Hi Fellow IKO Orienteers

These are certainly most challenging times and we thank you for your patience and understanding. With lockdown in the Greater Sydney region stretching over several weeks now, and likely to continue for more weeks and perhaps months ahead, the 2021 orienteering schedule has been severely disrupted again impacting on most of us.  IKO members reside across a broad geographical area encompassing both areas of lockdown and areas where people are still free to move around.  At this time, the primary goal must be to keep us all as safe as possible and to abide by the government public health orders.  Frustrating as these are, we must err on the side of caution wherever there are inconsistencies, as there will inevitably be, with such large and rapidly implemented changes.

Rest assured your club is working with the broader orienteering community to reschedule events and determine optimal strategies to manage refunds for events already entered. The uncertain timeframes for ongoing restrictions add significantly to the challenges involved.  Note there will be no events organised by IKO in July.  August is unfortunately also looking doubtful for all events at this stage but check here on the Eventor calendar for 2021 scheduled events and any cancellations or postponements made at short notice https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events  You can also check our Facebook page and our website for any updates and we will of course keep you informed by emails.

We look forward to the time when we can all gather again for events and the social activities afterwards. Until then, stay safe, keep exercising and keep in touch. This is a great time to give people a call just for a chat and I would encourage you all to reach out.

Take care,
Ken Mills – President
Illawarra Kareelah Orienteers