OrienteeringWestern Australia

Issue No. 431, 1st March 2018

Other ContactsEquipment/caravan/emergency : Dave Passrail.vet@iinet.net.au ph: 0428 325 033Ken Brownlie ph: 9446 3457

O Shop : Tony Simpkinssimmo@iinet.net.au ph: 9228 0085

Eventor Coordinator : Jack Dowlingtojo1hdft@iinet.net.au

SI Contact : Sten ClaessensS.Claessens@curtin.edu.auph: 0411 227 392

Member Protection Officer : Sue Dowlingsoonjak@iinet.net.au ph : 0418 901 129

Nomads Coach : Rachel West rachelwest5666@gmail.com

School Sport WA Contact : Steve Fletcherpennyandsteve@aapt.net.auph: 9921 5802 or 0422 500 138

Map Bank : Ken Brownlie ph: 9446 3457

West Australian Club ContactsADHOC President : John Toomeygone4run@iinet.net.au

BO Convenor : Simon Windsorsimon.windsor.sw@gmail.com ph: 9299 7473

KO Convenor : Dave Passrail.vet@iinet.net.au ph: 0428 325 033

LOST Convenors : Moreen Coxalmocox@arach.net.au ph: 9447 6091

Richard Matthewsrichard@fizzyred.com ph: 0400 203 315

SWOT Convenor : Robyn Phillipsrobcliff05@bigpond.com ph: 0418 953 614

WOW Convenor : Daisy McCauleywowconvenor@gmail.com

OWA Council President: Richard Matthews oawa.president@gmail.com0400 203 315

Vice President: Graham Braidgrahambraid@iinet.net.au

Secretary : Carol Brownlieoawa.secretary@gmail.com

Treasurer : Eddie Plummeroawa.treasurer@gmail.comph: 9387 2671 or 0439 735 428

Mountain Bike Orienteering : Ricky Thackraythackrayricky@gmail.comph: 0459 486 739

Mapping: Noel Schoknechtoawa.mapping@iinet.net.au

Promotions: Nicole Davisnicole@fizzyred.com

Coaching : Coreen Maynardcoreenandfrank2011@hotmail.comph: 0418 916 327

Sporting Schools program : Jan Fletcherjanet.fletcher@uwa.edu.auph: 9381 1771

Technical : Tony Simpkinssimmo@iinet.net.auph: 9228 0085

Bank Account : Bank WestBSB: 306-057 Account No: 4180556

Please include your name and advise what the deposit is for. If necessary, send the treasurer an email.

Cover: Lucy Jarrett

Photo taken by: Nicole Davis

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Orienteering WA Contacts

Upcoming Events

If you are fan of classic orienteering, then you will not have to wait too long for forest and farm adventures. Of course, we will not leave the urban maps completely as the NavDash Sprint season provides a lead in to the forest foot and mountain bike events.

Details of all the events are in Eventor and will be promoted on the website, in Enews and on Facebook in the weeks before each event.

Some of the highlights are:

MTBO events in North Fremantle, Falcon and a weekend event on May 12th& 13th down south at the Wellington and Bussell Brook near Collie

NavDash Sprints from March to July will be at Whiteman Park, Bunbury SHS, John Curtin College of the Arts, Garvey Park, Swanleigh and Xmas Tree Creek

Classic Foot-O kicks off at Evedon Ridge near Bunbury, in conjunction with a NavDash sprint. A great chance for a weekend down south paired with an orienteering fix.

In May we head out first to Catholic Agricultural College near Bindoon followed by a visit to the Helena Valley and Marginata. In June we have our two-day WA Classic on the favourite Frazzle area near Beverley.

With three double header weekends; Bunbury NavDash and Foot-O, a MTBO Weekend and the WA Classic there will be plenty of opportunities to get beyond the city limits and enjoy multiple events.

Don’t forget to check the details in Eventor close to the time for exact locations and any last-minute information to make sure you get the most out of your Orienteering.

