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1. Bruce’s Blog
2. Victorian Club Relays Sun Aug 29
3. Red Ribbon Challenge
4. WANTED: Controller (should be Level 2 or aspirant) for Vic Champs on Oct 10
5. WOC 25 Special Anniversary Event – Kooyoora, Sunday September 5
6. MTBO News
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1.
Bruce’s
Blog
Iceberg
Series Wrap Up
It has been great to see so many orienteers enjoying our Iceberg series
around the streets of Melbourne in the cold & dark of winter. Presentations
for the 2010 Iceberg Night series were held on a suitably very chilly night
after the event in Rosanna last Wednesday night. Ian Collins has published
a great report with photos and maps on the Orienteering Victoria website
news section. Check it out.
Website Statistics
Did you know that we average around 1200 visits to the Orienteering
Victoria website each week. The most popular pages are the home page,
events, results, Park & Street and MTBO. Thanks to Vice President Craig
Feuerherdt for establishing and tracking this.
2.
Victorian
Club Relays Sun Aug 29
Over 200 runners and sunshine expected, all you need to bring is a picnic
lunch to make it a perfect day. Will take last minute changes up to Thu
night, send to SeanSunley@bigpond.com.
See details at end of bulletin.
3.
Red Ribbon Challenge
Bendigo Orienteers will hold Victoria’s first Red Ribbon Sub Junior
Challenge at the Kangaroo Gully State Series event on Saturday 11 September.
The challenge is open to all junior orienteers who are members of a
Victorian orienteering club and are eligible to compete in Courses 7, 8 and
9. Points will be allocated on a participation and placing basis, and the
winning club will get to hold the perpetual Red Ribbon Trophy for the year.
All competitors will receive a certificate of participation, and winners in
each section will be presented with a medallion. Entry: all juniors $5.00,
Stick hire: $2.00
Intending competitors must enter at the Registration tent on the day and
pick up their identifying ribbons.
4.
WANTED: Controller (should be Level 2 or aspirant) for Vic Champs on
Oct 10
Please contact organiser Don Fell never_dnf@hotmail.com if you are able to
assist. At this stage we need someone to check courses and control
locations.
5.
WOC 25 Special Anniversary Event – Kooyoora, Sunday September 5
Where will you be on September 5? At home (yawn) washing the car (The
Brumby government has lifted water restrictions - Herald Sun, August 24
2010), or, partying like it's 1985? Online entries close THIS SUNDAY,
August 29, so enter now!
http://entries.bendigo-orienteers.com.au/
Please review the
detailed course information at this link before choosing your course.
All maps are 1:10,000. SportIdent will be used. Directions to the event
are also at this link. While there, check out the photos.
Course 1 – Long Hard, 11.6 km, 19 controls (from original WOC courses)
Course 2 – Medium Hard, 6.9 km, 13 controls (from original WOC courses)
Course 3 – Short Hard, 3.9 km, 8 controls (from original WOC courses)
Course 4 – Moderate, 2.7 km, 10 controls (new course)
What you get:
A once in a lifetime opportunity to compete on a World Championships course!
A great display of souvenirs, news clippings, memorabilia and music!
Entry into our nostalgia photo competition!
A chance to spend a double header weekend in the magnificent Kooyoora State
Park, with sealed road access, camping ground, toilets and
start/finish/parking all in one place!
Enquiries and entries assistance:
debiandodd@iinet.net.au, or tel 9878 9168.
6.
MTBO News
2010 Australian MTBO Champs – Chewton and
Daylesford – 23 & 24 October
Entries
have opened and are now flowing in for the 2010 Australian MTBO Champs to be
held in Central Victoria on 23 & 24 October.
There will be Sprint, Middle and Long distance championships contested, with
the Middle and Long races also being World Ranking Events for the elite
classes. The weekend will also be the final round of the National MTBO
Series for 2010.
