Its only six weeks until the annual South Coast Schools Gala day which will be held at Croom Reserve, Albion Park on 23 May 2018.  This year the day coincides with World Orienteering Day so students have the opportunity to be part of a global celebration of orienteering.  The competition is open to all school students in years 5 to 11 from the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and South Coast.

Students will participate in age-based individual races before joining together for a fun relay race in the afternoon.  Primary school students will be challenging themselves over distances of 2-2.5 km while high school students will complete courses of 3.5-4 km.

Entries for the gala day close on 11 May.  An information sheet on the format of the day and entry instructions can be downloaded HERE.

Students wishing to practice for the event are invited to participate in two local orienteering events at Warilla (Saturday 28 April) and Gerringong (Saturday 19 May).  Further details on these events is provided HERE, or see the Coming Events page of the website.

Good news!

The delights of Warilla Beach and Windang are back on the calendar again after dismal weather forced Keith to abandon the last event of our SummerGong Series.  So come along on Saturday 28 April from 2:30-3:30pm and enjoy beautiful Lake Illawarra and the coastline.

Our next local event is this Saturday at Sans Souci with starts from 3-4pm. Long, Medium & Short courses will be on offer and a mini course (600m) within the park for the littlies. Sue has proposed dinner at the Sans Souci Sailing Club on Sanoni Drive for anyone wishing to stay on. All newcomers welcome to join us.
Details: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/5487

Come and explore the Wollongong Botanic Gardens for SummerGong 1

IKOs annual SummerGong Series is almost here!

This years series has been dubbed the ‘Explorer Series’ and will use a ‘treasure hunt’ question and answer format. Courses on offer are Long 6km, Medium 4km and a free Short course for kids 1-2km (under 12’s to be accompanied by an adult).

Details:

#1    Sunday 4 February, Keiraville (Botanic Gardens & Wollongong Uni) 10-11.30am https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/5483

#2    Sunday 11 February, Bulli 10-11.30am https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/5484

#3    Sunday 18 February, Balgownie 10-11.30am https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/5485

#4    Sunday 25 February, Lake Illawarra 10-11.30am https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/5486

Invite your friends, your family, and your workmates to come along and try orienteering.  Hope to see you there.

Its not long to go now until our biggest event of the year which features the lovely bushland setting at Cataract Scout Camp, and what promises to be some fun and challenging sprints through the University of Wollongong campus.

Get your entries in NOW because entries for both events close on Monday 14th August.

School age children need to enter via TryBooking
https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=279242     Everyone else can enter via Eventor.

IKO club members are welcome to participate and are being offered free entry in return for assistance on the day.

For those coming from Sydney or other regional areas please COME and STAY !  Not at our place, sorry, but Destination Wollongong are sponsoring this event so please take the opportunity to see what Wollongong has to offer. For information see Visit Wollongong or call 1800 240 737.  Special accommodation deals for the weekend can be booked HERE.

Enjoy the weekend!