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In addition, as I write this column in early August our team of 12 is about to compete at the World Cup round in Estonia and midAugust we will have a team competing at the World University Championships in Switzerland.

MIKE DOWLING – CHAIR OA BOARD

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ver the European summer Australians returned to international competition with several World Championships, along with the World Games conducted in the United States. First off was the Sprint format based World Championships in Denmark. Our young team acquitted themselves very well, which for many was their first major international championships and hopefully they have come away inspired to compete on the world stage. The highlight of course was the 5th placing by Aston Key in the Sprint. This is the best individual male result in a World Championships and Orienteering Australia congratulates Aston on this wonderful achievement. An interesting point to note was that the KnockOut Sprint, while not an orienteering purist’s format, energised the large spectator crowd with its first to finish style.

Just after WOC, JWOC got underway in Portugal. Our enthusiastic team of 12 were sadly confronted with a heatwave of 40 degree plus temperatures all week resulting in the Portuguese authorities barring forest access. While the planned Sprint format race was held, the organisers had to come up with some rapid alternative solutions which manifested itself in the first official Sprint Relay at a JWOC and an unofficial Relay over Sprint format type distances. Our team acquitted themselves with great credit in dealing with disruptions to the Championships.

Finally, the MTBO World Championships in Sweden and the World Games in Alabama, USA, were conducted at the same time. Our two reps at the MTBO World Championships enjoyed the challenge of Swedish MTBO terrain and its track variability. At the World Games our team of four competed in great fashion in very hot and humid conditions. In the Sprint Relay the team finished 9th and Aston Key had a fine 7th place in the Sprint. A great experience for the team was to be able to attend the closing ceremony of the Games, which provided some of the atmosphere akin to the closing ceremony of an Olympic Games.

In late July, OA had a stakeholder meeting with our member States to discuss a number of matters of importance to both OA and the States.

The first topic covered was the adoption of the National Integrity Framework (NIF) which introduces a range of changes to our policies. It is a critical component of OA continuing to be recognised as the National Sporting Organisation (NSO) of orienteering by Sport Australia. Aligned with the adoption is the opportunity for us to engage in an education plan to assist us all to understand how the NIF will impact on our ways of working. A part of the NIF adoption is the National Sports Tribunal available for sports at a reduced rate to mediate in any potential disputes within sport. In addition, OA will need to review and update its Risk Management procedures. OA expresses its gratitude to Andrew Shipton, in particular, and Stephen Goggs for their work in our adoption and implementation of the NIF. The second topic covered issues around membership structure. On behalf of OA, Phil Walker has prepared a plan to reach an agreement on how to proceed with working towards creating a unified, agreed, simple and effective national membership structure that builds upon the in-principle agreement of membership structure in 2021. Further work is required to streamline membership renewal timing, how this interacts with Eventor and how do we consider non club member participants or “casual members”.

The third topic covered was further information connected to the OA constitution process in moving to a company limited by guarantee.

The process stalled last year unfortunately and with the introduction of the NIF, some minor modifications and updating is required. In principle agreement has been reached for the updated constitution and a special general meeting will be intended for October to approve this update.

On a personal note, at the IOF General Assembly in late June held in Denmark, I completed 12 years of service to the IOF Council. I wish to thank the Australian orienteering community for providing the opportunity to make a contribution to orienteering on the main international decision making body for our sport. It has been an honour and a privilege. At the General Assembly, former OA President Blair Trewin, was elected to the IOF Council. Blair will be an outstanding IOF Council member who brings such an immense knowledge of our sport to the Council. Congratulations to Blair on your election. Blair has also been an important member of the IOF FootO Commission for several years and the OA Board will no doubt consider nominating an Australian to follow in Blair’s footsteps within this important IOF Commission.

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Editor’s scribble Michael Hubbert

“Orienteering is the best kept secret in sport.”

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his is something that has been nagging away at me for a long time. In a very minor sport that needs all the minimal publicity it can get, why do we use so many acronyms which mean absolutely nothing to the general public outside Orienteering?

Acronyms such as WOC, JWOC, WMOC, WMTBOC, JWMTBOC, WMMTBOC, WUOC, EYOC are just some that are widely used within the Orienteering community around the world, but mean little or nothing to Joe Public. Within this country we commonly use those same acronyms and add a few of our own such as AOC, ASOC, SSS, OA and AO. Even many of our own member orienteers get OA (the national federation) and AO (the magazine) mixed up.

Then, we refer to events, for example, as “the Long” and “the Middle”.

The “middle” of what? Joe Public may well ask.

Are we so proud of Orienteering being the best kept secret that we want to keep it that way? Do we not want the general public to find out anything about our sport in case some might want to join in? I hope that’s not the case but there’s certainly some evidence to support it.

their international events instead of the acronyms (above). That wasn’t the case not too many years ago, but it seems they’ve seen the light.

It would be tempting to expect World Athletics to call their Cross Country Championships by the acronym WACCC, but they don’t. Or for World Sailing to call their Youth World Sailing Championships by the acronym YWSC, but they don’t. Even British Orienteering is no longer openly known as the BOF. Here at home, Athletics Australia is no longer known as AA nor is Athletics Victoria known as AV, except by those who like acronyms.

So, it’s also pleasing to see that Orienteering Australia identifies by its full name on the website and social media pages, but we do need to encourage our members to stop using undescribed acronyms, especially when writing text which we hope will be seen by at least some of the general public when they are searching the media perhaps for a new activity to try out.

It’s pleasing to see that the International Orienteering Federation (IOF to some) has clearly insisted that the full names be used for

Time for a new Editor

All Editors to date have been ‘original orienteers’ from the days when Orienteering was becoming established in Victoria and had still to spread to other States. David Hogg and Michael Hubbert both competed in (and finished) the inaugural Upper Beaconsfield event in 1969, while Ian Baker joined the Orienteering scene soon after.

It’s been more than 18 years since I took on the Editor role and I’ve enjoyed every moment. However, it is probably time 4 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2022

to hand over the baton to a new and younger Editor who may have some different ideas on the direction the magazine should follow. It’s a paid position with funds from magazine revenue - $4,125 (incl. 10% statutory Super) per edition, plus expenses.

I’m happy to carry on until a new Editor can be found so, if any of you out there in Orienteering Land are interested in the role, please get in contact with me (Michael Hubbert).

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ISSN 0818-6510 Issue 3/22 (no. 206) SEPTEMBER 2022

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CONTENTS T H E C H A I R M A N ’ S PA G E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS........ 7 AUS SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS.................. 13 EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS............. 22 JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS................ 25 W O R L D M O U N TA I N B I K E O R I E N T E E R I N G CHAMPIONSHIPS..................................... 30 M E L B O U R N E C I T Y R A C E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 X M A S 5 D A Y S 2 0 2 2 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5 2023 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW..... 36 S P O T T H E D I F F E R E N C E .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 AUS 3-DAYS 2023 PREVIEW....................... 38 W O R L D C U P & E U R O P E A N C H A M P I O N S H I P S .. . . 4 0 N AT I O N A L I N T E G R I T Y F R A M E W O R K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 O - S P Y.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 O P I N I O N.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6 TOP EVENTS........................................... 47 Cover: Aston Key on his way to fifth place in the World Championships Sprint race in Denmark. Photo: Kell Sønnichsen.

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2021 Athlete of the Year, Aston Key

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WORLD ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS

World Orienteering Championships 2022, Denmark

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ictoria’s Aston Key capped off an incredible week at the inaugural Sprint World Orienteering Championships in Denmark, with a stunning 5th place in the Individual Sprint Final; an intense race which saw some favourites come unstuck. Aston finished just 38 seconds behind the winner, Norwegian Kasper Harlem Fosser.

After a conservative run in the qualifying round, Aston pulled out all the stops in an impressive performance under pressure. Former coach-inresidence and Honorary Aussie Ralph Street was 6th, just 2 seconds behind Aston.

Earlier in the week, Aston ran the second fastest leg in the Sprint Relay, and qualified fastest in the first round of the Knockout Sprint, making it through to the semi-finals.

The first ever ‘Sprint only’ WOC started with a mixed Relay in Kolding, Denmark. Teams of two men and two women competed over the fast and furious course, with winning times on each leg averaging around 14 minutes. The Relay was won by Sweden, closely followed by a jubilant Great Britain - featuring former Aussie Coachin-Residence Ralph Street - with Norway in 3rd place. Unfortunately, one of the Australian runners was disqualified, however Aston Key, running second, finished with 2nd fastest on his leg. (New Zealand suffered a similar fate with their first runner mispunching and their third runner, Tim Robertson, recording the fastest 3rd leg.)

Aston takes fifth place at Sprint World Championships!

The Sprint Relay race was followed by a KnockOut Sprint and then the Individual Sprint.

