What are you doing for Easter next year?

The Easter 2014 carnival is being organised by Orienteering NSW on maps in the Lithgow and Rylstone area. Rob Vincent, Ron Pallas and Nick Dent have been appointed by the ONSW Board as Event Directors and have been planning for this event for the last two years. We are anticipating that up to 800 orienteers will participate in this major carnival which offers seven events in nine days over the Easter holidays and the following Anzac Day long weekend.

The Event Directors need teams of volunteers to help with the running of the events on each of the four days of the Easter events. As this event is a NSW event and all the benefits that occur as a result of these events will be for all orienteers, we are asking both clubs and individuals to consider offering to help as part of one of the teams.  By volunteering you will be rostered on to help at certain times during the events BUT you will still be able to compete (in fact we want you to compete).

Teams required:  Start, Finish (IT), Parking, Logistics (arena setup and move), Presentations, Registration, Control collection, Meetings Co-ordinator, Information tent

We already have some volunteers however, many more will be required to enable these events to proceed smoothly.  You can volunteer by emailing Nick Dent and indicate the team that you or your club (with names) would like to help with – nickdent7@gmail.com

The expanded South Sydney Summer Series will kick off on Sunday 27 October at Maroubra. Now into its third year, the series draws on the popularity of the original Sydney Summer Series (now the North Sydney Summer Series) to encourage orienteers to discover some of the parks and streets south of the harbour. The nine event series is being jointly organised by Uringa, Garingal, Bigfoot and Illawarra Kareelah with IKO hosting two events at Scarborough Park and Sandringham.

Events are being organised on a weekend (rather than the traditional after work timezone) as this better suited the organising clubs, and will hopefully attract greater numbers of participants. Starts will be available between 4 – 6 pm.

All events will use the short 45 minute score format where competitors race against the clock to collect as many points as possible within the time frame. Penalty points are deducted for every minute late back so planning and time management is just as important as good navigation!  A short line course of 2-2.5km will also be available to introduce families with young children to orienteering.

The Sydney Summer Series are ideal events for newcomers to orienteering as they are all held within streets and parks. Generally no compass is required and experienced orienteers are always available to help with map reading and navigation. So why not come along and join the fun.

For a full list of events see:

http://onsw.asn.au/events/summer-series/summer-series-south