EXECUTIVE MATTERS

Kay Grzadka

Elections and Appointments

At the Orienteering Australia Annual General Meeting in April the OA Board was formally discharged from its responsibilities and the elections and appointments of officers for 2008 took place. The position of President, Orienteering Australia was declared vacant as no nominations were received. In accordance with Constitutional arrangements the OA Board would fill the post by appointment until the 2009 AGM. The following Directors were re-elected to the Board and Robin Uppill was co-opted as Director (Special Projects) at a meeting of the Board held after the AGM: Director (Finance): ........... Blair Trewin Director (Development): ...... Ben Rattray Director (Technical): .......... Andy Hogg Director (High Performance): ... Mike Dowling

The following Committee Chairpersons were appointed: Coaching: .................. Manager, Coaching & Officiating Development (to be appointed) Information Technology: ...... Robin Uppill Mapping: .................. Adrian Uppill Technical: .................. Jenny Casanova Mountain Bike Orienteering: ... Blake Gordon

There were no nominations for Chairperson of the Events and Development & Participation committees. The following appointments were confirmed: Public Officer ............... Robert Allison, ACT Badge Scheme Officer ........ John Oliver, NSW Schools Liaison Officer ....... Ian Dalton, WA Rankings – Elite ............. Bruce Arthur, VIC Rankings – Non-elite ......... Darryl Erbacher, ACT Auditor .................... George Zarpalas

Other appointments made by the Orienteering Australia Board prior and subsequent to the AGM included: National Women’s Coach ...... Sue Neve 2008WOC Senior Coach ...... Mike Dowling 2008WOC Coach (Men) ....... Rob Preston MTBO Selection Panel ........ Ric Armstrong

Hugh Cameron, Senior Vice President, IOF was nominated for re-election to the International Orienteering Federation Council. The minutes of the OA Annual General Meeting held in Dubbo on Sunday 23 April 2008 are available on the OA website at http://www.orienteering.asn.au/administration/minutes/. The Board of Orienteering Australia formally met on Saturday, 22 April. The meeting was adjourned and continued at the close of the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, 23 April.

National Merit Badge awards

The National Merit Badge Awards aim to recognise orienteers who achieve a consistent orienteering standard relative to their age-group peers and to be a fund raising activity for Australian Teams to World Championships. An orienteer can qualify for a Badge when three Badge credits have been earned within a two-year period. Badge credits can be earned at all Championship and Badge events, including AUS 3-Days. For further information contact: John Oliver, 68 Amaroo St, Wagga Wagga 2650. Tel: 069 226 208 ; e-mail: oliver.family@bigpond.com.au Badges awarded during January – March 2008:

