• Bendigo Orienteers would like to acknowledge and pay respects to the traditional owners, the Dja Dja Wurrung people, whose country we are on and extend our respect to their Elders, both past and present.

Golden Sandshoe

Bendigo Orienteers took to the bush and streets at Guys Hill on Saturday for the Club’s annual Golden Sandshoe Trophy. This is an aged based handicapped event – orienteering’s equivalent to horse racing’s weight for age events.
In orienteering, younger and older competitors are given a weighting.

12 year old Jack Wigney took out the Trophy for 2015. Glenn James was runner-up after a countback from Henry Cameron.

Course setter Andrew Cameron awarded bonus points to competitors who completed the course by alternating between odd and even numbered control points. Only three were able to do it – Jim Russell, Craig Feuerherdt and Derek Morris.

With more than 60 competitors the event is growing every year. Results are HERE, Number in the Club area, is your points

For details on next week’s event, go HERE. Newcomers are welcome to come and have a try at the beginner’s courses.

To get the ‘Bonus’ 20% extra, you had to go odd, even, odd even, etc. How would you do it?

Bob Cameron

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Issue 08/15. Wednesday 18 March, 2015

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Victorian Schools team update (from the OV weekly bulletin)
This year Orienteering Victoria will again select a team of up to 20 high school students to compete in the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships. Some refinements are in progress regarding the selection process. This year participation and commitment from our juniors will be essential to the selection of the team.

Orienteering Victoria is very keen to encourage all potential team members to participate in the major events coming up here in Victoria, e.g. all State Series events and State Championships. Participation in major interstate events such as Easter is also encouraged. More participation from our juniors will further improve their skills. Commitment is also a key factor, so again Orienteering Victoria is encouraging our juniors to attend the upcoming Junior Development training camps and other training events.

The selection criteria will be finalised soon, however in the meantime come along to the training events and camps, and get along to State Series events and Easter, and do your best. Bruce Arthur.

Course Setters NEEDED We are still looking for Course Setters and Organisers for our events. We have events in April to fill, please check the Calendar

The Victorian Relay Championships 2015

FREE ENTRY FOR PAID UP 2015 CLUB MEMBERS

WHEN: Sunday 29th March at Eppalock South.

NOTE: You do not enter the Relays individually, If you want to run in a team for Bendigo Orienteers email richard.goonan@optusnet.com.au indicating your preferred course and team members

Entries close on Monday 23rd March (Yes this is less than 2 weeks away).

Course distances are: A – 7.5 km, B – 5.0 km, C – 3.0 km, D – 2.1 km, E (1 x B, 1 x C, 1 x D)

Note: Where possible event organisers recommend you carpool!

Final instructions: will be added to Eventor after the closing date on 23rd March.

Go Team Bendigo!!

Coming Events. Saturday 14 March

Map: Guy’s Hill Road.

Organisers and Course Setters: Louis and Solomon Cameron. (It’s been a busy couple of weeks in the Cameron household?)

Start: 12.30 to 2.00 pm

Format: One hour scatter course with age based handicap to see who can take out the coveted Golden Sandshoe.

Directions: From Bendigo At the Fountain travel north toward Echuca along Pall Mall for one block. Turn right at the Shamrock Hotel and continue along Williamson Street. You will cross the railway line, cross the creek and go through a major roundabout towards Strathfieldsaye. Then, from the last traffic lights at Strathdale (Reservoir Hotel) proceed 4 km towards Strathfieldsaye. Turn right at Saxby Dr and then 500m. to right fork on to Arthurs Cr. to parking area.

From Castlemaine: Travel on the Calder to the Bendigo Fountain, then for Bendigo as above.

NOTE: please park responsibly in this residential area.

Next Bulletin 25 March, 2015

Orienteers kick off Bush season

Bendigo Orienteers kicked off their Bush Classic season on Saturday. Despite the warm weather 67 competitors took to courses of the ever growing club. Course setter Andrew Cameron used the terrain at Diamond Hill as the scene for the opening event.

