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Australian Championships Carnival 2005
EVERYTHING is in place for a fantastic week in Tasmania at the end of September and beginning of October.
The Aus Champs website which is accessed from the home page of the Orienteering Tasmania website www.tasorienteering.asn. au is loaded with information about the events, the orienteering landscapes, transport and accommodation and is being updated and added to weekly. Check out recently added photos and sample map sections.
Deadline for entries is 12 August 2005. Late entries will be accepted until 9 September 2005 with an appropriate late fee. Check out the website for updated details of available classes and an entry form or telephone 03-62342991 to have a brochure and entry form posted to you.
All orienteers in Tasmania are excited about the Championships and looking forward to welcoming our interstate and overseas colleagues.
Get your entry in, make your bookings and look forward to a great time in Tasmania. Have a devil of a time !
Clean Tassie Rivers
Twenty-seven Tasmanian rivers have been declared pesticide-free after laboratory tests on water samples as part of the Tas Govt water monitoring program. In particular, the George River at the St Helens water supply intake was tested and declared free of any residues.
The Examiner
24th September – 2nd October
Individual events include: Sun 25 Sept – Tas LD Champs “Pittwater Dunes” near Hobart Tues/Wed 27/28 Sept – Aus School Champs “Sandstone Valleys” – Tas Midlands Sat/Sun 1/2 Oct – Aus LD & Relay Champs “Littlechild Creek” – St Helens
Entries close 12 August 2005 www.tasorienteering.asn.au tel: 03 – 6234 2991
THE World Masters Orienteering Championships will take place from July 1st-8th, 2006 in Austria, in the heart of Europe. The venue is in Wiener Neustadt, 50 km south of Austria’s capital, Vienna. We expect about 3,500 competitors from 40 different nations.
The terrain is moderately hilly, open and very runnable. Medium density of path/forest roads with a number of complex, detailed areas with contour and rock features. All maps are 1:10.000, with 5m contours. Accommodation: We offer a variety of accommodations for your stay in and around Wiener Neustadt: 4-star hotels from €45 to €70/ person/night in double-room, including breakfast; (half-board: + €10 – 15) 3-star hotels from €30 to €45/ person/night in double-room, including breakfast; (half-board: + €6 – 10) Also holiday apartments, B&B, family rooms available in a limited number upon request. Transport: Organisers will arrange bus services to all training events and races - cost €25.- for the week. Climate: During July expect temperatures from 20° to 30°C. Cultural program: A variety of cultural events will be offered such as classical, rock and jazz concerts. Tourist program: Guided tours to Vienna, trips to Schneeberg (2076 m high mountain) by rack railway and more! Pre- competitions: The world famous cities of Salzburg (3 competitions, 24-27 June) and Vienna (2 competitions, 29-30 June) offer orienteering events just the week before WMOC 2006. Travel info: It’s very easy to go by Austrian Airlines or Lauda Air from Sydney or Melbourne directly to Vienna. We can offer travel packages – with or without the flights – including the days in Salzburg and Vienna if you wish. Some of the most impressive capitals and cities in the heart of Europe are not far from our location (see map). For more information, please visit our website www.wmoc06.com or contact us: info@wmoc06.com
Our program:
Date WMOC Event Spectator Races Other Events
Sat 1 July 3.00 pm 3.00 pm 8.00 pm Warm up Warm up Mass by W.A. Mozart Sun 2 July 2.00 pm 2.00 pm 5.30 pm Park Race AWD-Cup, stage 1 Opening ceremony Mon 3 July 9.00 am 9.00 am 7.30 pm Jazz- Model event Training Bigband/ Open Air Tue 4 July 9.00 am 9.00 am 7.30 pm 1st Qualification AWD-Cup, stage 2 Chamber music Wed 5 July 9.00 am 9.00 am 7.00 pm 2nd Qualification AWD-Cup, stage 3 Banquet Thu 6 July Tourist programme Fri 7 July 9.00 am 9.00 am 3.00 pm Final race AWD-Cup, stage 4 Prize ceremony Sat 8 July Departure
