Important note: a significantly-reduced ‘piccolo’ version of this ‘grandé’ Bulletin 2/Program will be in the Registration pack. Information relevant to each day is available as a separate pdf on the web page dedicated to each event.

FRI 22nd Sept Carnival Registration, Model Events 1.00pm Hill End Model map controls in place (and continuously in daylight hours until Noon Sat 30th) 2.00-8.00pm Carnival Registration at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery/Library 2.00-6.00pm Model map controls in place at Machattie Park, Bathurst SAT 23rd Australian Sprint Championships 9.00-11.00am Carnival Registration at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery/Library 9.00-11.00am Model map controls in place at Machattie Park, Bathurst 12.30-4.30pm Carnival Registration at Charles Sturt University (CSU), incl. Enter on Day 12.30-2.15pm Enter on Day registration 2.00-4.30pm Starts 5.15pm Presentation Ceremony 5.30pm Course closure SUN 24th Australian Middle Distance Championships 9.00-10.15 Carnival Registration opens, incl. Enter on Day 10.00-12.30 Starts 2.00pm Presentation Ceremony 3.00pm Course closure MON 25th Rest Day/ School Championships Opening Ceremony / Workshop 8.30-4.00pm Level 2 OA Coaching Accreditation Workshop – Part 1 4.00pm Opening Ceremony of the School Sport Australia Orienteering Championships and Aus/NZ Southern Cross Challenge – St Stanislaus College Performing Arts Centre TUES 26th Schools Individual Championships + Day 1 Bathurst 3’Day 9.30-11.25am School Individual starts 10.00-11.45 Registration open, incl. Enter on Day 11.30-1.00pm Bathurst 3’Day and Enter on Day starts 11.00am Registration closes ~12.30 Australian Schools Individual Presentations Ceremony 3.00pm Course closure WED 27th Schools Sprint Championships + Day 2 Bathurst 3’Day 9.00-9.45am Registration open, incl. Enter on Day 9.30–11.000am Bathurst 3’Day and Enter on Day starts 11.30-12.30pm Schools Sprints starts ~1.00pm Australian Schools Sprints Presentations Ceremony 2.00pm Course closure THUR 28th Schools Relay Championships + Day 3 Bathurst 3’Day 9.00am Mass start 1st leg runners 10.00am Mass start 2nd leg runners 11.00 Mass start 3rd leg runners 11.00am Registration open, incl. Enter on Day ~12 noon Australian Schools Relay Championships Presentation 12.30pm Optional mass start Bathurst3’Day and Enter on the Day 12.30pm Closure school’s courses 12.40pm Queuing starts Bathurst3’Day and Enter on the Day 2.30pm Bathurst 3'Day Presentations Ceremony and lucky draw 3.30pm Course closure Bathurst3’Day **5.00pm Final Presentations for the School Sport Australia Orienteering Championships State Teams and Aus/NZ Challenge – St Stanislaus College Performing Arts Centre FRI 29th Rest Day/ Workshops 8.30-3.30pm LIDAR Workshop 8.30-1.00pm Level 2 OA Coaching Accreditation Workshop – Part 2 2.00pm Level 0 ONSW Coaching Accreditation Course SAT 30th Australian Long Distance Championships

SAT 30th Australian Long Distance Championships 8.30-9.45am Registration open, incl. Enter on Day 9.30-Noon Starts 2.00pm Presentation Ceremony Australian Long Distance Championships, OA Shield, Aust v NZ Test Match, Australian Orienteer of the Year 3.00pm Course closure 3.00pm Relay team registrations close (at Registration at Long Distance event) SUN 1st October Australian Relay Championships ** NOTE daylight savings operates from today - all times quoted are Eastern ‘Daylight Savings’ Time 8.30-9.15am Registration of Enter On Day 9.15 Briefing 9.30am Mass start 1st leg runners - W35 W45 W55 W65+ W21AS 9:35am Mass start 1st leg runners - M35 M45 M55 M65+ M21AS Mixed (Hard) 9:40am Mass start 1st leg runners - M16 W16 M14 W14 M/W12 OpenB and EOD 9:45am Mass start 1st leg runners - M21E M20E W21E W20E 10.45am Mass start 2nd leg runners (timing tbc by Event Announcer on the day) 11.00am Mass start 3rd leg runners (timing tbc by Event Announcer on the day) 12.30pm Presentation Ceremony for Australian Relays and National Orienteering League 1.00pm Course closure

