This page contains a range of resources for the use of club members to assist with the organisation of orienteering events. Minor events include local IKO events, Metro League, River and Bay Orienteering Series and Sydney Summer Series. Where the organiser is also the course setter for the event, they should follow both the organiser’s and course planner’s checklists.
Organisers
- Organiser’s checklist for minor events
- List of gear required
- IKO Medical Emergency Plan template plus example of a completed template
- ONSW Incident Report Form
- Event fees for local IKO events
- MEOS-OZ instructions and tips
- ONSW sample risk management plans
Course Planners
- Course Planner’s checklist for minor events
- Course setting Tips
- Purple Pen instructions
- Video on using Purple Pen
- IOF International Specifications for Orienteering Maps
- ISOM 2017-2 Orienteering map symbols summary table
- ISSprOM – IOF Sprint orienteering map symbols 2019-2 summary table
- IOF International Specifications for Control Descriptions
- IOF Control descriptions 2024 summary table
ONSW Resources
ONSW has additional resources which course setters and planners should familiarise themselves with.
- ONSW Organisers’ Rules for ALL Orienteering Events ONSW Manual 4.3
- ONSW Organisers’ Rules for Foot Orienteering ONSW Manual 4.4.
(this provides specific rules for MetroLeague and Sydney Summer Series events).
- ONSW Organisers Checklist for minor events