Ben Goonan took out top honours in the 7.0 km Course 1. His normally competitive twin brother, Richard, was evidently weighed down with administrate responsibilities as new club president. Laurina Neumann showed her strong form as the winning female to Lanita Steer.

The scene is set for a competitive year with a group of young guns moving to the top course, including Louis Cameron, Glenn James and brothers Nic and Lachie Cherry.

Meanwhile Martin Steer took out the 5.3 km course 2 from Stephen Bird.

After a two year absence Peter Hill returned to competition winning the 3.1 km Course 3, with Lawrie Edwards and Jack Wigney not far behind.

Newest Club member Tim Gentle didn’t waste any time making his mark, taking out the 2.8 km Course 4 from Zac MacDonald and Serryn Eenjes.

Jacob Storey won the 1.6 km Course 5.

Results and splits are on our Results page Check how you are going in the overall standings. Best 11 of 20 scores to count

Bendigo Juniors at last years Australian Schools Champs

Bob Cameron

Issue 07/15

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Issue 07/15. Wednesday 11 March, 2015

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Shoulder bags. When our Space Racing program started way back when, we were given a quantity of calico shoulder bags that we used as ‘show bags’ for promotional purposes. I have at my place about 200 hundred of these; approximately 60 of them have ‘Bendigo Orienteers Inc/Space Racing’ logos printed on them, the rest are blank. If anyone can think of a use for any of these within the club could you please let me know (ASAP, say by 20 March – I need the space!), otherwise I will give the blank ones to an op shop and dispose of the rest. Thanks, PeterC

‘Daddy’s Orienteering Adventure with Bendigo Orienteers’. If you haven’t checked out Tim Gentle’s video on our web page, you’ve gotta do it now! It’s wonderful. Great stuff!

Course Setters NEEDED We are still looking for Course Setters and Organisers for our events. We have events in April to fill, please check the Calendar

Another reminder— membership. Would everyone please ensure that they renew their membership before the start of the Bush Classic season (this coming Saturday 14 March, Diamond Hill North– details below). This will make it easier on the event organisers and on your pocket (cheaper entry fee!).

And another reminderlate entries for the Australian Three Days in South Australia at Easter close this Friday March 13th at midnight. There are currently 18 Bendigo members going

The Victorian Relay Championships 2015

FREE ENTRY FOR PAID UP 2015 CLUB MEMBERS

WHEN: Sunday 29th March at Eppalock South.

NOTE: You do not enter the Relays individually, If you want to run in a team for Bendigo Orienteers email richard.goonan@optusnet.com.au indicating your preferred course and team members

Entries close on Monday 23rd March (Yes this is less than 2 weeks away).

Course distances are: A – 7.5 km, B – 5.0 km, C – 3.0 km, D – 2.1 km, E (1 x B, 1 x C, 1 x D)

Note: Where possible event organisers recommend you carpool!

Final instructions: will be added to Eventor after the closing date on 23rd March.

Go Team Bendigo!!

Coming Events. Saturday 14 March

Map: Diamond Hill North.

Organiser: Bob Cameron

Course Setter: Andrew Cameron

Start: 12.30 to 2.00 pm

Format: Bendigo Bush Classic – five courses: 1 difficult, 2 shorter difficult; 3 shorter still, difficult; 4 Moderate and 5 easy.

Comments: Diamond Hill is old gold mining on spur gully. The map has recently been updated by Chris Creely and with Andrew Cameron as course setter it should be a real ‘Bush Classic’. (It’s Andrew’s ‘home ground’!)