Important contact details and Event Organisational Structure Carnival Director: Barbara Junghans [email protected] 0438 290 850 Entries: Ron Pallas [email protected] Schools: Airdrie Long/Jo Parr [email protected] Website: http://onsw.asn.au/ozchamps2017/ Facebook & Instagram: @ozchamps2017 Emergency Services dial 000 (Ambulance, Fire, Police) Hospital: Bathurst Base Hospital - 361-365 Howick St, 6330 5311 Orienteering NSW presents this Carnival to you on behalf of Orienteering Australia, as usual using a cast of dozens. Apart from the 3 key organisers [Barbara Junghans Carnival Director, Andrew Lumsden National Controller and IOF Adviser, and Rob Vincent National Controller] there are 7 Course Planners, 7 Day Controllers and 7 Day Organisers who are individually mentioned under the banner for each particular event. The volunteers on the Registration, Parking, Start, Finish, Logistics, Ceremonies, etc teams draw largely from Bennelong Northside, Big Foot, Garingal, Goldseekers and Western and Hills orienteering clubs. However, special mention is deserved for Ron Pallas as ‘Eventor entries/Finish’ Chief and Colin Burnett as ‘Results’ Chief. Sponsors and Partners

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Welcome Welcome from Orienteering Australia On behalf of Orienteering Australia I would like to welcome all competitors to the 2017 Australian Championships week. This week is always one of the high points of our competition season and 2017 will be no different. For this year’s edition, we are being taken to an exciting new venue, for the reasonably rare experience these days of running a major event on completely virgin terrain. Old goldmining terrain is something which has traditionally been considered the domain of Victoria, but this year New South Wales will be doing their best to outdo what has been found further south. Hill End itself will also be a very atmospheric spot to serve as a backdrop for the events, and in addition to the terrain, the events will have some interesting technical innovations, with many of you having your first experience of touch-free punching. The Australian Championships week is an important week for those who are at the top. It is, however, one of the great features of our sport that it gives everyone the opportunity to compete alongside the very best; it is an event which has a place for all, whether it’s the first time you’ve run a major national event, or whether you’re one of those who have been fronting up every year for the last three or four decades. (Naturally, we hope that those of you in the former category will one day become members of the latter category, and past experience suggests that a reasonable number of you will). It has already been a busy year for orienteering in New South Wales, including a very successful 3-day at Wagga over the Queen’s Birthday weekend. To host a series of events on the scale of those which will be taking place this week requires a great deal of work from a lot of people, and I would like to express our sincere thanks to Orienteering NSW, its clubs and individuals for everything they have done to make this week happen.

Blair Trewin President Orienteering Australia.

