The revised 2019 ~ 2021 Orienteering Australia Strategic Plan was approved at the recent AGM held in Perth during the Australian 3 Days comeptition.
The draft minutes of the AGM can be found here.
Notes from the Coaching meeting can be found here.
News
Four new inductees into Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame
Four new members have been inducted into the Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame.
Hermann Wehner has been inducted into the Athlete Division. Hermann has a long history of outstanding national and international performances in masters-level competition, most recently his gold medal in the M90 sprint in the 2017 World Masters Orienteering Championships.
Three new members have been inducted into the General Division: Eric Andrews (deceased), John Brammall (deceased) and Bob Mouatt. All made outstanding contributions to the sport over a period of many years; among many things, John and Bob both served as Presidents of Orienteering Australia, whilst Eric is responsible for many of Australia’s best orienteering maps.
Hermann Wehner receiving his gold medal at the 2017 World Masters Orienteering Championships.
Barbara and Ron Junghans win Silva Award for Services to Orienteering
The annual Silva Award for Services to Orienteering in Australia has been presented to Barbara and Ron Junghans. This award reflects their contribution to orienteering in Australia over a period of decades, culminating in their stewardship of the highly successful 2017 Australian Championships carnival.
Other major service awards announced at Easter were made to Bob Mouatt (David Hogg Medal for Services to Event Management) and Wendy Read (Silva Award for Services to Coaching). Both have also been long-term contributors in their fields, both within their home states and nationally.
Wendy Read (top left), Bob Mouatt (top right) and Barbara Junghans (bottom left).
Lucy Mackie named as 2017 Athlete of the Year
Congratulations to Lucy Mackie (NSW) who was named as 2017 Athlete of the Year by Orienteering Australia at Easter. This was due to her great results at the Junior World MTBO Championships in Lithuania last year, winning a silver medal in the middle & placing a close 7th in the long.This follows further outstanding results in 2016.
She is only the 2nd MTB orienteer, after multiple World Champion Adrian Jackson, to win this award.
Videos from 2017 Australian Championships
Here are two superb videos from the recent Australian champs carnival at Bathurst and Hill End. Click on the links to view the Aus Middle and Long and Aus schools videos.
Schedule of OA meetings for Easter 2018
The following Orienteering Australia meetings will happen this weekend:
Saturday 31 March
Room 1
4.00-5.00 Schools
5.00-6.00 Coaching
Room 2
4.00-5.15 Mapping
5.15-6.30 Technical
Room 3
4.00-5.00 IT
5.00-6.00 Participation and development
Sunday 1 April
5.00 Orienteering Australia AGM
All meetings will take place at the Domain Athletics Centre, Hobart.
Archive of Australian Championship results now online
The Australian Orienteering Championships have been taking place since 1971 (with some question marks about the official status of the 1971 event, which took place before Orienteering Australia was formed).
A file with the full set of results from the Long Distance event (which was the only all-ages individual event prior to 2006) is now available. This file is sorted by name (making it possible to check your career record, or to see that Hermann Wehner won his 22nd title this year). It is in a text, fixed-width format so can be readily imported into a spreadsheet if you want to sort it by other fields (e.g. year or club).
File with full set of results (approximately 2.1MB).
It is hoped to add the Middle and Sprint Championships results to this archive at a later date.
There will be cases where people have run under two or more different names, or where two people with the same name are mixed together in the file (in most cases it will be obvious which is which from the age group, the club or both).
Paul Prudhoe appointed as OA Executive Officer
Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce that Paul Prudhoe has been appointed as Executive Officer. Paul has previously served as Executive Officer and President of Orienteering NSW, as well as in a number of significant roles in the corporate sector, and we look forward to his joining Orienteering Australia. He will take up his position as of 1 November.
Paul will be supported by an Administrative Support Officer who will be appointed in the coming weeks. With Paul’s appointment, the Orienteering Australia office will also be moving to Sydney over the next few months.
Orienteering Australia also wishes to sincerely thank John Harding for his service as Executive Officer over the last eight years, and wishes him well in his retirement.
OA Executive Officer and Administrative Support Officer – applications wanted
With the forthcoming retirement of John Harding after years of outstanding service, Orienteering Australia is seeking an Executive Officer to lead the sport into the coming years in Australia. We are also seeking an Administration Support Officer to support the Executive Officer in their work.
Applications are sought for suitable candidates to fill these positions. The Orienteering Australia office is currently located in Canberra but alternative locations will be considered for suitable candidate(s). Some knowledge of orienteering is essential for the Executive Officer, and desirable for the Administration Support Officer. Both positions are part-time. It is possible for both positions to be filled by the same person.
Detailed position descriptions and selection criteria for the two positions are on the OA website.
Applications should be sent to the Orienteering Australia office at orienteering@netspeed.com.au, or at PO Box 284, Mitchell ACT 2911. Applications should be accompanied by the details of two referees.
Applications close on Friday, 22 September, 2017.
For further information about the position, please contact:
John Harding (Executive Officer), orienteering@netspeed.com.au or 02 6162 1200.
Blair Trewin (President), oa_president@netspeed.com.au or 0413 849 309.
Round-up of Australian WOC and JWOC results
The World Orienteering Championships in Estonia and the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Finland are now completed. A round-up of the Australian results is below.
World Orienteering Championships
Sprint
Henry McNulty – 37th
Krystal Neumann – 39th
Natasha Key – mispunch in final
Belinda Lawford – 20th in qualifying
Simon Uppill – 21st in qualifying
Brodie Nankervis – 24th in qualifying
Sprint Relay
20th (Krystal Neumann, Henry McNulty, Simon Uppill, Natasha Key)
Long
Bryan Keely – 39th
Matthew Crane – 45th
Natasha Key – 39th
Krystal Neumann – 42nd
Middle
Simon Uppill – 34th
Matthew Crane – 42nd
Belinda Lawford – 52nd
Bridget Anderson – 54th
Relay
Men – 18th (Simon Uppill, Henry McNulty, Matthew Crane)
Women – 23rd (Krystal Neumann, Belinda Lawford, Natasha Key)
Junior World Orienteering Championships
Middle
Joseph Dickinson – 8th B final
Patrick Jaffe – 10th B final
Simeon Burrill – 28th B final
Toby Wilson – 2nd C final
Jarrah Day – 3rd C final
Aston Key – mispunch in qualifier
Zoe Dowling – 17th B final
Asha Steer – 22nd B final
Winnie Oakhill – 37th B final
Rachel Allen – 42nd B final
Caroline Pigerre – 43rd B final
Tara Melhuish – 16th C final
Sprint
Joseph Dickinson – 17th
Aston Key – 32nd
Simeon Burrill – 54th
Patrick Jaffe – 82nd
Toby Wilson – 88th
Jarrah Day – 128th
Tara Melhuish – 40th
Asha Steer – 66th
Zoe Dowling – 91st
Caroline Pigerre – 104th
Winnie Oakhill – 109th
Rachel Allen – 111th
Long
Aston Key – 29th
Joseph Dickinson – 57th
Jarrah Day – 83rd
Patrick Jaffe – 90th
Simeon Burrill – 102nd
Toby Wilson – 122nd
Zoe Dowling – 60th
Tara Melhuish – 89th
Rachel Allen – 90th
Asha Steer – 92nd
Winnie Oakhill – 94th
Caroline Pigerre – 99th
Relay
Men – Australia 1 25th (18th nation), Australia 2 40th
Women – Australia 1 26th (16th nation), Australia 2 33rd