Event Schedule

Sunday 11 MarchFremantle (MTBO)

Sunday 18 MarchWhiteman Park (NavDash)

Bunbury Weekend:Saturday 24 MarchBunbury SHS (NavDash)

Sunday 25 MarchEvedon (Standard)

Sunday 15 AprilFalcon (MTBO)

Sunday 22 AprilJohn Curtin College (NavDash)

Sunday 29 AprilGarvey Park (NavDash)

Sunday 6 MayCatholic Ag College (Standard)

Sat 12 MayWellington Forest (MTBO)

Sunday 13 MayBussell Brook (MTBO)

Sunday 20 MayMarginata (Standard)

Sunday 27 MaySwanleigh (Sprint State Orienteering League)

WA Classic:Sunday 3 JuneFrazzle (WA Classic Day 1)

Monday 4 JuneFrazzle (WA Classic Day 2)

Be sure to check days, dates and event times in Eventor and on the website prior to each event.

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Upcoming Events

Digital Publication Submission Deadline

Issue 2 7th June 2018 22nd May 2018

Issue 3 16th August 2018 1st August 2018

Issue 4 26th October 2018 9th October 2018

2018 O Xpress

In 2018 O Xpress will be a quarterly publication, published 4 times a year.

As the magazine of the West Australian orienteering community we encourage you to submit your stories, articles and photos of interest to your fellow orienteers.

For the 4 issues this year we are keeping in mind that letting people know what is happening in our association is not just about what is coming up but sharing what has been happening and our orienteering experiences, so be creative and contribute to your magazine. If you have any content ideas, please feel free to discuss them with me directly.

Content wise, we will no longer be including full event listings but will have a list of upcoming events. Specific event information will be published in Eventor, on the website and in Enews, so you can be sure to have the details to hand of the event format and how to get to each event.

For the rest of the year the O Xpress publication schedule is currently set for;

There will be some leeway on the submission deadline to take into account stories and photos from as orienteering event just prior to release date. And on a small housekeeping note please update your email address for newsletter submissions to

Newsletter editor at oawanewsletter@gmail.com

Many thanksJane

2018 Annual General Meeting

Where: Whiteman Park

When: Sunday March 18th 2018

Time: As soon as possible after the Nav Dash event and presentations, approx 11:30 am

AGENDA

Apologies

Conformation of the minutes of the 2017 AGM

Business arising from the 2017 meeting

Reports

· Presidents report

· Treasurer’s report

· Questions relating to Council Convenor reports

Acceptance or reports

Election of OWA Council:

1. President 7. MTBO Convenor

2. Vice-president 8. Promotions Convenor

3. Treasurer 9. Publications Convenor

4. Secretary 10. Schools Convenor

5. Coaching 11. Technical Convenor Convenor

6. Mapping 12. General Council Convenor positions

Appointment of Auditor

General Business

The OWA AGM is an opportunity for ALL members to raise issues of concern or interest, to contribute to discussion on these issues, and to choose who will run the Association for the coming year. Please be there to have your say!

Minutes of the 2017 AGM and the 2017 Annual Reports can be seen, as they become available on the OWA website at : https://wa.orienteering.asn.au/news/716-2018-annual-general-meeting

Please remember to BYO chair

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Notices

Playing it Safe: Don’t be Alarmed - Be Prepared

Physical Safety When entering an event you sign a card for yourselves and your children saying you acknowledge that there are risks involved in orienteering and that you take responsibility for competing despite this knowledge. Nevertheless, there are steps taken by setters and controllers to minimize risks. There are also steps that you can take to help keep yourselves safe.

Setting eventsSetters follow standards that are set to keep courses appropriate for orienteers at each age/experience level. This should reduce the likelihood of a competitor getting seriously lost. In addition, safety bearings are provided on maps to help lost orienteers return safely to the event arena. Areas considered dangerous are marked out of bounds and, if necessary, roped off.

Competing in eventsWhen competing it is wise to wear a whistle which you can use if you are injured or lost. When other competitors hear the whistle they are obliged to stop and help. Other safeguards include: competing on a course that is appropriate for your age, experience and health; drinking sufficient water, wearing protective clothing. At MetrO events in particular, parents should decide whether their child has the maturity and orienteering knowledge to compete solo.

If an accident happensIf you have a minor accident but are still mobile, return to the caravan. In the caravan there is a First Aid kit and a list of people with medical or first aid training. There is sufficiently large pool of people that someone should be available who can attend to you.

If you have hit your head and suspect concussion, do not move. Blow your whistle if possible and in any event wait for assistance. There is information on how to deal with athletes suspected of concussion in the First Aid kit. This should be read by anyone going to provide assistance.

