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Sydney Summer Series course setter of the year award

Congratulations to Illawarra Kareelah Orienteers (IKOs) hard working secretary Sue Froude who shared the Course Setter of the Year award for the 2024/2025 Sydney Summer Series (SSS), along with Savanna Sweeney (Western & Hills Orienteers) and Nick Barlow (Garingal Orienteers). Sue not only set the winning course on the club’s new Surry Hills map but she was also responsible for doing the field work and drawing the map. This is the second time Sue has won the SSS course setter award. She also shared the award back in 2023 when she set the course on the remapped Rushcutter’s Bay map. 

Well done Sue – two out of two is a very impressive record especially as IKO has only been participating in the SSS program since 2022.

There was a record turnout (over 110 people) at last night’s SSS end of season presentation dinner where Sue also received an award for coming 3rd in Women Legends category.

First event for 2024 – 3rd January Cooper Park

IKO is starting the 2024 season with a bang 
Illawarra Kareelah Orienteers are hosting Sydney Summer Series event #14 on Wednesday 3rd January in Cooper Park (photo).  
Think meandering pathways, bridges, grottoes in this riparian forest area encompassed by streets and laneways of Woollahra and Bellevue Hill.  
This is a score event (30 controls) and will test your skills in choosing a route that will maximise your points.

An enlarged version of the bushland reserve will be on the flip side of the map to make it easier for competitors to read and navigate through.

Access in the reserve requires orienteers to keep to the pathways at all times.

For details see https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/19365

It will be well worth the effort of travelling up to Sydney for this event.