Tuesday Western Series

Welcome to the Tuesday Western Series - Park and Street orienteering in Melbourne's west.

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Tuesday Western Sunset Street-O resumes October 18th

Thursday, 29 September 2011

The Tuesday Western Sunset Series resumes in October with warm up events on October 18th and 25th on the Waterford Green and Seaholme maps respectively.

The competition series commences after Cup Week on November 8th at Newport Lakes.

Watch these web pages and the weekly e-Bulletin for more details.

Don Fell

Tuesday Western Series

About this series:

Welcome to the Tuesday Western Series - Park and Street orienteering in Melbourne's west.

Where: Western suburbs of Melbourne

When: 7:00pm Tuesdays.

Cost: $4 per event for adults, $2 for juniors/students

The Western Series offers a diverse and arguably unique range of venues, from the elegance of Albert Park, Essendon and Williamstown right through to the vibrant newer suburbs in the outer west.

It embraces the charming inner suburbs such as the old towns of Newport and Footscray.

Many events border the water's edge, the Maribyrnong and Yarra River, and the Bay at Port Melbourne.

Park and Street Orienteering offers an excellent opportunity for discovering all of these places.

Many of the river valleys can be surprisingly steep and might require more thoughtful route choices. But generally, Melbourne's West embraces comparatively flat terrain.

Most of the inner suburb maps include a suburban train line to be negotiated, whether it be boom gates, road bridge, pedestrian bridge or subway. It all adds to the satisfying challenge of the route choices.

All Park and Street Orienteering events welcome people of all abilities and ages. There are a range of courses that accommodate both the elite sports person right through to people who are just looking for a good walk to help stay in shape.

Family and friends can participate in groups or individually.

The Western Series operates in twilight during the Daylight Saving months and also operates an extremely popular Autumn night series.

You will always find frendly and helpful people to assist you have an enjoyable experience. Your feedback is always welcome.

Printed programs covering all of Melbourne's Park and Street Orienteering events are available at the events. And of course information is available on this website.

If you have any questions, please Email or telephone Ken on 93375417 or John and Jenny Sheahan on 9397 3493.

Information for people who would like to try Street Orienteering.

Welcome to the Tuesday Western Series - Park and Street orienteering in Melbourne's west.

Where: Western suburbs of Melbourne - fixture

When: 7:00pm Tuesdays

We would be pleased to provide you with assistance in getting started and enjoying your first event. Hopefully you will want to come back again (and again).

Please arrive 20-30 minutes early. This will provide more than enough time to show you how to register for the event and explain how to take part.

Cost: $4 per event for adults, $2 for juniors/students

These are the pay on the day fees. 'Seasons' tickets are also available at the event for the first four events of each series.

Runners Course Available:

There are four scatter courses for Runners / Joggers which involve getting a stated number of controls in any order.

Course A which is approx 9 to 11 km

Course B which is approx 7 to 8 km

Course C which is approx 5 to 6 km

Course D which is approx 3 to 4 km

Power Walkers Courses Available:

There are two courses available for Walkers

Power Walkers Scatter Course [C] which is a scatter event covering the same number of controls as Course C (approx 5 to 6 km)

Power Walkers Score Course which gives you until 8:05pm to visit as many controls as you can, in any order, and with controls having point values.

Controls 1 to 5 = 2 points, 6 to 10=3 points, 11 to 15=4 points, 16 to 20 =5 points

More information:

If you have any questions, please Email or telephone this series coordinator Ken on 93375417 or John and Jenny Sheahan on 9397 3493

More about Park & Street Orienteering in and near Melbourne

Park & Street Orienteering provides an ideal opportunity for mental and physical exercise. If you can walk to the local milk bar you are fit enough to participate. You do not need a compass or any special map reading ability.

Series

The Saturday Afternoon Series runs from April to October.

There is a Western Tuesday Night Series that runs in Autumn and Monday and Wednesday Night Series (eastern, southern and northern suburbs) that run from Autumn through to Spring. A small torch or headlight is useful for these events and night visible clothing is encouraged.

During Daylight Saving, there are four major Summer series: Southern (Monday), Western (Tuesday), Eastern (Wednesday), and Northern (Thursday).

There are also Macedon Ranges, Wyndham (Thursday), and Mountain Bike Orienteering (MTBO) series.

These events start at 7:00 PM sharp (except for Mountain Bike Orienteering). You need to arrive at about 6:30 pm to register and prepare before the start. You will need running gear or lightweight clothing and shoes. Bring a drink when hot and a clear plastic pocket (A4) for your map on damp days. >

Parking

Look for the Red and White Orienteering sign boards near the event start which will direct you to available parking.

If this is full then: please - PARK ON ONE SIDE OF STREETS ONLY

Courses

All events have three to five runners' courses, ranging from 2.5 to 10km, plus a power walking course.

Courses are started immediately after the event briefing when maps are handed out.

By convention, you hold your map face down and only turn it over when the signal to 'start' is called.

If this is your first event then you will be given your map and instructions well before start of the event.

There are two main competition formats:

-SCATTER

This is the 'standard' format for summer running courses, unless otherwise indicated.

You must visit a number of control locations in any order. First to finish wins. The number of controls may vary from event to event and are specified on the map and confirmed at the start by the course setter. Walkers can participate in these 'runners' courses especially the shorter C & D courses.

-SCORE

This is the 'standard' format for all walking courses and for the runners courses during Autumn, Winter and Spring.

Controls have values ranging from 2 to 5 points. The objective is to collect as many points as you can before a set finish time. Penalty points are deducted for being late so you need to bring a watch.

Duration and Score

Finishing times vary depending on the course selected and the longest is for walkers at 8:05 pm. Courses close at 8:15 pm and the control plates are collected shortly after. It is important to always report back to the finish even if you do not complete a course.

Participants carry a score card which they 'punch' at each control plate visited. The card is handed in at the 'Finish' where there is a final punch, and your finish order is recorded. The scores are compiled and published on this website and are also displayed at the following event.

In most series a Category system is used to enable participants to judge how they are going against people of similar ability. You can see how this works by checking out 'overall scores' where you will find many different groups of people who can choose to compete against each other, themselves, or just enjoy a good walk.

Maps

Maps are usually black and white, A4 size at 1:10,000 scale and with 5m contours. Maps will also contain other information, such as the number of controls required on SCATTER courses, and the points value of controls for SCORE courses. There is an important briefing just prior to the start to advise of unavoidable last minute changes to control locations (always a handy thing to know so listen up).

Participants retain their map on completion (although the next event on the map in a later series will often have a different start/finish location and certainly revised control locations).

Wheelchair and Pram Accessibility

There is a printed program covering all the current series freely available at all events. This fixture includes a Guide to Wheelchair and Pram Accessibility.

Each event is rated from 'A' for Good (with sealed footpaths etc) through to 'D' for Unsuitable.

Clubs

You do not have to be a member of a club to participate. Regular participants are encouraged to join a club and/or the Victorian Orienteering Association.

There are many clubs to choose from and many people often join more then one club. Memberships fees of a club are usually nominal.

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