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Looking for an interesting way of getting some exercise? Street Orienteering offers the opportunity to take part in regular street and/or park runs in a social environment. The sport caters for all ages and fitness levels - typically, A, B, C and D grade offer runs of 10, 8, 6 and 4.5 km respectively and an E grade event of about 3 km is especially designed for children and beginners. In addition, there is a Power-Walking section - if you can walk for about 1 hour this is the event for you.

Metropolitan park/street events are held at 7:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays (if you are a newcomer, please be there by 6:40 so we can brief you). Suburban and bush events are held on Saturdays and Sundays from March to late October. If you would like more information please try the excellent training and information pages provided by the Emus Orienteering Club

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Next Tuesday - Eastern Series - New Map

Much of the area covered by next Tuesday Night's course has not been run on by many of us. The use of new start locations on Tuesday Nights is providing us with innovation in a number of areas - full-colour maps, new start locations, toilets/water at all events and now electronic timing is being introduced. We spent $40,000 to provide bush orienteers with electronic timing 10 years ago....and they love it. In the next week or so, we'll bring an even better capability to park-street orienteers. If you think that street-orienteers deserve a better service from the $45,000 that we pay to clubs and the VOA each year...then why not come and see what can be done. 7pm Tuesday Nights - see the streetO website for details.

Coincidentally, we're running the scout event on the Northern part of the Ashwood map this Tuesday Night. Those of you that run on the black-and-white Southern part on the Monday evening can run on the full-colour Northern part on the Tuesday evening. If you can't make it on Monday evening, then the Tuesday Eastern Series is probably an even better fit! The event starts at 7pm from the Scout Hall on the Western side of Station Street - between Burwood Highway and Highbury Road. Only $2 per adult/kids free!

In addition to this, a series of Saturday morning Adventure Races are planned for the Winter period. Running on one Saturday per month, we're planning 6 events with a variety of line courses - all in Eastern suburbs Parks - featuring electronic timing and real-time results at the event.

Coming Events

Event Date Map Club Location Suburb Melway 
Monday, 30th JanAshwood SouthMFRCaloola Reserve, Atkinson StreetChadstone69 G5
Tuesday, 31st JanHistoric WilliamstownBKHamner Street - north side of Williamstown Station Summer dinnerWilliamstown56 E10
Tuesday, 31st JanAshwoodScouts1st Bennetswood Scout Hall, Station Street, between Burwood Hwy and Highbury RoadBurwood61C7
Wednesday, 1st FebSunbury - Jacksons HillGalaxyland Playground, Belleview DriveSunbury382 C8
Wednesday, 1st FebBellbird DellDRTerrara Park, Terrara Road SCORE EVENTVermont South62 J7
Thursday, 2nd FebRacing RoyaltyAldershot Reserve, Aldershot Road (no toilets)St Albans Park466 K2
Thursday, 2nd FebGreensboroughNEKalparrin Gardens, Kempston Street / Pinehills DriveGreensborough10 H12
Thursday, 2nd FebSeabrook MeadowsBruce Comben Reserve, Central AvenueAltona Meadows53 C12
Monday, 6th FebWantirna SouthNECar park, Darryl Street - west of Lynton PlaceScoresby72 H7
Tuesday, 7th FebMaidstoneBKDobson Reserve, Yardley StreetMaidstone41 F1
Wednesday, 8th FebWattle ParkNEChalet car park - enter from Riversdale RoadBurwood60 J3
Wednesday, 8th FebWoodendBuffalo Stadium, Woodend-Tylden RoadWoodend909 G9 VR 63
Thursday, 9th FebKing of the MountainMontpellier Park, Westbury Terrace (no toilets)Highton451 B8
Thursday, 9th FebCoburg NEW MAPBKNorth-eastern car park, corner of Munro Street and Louisa StreetCoburg29 H1

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Hahndorf Series - Free Training Runs

On those Saturdays when there is no afternoon run, we provide a fun walk/run followed by coffee.
Generally, held near a good coffee location, this series has become known as the "Hahndorf Series".
We usually get 25-30 attendees - it's a terrific way to socialise with other orienteers!


While there is NO charge for these events, we do expect participants to pitch in and help when the need arises. Course-setting is fun too - and we will provide you with the assistance you need to set your first course - click here to volunteer for an event)

 

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