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!

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 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.

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   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. (Feb-Mar)
   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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NOY6 Wallaroo - Results

Wet weather failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the over 100 participants that turned out for NOY6 at Wallaroo State Forest yesterday.

Conditions for the most part were damp but relatively OK especially later in the morning as the weather improved. Even so many had a quick swim when trying to cross a couple of the creeks in and around the low lying areas toward the finish.

Course setter Bjorn Mella's extensive orienteering experience showed in what were excellent courses that challenged the competitor on many occassions with numerous route choices. Long and Medium Red shared the same long leg for 1-2 and the variety of routes taken can be seen via routegadget snail trails already uploaded. Have a look!

Note: We were extremely dissappointed to find that our expensive "Beeping Clock" had been stolen from the remote start by mindless thieves. Perhaps we should have had somebody permanantly there but we were naive enough to consider that to be an overkill. Obviosly one of those 4wd persons decided they wanted it as they were the only others in the forest at that time.

Planner: Bjorn Mella
Gear: Geoff & Margaret Peel
Admin: Cheryle Todkill
Finish: Bjorn Mella, Denis Lyons
Control Collection: Sam Mella, Denis Lyons. Steve Todkill, Sally Anne Henderson, Rudi Lansiedel, Shane Jenkins, Tony & Louis Welbourne. Angus, Callum & Steven Roberts

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