The Sprint and Middle races will be held on the Saturday near Chewton with
the Long race on Sunday morning near Daylesford. New maps have been made for
the Sprint and Long races with the Middle using an extension to the "Old
Quartz Hill" map as used in the 2004 World Champs.
There is also a Presentation Dinner at Bedolla's @ Savoia in Hepburn
Springs on Saturday evening. We only have 100 seats available for dinner, so
you will need to enter the champs early to make sure of a seat at this
memorable dinner. Around 25 seats have gone already, so don't leave entering
until the closing date as you will miss out on this special evening.
There will be pressure on for accommodation in Daylesford over the Aust
Champs weekend as the Swisee/Italian Festa is also on. There are some
accommodation suggestions listed on the website, but it would be an idea to
book something as soon as possible.
You can enter now by going to the event website www.vicorienteering.asn.au/mtbo/auschamps
or click on the Aust Champs link at vicmtbo.com
2010 Queensland MTBO Championships – Round 2 of the National MTBO Series –
Maryborough Qld – 4 & 5 September
Around 10 Vics are heading north for the QLD Champs and to get valuable age
class points for Victoria in the National Series. There is some funding
available (probably around $100) for those going to represent Victoria in
the age groups.
The Multi
Terrain Bike Orienteers host the Queensland
Champs in the ‘Tuan’ pine plantation, site of the 2008 Australian Champs, on
the sunny Fraser Coast near Maryborough. New areas have been mapped to
accommodate the Middle and Long distance events. Enjoy all the Hervey Bay
region has to offer during this 2 day carnival. Start you travel research
and bookings now!
For all the event info, go to www.qld-mtbo-champs.com.au
The NSW MTBO Championships – Penrose – Sunday 19 September
The NSW Long Distance Champs will be held south of Sydney near Penrose on
the Southern Tablelands, so a little easier for a trip from Victoria. The
day before there is also a Sprint event, with both races being rounds of the
NSW Super Series. More info and entry details are available at the
Mountain Devils website.
There is also a news item with enticing photos of the new map area at
Jumping Creek.
The South Australian MTBO Championships – Nelson – 16 & 17 October
Based at Nelson on the SA/Vic border, Middle and Long distance races will be
held using updated maps from last year's Australian Champs. We are expecting
much more enjoyable weather than we got in June last year, so these events
should be a tremendous warm up for the 2010 Aust Champs the following week.
The Long race will be held on Saturday afternoon with the Middle race on
Sunday morning, giving plenty of time to get back home. We are planning a
Saturday evening dinner in Nelson. The Long race will also be the final
round of the Vic MTBO Series.
Again there are accommodation limitations in and around Nelson, so a good
idea to start making plans soon.
More info on the SA Champs will be available on the Aust Champs website
soon.
You are subscribed to the "VicMTBO" group.
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For more options, visit this group at
http://groups.google.com/group/vicmtbo?hl=en-GB
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Bendigo Bush Classic. Saturday 28 August.
Start:
12:30 to 2.00 pm.
Coaching:
12.00 Noon for approximately one hour.
Organiser: Peter Forbes
Map: Norfolk Hero
Directions: From the centre of Bendigo travel out Mitchell /
Carpenter Streets and veer left into Spring Gully Road towards Mandurang.
Approximately 2 km after the 100 km/hr sign turn right at Holliday’s Road
and continue to end of road. Turn right into Diamond Hill Road. Off road
parking in clearing on LEFT after 800 meters. Registration with parking. The
start and finish will be on the other side of the bitumen road. Care must be
taken crossing the road as there is poor visibility for drivers.
From Castlemaine/Ballarat/Melbourne
travel to Mandurang via Sutton Grange and Sedgwick. Approximately one km
past the Mandurang Recreation Reserve turn left into Holliday’s Road, then
as above.
Woodlands Historic Park
Entry
Pre-enter through club secretaries. Entry forms will be sent to club secretaries and must be returned by Monday 16th August 10. No individual entries or enter on the day. Club secretaries are to report to Vic Relay Admin Manager at 10:00am for payment, bibs and SI hire.
