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QBIII PREVIEW
Preview
QBIII 2022 will be held on the long weekend (June 11-13) in the Riverina, based in Wagga Wagga. Each day will be run by a different club/group. Day 1 - NSW Stingers, Day 2 - OACT and Day 3 – Waggaroos Carnival organiser: Deb Davey (Waggaroos). The events will also be NSW State Leagues 5, 6 & 7, and ACT League events AL#6, 7 & 8. Days 1 & 2 will be held in Murraguldrie State Forest, 60km southeast of Wagga. The location of Day 3 is yet to be finalised but will be either Kildare College or Charles Sturt University Wagga Campus.
Planners: Ewan Shingler & Duncan Currie Controller: Alex Davey Little Burngoogee map is a ridge line of complex granite which will test all runners in their navigation skills to minimise climb but accurately locate intricate boulders and gullies over the rocky hills.
Little Burngoogee
Day 2 - Long Distance NSW State League 6 - OACT
Planners: Geoff Lawford and Jenny Bourne Controller: Phil Walker Burngoogee will allow runners to stretch out over some of the best spur gully terrain in the State through native eucalypt forest. There are also numerous forest roads and some significant motorbike tracks strung through the map. But don’t think it’s only for the runners as there are scattered areas of complex granite that will have you quickly concentrating on your map to ensure time gained in a fast run isn’t lost in the granite boulders.
Planner: Jack Janetzki Controller: Alex Davey Day 3 will see the culmination of the carnival with a Sprint event held on one of two excellent maps. Kildare College (used in 2019 for the Australian Schools Sprint Championships) has a mix of complex buildings with hidden passages combined with small gardens and lawns, while Charles Sturt University Campus Wagga (used in 2019 for the Oceania Sprint) is a typical university campus. The complexities of either map will keep you thinking, always conscious of the minutes you need to catch up to gain a place or to hold your place from Day 2.
Charles Sturt University (CSU) Wagga Wagga
As an event centre Wagga Wagga has a lot to offer. The Wagga Wagga Visitors Centre is available to help with all your accommodation and tourism needs. As well as being accessible easily from Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne by road, Wagga can be reached by air with Qantas and Rex flying in and out of Wagga Wagga daily. (Book early!)
