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Bendigo Orienteers Inc.
Issue 01/15, 21 January, 2015
Contact (for this publication): Peter J. Creely: luddcreely@impulse.net.au (Ph. 5443 1975)
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Welcome to 2015 — we start another year! May this year be a good one for you in our sport.
Congratulations to our Bendigo Oceania Champion in Tasmania:
Sprint Distance, M10 Lachlan Feuerherdt
Middle Distance, M10 Lachlan Feuerherdt
Well done Lachlan, a wonderful double – you are a credit to Bendigo Orienteers.
January Club Meeting
On the 27th Jan, there will be a Club Meeting at the LUBAC in Retreat Road, starting at 7:30 pm. The main items on the agenda will be the 2015 Calendar, and discussion re fees for the coming year. We can’t set them at this meeting, but can take a recommendation forward to the AGM on the 1st Feb.
2015 AGM (see Fowl and Fizz information further down).
This will be on the 1st Feb with the season opening Chicken and Champagne, information on Eventor.
Notice of Meeting, and last year’s Minutes should have been sent to you
2015 Memberships are due. Please renew your membership on Eventor
Coming events.
Sunday 1 February. Fowl and Fizz plus the Club’s Annual General Meeting
Map: Diamond Hill.
Terrain: Diamond Hill is old gold mining and the map has recently been updated. It is complex and I would suggest that even the ‘heavies’ will be challenged to visit all the controls in the hour.
Start: 7.30 am sharp mass start.
Entry: Enter on the day
Event format: 1 hour Score.
Directions: From the intersection of High St. (Calder H’way) and Oak St/McKenzie St. West, travel east along Oak St., after 300m cross the railway line & immediately turn right into Allingham St. Travel 1.3km and turn left into Ham St, then travel 0.7km and turn left into Coonooer St. (signed). Drive 350m to the assembly area. Alternate: From the Strathdale (east) side of Bendigo you can take Hattam Street towards Golden Square/Kangaroo Flat. Immediately before the railway crossing turn left into Allingham Street then as above. There is a shorter way again from Hattam Street but you can check this out yourself. From Castlemaine: travel to Bendigo on the Calder; continue through Kangaroo Flat shopping centre towards Golden Square and look for the Oak Street intersection, then as above. (If you reach Golden Square you’ve overshot).
Notes: The event is a one hour score event (don’t forget your watch), the map scale is 1:7500. This event will be held even if a total fire ban is declared. There are several road crossings on the course, though hopefully not too much early traffic, but take care! There are no easy navigation controls hence the event is not suitable for beginners.
Bring: a chair. It is recommended that you wear arm and leg cover and bring insect repellant (the mossies are pretty bad!)
Remember that if you are too late back you’ll probably miss out on the eats! It is recommended that you wear arm and leg cover and bring insect repellant (the mossies are pretty bad!)
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