Anna Dowling WR .T W12 Gold Zoe Dowling WR .T W10 Gold Christopher Davill TJ .S M21 Silver Tyson Hillyard TJ .S M21 Silver Greg Morcom TJ .S M35 Silver Paul Hoopmann TJ .S M40 Gold Douglas Lee TJ .S M45 Silver Simon Capp TJ .S M50 Bronze Lee Merchant TJ .S M50 Silver Phil Davill TJ .S M55 Silver Garry Harris TJ .S M55 Silver John Williams TJ .S M60 Bronze Claire Davill TJ .S W21 Silver Rebecca Hatcher TJ .S W21 Bronze Sue Merchant TJ .S W45 Bronze Jan Hillyard TJ .S W55 Silver Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Gold Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Silver Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Bronze Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Gold Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Silver Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Bronze Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Silver Tristan Lee TJ .S M17 Bronze Brett Merchant TJ .S M17 Gold Brett Merchant TJ .S M17 Silver Brett Merchant TJ .S M17 Bronze Russell Bulman YV .V M50 Silver Graeme Cadman YV .V M75 Gold Greg Cates YV .V M35 Bronze Gordon Clarke YV .V M85 Bronze Sheila Colls YV .V W55 Gold Belinda Dale YV .V W60 Bronze Jackie Dempster YV .V W60 Bronze John Dempster YV .V M70 Bronze Tim Dent YV .V M65 Gold Margi Freemantle YV .V W50 Silver David Goddard YV .V M60 Bronze Moira Goddard YV .V W21 Silver Ruth Goddard YV .V W60 Gold Barry Hart YV .V M60 Silver Hania Lada YV .V W21 Silver Kathy Liley YV .V W60 Gold Michael Madden YV .V M35 Bronze Barb McCrae YV .V W55 Silver Barry McCrae YV .V M60 Silver John Meeking YV .V M60 Silver Libby Meeking YV .V W60 Gold Barry Sampson YV .V M65 Bronze Christine Sinickas YV .V W55 Silver Vincent Sinickas YV .V M55 Bronze Alex Tarr YV .V M65 Gold Janet Tarr YV .V W65 Gold Sandra Tarr YV .V W35 Silver Anneke Top YV .V W20 Silver Sebastian Top YV .V M10 Bronze Thomas Top YV .V M17 Bronze Blair Trewin YV .V M21 Gold Ted VanGeldermalsen YV .V M50 Gold Peta Whitford YV .V W55 Silver Sarah Goodwin WE .A W35 Bronze Norm Johnston WE .A M65 Gold Emily Quantock WE .A W65 Gold Gordon Quantock WE .A M65 Silver John Suominen WE .A M55 Bronze Hermann Wehner WE .A M75 Gold Kirsten Wehner WE .A W35 Silver Martin Wehner WE .A M40 Gold Paul Elam TK .V M55 Gold Anne Garvey TK .V W45 Silver Pam Prime TK .V W55 Silver Peter Prime TK .V M65 Gold Jasmine Sunley TK .V W16 Gold Julie Sunley TK .V W40 Bronze Rebekah Sunley TK .V W14 Gold Sean Sunley TK .V M40 Bronze Jan Thomas TK .V W65 Silver John Wilkinson BG .V M45 Silver Jake West AL .T M10 Gold Luke West AL .T M10 Silver Karl Bicevskis AL .T M14 Gold Marc Gluskie AL .T M14 Gold Tom Marshall AL .T M14 Silver Callum Cusick AL .T M16 Bronze Stuart Lawrie AL .T M16 Silver Tom Palfrey AL .T M16 Bronze Nick Andrewartha AL .T M17 Gold Louis Elson AL .T M17 Gold Peter Kleywegt AL .T M17 Silver Rebecca Butler AL .T W12 Silver Nicola Marshall AL .T W12 Gold Emma Campbell AL .T W14 Gold Jessie West AL .T W14 Silver Amy Buckerfield AL .T W16 Bronze Claire Butler AL .T W16 Silver Kylee Gluskie AL .T W16 Gold Isobel Cusick AL .T W17 Gold Jessica Davis AL .T W17 Gold Sarah Buckerfield AL .T W20 Gold Christopher Mason‑Fyfe TT .S M12 Bronze Luke Hazell TT .S M14 Silver Ben Diment TT .S M16 Gold Riordan Dose TT .S M16 Gold Thomas Diment TT .S M20 Gold John Lyon TT .S M70 Gold Ron Larsson TT .S M75 Gold Helen Mason‑Fyfe TT .S W16 Gold Stephanie Mason‑Fyfe TT .S W16 Silver Erica Diment TT .S W40 Gold Kirsten Moller TT .S W40 Bronze Helen Smith TT .S W65 Gold Jeffa Lyon TT .S W70 Gold Callum Fagg WR .T M18 Gold Jessica Fuller‑Smith WR .T W20 Silver Pat McGuire WR .T W65 Gold Mike Smith WR .T M18 Bronze Patrick Watts WR .T M20 Gold Ainsley Cavanagh EN .Q W17 Gold Dane Cavanagh EN .Q M21 Gold Jacqui Doyle EN .Q W14 Gold Katie Doyle EN .Q W14 Gold Matt Doyle EN .Q M12 Gold Chris Firman EN .Q M16 Bronze David Firman EN .Q M55 Gold Chantelle Freebairn EN .Q W16 Silver Daniel Neumann EN .Q M14 Bronze David Neumann EN .Q M40 Gold Jack Neumann EN .Q M12 Silver Jacob Neumann EN .Q M12 Gold Joshua Neumann EN .Q M16 Gold Krystal Neumann EN .Q W17 Gold Kurt Neumann EN .Q M16 Gold Laurina Neumann EN .Q W17 Gold Mark Neumann EN .Q M35 Bronze Max Neumann EN .Q M14 Gold Melanie Neumann EN .Q W16 Gold Mitchell Neumann EN .Q M14 Silver Vicki Neumann EN .Q W45 Bronze Leanne O’Shea EN .Q W45 Bronze

New OA President

Orienteering Australia has announced that Bill Jones (ACT) has been appointed the Federation’s new President.