Don’t miss it.                                            Directions:

From Bendigo: From City centre travel south on Mitchell Street (it becomes Carpenter St). At the Cemetery turn left into Spring Gully Rd, then after some few hundred metres, right into Autumn Gully Rd. (O-signs from here). Then left into Faugh-A-Ballagh Rd. Parking along Faugh-A-Ballagh Rd.
From Castlemaine: Travel on the Calder to centre of Bendigo, then as above. Alternatively travel towards Bendigo via North Harcourt, Sedgwick and Mandurang. Note the One Tree Hill Hotel on the right as you enter Spring Gully and about a kilometre on turn left into Autumn Gully Road, then as above.

Next Bulletin 18 March, 2015

Second newcomers and training event

The Bendigo Orienteers second newcomers and training event was again well attended with both novice and experienced orienteers challenging themselves to try something new. The mix of courses and training activities which included key hole and corridor courses, beginners courses, model area and a scatter ‘O’ format, meant that people were able to find something suited to their preference. As a low key pre-season event, people enjoyed trying the novel course formats that they may not have done before and some may have even discovered interesting new ways to get (momentarily) geographically embarrassed – but that’s all part of the fun! It was also great to see new club member Tim Gentle out with his children, see this fun short video about their orienteering map adventure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n6QYdRQjkk&feature=youtu.be

Richard Goonan

Newcomers Welcome

Around forty people turned out for the Bendigo Orienteers first pre-season event held at Brown’s Reef near Kangaroo Flat. A selection of courses and training activities were available. Several budding orienteers were able to try their first ‘bush’ course and navigate their way around a range of different map features.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to their develop skills, many of the club’s junior members also come out to try some training activities. The model map area set up for newcomer map familiarisation provided a micro sprint warm-up race, and other options included keyhole and corridor courses. Activities also catered for experienced orienteers and several people completed a 1hr scatter O course or longer more difficult keyhole and corridor options.

The newcomers/training event runs again next week (March 7th) from the same location (start between 9am and 1pm) with a variety of activities available to suit (challenge) all skill levels.

Richard Goonan


photos by Judy Fitt

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Issue 06/15. Wednesday 25 February, 2015

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There will not be a Bulletin next week as I will be away. Included herein are details of the two CATI’s for the 28 Feb and 7 March. Note that these are two separate events in the same location and with the same format, on separate Saturdays.

Course setters and Helpers Thank you to Richard, Ben and Don for offering to organise and set the Newcomers weekend. Ben and Don are new course setters, we look forward to there event. Also Nigel and Craig have offered to set the Vic Champs, thanks Boys.

We still need Course setters and Organisers for our Bush series, please check the Calendar Earliest event needing help, is the Last Weekend in March, will be upon us soon, so please consider

Membership. Would everyone please ensure that they renew their membership before the start of the Bush Classic season (Saturday 14 March, Diamond Hill North– details in the Bulletin of 11 March). This will make it easier on the event organisers and on your pocket (cheaper entry fee!).

Star(s). I hope everyone caught up with the great feature in the Addie on Friday 20 February. Raelee gave us a really good write up with great pictures of Lachlan Feuerherdt – and of course, his Dad. Lachlan won both the Sprint and Middle Distance races in the Oceania Championships in Tasmania last month. Oh yes, and his Dad took out second in the middle and long distance and third in the sprint. Well done to both!

Newcomer’s Events: Saturday 28 February and Saturday 7 March. 2015

Both days are starting from the same area and at the same times.

The primary purpose of these events is for introducing newcomers to bush orienteering.

Two courses will be available for beginners to try, also with an additional small “model map area” set up for map feature familiarisation.

Start times available anytime between 9:00am to 1:00pm. Courses close at 2:00pm.

Directions: From Bendigo turn right at the main traffic lights in Kangaroo Flat and travel 5km out the Maryborough Rd toward Lockwood. Look for orienteering signs on the right after the sweeping right-hand bend.

What to bring: Sturdy footwear for running or walking in the forest off track. Water, hat, sunscreen, and a couple of friends!

Note: Map, compass and timing device supplied – newcomers FREE ENTRY

Bendigo Orienteers club members will be available to assist newcomers as required.

