Hello everyone participating in this week's Go for 2&5 Secondary Schoools Orienteering Champs! Just a reminder the fun begins this Wednesday June 16 at Fred Jacoby Park from the 10 am briefing and starts from 10:30. Enter the park vis the NE end of Hamel Road, off of Mundaring Wier Road. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
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Registration to participate in Primary School champs open now!
Fred Jacoby Park is located off Mundaring Weir Road. It consists of landscaped gardens containing many trees planted from around the world. It borders on State forest to the north and west, crisscrossed by tracks. The area provides a safe and interesting environment for school orienteering. It has not been used for Schools Orienteering Championships since 2015 so will provide a new challenge for students
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We are returning to Camp Kerem, Bullsbrook, with activities on site and training on a bush map and attending the OWA event at John Forrest National Park. The camp will be held over two days and two nights at the start of the July School holidays. These will be led by a team of nine OWA coaches.
We are looking for young people who enjoy orienteering, want to learn more about it and have a fun time with other young people.
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Jan Fletcher was unanimously approved as a life member of Orienteering Western Australia by attendees of the 2021 AGM on 14 March.
The proposal had been prepared without her knowledge - quite a feat when she is Vice President of OWA. Edward had worked with people to prepare the citation (now amended following Ian's input):
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Carol Brownlie was also unanimously approved as a life member of Orienteering Western Australia by attendees of the 2021 AGM on 14 March.
The proposal had been prepared without her knowledge - not bad given she was Secretary of OWA and had prepared the agenda. Edward's citation for Carol has also been amended following information provided by her husband.
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(Late) Summer training starts this week.
Click here or see Eventor for more details.
With the end of the MetrO Series it's time to get back into the bush! Well not quite but the Perth Waldorf sprint event is as near as you're going to get until the cooler months. Set in a natural bush setting in Bibra Lake, you can almost forget you're in the city as you race around a "very" tightly knit campus featuring oddly shaped and non-uniformly spaced buildings, a couple of grassed areas, playground equipment (for the kids of course) and many pathways to keep you on your
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Wondering what is happening with events this weekend?
Unfortunately we don't know any more than you at the moment.
If it's at all possible, events will be held as planned. We have extended the Eventor registration period until 12 noon on Saturday so people can wait and see what is announced on Friday. If you choose to
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Events will be happening this weekend as planned. We have extended the Eventor registration period until 12 noon on Saturday for the MetrO event in Perth so that as many people as possible can register in advance.
The maps are printed and we have a tent organised as rain is expected. Unfortunately the tent is for the benefit of the computer
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Register <here> for the penultimate 2020/21 MetrO event of the season!
This event takes place on a (final?) new tRicky map at Claisebrook. A more central location couldn't be asked for. The
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Saturday 30th January
Register <here>for your weekend fun!
The assembly area for this event is to the east of Bibra Lake, on the western side of Bibra Lake Drive, just north of the Parkway
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Saturday 9th January
Come be a part of our first event of the new year! Register here! >>
Find your first control of 2021 by starting the year off with a pleasant ramble along the Canning River
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Saturday 16th January
Come enjoy your weekend by the river, Register here! >>
It’s not often that MetrO events have a grandstand view, but this week the North Fremantle event starts from the stands at Gilbert
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Saturday 12th December
Have a minute? Pre-enter now!
Come enjoy a stroll through the suburbs for our last event of 2020!
Ths map includes an extension of the previous Kingsley map and most of the area is quiet suburban backstreets, almost entirely suitable for prams. There is a small
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Saturday 5th December
You can do it, pre-enter now! Click here!
The Cottesloe Metro event commences from the Main Lawn at the Civic Centre and has a
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