INDIVIDUAL SPRINT RESULTS: Women: 1. Megan Carter Davies GBR 14:22 2. Simona Aebersold SUI 14:28 3. Alice Leake GBR 14:40 4. Andrine Benjaminsen NOR 14:41 5. Elena Roos SUI 14:46 6. Tove Alexandersson SWE 14:51 Men: 1. Kasper Harlem Fosser NOR 13:56 2. Gustav Bergman SWE 14:12 3. Yannick Michiels BEL 14:20 4. Håvard Sandstad Eidsmo NOR 14:25 5. Aston Key AUS 14:34 6. Ralph Street GBR 14:36

PHOTOS: WILLIAM HOLLOWELL, KELL SONNICHSEN, DMYTRO LEVIN Nea Shingler (AUS)

Orienteering Australia High Performance Manager, Fredrik Johansson, reported: •A great week for the Australian team overall with a 5th and best place ever by an Australian male for Aston Key; • T here were some promising results by our very young and inexperienced athletes. Unfortunately we only had Aston qualify in the Individual Sprint but both Nea and Ewan were close; • The average age of our Sprint Relay team was 19!

•G reat Relay runs from Aston Key (3sec from best time) and Ewan Shingler; • T here is some work to be done by our team to get to a point where we can have more qualifying for the Finals, and building a Relay team with the goal of being able to stay with the leading pack. But considering they are such a young and inexperienced team, they are on their way towards that.

• First time WOC experience for all but Aston. All did really well.

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World Orienteering Championships 2022

Sprint Final Men

Aston Key

SprintFinal Tommy Hayes (NZ)

Aston Key (AUS)

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SprintFinal Tim Robertson (NZ)

World Orienteering Championships 2022

Sprint Final Men

Route choice analysis courtesy of World of O:

The split time illustration (right) shows the split times for the Top-6 men throughout the course. Fosser was in the lead from the third control to the Finish, with the gap really opening in the last half of the course. Notable legs deciding among the top runners was Leg 2 where Fosser takes time on most of the other Top-6 runners, Leg 13 and 14 where several lose time, Leg 19 which is a very decisive long leg and Leg 21 where Eidsmo loses a medal.

Shown here are the legs where there are either interesting route choices or where one of the top runners loses significant time are shown. The split times shown for each leg are the official split times, so even if the GPS-data is of really poor quality it is still possible to get some understanding of what the different runners have done.

LEG 1-2: A very decisive leg with several distinct route choices.

Several of the top runners took the wrong choice here, including Michiels and Key.

LEG 8-9: A route choice leg where some runners took a wrong choice, but very few lost a lot of time due to wrong route here.

LEG 18-19: The route choice leg which separated the most. Only Bergman of the Top-6 takes the best route choice, but Fosser runs extremely fast on the slower route and only loses a few seconds to Bergman.

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World Orienteering Championships 2022

Sprint Relay start.

Caitlin Young – Sprint Relay.

Nea Shingler – Sprint Relay.

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Sprint Relay

World Orienteering Championships 2022

KO Final Men/Women

Aston Key – Knock-Out Sprint final.

Angus Haines – Knock-Out Sprint Qualification.

The Australian team, Alastair George - Sprint Qualification.

Olivia Sprod - Sprint Qualification.

Sprint podium - Aston Key 5th place.

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AUS SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

2022 Australian Schools Orienteering Championships PREVIEW After a COVID-induced 3-year wait ASOC is back – HOORAY. There’s been a lot of changes to the State Schools Teams over that time. Everyone has moved on a few years so some of the faces are still there but many of the team members are new. Time to get to know them.

Many of the Seniors have moved on to open competition classes and we have an influx of new Juniors into the State Teams. They will be joined by two Teams from New Zealand comprising many who we may not have seen before on this side of “the ditch”.

The races are also open to independent students who will join the All-Australian Invitational Development Team comprising those who may have missed selection into State representative Teams but are endorsed by their State/Territory Association as having demonstrated the competencies necessary to complete in the class entered. Allowing independent students to compete alongside Schools team members provides more students further avenues to engage with Orienteering. Independent students have the same age qualifications as Schools team members.

Schools competition will commence with the Sprint Championships on Monday 26th September at Kyneton in central Victoria, with courses set by Aston Key who recently won 5th place at the World Sprint Orienteering Championships held in Denmark. The Sprint is followed

Winners

the next day by the Long Distance Championships at Mt Alexander, near Harcourt, and the Relays at Wattle Gully near Chewton in the heart of Victoria’s gold mining terrain on Wednesday 28th.

Good luck to all those competing. You will all enjoy the fantastic atmosphere that is ASOC and come away with the experience of a lifetime. And we’re sure that you will all remember your performances and the other Orienteers you have met for a long time to come. Some may even come away with the trophies.

Here we show you the past ASOC winners and preview this year’s State Teams for you to follow during the events.

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NSW

Senior Girls – Sprint – Long – Relay

Tara Melhuish (ACT) Caroline Pigerre (QLD) Queensland

Tara Melhuish (ACT) Tara Melhuish (ACT) ACT

Joanna George (SA) Joanna George (SA) SA

Zoe Melhuish (ACT) Ella Cuthbert (ACT) ACT

Senior Boys – Sprint – Long – Relay

Angus Haines (SA) Patrick Jaffe (VIC) Victoria

Aston Key (VIC) Aston Key (VIC) ACT

Aston Key (VIC) Aston Key (VIC) ACT

Grant Reinbott (QLD) Dante Afnan (SA) ACT

Junior Girls – Sprint – Long – Relay

Joanna George (SA) Zoe Melhuish (ACT) ACT

Zoe Melhuish (ACT) Joanna George (SA) ACT

Niamh Cassar (NSW) Iida Lehtonen (NSW) ACT

Nea Shingler (NSW) Iida Lehtonen (NSW) NSW

Junior Boys – Sprint – Long – Relay

Dante Afnan (SA) Tristan Miller (ACT) NSW

Alvin Craig (NSW) Alvin Craig (NSW) Queensland

David Stocks (ACT) Samuel Garbellini (QLD) ACT

Alvin Craig (NSW) Alvin Craig (NSW) NSW

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TAS Schools Team

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e welcome a new Assistant Manager, Matt Groves, to the Management team accompanying the Tasmanian Schools Team to ASOC.

Junior Girls: Katie Clauson, Sophie Hartmann, Margot Marchant, Liana Stubbs.

Junior Boys: Euan Best, Callum Degenaar, Will Enkelaar, Alejandro Fisher, Charlie Groves, Eddie Stoner.

Senior Boys: Marcus Degenaar, Hugh Giblin, Riley Kerr, Jett McComb, Niko Stoner.

Senior Girls: Sophie Best, Tara Powell, Julia Powell-Davies.

Team Manager: Sussan Best Assistant Manager: Matt Groves Team Coach: Jon McComb Assistant Coach: Anthony Stoner

Matt joins the team with considerable experience of wrangling teens in his role as the Director of Outdoor Education at The Hutchins School, and his son Charlie is a member of the team in 2022. We welcome back Anthony Stoner to the role of Assistant Coach for the team.

Thank you to all the management team for volunteering your skills and time to support our Juniors!

Katie Clauson

Sophie Hartmann

Margot Marchant

Liana Stubbs

Euan Best

Callum Degenaar

Will Enkelaar

Alejandro Fisher

Charlie Groves

Eddie Stoner

Marcus Degenaar

Hugh Giblin

Riley Kerr

Jett McComb

Niko Stoner

Sophie Best

Tara Powell

Julia Powell-Davies

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WA Schools Team Junior Girls: Amy Dufty, Ruby Phillips

Eckart Bosman: This year I am lining up for ASOC for the fourth time in a row, thankful that we will get to enjoy a carnival with all States (and New Zealand) present. I can’t wait to travel to parts of Victoria that I have not been to, and am excited to run through the complex gold-mining terrain and grind up hills!

Junior Boys: Eckart Bosman, Lachlan Braid, Arvin Nair Senior Girls: Kate Braid Senior Boys: Joseph Coleman, Liam Dufty, Mason Eves, Isaac Madden Coaches: Rachel West and Craig Dufty.

Manager: Tom Brownlie Rachel and Craig are continuing their training sessions for the team before we travel to the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships (ASOC) in Victoria in late September to join representatives from around Australia and New Zealand.

Tom Brownlie – WA Schools Team Manager 2022.

Arvin Nair:“The journey, not the destination matters…”

Hi, my name is Arvin Nair (14), and since I started orienteering just over 2 years ago, this quote holds added relevance to me. So far, it has lead me well, teaching me the crucial virtues of perseverance, resilience, and most of all, how to use a compass! All these skills have allowed me to be selected for the Schools’ Team for the first time. I am eager to use this opportunity to hone my skills with advice from my coaches and to make friends with people that share my passion for this wonderful sport.

Joseph Coleman: This will be my third time going to ASOC and my first in the Senior age group. I hope to improve on my past performances and to run the best that I can but most importantly I just want to have a great time. I can’t wait to go out and run in the goldfields as from what I’ve seen, it looks like quite interesting terrain but I also can’t wait to meet some new people and have fun!

Isaac Madden: I am excited for my second ASOC carnival as it gives me an opportunity to run on new terrain that we don’t have access to in WA. This allows me to learn new skills and further my orienteering ability. I’m also looking forward to the social aspects of the carnival as it is a chance to meet new people.