Welcome from Orienteering NSW On behalf of ONSW I am pleased to welcome orienteers to Bathurst and Hill End for the 2017 Australian Orienteering Championships. Barbara Junghans and her team have worked tirelessly over several years now to make the event special. The Australian Championships is the pinnacle of our sport each year in Australia and over this exciting week we hope to challenge you in the forest and towns and to also provide a forum where you can all build the bonds of community through sharing experiences. One of the most exciting elements of this Carnival is bringing a new terrain type to NSW - the gold mining of Hill End which has been fantasized over for years by visiting orienteers. I am sure Alex Tarr has done a great job of representing the complex and challenging terrain and providing the technical test deserving of the Australian champs. As important, is the midweek celebration of Schools Orienteering and the accompanying Bathurst 3 day replacing the mining with ‘fine open forest and rocks’. We thank the local communities, National Parks and the Forestry Corporation for providing us access to these special areas. Remember the days of paper punching that now seems long past? The carnival will host the first major outing of SI Air+ in Australia. I recently had the joy of using SI Air in France and certainly don’t want to go back! The flow through controls that it allows is just plain fun. Particularly for sprint and MTBO, this adds and modernizes our sport. Rather than resist such innovation we need to embrace and enhance the attractiveness of our sport. We owe great thanks to all the clubs, mappers, course setters, controllers and officials that have pulled this complex project together. With 5000 entries across the week, this year’s Australian O Carnival is 10% larger than any recent Carnival. NSW has the pleasure of hosting both major orienteering carnivals this year, as well as the Xmas 5 days and also the Australian MTBO champs. The same people and clubs have stood up time and again to make this all happen. So bring it on! I look forward to the technical and physical challenge of new terrain as well as meeting old and young friends and competitors from NSW, interstate and overseas. It is a chance to celebrate and enjoy orienteering, some beautiful nature, and also to be with each other.

Greg Barbour President ONSW

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The localities being visited …

Bathurst From Sydney take either Bells Line of Road through Bell, or, the Great Western Highway through Katoomba to get to Lithgow. Importantly, either route can suffer significant road delays. Lithgow to Bathurst is another 45mins drive. Bathurst is a growing town of 36,000 population situated in the Central Tablelands of NSW, 200km west of Sydney. Established soon after Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson crossed the Blue Mountains in 1813, Bathurst has now had its 200th birthday. Bathurst has a very wide range of cultural and family-based activities to fill your week. History exudes its charm in so many places, including Prime Minister Ben Chifley's home. Education, tourism, manufacturing and the Mount Panorama racing car circuit drive the economy. However, there is a lot more to Bathurst than just orienteering and car racing, e.g. the National Motor Racing Museum, a Fossil and Mineral Museum and an adventure playground. Check out the 'C Bathurst Pass' to get discounted entry prices. Bathurst Regional Council is supporting our Carnival with sponsorship and in-kind support. Bathurst has all the shops, services and conveniences you would expect at a big-city local shopping mall. A guide to services and restaurants will be available at Registration. Note: Whilst in Bathurst, it might be fun to drive the route that the racing car drivers on Mount Panorama will be driving in the Bathurst 1000 the week after our Carnival. Location-wise, our closest event is Event 1 on Saturday 23rd which next door to Mount Panorama. If you continue up Panorama Avenue from the university you will find yourself at the Mount Panorama race track and the National Motor Racing Museum. Outside of racing periods, the track is a public road. You can drive around the track and see the pit lane arch, race signage and red/white ripple strips. Important: the road is two-way and regular urban speed limits apply. However, police vehicles routinely patrol the road and pay particular attention to speeding drivers. Please don't stop while on the track as it has many blind corners. There is a picnic area at the top where you can stop to take photos.

Hill End The entire Hill End village is known as Hill End Historic Site National Park. Go to the Hill End Visitor Centre and the Hill End and Tambaroora Gathering Group websites for ideas what to do in town. Read a brief history. There is hiking, camping, a great coffee shop (note: they are extending their spring opening hours for us on Fri 22nd/Sat 23rd/Sat 30th/Sun 1st until 4.30pm), the Royal hotel/pub with outdoor garden (the typical old-fashioned friendly small-country- town-type), self-guided walking tours of the historic village, scenic dune buggy tours. You can even experience going into an old mine or the historic Craigmoor home, visit the or the Hill End Heritage Centre, or, go gold panning etc. Do you have a family history that you think might trace back through Hill End? Then follow this link to see how you can find out if it is true! An offer for orienteers from the Historians in Hill End. How about personalised tours that can include gold panning and even a night-time cemetery ghost tour (ring 0421 729 955)? Visit Beaufoy Merlins Lookout and Bald Hill for fantastic views of the region. At Merlins Lookout you will understand 'Hill':'End'.