Pre-Season Training Options:

Running in parallel with the newcomer’s event, several options will be available for juniors and experienced orienteers to get in some pre-season training.

Training exercises will be an enjoyable challenge for even the most experienced navigators. You may also like to design your own course/activity from the available controls.

1) Keyhole exercise with short, medium, and long distance variants (moderate to hard challenge).

2) Corridor course, medium and long variants (moderate/hard challenge).

3) Use an all controls map and run as a 1/hr. scatter O score event.

4) You can also design your own course to your preferred length, selecting from any of the controls available.

Note: Start times as above, $5:00

Public transport available to Kangaroo Flat train station, travel from station to start area approx. 6km, pick-up and drop-off arrangements also available.

Coming Events.

February 28 and March 7th. See above.

Next Bulletin 11 March, 2015

Issue 05/15

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Issue 05/15. Wednesday 18 February, 2015

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Calendar for 2015 (repeat).

Our program for 2015 is now finalised and we are in the process of obtaining permits. This means we can’t change the location/map but we can still change the event format. You can open and add your name from the following link 2015 Calendar and if you want to run an event with a different format, please email Colin Walker.

NOTE: We still don’t have any organizers for the CATI’s on Sat 28 February and Sat. 7 March. If we don’t have anyone by Friday 20 Feb., both will have to be cancelled.

We also need a Course Setter for the Vic Champs on the 26th April at One Tree Hill.

Plan A didn’t work, now Plan B has gone the same way. Plan Z is that I will set them, but as I set the Ultralong last year, I dont want to be greedy and do it all

BendiGo ToDay (from Don Cherry)

A big thanks to Jim for organising and running the Bendigo Today double over the weekend. Every one appeared to enjoy the navigation challenges and the return to Bush orienteering for the year. We welcomed some new members and those returning for the 2015 season.
Fifty eight competitors sprinted around Gateway Park at Kangaroo Flat in humid conditions on Saturday evening negotiating streetscapes, park lands and the Bendigo creek. The beautiful bush setting on Sunday morning at Crusoe Reservoir had a return crowd of about 46 from the night before, with the addition of many who just came for the longer distance Hagaby swelling the numbers to 69. Navigation on the longer course played havoc with a few who posted longer than expected times.
Overall winners in A- Bryan Keely (BG), Simon Uppill (OH) and David Brownridge (BG). B course – Chris Norwood (EU), Jimmy Cameron (BG) and Asha Steer (DR). C course – Henry Cameron, Solomon Cameron and Karina Cherry, all from Bendigo. Well done to all. A longer analysis will appear on the club web page soon.

One Tree Hill and Beyond. Bendigo Orienteers didn’t just fall out of the sky! We are the strongest and most active Bush Orienteering club in Victoria – probably Australia, and we got there through the hard work and dedication of a lot of people. The club came into being in February 1977. Several members, still competing and working for the club were at the formation meeting in the old Town Hall building. Since then we have seen many milestones, probably the highlight being the hosting of the World Orienteering Championships – the first time outside Europe, on Mt Kooyoora near Inglewood. If you find that you are committed to our club, and orienteering, ask to purchase a copy of ‘One Tree Hill and Beyond’ a history of Bendigo Orienteers Inc., thoroughly researched and beautifully written by Charles Brownridge. Copies should be available at the O Trailer, cost $20.00. It is well worth the read!

Coming Events.

February 28th. and March 7th.

Come and Try Orienteering: events with courses specially designed for people who haven’t yet tried our sport or want to get back to it after a long absence. But, to date we do not have any people to organize either of these events, so:

NOTE: If we don’t have anyone by Friday 20 Feb., both will have to be cancelled.

