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First IKO event 2026 – Kings Cross, Wednesday 21 January

IKO is running the Sydney Summer Series event (SSS#16) in the Kings Cross area next week on Wednesday 21 January. It is a 45 minute score event with starts from 4.30 – 6.45pm. Runners must be back by 7.30pm. For event details go to https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/22799

With Natalya as planner and two times champion SSS course setter Sue Froude as controller it is bound to be a challenging course in an area of the city with an interesting history and stunning harbour views. Where else can you run past Iconic buildings designed by early colonial architects, find your way through the largest concentration of Art Deco buildings in Australia and finish at the harbour foreshore.   

Newcomers are welcome to attend and club members will be available to help you on your way. Pre-entry is highly preferred although limited entry on the day will be available for newcomers who did not have the option to pre-enter. NO CASH ACCEPTED; tap-and-go payments only. Pre-entry closes Tuesday midnight before the event.

As parking is limited a good option is to hop on the train to Kings Cross and wander down to the start/assembly area at Reg Bartley Oval, Rushcutters Bay. Alternatively you can catch the 311 bus from Central Station to Elizabeth Bay Road (Stop  ID 201130) and walk down the steps.  

Sydney Summer Series at La Perouse this Wednesday

This week’s Sydney Summer Series (SSS#14) will be held on the IKO map at Yarra Bay, La Perouse on Wednesday 7 January. Starts are from 4.30pm to 6.30pm. Information about Summer series events is available at  https://sydneysummerseries.com.au/

The event, organised by Uringa Orienteers, is a special ‘NO LOOK’ score event with competitors visiting as many controls as they can in 47mins.
Score course maps will not be published the night before as usually occurs, nor handed out prior to the event. Competitors will receive their map only after punching the start control. The course time limit will be extended by 2 minutes from 45 to 47 minutes. Competitors can either plan their course on the run, or spend the extra 2 minutes (or longer) planning their route. Normal scoring (600 points maximum) and penalties for being late will still apply.

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.