Lachlan Braid: At this ASOC I hope to achieve places in the higher end of the middle of the field. This will be my first ASOC as last years Tasmanian one was cancelled. I am mainly looking forward to the new terrain in Victoria, most notably the gold mining areas. The event I’m looking forward to the most is the School’s Long Distance as it is new terrain.

Amy Dufty.

Ruby Phillips.

Eckart Bosman.

Lachlan Braid.

Aevin Nair

Kate Braid.

Joseph Coleman.

Liam Dufty.

Mason Eves.

Isaac Madden.

Team members at Junior Camp, taken by Rob West.

They are from the left, Back Row: Lachlan Braid, Joseph Coleman, Eckhart Bosman, Tom Brownlie (Manager), Craig Dufty (Coach).

Front Row: Arvin Nair, Kate Braid, Ruby Phillips, Amy Dufty, Rachel West (Coach). (Missing: Liam Dufty)

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VIC Schools Team Victorian Raiders Junior Girls: Maya Bennette, Izzy Greenhalgh, Ella Maja Lang Junior Boys: L ucas Kent, Matthew Layton, Thor Royal, Ashley White Senior Girls: C laire Adams, Hannah Adams, Sophie Arthur, Milla Key, Sophie Taverna

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he Victorian Raiders Squad has been training well over the past few weeks, with a junior development camp during the Term 2 school holidays, and training at the Jells Park MelBushO event. From the squad, a team has been selected to travel to the 2022 Australian Orienteering Carnival near Kyneton from Fri 23 Sep to Sun 2 Oct 2022.

Senior Boys: T orren Arthur, Henri du Toit, Aidan Ford, James Love, Nicholas Mousley, Callum White

Maya Bennette

Izzy Greenhalgh

Ella Maja Lang

Lucas Kent

Matthew Layton

Thor Royal

Ashley White

Claire Adams

Hannah Adams

Sophie Arthur

Milla Key

Sophie Taverna

Torren Arthur

Henri du Toit

Aidan Ford

James Love

Nicholas Mousley

Callum White

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NSW Schools Team Junior Girls: Lilja Lehtonen, Maggie Mackay, Rebecca Craig, Savanna Sweeney Junior Boys: Alex Woolford, Alton Freeman, Curtis Pepper, Lachlan Coady, Rory Shedden Senior Girls: Erika Enderby, Mikayla Enderby, Nea Shingler, Eszter Kocsik Senior Boys: Alvin Craig, Cooper Horley, Jamie Woolford, Oliver Freeman, Oskar Mella, Sam Woolford

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ongratulations to the Team members of the 2022 NSW Schools Orienteering Team. The Team includes four new students Eszter, Alton, Curtis and Rory. The remaining 16 members are looking forward to be returning to the Australian Schools Championships after missing the last two years competitions. NSW is excited to also have three 2022 JWOC competitors in the team, Erika, Nea and Sam and also JWOC reserve Oskar. The NSW Team is hoping to defend their Australian Schools Champions title and look forward to challenging all States at the 2022 Championships.

Officials: Jenny Enderby, Damien Enderby and Bjorn Mella

Lilja Lehtonen

Maggie Mackay

Rebecca Craig

Savanna Sweeney

Alex Woolford

Alton Freeman

Curtis Pepper

Lachlan Coady

Rory Shedden

Erika Enderby

Mikayla Enderby

Nea Shingler

Eszter Kocsik

Alvin Craig

Cooper Horley

Jamie Woolford

Oliver Freeman

Oskar Mella

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SA Schools Team Junior Girls: Jessica Jarvis, Annabel Lloyd, Lucinda Fogarty Junior Boys: Ben Marschall, Marcus Cazzolato, Austin Clem, Achilles Barnett, Mitchel Morcom, Duncan Still Senior Girls: Gemma Burley, Jemima Lloyd, Ana Penck, Abbie Faulkner, Lucy Burley, Zoe Carter

Congratulations to all those who have been selected to represent South Australia at the 2022 Australian Schools Orienteering Championships to be held in Victoria in late September.

Senior Boys: Mitchell Stephens, Daniel Morcorm, Remi Afnan, Finn Johnston Team managers: Patsy and Patrick Burley.

Coach: Angus Haines.

Assistant coach: Evalin Brautigam

Jessica Jarvis

Annabel Lloyd

Lucinda Fogarty

Ben Marschall

Marcus Cazzolato

Austin Clem

Achilles Barnett

Mitchel Morcom

Duncan Still

Gemma Burley

Jemima Lloyd

Ana Penck

Abbie Faulkner

Lucy Burley

Zoe Carter

Mitchell Stephens

Daniel Morcorm

Remi Afnan

Finn Johnston

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ACT Schools Team Junior Girls: Sanda Halpin, Ella Hogg, Ariadna Iskhakova, Katherine Maundrell, Alice Radajewski, Aoife Rothery, Katy Hogg*, Mira Walter*

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Junior Boys: Oliver Bishop, Connor Dent, Elye Dent, Hayden Dent, Josh Mansell, Max Walter

Australian and New Zealand school students will contest the championships which will be part of the 2022 Australian Orienteering Carnival being held in Victoria in September.

Each Australian State and Territory can send a team of up to 20 students to compete, along with two New Zealand teams of 20 students.

rienteering ACT is pleased to announce the ACT Schools Team to compete at the 2022 Australian Schools Orienteering Championships.

Senior Girls: Justine Hobson, Natalie Miller, Ingrid Shelton Agar, Zoe Terrill Senior Boys: Owen Radajewski, Patrick Shelton-Agar *Selected as a travelling reserve.

Team officials are Susanne Harrysson and Tom de Jongh (managers), and Paul de Jongh (coach).

Congratulations to the following students on their selection and all the best for the carnival.

Sanda Halpin

Aoife Rothery

Ariadna Iskhakova

Katherine Maundrell

Alice Radajewski

Connor Dent

Elye Dent

Hayden Dent

Josh Mansell

Oliver Bishop

Justine Hobson

Natalie Miller

Ingrid Shelton-Agar

Zoe Terrill

Patrick Shelton-Agar

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QLD Schools Team Junior Girls: Kari Brennan, Alexandra Edwards, Skye Hassall Cassy Reinbott, Xanthe Schubert, Ingrid Young Junior Boys: Will Barnes, Miles Bryant, Declan Campbell, Adrian Garbellini, Eric Lovell Senior Girls: Sara Garbellini, Abbie Lane, Eve Tague Senior Boys: Dylan Bryant, Lochlann Hogan, Lachlan Moore, Josh Newnes, Henry Smyth, Hugo Taunton-Burnett

The 2022 QLD team is looking forward to all that the Australian Orienteering Championships in Victoria has to offer.

With a few less lockdowns than other States, orienteering and the development of young orienteers has fortunately been able to continue in the sunshine state over the last few years. Our team is a mix of experience and enthusiasm, and a fair amount of Queenslander confidence. And it wouldn’t be orienteering if there weren’t a few sets of siblings. Bring on the competition!

GO QUEENSLAND!

Kari Brennan

Alexandra Edwards

Skye Hassall

Cassy Reinbott

Xanthe Schubert

Ingrid Young

Will Barnes

Miles Bryant

Declan Campbell

Adrian Garbellini

Eric Lovell

Sara Garbellini

Abbie Lane

Eve Tague

Dylan Bryant

Lochlann Hogan

Lachlan Moore

Josh Newnes

Henry Smyth

Hugo Taunton-Burnett

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Invitational Development Team The All Australian Invitational Development Team (AAIDT) has been established as a stepping stone for juniors who are improving towards selection for their State teams at the Australian Schools Orienteering Championship (ASOC). While the School’s teams have a focus on Performance and Competition, the AAIDT has a focus on Development. A strong coaching program will support the juniors throughout the carnival, alongside the social opportunities that this camp offers. Some of the Development Team juniors only narrowly missed selection, and being a part of the AAIDT gives them the chance to test themselves against the State representative School’s Teams athletes.

that this approach to athlete development in orienteering, where all States encourage their emerging and promising juniors to come together to learn and embrace the joys of national competition, will lead to a bright future for our sport.

A team of juniors and officials from across several States has come together to form the first AAID Team. We are hopeful

Officials: Helen O’Callaghan, Toni Brown, Lee Coady, Mark Freeman, Vanessa Freeman, Samantha Mella, David Poland

Senior Girls: Julia Barbour, Louise Barbour Senior Boys: Alex Crowe, Kieran Joseph, Tommy Mella, Nicholas Stanley, Seth Sweeney, Callum Waland, Charlie Young Junior Boys: Ethan Crowe, Angus Fairgrieve, Aeon Greenhan, Ewan Keith, Matthew Maundrell, Jonathan Nolan, Matthew Slater

Julia Barbour

Louise Barbour

Alex Crowe

Kieran Joseph

Tommy Mella

Nicholas Stanley

Seth Sweeney

Callum Waland

Charlie Young

Ethan Crowe

Matthew Slater

Aeon Greenhan

Ewan Keith

Matthew Maundrell

Jonathan Nolan

Toni Brown

Lee Coady

Mark Freeman

Vanessa Freeman

Samantha Mella

David Poland

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EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

2022 European Youth Orienteering Championships

BY MIKAYLA ENDERBY

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he 2022 European Youth Orienteering Championships were held from the 2nd to the 4th of July in Salgótarján, Hungary. The competition consisted of 401 athletes from 34 countries, in the age classes of W16, M16, W18, and M18. Australia had a team of 5 competing at the Championships including Milla Key, Erika Enderby, Sam Woolford, Toby Cazzolato, and Mikayla Enderby.