If you are not able to walk due to torn ligaments, broken bone etc. stay still, blow your whistle and wait for assistance. There is a stretcher in the caravan, so it should be possible to carry you out.

If someone gets lostIf you have been unable to relocate, follow the safety bearing if confident enough to do so. If not, stay at any track or control you can see. If none are visible, stay still and wait. A search party will be sent out if you have not returned by the close of competition.

Procedures for carrying out a search are in the caravan. These should be followed carefully by those carrying out the search. There is also a SAT phone and a GPS in the Caravan so location of the event can be given to any rescue group if needed.

Wellbeing of JuniorsParents have the ultimate responsibility for their children, but should know that all coaches have training in how to work with children, as well as Working with Children clearance. Most of the coaches also have First Aid training. At all training/coaching events and camps, great care is taken to ensure that they have a positive experience.

Results Metro Series 2017-2018

The Metro series has just been completed with 15 events taking place over the summer from the 28th October 2017 till the 24th February 2018.

You can check the overall series winners for each age category at the Orienteering WA website.

https://wa.orienteering.asn.au/results/series-standings/series-standings-metro

Congratulations to all winners and placegetters and we hope you all enjoyed the Metro Series. See you next summer!

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Orienteering Safely

President’s Piece

2018 is racing away and by the time you read this the MetrO series will be over for another season and we will be thinking about some fast and furious NavDash events followed by some classic forest orienteering in the hills.

The details of the upcoming events are all in Eventor and they will be promoted through the usual channels of Enews, the website and Facebook so it easy to check out the schedule and fill your diaries with all the events. We start with some urban MTBO and follow with a NavDash in Whiteman Park and then a weekend with SWOT on the 24th & 25th March, so there is a lot to look forward to.

After the event at Whiteman Park it is time for our AGM and I hope many of you will attend and bring fresh ideas and new faces to the table. All positions are up for election. If you are considering putting your hand up for a role on the OWA Council, but are not sure what is involved, then please speak to a current councilor or get in touch with me and I would be happy to discuss the roles.

For those planning to travel interstate or overseas for an Orienteering fix this year or just want to improve their skills at local events the coaching team is working hard to put on a range of activities with regular, weekly sessions in the East and West of the city. Some bush runs will be held before Easter to tune up the legs and mind for those heading to Tasmania or people who just want to get out into the forest for a training run. In early March we are pleased to welcome Charlotte Watson, an UK Elite Orienteer, to Perth for a weekend of sprint training.

Of course, all these events need people to set, organise and control them and I know each of the clubs has been working hard to fill their rosters for the year. If you have not yet signed on to help out at an event then please talk to your club convenor and get involved in what can be a very rewarding and enjoyable part of orienteering.

Tony Simpkins and Noel Schoknecht will be putting on a workshop for setters which will be a good opportunity to get up to date with the latest ideas and guidelines for setting events.

We have recently overhauled the Event Procedures Manual and supporting document, which had got a little out of date as we changed some of the processes. I encourage you to have a read of it if you are setting, organising or controlling an event so you are up to date with the current expectations.

Some effort will be required this year to organise the 2019 Easter Carnival, Sprint and Middle Distance Championships that we are hosting. Much preparation work has already gone into the area selection, mapping and thinking on the organisational aspects, but there is a still lots to do. We welcome Anna Napier to the Carnival team as Carnival Secretary. Keep your eyes out for more news of the 2019 Easter Carnival and opportunities for you to get involved.

Lastly, as you think about which events you will come along to, think about inviting a friend, work colleague or family member to join you. Many people hear about orienteering but are a little nervous and reluctant to just turn up so coming with a friendly face may be just what they need to motivate them to give our sport a try.

See you on the Map

Richard Matthews, OWA President

Above: Richard on his bike at the Ashfield Metro Event

(Submitted by Nicole Davis)

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From the Council

Technical Talk

2018 Event Program

The 2018 Program should be finalised and ready to start in early March, with the first event a Metro-style bike-O at North Fremantle, followed by a NavDash at Whiteman Park, and then a Bunbury weekend on 24/25 March, with a NavDash on the Saturday and a bush event at Evedon Ridge on Sunday.