Weather Average high/low temperatures in Bathurst at carnival time are around 18°C/5° (600m above sea level). There might be 2 or 3 days with a little rain. Because of the possibility of cold weather, particularly at Hill End, Roseberg and Macquarie Woods, where the elevation of ~900m means that temperatures could be considerably colder than at Bathurst, there is even a remote chance of snow once every ten years. Ensure you bring a thermal top to wear when competing and a hooded waterproof jacket or similar weatherproof garment to the Carnival (see p.16 of the ONSW Organiser's Rules).

Time Change Daylight Saving will commence on Sunday 1st October, the last day of the Carnival. All relevant times and Start Lists for Sunday 1st will be presented as per Daylight Saving time. Please remember to turn you watches forward 1 hour as you go to bed on Saturday night (that is, you get an hour’s less sleep on Saturday night).

4 The Australian Orienteering Carnival: An Overview

Australian Championships: Events 1, 2, 6, 7 School Sport Australia Championships: Events 3a, 4a, 5a Bathurst 3’Day: Public races Events 3b, 4b, 5b Enter On the Day: for general public at all events

Competitions for Elites – Events 1, 2, 6, 7 International Orienteering Federation World Ranking Events: the Australian Sprint, Middle and Long distance Championships have been designated as WRE for Men’s and Women’s 21E competitors and, at the Australian Sprint Championships, for competitors in Men’s and Women’s 20E also. Competitors will earn world ranking points. The latest rankings on the world stage can be viewed here. NOL series: Round 6 of the National Orienteering League calendar comprises all four event formats of the Australian Orienteering Championships (Sprint, Middle, Long and Relay). This is the final round of the NOLs and thus will decide the NOL winners for 2017. The National Orienteering League (NOL) is an annual series of 15-17 events conducted across 4-5 weekends that aims to develop elite and junior elite orienteering across Australia and prepare athletes for international competition. It is an important part of efforts to retain athletes in the sport and help them transition through from junior to senior to masters ranks. It is primarily a team’s competition between states. The teams provide support, coaching and training for the athletes. NOL teams compete across all four elite classes: M/W20E and M/W21E. For further information about the structure of the NOL competition, how points are scored plus photos and potted bios of some our top orienteers, see the relevant web page on our Carnival site.

Australian Championships - Events 1, 2, 6, 7 Designed to test who is the best orienteer in Australia in every age class, these events are also high quality and good fun for any orienteer, regardless of experience. Enter On the Day (EOD) will be available at all events. All four Australian Championships are in superb terrain with universal attraction to the most accomplished as well as to less experienced competitors or to those wanting to try bush or sprint orienteering for the first time. If you are new to major events we recommend you read An Introduction to NSW State League and National events.

The Bathurst 3’Day – Events 3b, 4b, 5b This is a midweek series of top quality events being run concurrently at the same venues as the Schools Championship events – so why not time things so you can barrack for your State School Team. These 3 days will be less formal than the championship events as start times will not be pre-assigned, rather, queuing starts at one-minute intervals will be used. There’s even an optional mass start on Thursday. Enter On the Day (EOD) will be available at all events. Only the best 2 results out of the 3 days are to count (this gives you an additional tourist day if you wish). Scores will be based on percentage time behind the winner of the day. A presentation for placegetters will be held on location at the conclusion of Day 3.

