Albury Wodonga Orienteering Club
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Postal: PO Box 461 ALBURY NSW 2640 Email:
Telephone: Rob 02 6021 5851 or Norm 02 6041 2412 |
Date Last Updated: 21 Dec 08 (Home, Reports & Results pages)
Next Committee Meeting: TBA
Welcome
Welcome to the Albury Wodonga Orienteering Club. The aim of the club is to provide an opportunity for members of all ages to compete in the growing sport of orienteering.
Annual Nail Can Hill Run - For 2008 Results Click Here
The Club conducts the annual Nail Can Hill Run in early May each year. The run is one of the most popular country fun runs with over 1000 entrants. At the beginning of April each year you will find a link to the entry form which you can download. Be part of this great community event which benefits selected local charities each year.
Street and Park Orienteering
Our summer series of events commences in November each year. This is a great way to enjoy our wonderful parks and to keep fit over the summer months. Most events also feature a mountain bike option. Encourage your friends to come along and try orienteering at a fairly easy level. Dates of events are shown on the Events page.A
Membership
A club membership form can be downloaded here. Don’t forget to renew early to ensure that you receive all the club information including newsletters.
Compete Safely!
Participants, particularly novice members should read the details of how to prepare and compete in orienteering events. Beginners will benefit by reading http://www.orienteering.asn.au/newcomers/ .
Upcoming Events
Waggaroos
Club Training Weekend - Feb 21-22
Albury Multisport Event – Sunday March 8th
Street & Park Twilight ‘Os’ – Commence Tuesday 17th
March
Run, Ride & Navigate with the SILVA DuO Series
Get ready: the SILVA Du-O Adventure Race Series is beginning in January 2009!
A dedicated team of Victorian Orienteers – Dion Keech, Peter Cusworth and Peta Whitford - has been working feverishly throughout this year to develop a series of races to tap into the adventure racing market. Our goal is to stage a professional race series and promote the sport of orienteering to a whole new market. We want to see Orienteering grow and there’s a lot of people out there who love being active but just don’t know how good our sport can be!
There’s great prizes on offer, and not just for the winners (spot prizes). Just by entering you could win a fabulous mountain bike from the Melbourne Bicycle Centre in Clifton Hill.
The Series consists of three races including a race in January at Macedon, February at Gembrook and March at the You Yang's. Each race will involve multiple legs of trail running and mountain biking in beautiful bush terrain all with a bit of easy navigation to get you thinking. Solo or relay team entries (one rider, one runner). Affordable entry prices for VOA members.
Check it all out at www.silvaduo.com. Dion Keech, Race series co-director.
AWOC Wednesday Night Social Walk/Runs
We are conducting these activities on the first and third Wednesdays of each month during the cooler months. The format is a social walk or run followed by a light snack to nibble on after our exercise. Bring yourself and maybe a torch or headlamp if needed. It will be good exercise and good company! Call Liz for more information and the venue for the particular week on 6041 1192. We plan to start up these popular events again after Easter 2009.
Committee for 2009
We have a new committee for 2009. If you feel that you want to have a say in the running of the club, ordinary members are entitled and welcome to come along to the AWOC Committee meetings. These take place on the second Tuesday of each month from 8pm at various venues. Feel free to come along and have your input into the running of our club.
Level One Coaching Courses 2009
After a lapse of around 5 years, Orienteering Victoria is now geared up to offer Nationally Accredited Level One Coaching Courses. Dates for the 2009 courses are Sat 7th February 2009 and Sat 13th June 2009, at Westerfolds Park, Templestowe. If you are keen and genuinely interested in assisting people develop their orienteering skills then register now. For the February course the deadline to register is Friday 19th December 2008.
The cost: $160 but…read on… Orienteering Victoria is covering 50% of the expenses, through a grant from Sport and Recreation Victoria (so that leaves $80.) There are many flexible options for you to actually undertake the Level One course: on line, correspondence or even attend a course run by another sport or in regional Victoria.
For additional information/or to register contact Peta Whitford in the OV Office 8846 4140 or email voa@netspace.net.au
Multi-Sport Albury 7 - 8 March 2009
Navigate your way around Albury’s parks and reserves marking off fun and novelty check points along the way. The first male, female, junior or family to successfully navigate the course in the quickest time wins!
Date: Saturday 7 March 2009. Start/finish: Noreuil Park, Albury. Registration: 1.00 pm to 1.45 pm. Race Briefing: 1.50 pm. Start Time: 2.00 pm (estimated finish time 3.30 pm).
Categories: A variety of event categories will be available to suit all participants from serious orienteerers to family groups.
Entries: Early bird entry closes on Sunday 15 February 2009. Late entries received after this date will incur an additional fee of $5. Fees are Open $10, U18 $5 and Family $15. For further details Click link.
Check Out The Site
Feel free to find out about the sport of Orienteering, the events calendar for the club, local club news, the Nail Can Hill event and much more by clicking on the menu buttons to the left.