With no major international competition for our Australian Juniors since Oceania 2019 and the disappointment of the Oceania and Australian Championships being cancelled twice, it was great finally see some Australian juniors being able to compete at an international event.

EYOC was the first European event for most of the Australian team. The races included a Long Distance, Sprint and a Relay. The first race was the Long Distance and was tough for all of the team with temperatures reaching 38 degrees along with being their first orienteering race in the Hungarian terrain. It was very hilly with some very steep gullies, which were very difficult to get into and out of, but was relatively open and nice to run through.

The Sprint was held in the afternoon the following day, again very hot with many stairs to climb. It was great to see Australia achieve top 30 results. The Relay was on the final day. Milla and Erika ran in an incomplete team in the W16 and Sam and Toby ran in an incomplete team in the M18.

All races included a quarantine at the Start with a similar silent starting procedure to those at the World Championships, involving no GPS watches, no phones, no maps, etc. This was a great experience for Sam and Erika who were competing at JWOC shortly

Erika in the Long Distance.

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after the competition and the rest of the team who hope to compete at this level in the future.

One of the highlights of the competition was the opening ceremony held on the Saturday after the Long Distance event, followed by the disco. It was also fun staying at the team accommodation with New Zealand, Ireland and Slovakia.

Overall it was an amazing experience for all the team, and a great introduction to junior elite orienteering in Europe.

Sam in the Long distance.

m18 long distance scale 1:10000 contours 5m

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EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS

w16 sprint scale 1:4000 contours 2.5m

Toby Cazzolato.

RESULTS Long Distance: W16 – Erika Enderby 59th, Milla Key 65th; W18 – Mikayla Enderby 86th; M18 – Sam Woolford 60th, Toby Cazzolato 95th.

Sprint: W16 – Milla Key 16th, Erika Enderby 27th; W18 – Mikayla Enderby 85th; M18 – Sam Woolford 22nd, Toby Cazzolato 67th.

Milla Key during the European Youth Championship Sprint.

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Mikayla in the Sprint.

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2022 Junior World Orienteering Championships The Australian Team of 12 orienteers travelled to Aguiar da Beira in Portugal last July to compete in their first JWOC races for some years. Unfortunately, forest fires amid a catastrophic heatwave meant that all forest events were cancelled at the last minute on orders of the Portuguese Government.

• I think the overall time spent at JWOC, even though the forest events were cancelled, was a positive experience for our athletes. What they didn’t get in forest races the organisers helped to make up with social events. We hope that they have come away with a lot of new friendships and the motivation to keep striving and competing in this fun environment.

The Team consisted of Nea Shingler, Joanna George, Erika Enderby, Mikayla Cooper, Julia Gannon, Sam Woolford, Ewan Shingler, Jensen Key, Ryan Gray, Ethan Penck and David Stocks.

Norway won the Mixed Sprint Relay and were anchored by honorary Aussie, Pia Young Vik. Orienteering Australia High Performance Manager, Fredrik Johansson, reported:

•S taying in group accommodation definitely helped to save the week, and our bonds with the New Zealand, Great Britain, Irish and German teams and their coaches and management teams are now much stronger and we are trying to help each other where we can.

•W arren, Brett and myself started the process of having individual talks with the athletes, like a coaching review, this was offered, not mandatory and we fitted in three. We plan to continue once we return home and have more time.

•A great week of training in very ‘Australian’ looking and feeling terrain was making everyone feel confident.

Unfortunately the devastating news that the forest events were cancelled arrived two days before the races started.

Considering what these athletes have missed out on over the last couple of years they all handled the news as best as could be expected.

•T he organisers quickly put on an extra sprint race, the Sprint Relay and also an unofficial 3-person Urban Relay for the final race day.

• Very strong team harmony.

•T here was a very disappointing protest during the Individual Sprint race where a couple of the leading athletes had gone through an out of bounds garden. They were disqualified but then reinstated after their team officials argued that the olive green area was ambiguous and should have been taped. None of the other team leaders knew anything of the details until it was too late. It was a bit disappointing.

Mikaela Gray during the Urban Relay.

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JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Erika Enderby.

JWOC Sprint - Ryan Gray.

Sprint Relay - Mikaela Gray.

Sam Woolford

Kaia Joergensen (NZ).

SPRINT Women 47 Nea Shingler 64 Joanna George 68 Erika Enderby 77 Mikayla Cooper 105 Mikaela Gray 114 Julia Gannon

AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS

17:36 18:36 18:44 19:03 20:30 21:07

Men 58 Sam Woolford 88 Ewan Shingler 106 Jensen Key 116 Ryan Gray 133 Ethan Penck David Stocks

AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS

16:09 17:11 17:48 18:17 19:44 mp

Jensen Key.

SPRINT RELAY 26 AUS 2 Erika Enderby Jensen Key David Stocks Joanna George

1:11:34 19:32 16:00 16:07 19:5

AUS 1 Nea Shingler Ewan Shingler Sam Woolford Mikayla Cooper

mp 17:23 14:02 15:31 mp

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David Stocks.

URBAN RELAY Women

Men 21 AUS 2 Ethan Penck Ryan Gray David Stocks

54:01 17:18 18:29 18:14

22 NZL 2 1:11:01 Katherine Babington 23:52 Rachel Baker 23:07 Penelope Salmon 24:02

26 AUS 1 Ewan Shingler Sam Woolford Jensen Key

56:34 18:00 18:14 20:20

24 NZL 1 Kaia Joergensen Tessa Burns Zara Stewart

1:12:14 23:47 23:11 25:16

30 NZL 2 Fergus ONeill Will Tidswell Ryan Moore

59:26 19:02 19:19 21:05

25 AUS 2 Julia Gannon Joanna George Erika Enderby

1:12:30 22:43 24:36 25:11

21 AUS 1 Mikayla Cooper Mikaela Gray Nea Shingler

1:11:00 22:40 24:00 24:20

NZL 1 Cameron Bonar Felix Hunt Zefa Faavae

mp mp 18:59 18:56

JWOC Sprint - Ethan Penck.

JWOC Sprint - Will Tidswell by the cowsheds.jpg

CARAPITO JWOC SPRINT Scale: 1:4000 Contours: 2,5m

JWOC Sprint - Mikayla Cooper.

JWOC Sprint - Ewan Shingler

JWOC Sprint - Nea Shingler.

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Sprint Relay start.

CARAPITO SPRINT RELAY

Sprint Relay - Ethan Penck.

Scale: 1:4000 Contours: 2,5m

Sprint Relay - Ewan Shingler.

Sprint Relay - David Stocks.

Sprint Relay - Mikayla Cooper.

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Sprint Relay - Julia Gannon.

Katherine Babington (NZ).

Urban Relay Sam Woolford.

Urban Relay start.

DORNELAS URBAN RELAY Scale: 1:4000 Contours: 2,5m

Urban Relay - Nea Shingler.

Erika Enderby.

Urban Relay - Ryan Gray.

Urban Relay - David Stocks.

Urban Relay - Ethan Penck.

Ryan Moore (NZ).

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WORLD MOUNTAIN BIKE ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aussie riders at MTBO World Championships in Sweden

Will Whittington competing in his first Junior World Champs.

Ricky Thackray heads off on the Mass Start race.

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small Team travelled to Falun, Sweden, last July for the 2022 World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships. Ricky Thackray rode the senior courses while Will Whittington got his first taste of junior world competition. Team manager was Hamish Mackie.

Ricky started the week with 59th in the 13.6km Middle Distance race in 1:07:45, then 47th place in 2:30:08 in the 27.4km Long Distance race and followed it up with 52nd in the Sprint in a time of 30:31. The Sprint course was a demanding one over 7.8km and featured a flight of uphill steps where many dismounted to carry their bikes up while those who tried to ride up risked puncturing on one of the steps (see photo). In the Mass Start event over 19.3km Ricky placed 48th in 1:29:28.

Martin Peat from New Zealand also took part in the Senior races.

Riding in the Junior M20 category, Will Whittington finished 40th in the 10.8km Middle Distance race in 59:46, unfortunately mispunched in both the Long Distance and the Sprint, but finished off with a good 33rd in the 14.1km Mass Start event in a time of 1:12:17. A good introduction to the highest level of Mountain Bike Orienteering.

In the Senior Relay, Ricky combined with Will and Hamish to take 15th place overall.

New Zealand’s Martin Peat during the Middle Distance race.

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M21 Part 1 MIDDLE DISTANCE DAMMSJÖN

SCALE 1:10000 CONTOURS 5M

Map reduced to 60%

M21 Part 2

Ricky Thackray during the Middle Distance race.

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M21 Part 1

SPRINT LUGNET

SCALE 1:5000 CONTOURS 5M Ricky successfully negotiated the steps.

Skill required to ride up the steps and not puncture or crash.

Many took a safer option and ran up the steps.

