
After a rainy rest day, the clouds moved over just in time for a beautiful start to the three-day Australian Schools Orienteering Championships (ASOC) & Kambarang Classic (KC) competitions. The first event, a sprint, was held at Aquinas college / Dyarlgarro in the Perth metropolitan area. An older style private school, the campus provided a mixture of old and new buildings, and not much climb apart from many short sets of stairs. There were plenty of route choices and careful map reading was required to avoid the many dead ends. Overall the competition went smoothly.

Welcome to the Australian Orienteering Championships in Western Australia! Kambarang Carnival kicked off today with the Australian Middle Distance Championships. The farmland terrain provided fast, open running with complex and challenging granite detail. The weather stayed pleasant, having thankfully cooled down from midweek's over 30 degrees.
Bulletin 2 is now available.
This bulletin contains all the information you need to know before you set off, including general and technical information about the Carnival organisation, as well as detailed information about the events.
Update 26/9 (v2):
- Page 9: Extra detail added to the information about water drops: “The provision of water on the courses is a safety measure which might save someone’s life, and is for drinking only. Please do not pour water over yourself.”
- Page 18: Elite tracking information for the Middle Distance Championships
- Page 33: ASOC Presentation night invitation: “ASOC team awards and Honour Team presentations will be made at Swan Valley Adventure Centre (58 Yule Ave, Middle Swan). Parents and interested parties are invited to attend the presentation component of the evening from 7pm.”
- Page 47: snake awareness information

Big Foot’s Andrew Lumsden is the IOF Event Adviser for the Carnival. As such he has reviewed the map and courses for the 21E Australian Long & Middle Distance and Sprint Championships. He has half a century’s experience in competing and officiating at Australian Championships.
Andrew, how would you rate the events you are overseeing?