NavDash recommences after Easter, then the first Perth bush season will get under way at Catholic Agricultural College (an old favourite with complex gullies and good running) on 6 May. The Classic 2-Day is at Frazzle Rock, and the State Orienteering League and State Championships events are all on great maps this year.

Event Controller Workshop

In April we will be commencing Controller Accreditation for Levels 1, 2 and 3. Orienteering Australia’s Technical Director Jenny Casanova will be in Perth on Saturday 21 April to run a one day Controller Workshop. All day attendance will be required for those upgrading to Level 3, but new Level 1s and those upgrading to Level 2 will attend for approximately half the day.

Following this, I will coordinate the completion of Level 1 and 2 accreditation, which will involve a further workshop, some online coursework, and practical experience.

Many of our current Controllers will need reaccreditation points during 2018, which can be gained by attending the April Workshop, controlling events, and course setting or organising events.

Level 1 Controllers in particular are invited to consider upgrading to Level 2 via the Workshop. Other members with some experience of course setting (whether bush, sprint or MTBO) are invited to become Level 1 Controllers. We need new and re-accredited Controllers in order to keep up the high standards of events and courses that OAWA is renowned for.

Course Setting

By the time you read this we will have held a Course Setting Workshop covering the fundamentals of bush and sprint course planning, and changes to Purple Pen software. If you missed the Workshop, all the materials are available in the Technical pages of the website. Other Technical documents are also being updated, and if you are setting or organising an event this year don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any problems or questions.

One of the updates to course setting standards this year is how we cater for our ageing population. We now have several regular orienteers aged 75 or over, and many more approaching that age. Research conducted by Orienteering Australia and overseas has demonstrated a significant decline in running rspeed, strength and agility for over 70s.

Courses for these orienteers should therefore avoid terrain which is very steep, rough, has thick vegetation, or involves crossing steep erosion gullies. At events where the terrain is of this nature, an H5 course should be offered (see Course Specifications and Distances for Standard Events on the Technical Documents page).

Tony Simpkins

Technical Convenor

0400 999 003 or simmo@iinet.net.au

Above: Tony at a Metro Score Event

(Submitted by Nicole Davis)

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From the Council

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Head to the Orienteering WA Facebook to see more photos each week from events and orienteering happenings.

Photos submitted by: Nicole Davis and Rob West

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Orienteering Shop News

Are You Ready for the new Orienteering season?The Orienteering Western Australia Shop can provide all the gear you need for a successful 2018 orienteering season. OWA Full Members receive a 15% discount on purchases from the Shop – so be sure to have your 2018 membership card with you when you buy.

Time for a new compass?The Silva 5 Jet baseplate compass with the large magnifier is back, now called Race Plate Zoom – if your 5 Jet is getting old and tired, try the Zoom!

Many WA orienteers are changing to thumb compasses because they make it easy to keep your map oriented at all times. Before changing over, note which hand you normally carry the map with – for right-handers this is usually the left hand and vice versa. Right-handed people will therefore usually need a left-thumb compass, while left-handers should need a right-thumbie (there are exceptions, though!).

Are those maps getting harder to read?Magnifiers that fit on your compass are now available for Moscompass and Silva thumbies, or you can buy Vavrys magnifying glasses.

Time for New Shoes?I always bring a selection of shoe models in different sizes to OAWA events. Come and have a look at the range, and try some on; if they are not an exact fit then I can order your size and they will arrive within two weeks.

Have you considered specific shoes for NavDash sprint orienteering events? With lots of twists and turns, and wet concrete or grass to contend with, maybe your standard joggers are just as unsuitable for sprint events as they are for bush events. One shoe that is built for both road and off-road is the new Inov-8 Parkclaw, while another Inov-8 shoe that is great for both sprint and most bush orienteering terrain is the X-Talon. Both these shoes are light, comfortable, and have excellent grip.

Sportident Cards (e-tags)Are you still using the original e-tag from the early days of electronic orienteering? Speed up your punching with a brand new SI-10 card, or the SI-11 which flashes to save you having to wait for the station to flash or beep. If you are into National events, whether running or MTBO, you may want to buy the SI Air card.

We are still offering $10 off the price of a shiny fast SI 10, SI 11 or SI Air card if you hand in your old (undamaged) SI card.