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Map reduced to 60%

Swiss rider Adrian Jaeggi leading off the relay start. The Swiss team won silver. Adrian spent some months in Melbourne a few years ago and competed in our local events.

Ricky Thackray amongst the relay first leg riders.

Second leg riders collecting their map.

RELAY SÖRBO SCALE 1:10 000 CONTOURS 5M Gold medal for the Swedish W20 team

Map reduced to 60%

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MELBOURNE CITY RACE

Melbourne skyline from Williamstown.

MELBOURNE CITY RACE WEEKEND 2022 The perfect way to extend your stay!

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oming to the AUS Championships in Victoria? Looking for an add-on to your orienteering holiday? Look no further!

The Melbourne City Race Weekend, now in its third year, will take place on October 8 and 9 – just a week after the AUS Champs concludes. Make the short trip down to Melbourne, take in some sightseeing and shopping, and come along to our famous Summer Series (Monday-Thursday evenings).

Then gear up for some fantastic urban action, and be part of Australia’s only City Race!

City Races are long distance events in Sprint style – complex urban areas, short legs, lots of direction changes and route choice – but over 3-10 km. They feature colour maps at Sprint scale, and SPORTident/SI Air punching. The double header lead-in races will be a Sprint and an urban “Short”, to get your brain and body prepared.

Race 1 – Waverley Stadum (Saturday morning) A new urban map featuring the famous Waverley Park, this is a must for sports history buffs, and fans of complex Sprint courses. The oval and stadium are heritage listed. “Arctic Park” was home to AFL teams Hawthorn and St Kilda during the 1990s. It played host to some of the biggest names in rock & roll, and World Series Cricket day-night matches were held there in the heady days of the Packer-led rebellion. Nowadays it’s a compact residential area with numerous narrow streets and small open spaces, with the famous stadium as its centrepiece – just made for Sprint orienteering!

Mapper and course planner: Damian Spencer.

Race 2 – Tatterson Park (Saturday afternoon) A short distance south lies a fascinating pocket of woodlands and wetlands, sporting pavilions, a unique bug-themed playground, and safe, quiet streets linked by pocket parks and chains of lakes. But the main attraction is the notorious “tree maze”. The format will pit you against your rivals head-tohead, in a demanding test of complex park racing.

Mapper: Fredrik Johansson; Course planner: Toby Cooper.

Choose any of the three courses on offer for these two events. A car is strongly recommended, as public transport to the southeast suburbs is limited.

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Race 3 – Melbourne City Race at Williamstown (Sunday morning) Pick up your map and set off on a voyage of discovery, taking in the wonderful seaside sights, sounds (and smells) of the historic township of Williamstown, in Melbourne’s inner west.

The 2022 Melbourne City Race will be an incredible mix of urban navigation, coastal scenery, maritime history, and the bustling village atmosphere that the area is famous for. The new colour map will take in everything from Point Gellibrand to Jawbone Sanctuary, including The Strand, the piers, the Timeball Tower, the Botanic Gardens, and Williamstown Beach.

Mapper and course planner: Ricky Thackray.

Choose any of the five courses on offer – Long Hard, Medium Hard, Short Hard, Moderate, or Easy. The arena is easily accessible via a short train trip from the CBD by train, or a quick drive over the West Gate Bridge. There is plenty of parking, and toilets near the arena. Afterwards, enjoy the local Sunday market, grab lunch in one of the numerous cafes or pubs, visit Scienceworks, hit the beach, ride the Bay Trail, try some ship spotting, or just soak up the spectacular views across Hobsons Bay. And don’t forget to stick around for our amazing random prize draw!

Enter now via Eventor – entries close in early October. Keep up with all the Race news at www.melbournecityrace.com.au Debbie Dodd (DRV) - Melbourne City Race Director Williamstown beach.

pWaverley Park stadium.

q Tatterson Park map sample.

pTatterson Big Bug Playground.

q Williamstown base map.

XMAS 5 DAYS Xmas 5 2022 Days 2022 (Lithgow)

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rienteering NSW invites you to the Xmas 5 Days 2022 which will be based in the Central Tablelands of NSW. 5 great events suitable for every orienteer. Four within 30 minutes of Lithgow and the last day in Wentworth Falls.

Fun for all the family but also set to challenge you.

A great variety of maps using different terrains.

The Central Tablelands offers some fantastic things to do during your afternoons off so go to Lithgow Tourism for ideas and accommodation options.

You will find more information about the Xmas 5 Days events and locations on Eventor as they are finalised.

•E ntries close Saturday December 17th with NO late entries and NO EOD. •Y ou can now put this event in your diary. We will be in touch with updates!

While there are still some Covid issues we request you stay at home and isolate if you have symptoms or test positive.

Please social distance at the events.

See Eventor for our “Refund” policies.

Event director is Colin Price.

If you have any questions please contact Colin. colinp53@yahoo.com.au Looking forward to seeing you all in Lithgow on the Central Tablelands.

Course*

Men

Women

Suggested age guides

1

Hard 1 (~ 7km)

Men A

2

Hard 2 (~ 6km)

Men B

Women A

M20,35

W21

3

Hard 3 (~ 5km)

Men C

Women B

M16, 45

W20,35

• BYO water

4

Hard 4 (~ 4km)

Men D

Women C

M55

W16,45

•P lease observe the “Social distancing” rules and any other Covid regulations of the day.

5

Hard 5 (~ 3km)

Men E

Women D

M65+

W55+

6

Moderate 3.5km

Men F

Women E

• Fantastic maps and great courses.

7

Easy

Men G

Women F

• There are many accommodation options in the area.

8

Very Easy

The main things you need to know now are; •E ntries will open 5th November.

• There will be NO Enter on the Day.

• Lots to entertain you after your runs.

M21

M/W Novice

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2023 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW

2023 OCEANIA ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS CARNIVAL including the Hobart Shorts TASMANIA JANUARY 7-18

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he Long Distance and Middle Distance events feature new maps and new terrain for orienteering produced by the late Rob Plowright, one of orienteering’s finest mappers.

We are pleased to advise that entries are now open in Eventor, including the ability to book Oceania specific camping located in the beautiful Pyengana valley 20 minutes west of the main competition entre of St Helens.

Camping is quite close to the venue of the Oceania Long Distance and Middle Distance competitions.

To keep up to date with all the news about Oceania 2023 regularly check the Oceania 2023 website and follow us on Facebook.

Get on board and book your accommodation now. The East Coast of Tasmania is a popular summer holiday

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destination and accommodation can be hard to come by if you leave it to the last minute. We look forward to seeing you next January.

Camping There will be low cost camping available at the Pyengana Recreation Reserve approximately 15 minutes drive west of the Oceania event areas and 30 minutes drive from St Helens.

The Pyengana Recreation Reserve is located in the picturesque Pyengana valley - Home of the Pub In The Paddock and the Pyengana Dairy Company.

Camping will be available from January 7 until January 13. There will be options to stay longer if you wish to explore the Bay of Fires area after the carnival.

The 2023 Oceania Championships will be held in Tasmania from January 7 to 12.

The program is: Jan 7, Sprint Distance, Launceston Jan 9, Long Distance, St Helens Jan 11, Middle Distance, St Helens Jan 12, Relay, St Helens This will be followed by another edition of the Hobart Shorts in and around Hobart from January 15 to 18.

The cost will be $10 per night for adults and $5 per night for juniors (under 21), Family rate $20 per night. Facilities include exclusive use of the hall, a children’s playground, hot showers ($2 fee applies), netball/tennis court and lots of open area for other activities. This fee will be forwarded to the Pyengana Recreation Ground Committee to cover the donation they expect from visitors.

Note that there are limited shopping facilities at Pyengana with the closest supermarket shopping, banking, fuel, etc. being in St Helens. Also note that there is currently Optus and Vodaphone mobile coverage in Pyengana – but not Telstra.

Bookings will be available through Eventor.

Spot the Difference

MAP 1

With the Australian Championships Carnival upon us it’s time to brush up on your map reading skills again. Here is a complex bush map. MAP 1 is essentially the original map. MAP 2 contains 25 changes. Some of the changes will be easy to find and some will not. Both map sections have been enlarged from the original 1:10,000 scale for easier legibility.

DID YOU FIND ALL 25 ???

MAP 2

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AUS 3-DAYS 2023 PREVIEW

2023 Easter Carnival

But why the frog?

TEXT - VALERIE BARKER.PHOTOS - ANN SCOWN

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icture yourselves in the beautiful Snowy Monaro region in April 2023: autumnal colourings abound, the air is crisp and clear, and you are spoilt for choice of activities during the hours when you are not part of the exciting Easter 2023 Australian 3-Days Carnival being brought to you by Orienteering ACT. The Snowy Monaro region is a significant tourism destination that attracts large numbers of visitors each year for recreation and holiday activities - snow sports during the winter and activities such as orienteering, mountain biking, fishing, hiking and camping during the non-snow season months.

The visitor economy assets for the region range from the sweeping Monaro plains, the iconic Snowy River, pristine lakes and waterways, Kosciuszko National Park, ski resorts and townships such as Jindabyne, Nimmitabel, Berridale and Lake Buckenderra.