Next Bulletin 25 February 2015

Bendi-Go To-Day, run and won

Well done to Jim and team for organising and running the Bendigo Today double over the weekend. Every one appeared to enjoy the navigational challenges and the return to Bush orienteering for the year. The 2015 Season opener attracted a number of club and non-club orienteers, including several from interstate and there was a good spread of Bendigo club members across all categories. We also welcomed some new members!
Fifty eight competitors sprinted around Gateway Park at Kangaroo Flat in humid conditions on Saturday evening negotiating streetscapes, flattish park lands and the Bendigo creek with all competitors working up a sweat. Winners in the A course included Bryan Keely (BG) 1st followed by James Robertson (BG) and Simon Uphill (OH), with the first female Lanita Steer (DR) in 12th indicating the high standard of competition. The B course sprint was taken out by Eureka Orienteer Chris Norwood with Jimmy Cameron (BG) and Jensen Key (MFR) barely a minute behind. The Competition in the C course was no less impressive with a strong rivalry between cousins Henry and Solomon Cameron, split by new comer Tim Gentle. A strong rivalry also exists between the up and coming junior girls with Karina, Sarah, Serryn and Caitlyn finishing closely.

The cooler start in the beautiful bush setting at Crusoe Reservoir on Sunday morning had a return crowd of about 46 from the night before, with the addition of many who just came for the longer distance Hagaby swelling the numbers to 69. Navigation on the longer course played havoc with several who posted longer than expected times. Once again the competition was fierce with the mass starts in A and B where competitors had various route choices to the first control – cross the bush to jump the water channel or around the track to the bridge? The splits between common controls are pretty interesting. In A – Bryan Keely (BG) took first followed by Simon Uppill (OH) and Brodie Nankervis (EV) more than 8 minutes behind. The B course was a tighter affair with Chris Norwood clinching first by only 19 seconds over Louis Cameron (BG), followed by Rob Lewis (BK) in third. It is good to see some of the juniors finishing high in this category too. In category C, the competitors started with one minute gaps, and this allowed some to run down and overtake their rivals. Well done to Solomon in first, followed by Henry Cameron and Karina Cherry.

Overall winners in A- Bryan Keely (BG), Simon Uppill (OH) and David Brownridge (BG). B course – Chris Norwood (EU), Jimmy Cameron (BG) and Asha Steer (DR). C course – Henry Cameron, Solomon Cameron and Karina Cherry, all from Bendigo. Thanks also to Judy who has added a number of photos from the Sprint to the club Facebook account.

Results are Here Splits for Saturday, and Sunday

Don Cherry

Issue 04/15

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Issue 04/15. Wednesday 10 February, 2015

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Most of will have been made aware of the passing of Eureka’ Tom Norwood. The following notice is in today’s VOA Bulletin:

Vale Tom Norwood

Tom was a founding member of Eureka orienteers and an ex-president of the VOA. He was the main organiser for several major events and carnivals in Victoria over a long period of time. He won his age class in the Victorian Orienteer of the Year for many years and he continued to compete at orienteering events up until 2 years ago, demonstrating his lasting passion for the sport that will be missed by many. Tom passed away peacefully on Monday the 9th of February. He was aged 85. On behalf of the orienteering Victoria community I would like to extend my thoughts and best wishes to Tom’s family at this time.

His funeral will be held on Monday at 2pm at FWBarnes, corner of Latrobe and Pleasant streets in Ballarat. All are welcome to celebrate Tom’s life. Details of Tom’s funeral and a link to an online condolence book, are up on the Eureka website

Rebecca Jaffe, Editor Orienteering Victoria Weekly Bulletin

We at Bendigo Orienteers Inc also have Tom in our thoughts; he was a wonderful asset to his club and to orienteering in Victoria in general. He was a great friend going back many years to many of us in our club and a wonderful character in his own right. Our thoughts are with Tom’s family at this sad time.

Early! I am a day early to allow even more of a reminder to enter for the 2015 BendiGo “Getting into Autumn” ToDay by 11 Feb – see below for more detail.

Calendar for 2015.