Bill Jones

Bill comes to Orienteering Australia with vast experience as a competitive orienteer and in Orienteering administration. He started his orienteering life as an active member of the Waggaroos club, before moving to Canberra in the late 1990’s. He has made a strong impact in Canberra - culminating in a 3-year term as OACT President which finished this year. Bill’s other major contribution is in the adoption of technology in Orienteering, including the adoption of electronic punching and, more recently, the use of SI radio controls as part of the 2007 Voice of the Forest JWOC commentary team. Bob Mouatt, OA’s Immediate Past President, welcomed the Board’s decision saying, “I thoroughly endorse the Board’s decision to appoint Bill Jones as President. I have known Bill for quite a while and consider him to be an excellent choice. We have spent a lot of time working together on many activities at both ACT and national levels. Over the past 12-18 months we have collaborated on making the OACT website a focal point for both regular and prospective orienteers. The biggest challenge for Bill and OACT will be to find somebody to take over many of the tasks he currently performs for OACT, as he won’t have time to do justice to both. I wish him and Orienteering Australia all the best for the future.”

Vale Bob Northcote

Bob Northcote died suddenly on March 17 while out running in Adelaide. He was training for the Australian 3 Days event. Bob was born in New Zealand but moved to Adelaide in 1961. He was a mathematician and headed the Computer Centre at the SA Institute of Technology for many years. In 1991 he joined the University of SA as Dean of Applied Science and Information Technology and was appointed emeritus professor in 1997. Bob was President of OASA from 1997 to 2000 and SA delegate to Orienteering Australia for seven years. Projects Director. Existing Board members Mark Darvodelsky (Coaching), Robert Spry (Finance), Colin Price (Marketing) and Dave Lotty (Administration) retained their previous positions. The Association thanked outgoing President Mike Weller for his contribution to Orienteering in NSW over the previous two years. The 2008 AGM also saw long-standing Director Dick Ogilvie stand down after many years as the OANSW Board member responsible for Technical matters.

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 Matthias Merz SUI 3 Anders Nordberg NOR 4 Daniel Hubmann SUI 5 Valentin Novikov RUS 6 Mikhail Mamleev ITA 7 Emil Wingstedt SWE 8 Mats Haldin FIN 9 Martins Sirmais LAT 10 Andrey Khramov RUS

32= Julian Dent AUS 126 David Shepherd AUS 136 Rob Walter AUS 137 Troy de Haas AUS Women – Foot-O

1 Simone Niggli‑Luder SUI 2 Minna Kauppi FIN 3 Heli Jukkola FIN 4 Marianne Andersen NOR 5 Helena Jansson SWE 6 Tatyana Riabkina RUS 7 Lena Eliasson SWE 8 Anne Margrethe Hausken NOR 9 Emma Engstrand SWE

10 Hanny Allston AUS 76 Grace Elson AUS 84 Jo Allison AUS 110 Anna Sheldon AUS 113 Kathryn Ewels AUS

Men – MTB-O

1 Matthieu Barthélémy FRA 2 Beat Schaffner SUI 3 Beat Oklé SUI 4 Margus Hallik EST 5 Jérémie Gillmann FRA 5 Ruslan Gritsan RUS 7 Lubomír Tomecek CZE 8 Mika Tervala FIN 9 Simon Seger SUI 10 Torbjørn Gasbjerg DEN

16 Alex Randall AUS 25 David Simpfendorfer AUS 35 Paul Darvodelsky AUS 39 Adrian Jackson AUS Women – MTB-O

1 Christine Schaffner SUI 2 Michaela Gigon AUT 3 Hana Bajtošová SVK 4 Päivi Tommola FIN 5 Anna Füzy HUN 6 Ksenia Chernykh RUS 7 Karolina Mickevici˜ute LTU 8 Anna Kaminska POL 9 Anke Dannowski GER 10 Lisi Hohenwarter AUT

33 Thorlene Egerton AUS 38 Carolyn Jackson AUS 72 Melanie Simpson AUS 84 Cath Chalmers AUS

OANSW

At their March AGM, and as a result of a number of Board members deciding to stand down, the Association of NSW voted in the following new Board members: Paul Prudhoe as President, Glenn Meyer as Technical Director, Nick Dent as Planning Director, Alex Davey as Communications Director and Phoebe Dent as Special

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