Rock cliff.

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Lakeside.

Acknowledging Country Archaeological surveys reveal a long and rich cultural history with aboriginal significant sites throughout the region.

The Monaro was heavily impacted by colonisation and many of the original Ngarigo people now live outside the area. Despite this, Ngarigo people maintain strong spiritual and cultural connections to the high country and to other groups in this Country, such as Walgalu in the north-west, Ngunnawal in the north-east, including the ACT, and Bidhawal in the south around Delegate.

Groups from the broader south-eastern region, including the NSW Far South Coast and Victorian High Country, traditionally travelled to or through the area as guests of the Ngarigo people for a variety of reasons including trade and social interaction. We acknowledge the Indigenous peoples of this area and pay our respects to their elders past present and emerging.

In the same spirit we welcome orienteers from all over Australia as our guests in this beautiful and iconic region; come to enjoy four days of magnificent Orienteering, social interaction, and exploration of the wealth of historical, environmental and geographical treasures that are abundant here.

You might like to visit Dalgety, named in 1903 as the site of Australia’s capital city (until NSW argued that it was too close to Melbourne); try Australian schnapps from locally-sourced fruit at the Wildbrumby Distillery (Jindabyne); stroll around the dam walls of Lake Jindabyne; explore the huge range of mountain-biking trails and terrain on Thredbo’s famous mountain trails; find out the history of the ‘Nimmity Bell’ at Nimmitabel; and visit the Snowy Hydro Visitor Centre in Cooma, where you can explore the Snowy Mountains and the mighty Snowy Scheme (now in a new phase with the Snowy 2.0 project)

Boulder Field.

Fallen trees - tricky.

weight. The Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree) is found only within the Mount Kosciuszko National Park in the Snowy Mountains of NSW at heights of 1300 to 1760 metres above sea level, and is one of Australia’s most critically endangered species.

Big Black Blob.

with a virtual flight in the state-of-the art immersive theatre, with its 14m-wide screen and floor projections.

The Orienteering events will be centred on Jindabyne, Nimmitabel and near Lake Buckenderra; these three venues and Cooma are all within 30-45 minutes drive of each other, which will maximise the time you have not only at each event but in exploring the region later.

An iconic species in an iconic landscape symbolises Easter 2023.

While you may not see the rare and elusive little frog, you can certainly enjoy the spirit of the traditional indigenous corroboree - a festivity with songs and symbolic dances by which the Australian aborigines celebrate events of importance.

of attractions in the region means accommodation options will be limited if left too late to organise.

We highly recommend that you also try the other small townships and villages in the region as well - Lake Buckenderra, Nimmitabel, Berridale, Dalgety - for all motel and camping options.

Join Orienteering ACT at Easter 2023 as we host a fun-filled Carnival of events in the corroboree frog country of alpine NSW.

We are so pleased to be offering you the opportunity to experience this wonderful alpine landscape from the rich perspective of Orienteering. Start your planning to join us in 2023 now!

Accommodation will be centred on Cooma and Jindabyne, but the buzz of Snowy 2.0 and the wealth

But why the frog?

Corroboree Frogs are Australia’s most iconic amphibian species and amongst the most visually spectacular frogs in the world. They can be readily distinguished by the bold yellow and black longitudinal stripes on their top, sides and legs, with the belly marbled black, white and yellow. But they are tiny, just 2.5 – 3cm in length (about the size of a paper clip) and 3 grams in

Open farmland.

SEPTEMBER 2022 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 39

WORLD CUP & EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

IOF World Cup and European Orienteering Championships The world orienteering elite return to the forest at EOC.

World Cup Round 2 - Long Distance - Emily Sorensen.

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ollowing a northern spring and early summer with the focus on Sprint competitions at the World Cup Round 1 in Sweden and WOC in Denmark, it was time to return to the forest for the European Orienteering Championships in Estonia. The championships also served as Round 2 in the Orienteering World Cup. As with many other competitions, the EOC in Estonia was originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed due to the corona pandemic. So finally, the rather flat forest terrain in Northeastern Estonia with very varied runnability was ready to welcome around 300 athletes from around the world.

It was the first EOC forest competitions since the 2018 Championships, and the flat and often dense and “bushy” Estonian terrain outside Rakvere seemed to be a perfect match for the Nordic teams in particular. But it turned out that none of the runners could claim to have a perfect race in the tricky terrain with very low visibility in some parts. All competition days used different parts of the same terrain, which had typical moraine features (eskers, kames, drumlins) with a height difference of 20-30 metres. There were many hillocks and depressions with depths and heights up to 10 metres, with varied vegetation including large marshes and areas of low visibility.

Australia had just two representatives at Round 1 in Sweden, but for Round 2 in Estonia we fielded a team of 12. Tim Robertson was New Zealand’s stand-out sprinter in Sweden, but he didn’t enter the events in Estonia.

World Cup Round 2 Middle Distance Final - Aston Key.

World Cup Round 1-KO Sprint Final-Tim Robertson.

World Cup Round 2 - Long Distance - Brodie Nankervis.

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PÕLULA Scale 1:10 000 Contours 5m

MIDDLE DISTANCE Qualifying – Men (4.7km) Place Name 6 Aston Key 26 41 --33 44 38

Alastair George Toby Scott Angus Haines Brodie Nankervis Tristan Miller Ewan Shingler

AUS

Time 31:20

Diff +1:25

AUS NZ AUS AUS AUS AUS

35:44 51:59 mp 38:53 49:45 42:33

+6:19 +22:34 +10:07 +20:59 +12:38

MIDDLE DISTANCE Qual – Women (4.2km) 31 --34 35 27 33 36

Olivia Sprod Mikayla Cooper Michele Dawson Julia Gannon Briana Steven Emily Sorensen Caitlin Young

AUS AUS AUS AUS NZ AUS AUS

54:47 mp 52:59 54:49 48:20 57:50 1:01:36

+23:02 +22:01 +23:51 +17:45 +27:15 +31:01

MIDDLE DISTANCE A Final – Men (6.3km) 32

World Cup Round 2 Estonia Middle Distance Final Aston Key route

Aston Key

AUS

42:13

+6:33

MIDDLE DISTANCE B Final – Men (5.9km) 9 19 29 44 52 59

Alastair George Toby Scott Brodie Nankervis Angus Haines Ewan Shingler Tristan Miller

AUS NZ AUS AUS AUS AUS

40:54 42:11 44:01 49:48 51:11 56:38

+3:47 +5:04 +6:54 +12:41 +14:04 +19:31

MIDDLE DISTANCE B Final – Women (5.4km) 26 28 33 35 37 40 44

Round 1, Sweden, results

Round 2, Estonia, results

SPRINT – Women (3.9km)

LONG DISTANCE – Men (17.3km)

Place Name 66 Penelope Salmon NZ 99 Olivia Sprod AUS

Time 18:51 21:23

Diff +3:01 +5:33

SPRINT – Men (4.3km) 2 30 81

Tim Robertson Aston Key Joseph Lynch

NZ AUS NZ

15:46 16:51 18:00

+0:06 +1:11 +2:20

KO Sprint – Men (2.0km) 2

Tim Robertson

NZ

7:22

+0:01

Place 57 65 83 97 98 100

Name Toby Scott Angus Haines Aston Key Brodie Nankervis Ewan Shingler Alastair George

NZ AUS AUS AUS AUS AUS

Time Diff 2:11:43 +32:25 2:15:10 +35:52 2:26:00 +46:42 2:44:41 +1:05:23 2:45:11 +1:05:53 2:46:36 +1:07:18

LONG DISTANCE – Women (12.9km) 77 79 ---

Emily Sorensen Briana Steven Caitlin Young

AUS NZ AUS

2:30:29 +1:00:37 2:33:34 +1:03:42 mp

An astonishing 19 men and 8 women mispunched in the Long Distance races.

Caitlin Young Michele Dawson Olivia Sprod Briana Steven Emily Sorensen Mikayla Cooper Julia Gannon

AUS AUS AUS NZ AUS AUS AUS

57:44 59:28 1:01:37 1:03:31 1:03:45 1:07:43 1:26:41

+16:47 +18:31 +20:40 +22:34 +22:48 +26:46 +45:44

RELAY – Men (6.5km) Pll Name 30 Australia 1 Aston Key Brodie Nankervis Alastair George 43 Australia 2 Angus Haines Ewan Shingler Tristan Miller

Leg L pl

Leg diff

Time

36:55 47:50 45:05

7 37 33

2:09:50 +0:36 36:55 +13:32 1:24:45 +11:02 2:09:50

37:46 1:06:19 1:13:29

13 46 43

2:57:34 +1:27 37:46 +32:01 1:44:05 +39:26 2:57:34

36 37 32

3:05:03 +25:30 1:03:25 +19:08 1:58:41 +32:00 3:05:03

RELAY – Women (5.5km) 32 Australia 2 Emily Sorensen Mikayla Cooper Julia Gannon --- Australia 1

1:03:25 55:16 1:06:22 mp

SEPTEMBER 2022 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER 41

NATIONAL INTEGRITY FRAMEWORK

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rienteering Australia has recently adopted the National Integrity Framework which came into effect on 06 July 2022.

for the conduct of all participants in our sport.

