Category Archives: Coming Events

No events until further notice

Sadly the time has come to suspend all orienteering events in Australia until further notice. I thought Blair Trewin’s statement (President of Orienteering Australia) was a beautiful message. You can read it here.

We’ll let you know when we are ready to run some local events again.

In the mean time, there are plenty of orienteering resources on the interweb.

Orienteering Australia has a series of instructional videos on their YouTube channel which you can find here.

For a look back at some of our Australian orienteering carnivals you can view videos (courtesy of Living it Live) from the Easter 2016 Carnival or 2017 Orienteering Championships or the recent 2019 Oceania Championships.

A personal favourite of Club President David is the Hubmann Brothers from Switzerland who have two very well produced and entertaining videos Go Hard or Go Home and Train Hard Win Easy. Another video that beautifully illustrates the difference between orienteering and running is More than Just Running.

Stay healthy and safe and we’ll see you in the great outdoors hopefully in a few months.

Hey Hey its SummerGong!

SummerGong is perfect for families

IKO’s introductory series for new and beginner orienteers is back for its eight year!
If you have ever wondered what orienteering is all about, then come along and give it a go.

The aim of the SummerGong Series is to introduce newcomers to the sport of orienteering while also providing some fun summer courses at club level for experienced orienteers. This year the series will feature the northern Illawarra, beginning at Thirroul on Sunday 2nd February, before heading south to Fairy Meadow and Wollongong.

At each event there will be three courses on offer (short, medium and long) where competitors need to navigate to a series of controls in a set order. Digital E-sticks (available for hire) record your visits to each control, and the time taken to complete the course.

Download the Event Flyer for more information, or follow the links below to the detailed listing on Eventor.

Everyone is welcome – we hope to see you there!

Sunday 2 February at Thirroul

Sunday 16 February at Fairy Meadow

Sunday 1 March at Wollongong

Christmas is nearly here….

And that means, so is our Christmas event!

Join us at Helensburgh on Saturday 14th December for the last Club event of the year followed by a festive feast (BYO) at Vicki’s place.

The start is from Charles Harper Park, Parkes Street, Helensburgh from 3-4pm. The usual assortment of Long, Medium and Short courses are on offer with some bush orienteering on the longer courses ($10 for adults and kids free).


There is a new playground for the littlies adjacent to the assembly area and an outdoor pool (open till 7pm) for cooling off afterwards.
We hope to see you there.

Bay Orienteering Series

Enjoy a run along the waterfront at Sans Souci (souce Wikimedia)

The Bay Orienteering Series begins this Sunday with the first of five events showcasing Botany Bay and surrounds. The series is being jointly organised by Illawarra Kareelah and our friends at Uringa. You can download the information flyer HERE.

The series comprises the following events:

Sunday 13 October – Scarborough Park at Monterey
Sunday 20 October – Cook Park at Sans Souci
Sunday 27 October – Tonbridge St Reserve at Ramsgate
Sunday 3 November – Scott Park at Sans Souci
Sunday 10 November – CANCELLED

Each event will offer competitors the choice of a 45 minute score event, or short (2km), medium (4km) and long (6km) line courses. Starts are from 4:00 to 5:00pm.

Everyone welcome!

SummerGong 2019 is almost here

SummerGong is perfect for families and beginners

Its less than two weeks away till IKO’s SummerGong Series which kicks off the club’s calendar each year.  This series of events aimed at newcomers and beginners makes the most of the region’s scenic coastline and recreational reserves.

This year we are changing things up a bit with three events a fortnight apart.   The events will run every second Saturday from 3-4pm.

  • Event 1: Lang Park Wollongong, Saturday 2 February
  • Event 2: Roy Johanson Park, West Wollongong, Saturday 16 February
  • Event 3: Shellharbour Foreshore, Boolwarra Parade, Shellharbour, Saturday 2 March

See the event flyer for further information.