Our program for 2015 is now finalised and we are in the process of obtaining permits. This means we can’t change the location/map but we can still change the event format. You can open and add your name from the following link 2015 Calendar and if you want to run an event with a different format, please email Colin Walker: events@bendigo-orienteers.com.au. We particularly need course setters for the 2 Newcomers events on very soon otherwise they will have to be cancelled.

Club membership: For 2015, Bendigo club membership be set at $40 per adult and $2 per student/junior for 2015. This fee includes the VOA fee and Bendigo fee. If members want the OA magazine this gets ordered separately on Eventor. Membership is paid through eventor. There is NO family membership.

Event entry fees for 2015:

Club member: adult $8, Junior/student $4.

Non-members: adult $15, Junior/student $5.

SI tick hire: $5 (members can buy a SI stick or Card).

Newcomers attending their first event will get free entry; after this they will be offered a $20 voucher which gives them 3 more entries. SI hire is included in this”.

2015 Bendi-Go “Getting into Autumn” To-Day

Saturday, 14thFebruary

Format: Saturday: Sprint.

Course A: 3.4 k, hard.

Course B: 2.5 k, hard.

Course C: 2.0 k, moderate.

Map: Gateway Park – Kangaroo Flat. Scale: 1:4,000, 5m contours

Start times: 6.30pm-7.00pm, 1 min start interval

You chose your own start time, turn up and go anytime between 6.30 and 7.00

Courses close 7.30pm.

Directions for Day 1: From Bendigo: From the centre of Bendigo travel south along High Street towards Kangaroo Flat. After the traffic lights at the Oak Street/Hattam Street intersection continue for about 1.7 kms and turn right into Browning Street and the Gateway Park.

From Castlemaine: Travel on the Calder H’way to Kangaroo Flat. Continue for approx. 600 metres from the Lockwood Rd. traffic lights and turn left into Browning Street and the Gateway Park.

Sunday15th.February.

Format: Hagaby*. (see note)

Course A, 10.4 k, 2 maps, (65min) hard.

Course B, 6.3 k, 2 maps, (45min) hard.

Course C, 4.2 k, 1 map, (30min) moderate.

Map: Upper Crusoe. Scale: 1:10,000, 5m contours.

Start time: 8.00am, mass start.

Courses close 10.00am .

*Note: Butterfly orienteering format (also known as Hagaby format): A course can typically be broken into six segments from which three loops are constructed. Competitors are mass-started and shall complete all segments but in different sequences. Map exchanges are made as necessary. Each control on a competitor’s course shall be visited in a prescribed order. The competitor who takes the shortest time to complete the course wins. A simplified format where a course is broken into four segments from which two loops are constructed is allowed for smaller numbers of competitors.

Directions for Day 2: From Bendigo: from the centre of Bendigo travel south along High Street to Kangaroo Flat. Approx. 600 metres on from the Lockwood Rd. traffic lights turn left into Crusoe Road. Continue along Crusoe Road and look for the start just past Crusoe Reservoir.

From Castlemaine: Travel towards Kangaroo Flat on the Calder. Approx. 600 metres past the Lansell shopping Centre traffic lights turn left into Crusoe Road, then as for Bendigo.

Entry information.

Enter Online: Use Eventor both days

http://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/2384

Normal entries close 11th. Feb, 2015; late entries close 13th. Feb, 2015 @ 8 00pm

NO entries taken on the day of competition

Costs/Payment: All money ‘Paid’ using Eventor: PayPal, EFT and POLi.

No Payment, No Map

NO entries taken on the day of competition

Course 1 & 2, Saturday only, $8, Sunday only, $12, both days $18 Late entries plus 50%

Course 3, Saturday only, $6, Sunday only, $10, both days $14 Late entries plus 50%

NON members who haven’t paid their 2015 fees yet will, pay an extra $6 for the weekend

Next Bulletin 18 February 2015