These expectations relate to safeguarding children, member protection, competition manipulation, and the misuse of drugs and medicines.

This is an important and great step forward for our sport in providing a safer and more inclusive environment for our participants whilst enabling all integrity-related complaints to be handled consistently and independently

by Sport Integrity Australia.

Andrew Shipton National Integrity and Complaints Manager, Orienteering Australia integrity@orienteering.asn.au

The National Integrity Framework policies can be found on the Orienteering Australia website. I strongly encourage you to provide a direct link to these policies on your State Association and Club websites.

The Framework is a streamlined suite of policies that sets out the broad expectations

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Who does this Policy apply to?

Who does this Policy apply to?

What issues will Sport Integrity Australia manage?

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What is Alternative Dispute Resolution?

is not ok.

Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediation Mediation is when an independent third party (a mediator) helps those involved work constructively to develop solutions to resolve their differences.

Usually this involves facilitated discussions between those involved.

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Keep trying until you feel heard.

National Integrity Framework.

Just like the sports we play, the process used to hold people or organisations accountable for poor behaviour in sport needs to be fair. This information is designed to help you understand what a fair process is, why it matters and why a fair process may not always produce an outcome everyone is happy with.

What is the independent complaints process?

Integrity threats confront sports at all levels and

Alternative Dispute Resolution is a way of finalising a Complaint without a formal sanction. In Alternative Dispute Resolution, the Complaint is referred to a third party who helps to resolve the dispute between the parties.

of illegal drugs.

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Who does this Policy apply to?

Sport Integrity Australia’s independent complaints process helps keep Australian sport safe and fair.

While some Complaints require a decision by Sport Integrity Australia to reach an outcome, others may be solved through other methods, known as Alternative Dispute Resolution. Read on to find out what Alternative Dispute Resolution is and how it works.

For further information about mediation see the National Sports Tribunal website.

while sporting communities are working to keep their Conciliation

members safe there are a range of issues which Conciliation is when an independent third party can arise within sport that need a formal process (a conciliator), usually someone with knowledge of the to be resolved. legal or technical issues, helps those involved resolve their dispute. conciliator will facilitate Once aThe sport commences operatingconversations, under the National taking aIntegrity more active role than mediation. complaints Framework, theinindependent process allows Sport Integrity Australia to evaluate and For further information about conciliation see the assess allegations of poor conduct in sport independent National Sports Tribunal website. of the sport. This process is set out in the National Integrity Framework Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Case Appraisal Policy.

Case Appraisal is when a National Sports Tribunal member gives a non-binding opinion on the likely outcome of arbitration if it was heard before the tribunal.

This can help parties reach an understanding about their disputeSport and begin to take stepsistoanresolve it. Government Integrity Australia Australian

How is Sport Integrity Australia independent?

agency. This allows Sport Integrity Australia to operate For further information about case appraisal see the and make decisions independent of sports. While it National Sports Tribunal website. remains independent, Sport Integrity Australia will communicate with sports during the complaints process to gather information relevant to a Complaint.

For example, Sport Integrity Australia may check whether someone is registered in the sport and bound by its policies.

The National Integrity Framework is a suite of policies that sets out the broad expectations for the conduct of all participants in sport, along with what is considered prohibited conduct. Conduct that is prohibited has been extracted from the Framework and policies and detailed here.

This information is provided for ease of reference, however it should not be read in isolation of the Framework and its policies.

National Integrity Framework •

Failing to report any Prohibited Conduct under the Framework or one of its policies.

• Deliberately or willfully withholding information in Sport Integrity Australia carries out its assessment of a relation to any possible Prohibited Conduct.

Complaint and its decision making around a Complaint • completely Failing to provide further information or documentation outcome separate from sports. as requested as part of a complaint process under the Framework, including a failure to fully and in good faith participate in an interview.

•

Knowingly provide any inaccurate and/or misleading information during any investigation or proceedings under the Framework.

•

Failing to comply with or enforce Disciplinary Measures imposed under the Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy.

•

Supplying medicines to a child except with the consent of the parent or guardian, under a valid prescription and at the prescribed dosage.

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Failing to comply with the child safe practices and recruitment and screening requirements, as outlined in the policy (see Annexure B and C of the Child Safeguarding Policy).

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Failing to report any concerns or allegations of Prohibited Conduct, including failure to comply with mandatory reporting requirements.

•

Committing any act that would constitute Prohibited Conduct under the Member Protection Policy.

What is Sport Integrity Australia’s role?

Child Safeguarding Policy

When allegations of poor behaviour are received, Sport Integrity Australia’s role is to be independent and impartial.

• Child abuse—includes physical abuse, emotional or psychological abuse, neglect, exposure Sport Integrity Australia’sabuse, role is sexual to review all information to family violence. available that might prove or disprove an allegation. It then makes a decision about whether a policy has been • Grooming—refers to the process by which an adult breached and if so, what sort of discipline might be establishes a trusting relationship with a child and appropriate. those associated with the child’s care and wellbeing, to create an environment in which abuse can occur.

Sport Integrity Australia cannot advocate for one person over another, aswith being impartial in assessing • Misconduct a child—means any behaviour what happened is key to a fair for everyone involving a child thatoutcome is objectively age inappropriate involved. This can places be difficult for people know or and/or the child at riskwho of harm. believe they have been wronged. To help, Sport Integrity • Requesting a child keep any communication secret Australia ensures everyone involved has access to from their parents or guardian. independent wellbeing support throughout the process.

• Supplying alcohol or drugs to a child.

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Sport Integrity Australia’s independent complaints process is set up to keep Australian sport safe and fair. This IF REQUIRED document outlines the five steps in the complaints process under the Complaints, Disputes and Discipline Policy.

External referral

STEP

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STEP 1 –AMaking a Complaint MAKING COMPLAINT

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INITIAL STEP 2 EVALUATION – Initial Evaluation

OUT OF SCOPE

External agency decision

No further action

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Sport Integrity Australia will evaluate Complaints to make sure they are eligible to be assessed under the independent complaint handling process. To be eligible, a Complaint must meet the following criteria: 1.

IF APPROPRIATE External to Sport Integrity Australia

The alleged conduct meets the definition of Prohibited Conduct under any of the Obtain further information following policies:

2. The alleged Prohibited Conduct occurred in sport.

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Alternative Dispute Resolution Process

from people involved

a. Child Safeguarding Policy b. Competition Manipulation and Sports Wagering Policy c. Improper Use of Drugs and Medicines Policy d. Member Protection Policy e. National Integrity Framework

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3. The alleged Prohibited Conduct occurred after the sport commenced the National Integrity Framework.

4. The person or organisation accused of wrongdoing is currently bound by the sport’s policies.

SUBSTANTIATED If a Complaint does not meet all the above criteria, Sport Integrity Australia will advise Determine Sanctionthat and it IssueSport BreachIntegrity Notice cannot be assessed through the independent complaints handling process.

Australia may also provide a recommendation on who the Complaint should be directed to.

For example – if it is an employment matter, Sport Integrity Australia might recommend the Acceptance of Dispute of Complaint be submitted to the Sporting Organisation.

Breach Notice Breach Notice

Unsubstantiated:

More likely than not the Respondent did not breach a policy

External to Sport Integrity Australia

Unable to be Substantiated:

Two equally plausible versions of events

No further action

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Appeal

During this step, or others, Sport Integrity Australia may also determine that a Complaint should be referred to another organisation such as police or a regulatory body.

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Notification of outcome • Sport implements sanction (if applicable) Informs future Sport Integrity Australia education initiatives

National Integrity Framework Video Resources

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THE NATIONAL INTEGRITY FRAMEWORK Orienteering Australia has adopted a new suite of integrity policies that apply to all members, and a new way to manage complaints in Orienteering called the National Integrity Framework. This fact sheet will help you understand what the National Integrity Framework is, how it works, and what it means for you.

What is the National Integrity Framework?

The National Integrity Framework is designed to keep sport safe and fair. It was developed by the independent government agency Sport Integrity Australia, whose role is to keep all Australian sports safe and fair, and then adopted

by Orienteering Australia.

The Framework is essentially a set of rules that people need to follow when it comes to their behaviour and conduct while participating in Orienteering.

The six policies which make up the National Integrity Framework are: 1. Child Safeguarding Policy 2. Member Protection Policy 3. Improper Use of Drugs & Medicines Policy 4. Competition Manipulation and Sports Wagering Policy 5. National Integrity Framework 6. Complaints, Disputes and Disciplines Policy These policies outline what types of behaviour are unacceptable in Orienteering – these behaviours are called Prohibited Conduct. Prohibited Conduct is an action that is a breach of a policy – for example, bullying is Prohibited Conduct under the Member Protection Policy.

Any person or organisation who breaches a policy may be sanctioned. A sanction could range from mandatory education all the way up to a ban from participating in Orienteering.

The Complaints, Disputes and Disciplines Policy explains how people who have breached a National Integrity Framework policy are held accountable for doing the wrong thing.

