OA DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

Orienteering Australia Development Awards

Club Development Awards

Orienteering Australia wishes to award clubs for their development initiatives. Applications are invited for the Awards. Awards will be based on activities conducted within clubs aimed at developing the sport in their local area. Applicants should detail: • A brief summary of the club (e.g. location, member base, recent events, social activities) • The aims of their development project • Successes and set-backs along the way • Step by step summary of running the project • The outcomes of the project • Tips for the future • An idea of their project budget • Photos of the project in action • Image of their club members and logo

Awards

Awards will be decided by a member from each state on the Orienteering Australia development committee (a member from the Top End club (NT) included) and the Development Director. Awarded clubs will have their story appear in The Australian Orienteer and the Orienteering Australia website. From 2008, Orienteering Australia hopes to reward winning clubs with $1000 towards their development project. The financial incentive would be reimbursed up to $1000 against receipts relating to development project after provision and approval of receipts. Two winners will be awarded per year. Applications close: end-January and end-June each year, forwarded to the Director Development.

Volunteer Development Recognition

Orienteering Australia wishes to further recognise state and local volunteer awards and recipients for their contribution to development of the sport. Nominations are invited for the OA recognition to individuals winning volunteer awards/recognition specifically in the area of development. The recognition aims to raise awareness of state and local recognition schemes at a national level as well as the individual awardees and their great work. Selection of the OA recognition will be based on contributions from individuals towards developing our sport. Nominations should detail: • Name of the volunteer recognition scheme • Details of the scheme (e.g. awarding party, nomination guidelines, scheme aims) • A brief summary of the individual (e.g. location, club, orienteering class normally run) • A justification for the award • Photos of the volunteer in action (where possible)

Awards

Winners of the Services to Orienteering award are ineligible. Awards will be decided by a member from each state on the Orienteering Australia development committee (a member from the Top End club (NT) included) and the Development Director. Awardees and the volunteer recognition scheme will appear in The Australian Orienteer and on the Orienteering Australia website. Two winners will be awarded per year. Applications close:End-January each year, forwarded to the Director Development

Ben Rattray – Director Development

IOF World Rankings

The International Orienteering Federation World Ranking Scheme is based on points scored at World Ranking Events, full details of which can be found at http://www.orienteering.org/. The current standings for men and women are given in the following tables:

Men – Foot-O

1 Thierry Gueorgiou FRA 2 Daniel Hubmann SUI 3 Emil Wingstedt SWE 4 Valentin Novikov RUS 5 Jani Lakanen FIN

95 David Shepherd AUS 100 Rob Walter AUS 203 Robert Preston AUS 221 Eric Morris AUS Women – Foot-O

1 Simone Niggli-Luder SUI 2 Marianne Andersen NOR 3 Minna Kauppi FIN 4 Heli Jukkola FIN 5 Kajsa Nilsson SWE

8 Hanny Allston AUS 68 Jo Allison AUS 92 Anna Sheldon AUS 96 Grace Elson AUS

Men – MTB-O 1 Mika Tervala

FIN 2 Tönis Erm EST 3 Margus Hallik EST

4 Adrian Jackson AUS

5 Tuomo Tompuri FIN

21 Alex Randall AUS 41 David Simpfendorfer AUS 49 Paul Darvodelsky AUS 49 Grant Lebbink AUS Women – MTB-O

1 Michaela Gigon AUT 2 Ksenia Chernykh RUS 3 Christine Schaffner SUI 4 Ingrid Stengård FIN 5 Maija Lång FIN 20 Marquita Gelderman NZL

25 Anna Sheldon AUS 32 Carolyn Jackson AUS 43 Barbara Hill AUS 43 Melissa Thomas AUS

ORIENTEERING PUBLICATIONS

IOF Publications

International Specifications for-Orienteering Maps . . . . . . . . . . $11 .00 Competition rules for IOF events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 .00 Control Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . $11 .00 Simple Maps for Orienteering . . . . $11 .00 Trail Orienteering (BOF book) . . . . . $30 .00 Trail Orienteering (booklet) . . . . . . . . $8 .25 Trail O (leaflet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 .70

Australian Publications

Elementary Orienteering Instructors-Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13 .20 Level 1 Coaching Manual . . . . . . . . $22 .00 Level 1 Coaching Syllabus . . . . . . . . $3 .90 Level 2 Coaching Syllabus . . . . . . . . $4 .40 Level 3 Coaching Syllabus . . . . . . . . $4 .40 Among the Best Orienteers (video) $19 .75 Sponsorship & Advertising, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . available from states Club Guide, available on disc .

Prices include GST and postage within Australia for single copies. Prices for bulk orders available on request. Orders should be addressed to Orienteering Australia, PO Box 284 Mitchell BC 2911, with cheques made payable to Orienteering Australia. Email: orienteering@netspeed.com.au

Orienteering Australia photo archive

Photos that appear in The Australian Orienteer can be made available in a digital format for press releases or special promotional projects. Contact Peter Cusworth on 03 5968 5254 or cusworth@netspace.net.au Any material costs will be passed on to users.