IKO is hosting our last event in the River and Bay Orienteering Series this Sunday at Ramsgate starting from Tonbridge Steet Reserve in Tonbridge Street. Its looking to be a scorcher so we’ll either be dripping from sweat or dripping from a thunderstorm (hopefully the latter).
Starts available between 4pm – 5pm and all competitors must return by 6pm.
The usual courses are on offer – a 45 minute score event and 3 line events (Long, medium and short). Full details here.
Its been a bit of a patchy year for orienteering but we are pleased to announce that in partnership with our friends at Uringa Orienteers we will be kicking off the 2020 River and Bay Orienteering Series this weekend. Our first event is at Tempe.
Every Sunday afternoon from October 25 to December 13 we will give you the chance to explore the parks and streets of the Cooks River and Botany Bay. Walk or run around the line courses (2 km, 4 km or 6 km) or challenge yourself with the Score Course where you collect as many points as you can in 45 minutes. As always there will be some passionate and experienced orienteers on hand to provide assistance for beginners. Our courses are suitable for all ages and abilities from 8 to 88, go solo or in a group.
Starts are from 4 to 5pm and all courses close at 6pm.
| # | Date | Start Location / Eventor Notes / Results | Details | Suburb |
| 1 | 25 Oct | Tempe Recreation Reserve, Holbeach Ave | Here | Tempe |
| 2 | 8 Nov | Beaman Park, corner Flinders Rd & Vera Ave | Here | Earlwood |
| 3 | 15 Nov | Scott Park, Riverside Drive | Here | Sans Souci |
| 4 | 22 Nov | Hughes Park, Westfield St | Here | Hurlstone Park |
| 5 | 29 Nov | Tonbridge Steet Reserve, Tonbridge Street | Here | Ramsgate |
| 6 | 6 Dec | Lees Park, corner Hay St & Harmony St | Here | Ashbury |
| 7 | 13 Dec | Steel Park, Illawarra Rd | Here | Marrickville |
Thanks to the lifting of the Covid restrictions around community sport we are now able to host our post-poned local event at Sutherland.
Come and join us on Saturday 10 October for a walk or run through the bush and streets starting from Waratah Park. From Sydney enter left off Rawson Avenue (Old Princes Highway) approx. 1 km south of Sutherland Station.
Course setter James has organised three line courses – short 2km, medium 4km and long 6km. Start any time between 3-4pm.
Adults:$10 members, $15 non members
Juniors: (13- 20years) $5 members, $10 non-members
Subjuniors: (under 13): free
Group: $20
SI hire $4
This is a Covid-safe event which means we ask everyone to enter online through Eventor. Entries close midnight 9 October 2020. For newcomers we can accept cashless payment for Enter on Day.
For the full list of Covid-safe conditions please refer to the event information on Eventor.
Following discussions with ONSW regarding restrictions on community sport we will sadly need to cancel our next two planned events. The restrictions on mixing volunteers and participants from different regions or parts of Sydney unfortunately renders most of our club and state events unfeasible to run.
The event planned for Sutherland this Saturday 22 August is postponed to a later date. The new date will be decided once we get further clarity on when these restrictions will be lifted.
The State League and Schools Championships planned for September 5-6 is also cancelled and may be run on the same maps next year.
A copy of the advice to community sport organisers from the Chief Health Officer can be viewed here. It will be in place for at least six weeks before being reviewed.
The next local event is scheduled for this Saturday 22 August at Sutherland.
Unfortunately due to a recent NSW Health directive about community sport we are suspending entries on Eventor until we recieve further clarification from ONSW as to whether we will be able to go ahead. As soon as we have any further news, we’ll let you know via the usual channels – web, facebook, and email.