Kiama Harbour – beautiful one day, perfect the next!
Now that community sport has resumed we will be holding our next club event on Saturday 1 August in Kiama.
Our latest club member Stephen has been using his time in isolation to plan out some courses around Kiama. Please come and join us for a walk or run around our beautiful town starting from the picturesque Kiama Harbour (corner Terralong Street and Blowhole Point Road).
Starts will be available from 2-3pm with social distancing to be observed. We are encouraging everyone to pre-enter via Eventor. Enter on the day will be by card only (contactless). Cost is $10 (accompanied children free) plus $4 if you need to hire an e-stick. Full details on Eventor.
Our SummerGong events are off to a flying start with one more event to go. Both events have hosted more than 30 competitors/teams, and its great to see new faces and local families coming along to test themselves and have some fun. Also good to see families coming back to step up to the next level and complete the medium course with a smile on their face! Below is a few photos from the first two events thanks to Vicki.
We’ve had fog at Thirroul and brilliant sunshine at Fairy Meadow, fingers crossed for our final event which starts from Stuart Park in Wollongong. For club members, a reminder that the Annual General Meeting will be held after the SummerGong 3 event at Wollongong (venue to be advised).
If you’ve enjoyed the SummerGong events and are keen for more we are currently finalising our 2020 event calendar. We will continue our usual mix of events between Southern Sydney and the Illawarra.
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.
Sunday was the fourth (and final) event for the Bay Orienteering Series. Stormy skies threatened to disrupt proceedings but thankfully the weather held off allowing 46 people/teams to experience the delights of the San Souci foreshore and parks.
Unfortunately a planned fifth event (for November 10) had to be cancelled due to concerns by the Council.
A BIG THANK YOU to our organisers and course setters, James, Kev, Margaret and Sue for organising these four events. The NSW Stingers also provided invaluable help in putting out and collecting in controls, manning the registration desk and welcoming new orienteers. Ron Pallas provided his usual IT expertise for which we are always grateful.
The events attracted a good range of both experienced orienteers and newcomers, including family groups and three groups of girl guides who turned up to our last event at San Souci. Thanks to Barbara Dawson and Ewan Shingler for providing some tips to the girls before they set off on their courses. The first three events all attracted 60-70 entrants (including some teams) while the threat of storms is likely to have contributed to the smaller number of competitors for the final event on Sunday (46 competitors).
The River Orienteering Series which showcases the Cooks River starts on Sunday 17th November at Ashbury hosted by Uringa. Check Eventor for details.
Barbara coaches some girl guides before their course at San Souci
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.