In the past, complaints about someone’s behaviour were managed by Orienteering Australia, or a state Orienteering organisation. Under the National Integrity Framework, Sport Integrity Australia will review all Complaints about behaviour which might be considered Prohibited Conduct in one of the six policies. Sport Integrity Australia will also make the decision about any sanction to be imposed. This means the handling of integrity issues is done independent of Orienteering Australia, which reduces the risk of any perceived conflict of interest and allows Orienteering Australia to focus its time and efforts on running the sport.

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What does it mean for me?

As a member of Orienteering Australia, if someone behaves poorly towards you or someone else by breaching one of the Policies, you can make a complaint about their conduct to Sport integrity Australia. It also means that if you breach a National Integrity Framework policy, you could be sanctioned.

Issues to Report to Sport Integrity Australia Anything that may constitute Prohibited Conduct in a policy must be reported to Sport Integrity Australia. The full list of Prohibited Conduct is available here but includes things such as: •

Abuse

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Bullying

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Harassment

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Sexual Misconduct

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Unlawful Discrimination

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Victimisation

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Misconduct with a Child

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Grooming

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Supply of Drugs or Alcohol to a Child

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Race fixing and other types of Competition Manipulation

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Supplying inside information for the purposes of gambling

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Betting by Orienteers on Orienteering competitions

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Unlawful use of over the counter or prescription drugs

•

Inappropriate use or provision of supplements

•

Illicit drug use

•

Concealing information about Prohibited Conduct

•

Doping (managed under the Orienteering Australia Anti-Doping Policy)

Issues to Report to Orienteering Australia Orienteering Australia will continue to manage complaints on all other issues, including: •

Selection and eligibility disputes

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Competition Rules disputes

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Code of Conduct breaches

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Social Media Policy breaches

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Governance misconduct

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Employment disputes

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Complaints that are solely a Personal Grievance

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Whistleblower disclosures

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Any conduct that occurred before 6 July 2022

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Any other policies that they have

To report, contact Orienteering Australia.

To report Prohibited Conduct, visit www.sportintegrity.gov.au More information on Sport Integrity Australia’s complaints process is available here.

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O-SPY

Quote of the Year

O-SPY

2022 Comm Games Gold medallist Australian Jemima Montag related how she recently said: “I’ve just been talking to a man named Bruce.

I’ve no idea who he is but he seems to know a lot about Athletics.” That man was TV broadcaster Bruce McAvaney.

Orienteering on Youtube Two videos for your attention and promotion: youtu.be/knv6Ov0WDdY youtu.be/qUYc0Ve6z_Y Arpad Kocsik, General Manager, Orienteering Australia

Kansai, Japan, World Masters Games rescheduled

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he event has been rescheduled to May 2027 which means there will be two World Masters Games events within a timeframe of two years. Another World Masters Games event will take place in 2025 in Taipei & New Taipei city.

Where can I vote?

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ne Saturday in late May during the Newcastle SOS event at Callaghan Wallsend Campus, a fellow with very little spoken English presented at the rego desk. He was not dressed in sports gear and his chosen footwear was Ugg boots which was surprising given the very wet conditions. Nevertheless without judgement Alistair greeted him and asked if he had “pre-registered” to which he answered in the affirmative and offered his name.

Somehow he did not appear on the entry list, so due to the significant language barrier he was added to the “warm-up” course and given a map, an SI stick and a very quick intro to orienteering, hoping the man would get the idea.

He soon after headed out onto the course returning about ten minutes later with about half the course completed.

After a pause and with an increasingly puzzled look on his face he asked “the yellow and white forms?”

Immediately, we all understood he had astonishingly mistaken our simple desk and laptop setup for the federal election polling booth situated elsewhere within the school. Respectfully, our laughter was somehow suppressed until I’d ushered him in the right direction.

I cannot fathom what this man, someone that I assume had never before voted in this country, thought about this incident. He must have thought our election process was quite bizarre and not overly democratic with strange hoops to jump through before you were given a ballot form.

There’s a fair chance he still has no idea that he had even competed in an orienteering event. Let’s hope he at least picked a winner at the booth. from Geoff Peel

Orienteering Australia applies for Commonwealth Games in 2026 MIKE DOWLING AND DAVID JAFFE

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here is a chance that Orienteering will be in the Commonwealth Games in 2026 when they return to Victoria and focus on regional locations like Bendigo and Ballarat. Orienteering Australia with Orienteering Victoria have been preparing an Expression of Interest along with a range of other sports. Our understanding is that 16 sports are “locked in” for 2026 but there are 5 sport spots up for grabs. A working party has been beavering away to create a submission that will appeal. The decision is taken by a combination of the overall Commonwealth Games Federation, Commonwealth Games Australia and the Victorian Government. In theory the international federation should submit the bid but the IOF don’t really understand the Commonwealth Games which are unknown in Scandinavia. After the EOI process, some sports will be invited for further discussions before final selection. So the first job is to make the shortlist.

The strength of the Orienteering bid is that we can help showcase the landmarks and tourist sites which we hope will appeal to the Victorian Government. Other strengths are that we don’t need a stadium or facility (low cost) and have recent proven experience in running world class events in Australia. Orienteering also ticks the box of having athletes that are “world class” given team GB, NZ and Australia’s performance in recent World Championships, World Cups and JWOCs. We have also mobilised strong support from

local councils and have a positive relationship with traditional owners of the land thanks to the Bendigo club. The weaknesses of the bid are that those reviewing may not understand our sport and the fact that of the 40 plus Commonwealth nations, many have no active Orienteering community. Those who watched the Games will have seen that this lack of Commonwealth “spread” is true of many sports but those already included don’t have to meet the criteria in the same way as applicants.

The bid is to run three Sprint formats similar to the 2022 WOC. There will be an Individual, a Knock Out Sprint and Mixed Relay for elites. If the bid gets shortlisted, we may then discuss the potential to have more public races (after the elite events) and to make this a potential point of difference from the many sports that can’t offer participation (Wrestling anyone?). Other formats were considered but the committee believed these formats would have most spectator appeal and appeal to the decision makers. The bid team is also creating a video to showcase how these events work. If the bid gets approved it will be thanks to the work of people like Troy De Haas, Toph Naunton and Clare Hawthorne who have worked with the writers of this article to finesse the bid. 2026 could be an exciting year but we are an outside shot so let’s cross those fingers.

David Jaffe, Vice President Orienteering Victoria

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OPINION

Communication in a Changing World JANET FLETCHER (ORIENTEERING WA)

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he recent email from OA with a survey re The Australian Orienteer was sent out, one assumes, to provide information that can be used to make decisions about the future of our national magazine. It comes following appeals for well over a year to find a replacement for Michael Hubbert as Editor. I suspect that filling roles relating to communication is an issue at many levels of orienteering in Australia. Certainly, in WA, the role of Communication Convenor has been the most difficult position to fill on the OWA Council. At least in WA, this appears to be due to the increasing breadth of the role and the feeling by many that they don’t have the skills to “cover it all” even if they are willing to take on part of the job.

So, what are we trying to tackle?

The WA Experience Over the years OWA has moved from a monthly printed newsletter, to a quarterly one, to a Yearbook. This has occurred as members found that the time, effort and cost required to produce a monthly newsletter was unsustainable, yet a quarterly newsletter could not provide information about upcoming events in a timely fashion, and, although it could provide excellent photos from past events, the accompanying text was “old-hat”. Our weekly E-News, which had existed for some time, consequently expanded in size. It still didn’t allow for lengthier reports or provide a permanent record of such matters as our champions, volunteers of the year, etc. In 2021 we produced our first Yearbook – a high quality production which met some of the functions not met by our E-News. This production still required a lot of time and work from an editorial team. As we struggle to find the best way of meeting our communication needs, we have had a communication team in which different people with different skills have been responsible for E-News, website, Facebook and Yearbook. All we need now is a Communications convenor to determine which content is best communicated via which medium and in what order if multiple media are used, and ensuring that important messages don’t fall between the cracks – a do-able job?

Content & Purpose In any discussion about communication, the issue of what we are trying to communicate and why is one of the first to address. The factors associated with communicating information about upcoming activities, reporting past activities, promotion, producing a record for reference purposes, entertaining, coaching, updating on technical matters, maintaining connection across States etc., are many and varied.

Audience We also need to consider the group with whom we are trying to communicate. Are we writing to communicate with members? If so, are they new or old members and what is their age? If we are writing for the purpose of promotion, careful thought has to be given to the nature of the group we are trying to attract. Possible participants in the sport and possible sponsors need very different information and approaches.

Media A major issue in trying to attract a member into a communication role is the vast array of media now available and the speed with which they are changing. Gone are the days of typing out a newsletter for our members that covered everything and was read by all. Printed material is now much more professionally produced and digital media go far beyond web pages and emails. Few people are experienced and comfortable with the full range of media.

Fit Which medium is most suitable in terms of purpose and audience probably poses the most problems. Some information that we may want to reach all our members may never be read by our younger members if it is in hard copy, or even in E-News. Many older members like to have a hard copy newsletter or magazine on the table to read over breakfast, or in the car to jog the memory about directions. Younger members often prefer Facebook or other social on-line media.

Time and effort, both to produce and consume content, are also factors in our fast-paced, time-poor times.

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