Map
Woodlands Historic Park. Remapped by Alex Tarr in Feb 2010. Scale 1:10,000. Contours: 5 metres. Pre-marked maps with clue sheets. A separate clue sheet with written clues will be available for the easy course. A separate legend will be available.
Woodlands Historic Park
Most of the courses are within the Back Paddock of Woodlands Historic Park. The Back Paddock is a ‘no dog area’. Entry into, and out of, the Back Paddock is via double gates. The courses have been set so that there is only one way traffic through the gates.
Directions
MelWays 178 J11. Travel towards Melbourne Airport. Exit at Mickleham Rd and head north. After 4.5km turn left into Swain St. Google Maps refers to Woodlands Historic Park as Gellibrand Hill Park.
Timings
10:00 Administration opens
10:45 Competitor briefing
11:00 Vic Club Relay starts
12:30 Vic Club Relay mass start
13:30 Vic Club Relay Presentation
Courses
Group Dist Difficulty
A 7.6km H/M
B 5.8km H/M
C 3.7km H/M
D 3.4km E
E 2.1km VE
F Mixed(B,C,&D)
Entry Fees
VOA Members Non-Members
Senior $15 Senior $20
Junior $10 Junior $15
Family $40 Family $55
+ SI Stick Rental $3.00 per person or $7.50 per family
Upcoming Events
KANGAROO GULLY STATE EVENT # 8 (Short course)
Entries are now open for the next state league foot-O event run by the Bendigo Orienteering Club on Saturday September 11th. The event is being promoted as a ‘come and try it’ event so fees have been kept low and simple, especially for juniors (under 20 yrs).
The courses have been set on an updated Kangaroo Gully map (south side of Bendigo), which contains open goldfields spur-gully terrain with moderate hills. Pre-entry is strongly advised as enter on the day will be limited in all courses. Pay on day. Start times 11 am to 2 pm. Drive to Kangaroo Flat along Calder Highway from Melbourne. Start directions etc. on VOA web site.
|
Course |
Difficulty |
Distance |
A classes |
AS classes |
B classes |
|
3 |
Hard |
8.9 km |
M35-44 |
|
|
|
4 |
Hard |
8.0 km |
M16, M17-20, M21, M45-54, M55, W35-44, PWA |
M21 |
|
|
5 |
Hard |
5.4 km |
M60, M65, W16, W17-20, W21, W45-54, W55 |
M15-20, M35-44, W21, PW AS |
|
|
6 |
Hard |
4.4 km |
M70, M75, M80, M85, W60, W65, W70, W75 |
M45-54,M55+, W15-20, W35-44, W45-54,W55+ |
|
|
7 |
Moderate |
4.5 km |
M14, W14 |
|
M16, W16, Long Open B |
|
8 |
Easy |
2.4 km
2.1 km |
M12, W12 |
|
M14, W14, Short Open B |
|
9 |
V Easy |
M10, W10 |
|
M12, W12, Novice |
All juniors (20 yrs or less) can enter for only $5, all seniors are $15.
Sub-juniors (MW14A, MW12A, MW10 A), are encouraged to enter and run for the Red Ribbon Perpetual Trophy (courses 7, 8 and 9).
MAXI 3 Hour: Interclub and Schools Team Challenge
Whroo, near Nagambie and Rushworth
Sunday 12th September, 2010 11am – 2pm
Entries now due by Monday Sept 8th
Entry form and event information on OVIC website
Although team entries are encouraged, individual participation is permitted. This would be a good event to enter someone new to bush orienteering into your team
Contact Rob Edmonds for further details 94383378 rob.edmonds@bigpond.com
More information and entry forms are at:
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/gfolder/Maxi2010/Maxi%20Information%202010.pdf
http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/gfolder/Maxi2010/Entry%20Form%20Maxi%202010.pdf