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Local event at Stanwell Park Sunday 23 August

Come along and enjoy a run in Stanwell Park before the hoards arrive for the summer. There will be three line courses available short, medium and long as well as a walking category for those not keen on running. All comers are welcome. For those interested in trying orienteering club members will be available to introduce you to the sport and set you on your way.

Starts are from 10 – 11am from Stanwell Park Beach Reserve. Details about the event including the exact location are available from Eventor at https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/24392 Pre-entries are encouraged although it will be possible to enter on the day. Payment will be via credit card or bank transfer. No cash. To enter on line you first need to register with Eventor .

The Stanwell Park Kiosk /Park and Tide Cafe is close to the assembly area and will be open for breakfast and lunch. So why no take the opportunity to stay after the event and discuss your route choices with fellow orienteers over lunch or a coffee.

IKO Junior headed for Canberra

A big CONGRATULATIONS to IKO Junior Pippa who has been selected to compete at the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships to be held in Canberra in September 2026. Pippa has been demonstrating her rising talent at all levels of orienteering this year, from local events, to Metroleague and State League events (pictured here at Baal Bone on the Kings Birthday weekend).

Congratulations to Pippa and the other selected members of the team. We wish them good luck for the competition later this year!

Senior Girls:
Jessica Dunn
Matilda Saunders

Senior Boys:
Alton Freeman
Ho Lam Marcus Cheung
Matthew Slater
Rory Shedden

Junior Girls:
Alexandra Slater
Charlotte Seeto
Isobel Newton
Justine de Remy de Courcelles
Pippa Whitten
Tiffany Palmer

Junior Boys:
Baxter Peel
Euan Shedden
Harrison Grubits
Michael (Guoxuan) Zhao
Presley Scouller-Evan’s
William Headley
Shay Sweeney

IKO Club Champion 2025

Congratulations to Phil Whitten who is the overall 2025 IKO Club Champion. Throughout the year Phil took part in a cross-section of local, Metroleague and State League events, competing in 15 of the 22 events held during the year (as well as being very fast!). He was in the winning Division 2 Metroleague league team and a placegetter in the NSW Championships coming 3rd in both the Middle distance and Long distance races in M35A.

Not to be outdone by her father, daughter Pippa Whitten was awarded the individual medal for Division 5 in the Metroleague competition and came home from the NSW Champs with a 2nd place in both the Middle and Long distance events in W14A. An excellent performance in her first year of competition.

Sprint the Illawarra a success!

Well what a fun little series that was! Four sprint events staged across 4 consecutive weekends in February attracted over 150 competitors across the series. The first 2 events at Kiama and Wollongong University proved the most popular with 49 and 47 participants respectively. Albion Park and Croom both hosted 28-29 competitors. The novel addition of a ‘fast and furious’ mass start where competitors lined up to take on a short 1km course also proved a fun and exciting way to finish the day for those still with energy to burn.

Thank you to all our course setters – Joel, David, Stephen and Keith. The weather gods were against us for 3 of the 4 courses, but finally we cracked some sunshine for our last event at Croom where the heat became the challenge instead of the rain.

Below is a gallery of highlights from the series. Click on an image for full size.

Final Illawarra Summer Sprint Event Sunday 22 Feb

Back to SUNDAY this week for the final event in the Illawarra Summer Sprint Series. Usual start time – 10am – 11am. Meet at Shellharbour City Stadium, 110 Croome Road, Croome. For details go to Eventor at https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/23298

Photos from last weeks event at Albion Park High School.

There be the usual sprint line courses, Short (1.4Km), Medium (2Km) and Long (2.9Km) as well as the opportunity for all competitors to run the short course in the mass start event  held after all competitors have returned from their run. Who will be the winner? Will it be  local hero Joel Mion or will one of the Sheddon brothers have the honour? If you aren’t interested in participating stay on to watch it – it is very exciting. You can enjoy the free sausage sizzle while you are waiting.   

NEWCOMERS: As with all our events newcomers are welcome to enter. There will be members on hand to help you on your way. You can pre-enter using Eventor – in which case you need to register first (follow instructions on How to enter on Eventor as a casual) and then go into the event calendar and select the event. Otherwise you can enter on the day at the event. Payment is by card. No cash.

REMINDER: this is the last chance for newcomers to be in the running for the FREE 12-MONTH 2026 MEMBERSHIP on offer for attending three of our Illawarra Summer Sprint Series. Those eligible will be notified by email of their success with an option to accept or decline this offer. Note the offer is only available to newcomers only (it is not applicable to previous membership holders).

Please do not attend if you are feeling unwell.