5 Australian Schools Championships and AUS-NZL Southern Cross Challenge The School Sport Australia Orienteering Championships jointly hosted by School Sport Australia and Orienteering Australia (Events 3a, 4a, 5a) will be conducted for high school students selected by their States/Territories as per School Sport Australia’s Orienteering Rules and Guidelines. In addition, Orienteering Australia and the New Zealand Orienteering Federation will conduct the AUS-NZL Southern Cross Challenge. The general public are welcome to join in the fun of the Australian Schools Championships! Please come and cheer our school students (see the schedule at the front of this Bulletin, or on the relevant pages below) You are also welcome to join the school teams at the official Opening Ceremony at 4pm on Monday 25th September at the St Stanislaus’ Performing Arts Centre (PAC) in Bathurst (enter from corner of Bentinck Street and Brown Street). The ceremony will include an introduction to the team members and the start draw for the Australian Schools Champs Individual Long race the next day - this is always entertaining! Whilst there will be presentations for individual medal winners at each of the Schools Championship events, you are also welcome to attend the final Presentations to winning teams and the announcement of the All Australian Team (previously the “Honour Team”) which will take place at 5:00pm on Thursday 28th September, again at St Stanislaus’ PAC. Some background: The Australian Schools Orienteering Championships is one of the key events of the Australian orienteering calendar. The first event known as the ‘Australian Schools Orienteering Championships’ took place in Victoria in 1981, and it has been the place where many careers have been launched on the national stage. In 1989, the event was reconstituted as the Australian Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships under the auspices of the Australian Schools Sports Council, and became a competition for state teams of four students in each of four age classes: Junior (under 15) and Senior, Boys and Girls, with an individual and relay competition and a team point score. This has remained, in essence, the format to the present day. In 2003, New Zealand competed at the Australian Schools Championships for the first time, as part of the Southern Cross Junior Challenge. The introduction of the Sprint in 2015 gave more people a shot at success and will be valuable in giving many of juniors’ experience in a form of the sport that’s becoming an increasingly prominent form on the national and international landscape. It’s worth noting that it’s not totally impossible that we will make it to the Olympics whilst some of the current juniors are still young enough to be part of it, and if we do ever make it to the Olympics it’s certain that the Sprint will form a major part of the program.

General Information

Carnival registration and enquiries Registration will be open for enquiries and Carnival Registration at all events from one hour before the first start for the day to course closure time. In addition, it will be open at the following times at the beginning of the Carnival: Friday 22nd September: from 2.00pm to 8.00pm at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery and Library, 70–78 Keppel St, Bathurst. Off-street parking is at the rear, enter from Seymour St. Saturday 23rd September: from 9.00am and 11.00am at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery and Library, 70–78 Keppel St, Bathurst. Off-street parking is at the rear, enter from Seymour St. Registration will reopen at the Sprints Arena at Charles Sturt University at 12.30pm.

Telecommunications and mobile phone coverage • Bathurst events (Aus Sprints and Schools Sprints, Bathurst 3’Day Day 2) have mobile coverage both at the assembly area and on the course (Telstra better at Charles Sturt University but much poorer at All Saints College) • Hill End events (Aus Middle, Long and Relay) have very limited Optus mobile coverage and no Telstra coverage, both on the courses and at the assembly areas. Optus is better in the Village (Event 2) • Roseberg event (Schools Champs, Bathurst 3’Day Day 1) only has very limited Optus signal. • Macquarie Woods event (Schools Relay, Bathurst 3’Day Day 3) has OK mobile coverage (Telstra better) at the assembly area but only on some parts of the course. • For emergencies, use the satellite phone number: 0405 898 437 at all events.

