenkins W45, Damien Enderby M45, Emile Altmann M45, Shane Jenkins M45, Greg P Newton M45, Margaret Peel W55, Bjorn Mella M60, Maria Orr W65, Carolyn Rigby W65, Peter Orr M65, Geoff Peel M65.

Bronze - Carl O'Connor M12, Isaac Hill M20, Clare Newton W21, Sally Quill W21, Shane Hunter M21, Bronwyn Stafford W35, Sharon Burgess W55, Viola O'Connor W65, Robert Preston M70.

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Eventor Help

Eventor

How to enter as a First Timer - click here.

How to pay for an event in Eventor - click here.

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