Tony Simpkinsph: 0400 999 003, email: simmo@iinet.net.au

RESULTS AVAILABLE ONLINE

Don’t forget to check Eventor!All results are published as soon as possible after the event in Eventor, the online Membership, Calendar and Results system. You can check Eventor directly or use the links from the Orienteering WA website to access the events you are interested in.

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O-Shop

Junior News Update

By now you will all have settled into your school routine and hopefully maintaining your training schedule! Doing some sort of physical activity helps you to relax, get problematic things into focus (prioritising homework loads), and socialise (get into the real world and chill out). Make sure you log everything in your diary!

Metro Series is ending, and haven’t we been lucky it hasn’t been too hot to run. Some of you have taken up the challenge with peer rivals (young and older persons) and it’s great to see you all comparing route choices afterwards.

Coming up is Charlotte Watson’s Long Weekend of sprint training, this will be good specially to learn her techniques for route planning. It is essential that you register online before the weekend.

Best wishes to those who are competing to the Melbourne Sprints weekend, MTBO (Vic) and the Easter Three Days in Tasmania.

Closer to home, the Bunbury weekend should be a good time to get together, show off our skills and to meet/socialise with other Juniors from down south.

Junior Elites Training Camp in Canberra held in December 2017

Lily’s experience with the Junior Elites involved:

• Running a total of 50+kms during the camp

• 2-3 training sessions a day, with sessions at night about nutrition, hydration or JWOC

• Caught up with friends from other states

• Had one on one training with Brigid, the SA coach who has been to JWOC/WOC

• Had one on one with Natasha Key

• Many international coaches, taught her new skills and improvements

• Did chasing starts which she has never done before, having to try to beat the person a minute ahead of her and the first starter

• Sprint around Canberra central

• Downhill orienteering and diagonal contouring

Other Juniors involved were Riley Martin, Joanna and Michaela Maynard – big thank you to Alison being the go to/from for the training, flights, accommodation etc.

High Performance Squad Camp in Canberra in January 2018

On the Australia day weekend, I attended a training camp in Canberra held for high performance squad members. We raced 6 sprint events and did a 3km time trial at the AIS. Jim Russell was the head coach and 3 English JWOC representatives also held activities from route choice decisions through to an interesting PowerPoint presentation on what it takes to reach top level orienteering. We had a session on recovery which also included a freezing ice bath and a talk about nutrition. I found the weekend to be very informative and beneficial. Information provided by Joanna Maynard.

Happy O Geek’n, Lois West

Snapped at Perth’s brand new Optus Stadium were Carol Brownlie and Jack Dowling, two of Orienteering WA’s nominees in the 2017 RAC WA Sports Star of the Year awards.

This prestigious event recognises excellence in sport and celebrates the achievements of outstanding sports people from WA on and off the ‘field’.

Carol was our nominee for Mae Campbell Services to Sport while Jack was nominated as Official of the Year. Unable to attended were Riley Martin (WA Junior Sport Star) and Henry McNulty (WA Senior Sport Star)

A great night was had by all and congratulations to our nominees for their achievements and commitment to orienteering.

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Juniors

Suburb Run

With the MetrO season finished, if you feel the need to get a MetrO style fix over winter, one of our orienteers (Bryce Crage) has created a website that lets you do MetrO-styled courses anywhere, at any time. Suburb Run (www.suburbrun.com) was created when Bryce realised he couldn’t always make it to our scheduled events.

Bryce explains what Suburb Run is all about:

Suburb Run now boasts over 400 courses in Perth and Sydney, and that number is continually growing. There are hundreds of virtual courses and thousands of virtual control points scattered all over Perth, meaning there is bound to be a course near you. The majority of courses are designed to be between 5-8km and you can use them at any time you wish. It’s simple to use and even non-orienteers can get involved as the maps are simple and easy to understand.

Use it as a training tool over the winter season, keep up your running fitness and your map reading skills, challenge yourself mentally and physically, scratch that MetrO itch until it returns next year or introduce friends and family to objective based running – whatever the reason it’s a great way to stay active.

With 3 free courses in Perth and an additional 3 complimentary course passes you can try out up to 6 courses at no cost to you!