6 Model Maps • Sprint Model at Machattie Park in central Bathurst, surrounded by George, Russell, William and Keppel Streets, 350m from Carnival Registration at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery. Everyone will receive a Machattie Park map in their Registration bag. Controls will be out in the park from 2-6pm on Friday 22nd and 9-11am Saturday 23rd. The Sprint Model map area is open to the public, so feel free to visit at any other time during the Carnival, however no controls will be in place. The Sprint Model map is mapped in the same style as the Charles Sturt University and All Saints College map, although the terrain is different from those maps. The mapped area is worth a visit even without controls – it contains a grand Court House built in 1880, the Bathurst car race Victor's Walk on Russell Street (a 20 metre long black and white chequered footpath memorial to the winners of the Bathurst 500 and later 1000) as well as the beautiful gardens in Machattie Park. • Middle/Long Model at Hill End. Controls will be set up as a permanent course from 1.00pm on Friday 22nd until Noon Saturday 30th September. This one Model map serves all 3 Hill End championships and one copy will be in the Registration bag for every competitor. If you ordered an additional copy of the Hill End Model map on Eventor, you can collect it from the Café in Hill End. The Café is opposite the Hill End Royal Hotel and is marked on the Model Map. There will be a small fee of $2 to the shopkeeper when you collect your map. Note that the Café will close at 4.30pm. The Model Map was mapped by Alex Tarr, who was the mapper for the Middle, Long Distance and Relay Championships areas. People will not be checked into and out of the Model Maps. If you go to Hill End and venture around the course by yourself, please ensure someone knows that you are doing so, and let them know that you have returned. Walking or running on the course is entirely at your own risk. The Model Map is closed from sunset to sunrise.

Embargoes and access to the terrain See the Embargoes page on the Carnival website

IMPORTANT INFORMATION about mineshafts at Hill End See detailed comments under each of Events 2, 6 and 7.

Training opportunities No training in mapped areas other than the Model maps is planned. However, if you hired a SPORTident ActiveCard (SIAC), there will be an opportunity near the Registration area to practice using the SIAC prior to each event.

Food For Event 1 Sprints at Charles Sturt University, the CSU cafeteria will be open. For the remaining Events 2-7, variously, Rotary Club of Bathurst Daybreak, Bathurst Lions Club, Lyndhurst Public School, Big Daddy’s Woodfired Pizza and Swaggy’s Tuckerbox will have food on sale, plus, for all six events Garry Connell’s Coffee and Ice-cream van will be on- site. Limited rubbish bins will be in the vicinity of the caterers. Knowing that orienteers are environmentally conscious people, we ask you to help us by taking as much rubbish away with you and disposing in a suitable manner back at your lodgings.

Child care Parents will have to make their own child care arrangements. A tent will be made available at the forest events for parents minding children to use as a shelter, however children may not be left in the tent unattended. Split start times for parents have been allocated to those who requested them for the Australian Sprint, Middle Distance and Long Distance Championships. The Bathurst 3’Days has no allocated start times; a queueing start will be used enabling parents to manage their start arrangements.

Forest care All bush events are National Park, State Forests, or Commons. Therefore, no pets, no smoking and no fires. Both Sprint events are also no-smoking venues as per University/College policies.

7 Enter on Day Courses ‘Enter on Day’ (EOD): Hard, Moderate, Easy and Very Easy navigation courses will be available every day. For details see the relevant Event details in this booklet. Persons wanting to enter on the day should go to Registration during the times indicated in the Carnival Schedule on the first page, although EOD competitors may also register the day(s) before. You must complete a registration card and sign the risk waiver. SI electronic timing cards are available for hire from Registration tent for $4 if you do not have your own. The Start location will be the same as for pre-entry competitors and you should report to the ‘Late Start’ Official. You will be slotted into a start time as soon as practical. Your result will be displayed separately. Your map will be returned with the other maps. Prices will be the same as for pre-entry except for Bathurst regional residents who will be charged ‘local event’ pricing.

Enter on Day fees Aus Sprints Aus Middle Bathurst 3'Day per event Aus Long Aus Relays Hard Senior 35 35 16 40 30 Hard Junior 22 25 10 29 22 Hard Sub-Junior 16 20 8 22 16 M/E/VE Senior 20 20 15 20 20 M/E/VE Junior 13 13 10 13 13 M/E/VE Sub-Junior 10 10 8 10 10

String courses String courses will be available at all the forest events, but not at the sprint events. Children will be issued with their own race bib so that they too can really appreciate the ambience of the Carnival.

Lost and found During the Carnival ask about lost belongings at Registration, or after the Carnival by email [email protected] There will be a gear return only for the Aus Long Champs.