July 2-6 Pilsner MTB-O 5-Days, Plzen, Czech Republic, www.mtbo5days.cz July 2-9 5 Giorni-Valle di Non (Italian 5 Days) Trentino Italy. www.oripredaia.it July 3-9 Sorlandsgaloppen, Stavern, Norway. www. sorlandsgaloppen.no/2005/ July 8-10 Northern Territory Championships Darwin, NT www.topend.nt.orienteering.asn.au July 9-14 France - 5 Days of Aveyron, La Cavalerie, France (30min N of Montpelier) www.cdco12.org July 10-15 Fin 5, Eura (near Pori), Finland. www.hiisirasti.fi/fin5 July 11-16 JWOC 2005 Tenero, Switzerland www.asti-ticino.ch/jwoc2005 July 11-16 Swiss 5 Days, Tenero, Switzerland. www.asti-ticino.ch/5days2005 July 14-24 World Games (Orienteering 16 & 17 July), Duisberg, Germany http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/ July 17-22 O-Ringen Smaland, Sweden www.orientering.se/oringen July 26-28 Hallen 3-Days Hallen, Sweden July 22-31 WMOC 2005 Edmonton, Canada www.wmoc2005.com www.2005worldmasters.com/ July 31-Aug 6 Scottish 6-Days Royal Deeside, Scotland www.scottish6days.com July 31-Aug 5 Japan O Tour Tokyo, Fuji, Kyoto, Japan August 7-14 Forest Festival (on WOC 05 maps), Aichi, Japan. www.woc2005.jp August 7-14 WOC 2005 Aichi Prefecture, Japan www.woc2005.jp/ Sept. 5-11 World MTB-O Championships Banska Bystrica, Slovakia www.orienteering.sk/mtbo2005 Sept 19-24 Region 3 (Asia-Pacific) RadiO Champs, Agano City, Japan www.jarl.or.jp/2005r3ardf/ Sept 24-Oct 2 Tassie East Coast Escape inc Tas Champs, Schools Champs & Aust Champs. Hobart to St. Helens www.tasorienteering.asn.au Nov 19-20 AUS MTB-O Champs, Maryborough & Bendigo, Victoria Dec 27-31 Snowy Christmas 5 Days, Jindabyne, NSW
Orienteering Australia photo archive
PETER CUSWORTH maintains an archive of the digital photo files which have been used in The Australian Orienteer. These photo files can be made available for press releases or special promotional projects. Any material costs will be passed on to users. Contact Peter on 03 5968 5254 or cusworth@netspace.net.au
2007
April 14-17 Australian 3-Days & Middle Dist Champs, Castlemaine, Victoria May 7-14 European Championships Otepaa, Estonia www.orienteerumine.ee/EOC2006 July 1-7 WMOC 2006 Wiener Neustadt, Austria www.wmoc06.com/ July 2-7 JWOC 2006, Druskininkai, Lithuania www.losf.lt/jwoc2006 July 8-15 Tour O Swiss www.tour-o-swiss.ch July 9-14 World MTB-O Champs, Joensuu, Finland. mtbwoc2006.orienteering.org July 15-22 Swiss O Week 2006 Zermatt, Switzerland www.sow2006zermatt.ch July 16-21 O-Ringen, Halsingland, Sweden (250 km north of Stockholm) www.oringen.com July 30-Aug 5 WOC 2006 and Danish WOC Tour 6-Days, Aarhus, Denmark www.woc2006.dk/ 29 Sept-12 Oct Australian Championships Carnival York, Western Australia wa.orienteering.asn.au/auschamps 2006/auschamps2006.html Dec 22-31 APOC 2006, Hong Kong Dec 27-31 Christmas 5 Days, NSW
April 6-15 Burra to Barossa 2007, Aus
3-Days & Middle-dist Champs
Sth Australia. www.oasa.asn.au/2007
2004 Victorian Championships – Barambogie
Fast! Open! Gentle climbs!
IF you think that can’t be Barambogie then think again. This year’s Victorian Championships on 11 September will take place in the gentle northern section of the forest that hosted the memorable Australian Championships two years ago.
While competitors in 2003 battled their way around tough, steep courses and picked their way through lots of rocks, this year’s event will feature open forest, less rock (but still challenging detail), at least one mega (ultra-long) leg per course, undulating terrain and none of the heart-stopping climbs of two years ago.
Event parking and the start/finish area will be within 100 metres of each other, and a spectator control will feature on all but the very shortest courses. There’ll be prizes in the younger categories and the course setters (both Sledgers) have set a special Sledge course featuring prizes for all the usual categories, downhill leg, etc.
The Victorian Championships takes place three weeks before the Australian Championships carnival in Tasmania and is a perfect chance to fine tune your skills in first-rate terrain without blowing a gasket physically.
More information is on the VIC Champs website. Look for the link on the VOA web site at www.vicorienteering.asn.au
On the afternoon before the Champs there will be a familiarisation event on the Beechworth Gorge map.
There is lots of accommodation in Chiltern (5 mins from the start/ finish area) and in Beechworth and Wangaratta (both 25 mins away). Campers are welcome to join event organisers in the start/finish area.