If you would like to find out more, please email Bryce – bryce@suburbrun.com or visit the website www.suburbrun.com

2018 Program Now Available

The 2018 Orienteering Event Calendar is now available to collect at events and is downloadable from the website.

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Notices

BO News

By the time you read this the Metro Series will be done and dusted. Thanks to all BO members who’ve contributed in any way to the organisation of these events.

After the Swanbourne event we had a very relaxed AGM and all our up and coming events have been allocated setters as per Simon’s follow up email. Thank you! Helpers - organisers, caravan and/or toilet towers, instructors, control collectors and cake makers – will be needed closer to the events, so look out for requests to take on these roles. Thanks to our Eventor guru, Jack Dowling, the O program for the coming year is now in the event calendar with setter details for BO events.Thank you also to those of you who volunteered/were volunteered to be:

Convenor – Simon Windsor;

Technical – Phil Dufty/Ricky Thackray;

News – Sue Dowling; and

Social – we agreed this would be a team effort – if you would like to organise such an occasion, eg a post-event gathering, please email BO members with your suggestions. Thanks to Rachel for getting the ball rolling with suggestions for dates and venues. Possibilities include a post-NavDash picnic at Whiteman Park on 18th March, and dinner on Saturday night of the Bunbury weekend (24-25 March). Phil and Penny Dufty have offered their home for a post-Marginata gathering on May 20. The two-day WA Classic is on 3-4 June – for those camping overnight we could each bring a dessert to share. Lois and Rob have offered their home for a lunch after the Xmas Tree Creek NavDash on June 10. And that’s just the first half of the year!

Congratulations to Jack Dowling for his nomination in the ‘Official of the Year’ category for the 2017 RAC Sports Star of the Year awards. This honour provided him (and Sue) with the opportunity to go to the brand new Optus Stadium for the awards ceremony. It’s a very spectacular venue! Other OWA nominees were Carol Brownlie, Riley Martin and Henry McNulty. Congratulations to all four of you.

Enjoy your orienteering over the next three months and remember to send me any items you would like in the next BO news. I look forward to seeing you on the streets or in the bush or elsewhere.

Sue Dowling

KO News

The 2017 Orienteering year ended well with KOwinning the B&O Trophy and Kate Braid coming equal first for the Junior Female Orienteer of the Year Award. Some KO members will be unaware of this prestigious trophy because our name has not been on it for many years. The trophy score guide on the OWA website states that “the B&O trophy is awarded each year to the best-performed club based on results from the Inter-Club Relays and the 6 nominated State O-League (SOL) events, i.e. two each of Sprint, Middle Distance and Long Distance.” So, how can the smallest club achieve such a high accolade? Well we do have some pretty fast and good orienteers and that certainly helps. And one of the rules states that “Total points are divided by the Club Factor. The Club Factor is the number of runners from each club who participated in any SOL event in the previous year. However the factor is reduced to take account of the Setter(s) and Controller who are unable to compete at that event. A similar allowance will be made for the Organiser if he/she is unable to run.” With so many people tied up with event organisation last year, and the fact that Dan (who calculates the points) is surprisingly easy to bribe, we were at an advantage. But, well done KO and let’s hope we do it again this year. All it will take is attendance at the events that count, superb performance and money.

We are coming to the end of the Metro summer series and planning for the winter season. Thanks to Sten Claessens, Kate Braid and Cameron Duncan for setting events and to the other members of their families for assisting on the day. This was Kate’s first go at setting an event and at 11 (nearly 12) was a wonderful achievement. I produced a new map of Shelley and organised the event there.

We have the events for the winter season fairly well organised but there are opportunities for those of you who have not done any course setting to have a go and we encourage this because we are pretty short on Setters. Likewise, Controllers! A course will be run in April on controlling and by attending you will not only learn about controlling but also planning courses. There is nothing like setting and controlling a course to sharpen up your orienteering skills! Also, please keep in mind that more people are required for various roles for the 2019 Australian 3-day event at Easter.

Dave

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Club News

LOST NEWSWe’ve had an excellent start to the year with Metro events in beautiful places around the city. The mild summer has made it even better for running and riding. As we go to press, Ian Fletcher is leading the Short Course, Nick Dale is leading the Medium and Jennifer Porter is the leading lady on the Long Course.

Thanks to those that have put their hands up for the LOST event roster. The Autumn and Winter events still has a few key roles that we need to fill below. There’s a manual online designed to help those interested in these roles, as well as many experienced orienteers who will advise if needed.

Organiser for Relays, Sunday August 12th

Controller and Organiser for MTBO Middle Distance, Saturday 25th August

Setter for WA Long State Champs Sun 23rd September

LOST SocialsLOST members and friends enjoyed a BYO picnic with great ocean views after the City Beach Metro event in January, and in February, a Valentine’s BYO picnic was enjoyed at the Historic Sunset Heritage Precinct in Dalkeith overlooking the river.

Upcoming socials are:MARCH: Sunday morning 11th – Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe Beach.Pack breakfast and head down to Cottesloe Beach to enjoy an early morning swim and view the Sculptures.Where: Meet under the pines.Bring: Breakfast if you wishStart: From 8.00am.

APRIL: Friday evening 27th - Curry NightOur first post-Easter social, so if you travelled to Tasmania for the Easter 3-Day event, please bring your maps! Those who did not go will be very interested to see them and hear the stories.

Date: Friday 27th AprilWhere: Nicole & Richard’s home, 120 Derby Road, Shenton ParkBring: A curry or dessert to share; BYO drinksTime: from 6.30pm onwards, curry served 7.30pmRSVP: to Rosemary to co-ordinate

APRIL: Sunday 29th - NavDash PicnicIf you can’t make the curry night, come along to the NavDash at Garvey Park on Sunday 29th April. Just look for the LOST flag.

Hope to see you all there!Richard, Moreen & Rosemary

WOW NewsWOW: 1. express astonishment or admiration 2. A sensational success 3. Impress or excite greatly 4. An orienteering club consisting of members from the northern suburbs; commonly associated with the saying: One club to rule them all, one club of kindness, one club to bring them all and under the WOW flag find them (origin unknown*)

Welcome back WOWers! Its 2018, the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the WOW convenor is scheming for the coming year . . .

What’s Up?WOW Setting workshopOn the 3rd Feb, Mum and I ran a setting workshop at the Convenor Cave and trained up 7 new setters before putting them to work immediately on WOW events. Look out for more information about the Three Poppies; Schoolkids Revenge and Christmas in July events. The workshop provided a wonderful environment to learn something new, chat about orienteering and workshop and problem solve what it means to be a setter.

AGMUntrue to form, we are actually going to have our AGM early in the year! (shock horror, you won’t have much time to book flights to Istanbul or Ireland!) The date is the 18th March after the Schoolkids Revenge event at Whiteman Park. More details will magically appear in email boxes closer to the date (and I mean magic, who uses the internet these days, that is so, like, 2017). At the AGM, as well as the AGM bizzo, I would like to discuss new initiatives for WOW, so if you have any cracking ideas, whip out your wand and send an email my way.

A little FunHow many words can you make out of the letters in Wullundigong? Go on, I dare you, there might be an epic prize for the winner at the AGM.

WOW EngagementFinally, I am delighted/over the moon/ecstatic to announce the engagement of ex-WOWer Shanii Austin to Jacques Phillips. On behalf of WOW I would like to wish them all the very best for their life together.

See you out on the course somewhere, probably all hot and sweaty but loving every minute,

Daisy McCauley

*but woefully plagiarised!

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Club News

ADHOC NEWS

ADHOC is the newest club in Western Australia and is based in Albany. With the support of Orienteering Western AustraliaADHOC has some great new maps and is building the following of orienteering across the Great Southern.You can keep up to date with ADHOC via their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ADHOCorienteers/

or check their website http://www.adhocorienteers.com.au/

ADHOC events are listed in Eventor so you can plan a trip south and get in some orienteering while you are there.

SWOT NEWS

The SWOT AGM this year was held on 7th January. The Orienteering – My Game project, to attract families to club events, was initially held in 2016, in May and June as an after school activity. There were excellent numbers of primary and secondary school participants. In 2017, it was moved forward to coincide with Summer Series, with the idea of attracting OMG parents directly to club events. The club was also able to test electronic timing at the OMG events, and hopes to extend it progressively to more events in future. Many thanks to Robyn, Kayleen, Peter and especially James O’Loughlin, who is off to University at Joondalup this year. Promotion of the Summer Series has been stepped up and the first event on 11th February proved to be an excellent start with 28 SWOT members and 48 new orienteers, making it to the start at Dalyellup Beach. Thanks to first-time course setters Jaco and Malize Bosman. On Saturday 24th March, we are running a NavDash at Bunbury Senior High School, with a 1.0km short and a 1.4 long course on offer. This is our first NavDash of the season, and Bunbury SHS has lots of nooks and crannies, steps and slopes. So don’t miss it!

We move up the hill on Sunday to Evedon for a bush line events. Evedon is always worth the drive. If you haven’t run here before put it on your calendar now.

Trophies & Presentations from 2017 Summer Series

Long Jaco Bosman

Medium Riley Martin

Annual Trophies

SWOT Junior Trophy Aldo Bosman

Ivor Allum Senior Trophy Peter O’Loughlin

Above: Michelle, Sarah and Oliver at the WOW setting workshop.

Below: Christine, Rosalie and Daisy at the Wanneroo Lakeside Event

(Submitted by Daisy McCauley)

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Club News

Training OpportunitiesThrough out the year training sessions are held on a varied schedule at a range of locations around Perth. Keep an eye on the E-News for dates and times.https://www.wa.orienteering.asn.au/news/e-news

Pre-Paid CardsPre-paid event cards are available to full members of Orienteering WA.You’ll get 10 events for the price of 9! There are family ($225), adult ($108)and junior ($45) cards. Contact Helen Post to organize payment and pick up of your card. Email Kpost1@bigpond.com or SMS 0409889944.

Change of Address Your membership record is held in Eventor. If you have moved or updated any details please be sure to login to your Eventor profile and update your address.

Membership Enquiries Carol Brownlie - oawa.secretary@gmail.com

Maps for Setting EventsIf you are setting an event, and need a digital map, OWA maintains a digital map archive through the Mapping Convenor and can supply what you need. Please send all Map requests to oawa.mapping@gmail.com as your first point of contact and one of the mapping team will email you what you need.

Reminder from Accounts TeamIf you are paying money in the bank account, and sending Tony an email if it’s re Oshop, it’s helpful if you add us in too – oawa.treasurer@gmail.com. It saves Tony having to do it separately. Similarly re Prepaid cards.

Check out Money Matters in the Technical Section of the website: http://www.wa.orienteering.asn.au/about-us/technical-guidelines

Take particular note in the instructions of what is needed in the narrative on the bank transfer – if it’s done right, it gets entered in the accounts automat-ically.

Newsletter Production The O Xpress will be published four times in 2018 as a 16 page publication.NEXT ISSUE DATE: 7th June 2018SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 22nd May 2018Submissions to the Editor, Jane Punyanitya at oawanewsletter@gmail.com

PRINTED COPY OF THE O EXPRESS

Full members of Orienteering WA can request a printed copies of O Xpress WA State Newsletter and the Australian Orienteer Magazine. Both maga-zines are available in digital format via online deliv-ery and all members are emailed when new copies are available.

One printed copy per household is included with any yearly OWA memberships charged at $70 andover per year. From 2018 hard copies will not be provided unless you specifically request a copy ofeither or both publications for the year via the form on the OWA website

https://wa.orienteering.asn.au/news/o-express- newsletter/printed-newsletter- request

Got news for E-NewsSend your Submissions to orienteeringwa@gmail.comDeadline 5pm Sunday

Newsletter of the Orienteering Association ofWestern Australia (Inc.)http://wa.orienteering.asn.au

Upcoming Events

Sun 11 March: Fremantle (MTBO)

Sun 18 March: Whiteman Park (NavDash)

Sat 24 March: Bunbury SHS (NavDash)

Sun 25 March: Evedon (Standard)

Sun 15 April: Falcon (MTBO)

Sun 22 April: John Curtin College (NavDash)

Sun 29 April: Garvey Park (NavDash)

Sun 6 May: Catholic Ag College (Standard)

Sat 12 May: Wellington Forest (MTBO)

Sun 13 May: Bussell Brook (MTBO)

Sun 20 May: Marginata (Standard)

Sun 27 May: Swanleigh (Sprint SOL)

Sun 3 June: Frazzle (WA Classic Day 1)

Mon 4 June: Frazzle (WA Classic Day 2)

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