Event changes and cancellations In the unlikely event that an event has to be cancelled or significant changes made to the schedule, every effort will be made to re-organise the event timetable and run the events within the 9 days. Any such changes will be announced by as many of these means as possible: (i) at the preceding event (ii) on the home page of the Carnival Website (iii) by email to the contact email address provided on Eventor.

Other meetings Level 2 OA Coaching Accreditation Workshop Part 1 - Monday 25 September - 8:30am to 4.00pm (finish time tbc on day) Part 2 - Friday 29 September - 8:30am to 1pm (finish time tbc on day) Venue: Bathurst Girl Guides Hall, corner of Charlotte and William Streets, Bathurst. Lunch: Lunch will be supplied. Bring: Course materials and pre-work as emailed to participants, note book and pen. Enquiries: Barbara Hill, Mobile 0418 270 476, Email [email protected]

Level O Coaching Accreditation Course by ONSW - Friday 29 September – 2.00pm Venue: Bathurst Girl Guides Hall, corner of Charlotte and William Streets, Bathurst Enquiries: Jim Mackay, Mobile 0407 467 345, Email [email protected]

LIDAR WORKSHOP Friday 29th September 8.00-3.30pm Venue: Foundation Room 1&2, Building 1285 Charles Sturt University. Lunch: Self-catered. Bring: Laptop to play with datasets. Plus, your own computer examples pertinent to using LIDAR to share may be useful during afternoon discussions. Enquiries: Noel Schoknecht, OA LIDAR Project Convenor. Mobile 0423 309 952, Email [email protected]

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Competition and Technical Information

Competition Rules 1. The Competition Rules for IOF Foot Orienteering Events 1-Jan-2017 apply to the World Ranking Events (Events 1,2,6). 2. The Competition Rules for Orienteering Australia Foot Orienteering Events apply to the Australian Orienteering Championships and the National Orienteering League events (events 1, 2, 6, 7). 3. The Competition Rules for School Sport Australia apply to the Schools Championship events. 4. Importantly, you should read Orienteering NSW’s Competitor's Rules which will apply to all events in the Australian Orienteering Carnival 2017. These ONSW Rules contain some additions to OA’s Rules and are used by Orienteering NSW to ensure orienteering is conducted safely and to manage its land owner risks. 5. All competitors are reminded that Orienteering NSW’s “Competitors Rules – Foot Orienteering” apply to all the events in this Carnival.

Safety and Disclaimer All three Hill End events use an area that contains extensive gold mining terrain with numerous pits and mine shafts that are the legacy of the gold rush in the mid-late 1800’s. Consequently, it will be COMPULSORY for ALL COMPETITORS to carry a whistle whilst on their Hill End courses. There will be 5-minute long safety briefing at each Hill End event. We strongly recommend you attend one before your first Hill End event. The O-Gear shops have been advised to stock up, however it is the competitor’s responsibility to arrive at the Start with their own whistle. The organisers recommend all competitors also carry a whistle at the other forest events. First Aid organisations will be in attendance at each event. At the Hill End events, this will be the Bush Search and Rescue NSW and at all other events we will have St John.

Competition Numbers Upon registering, each competitor will receive a chest number, including Enter On the Day and String Course participants, which must be worn at all individual championship events on the front of clothing. If you lose your chest bib, go to Registration for a replacement. For the Australian Relay Championships, State Selectors may collect bib numbers from Registration during the preceding event days and at the latest before 3.00pm on Saturday 30th September at Registration for Event 6.

Maps The Carnival Maps have been mapped under the “International Specification for Orienteering Maps” [ISOM 2000} or the “International Specification for Sprint Orienteering Maps (ISSOM) Valid from 1st January 2007”. Maps have been printed on synthetic waterproof Pretext paper for all pre-entry competitors by Kwik Kopy at Artarmon. There will not be a full legend on the maps. See links to Map Symbols for forest Orienteering Maps and Map Symbols for Sprint Orienteering. Enter On the Day competitors may be issued with a map printed on site, encased in a plastic bag. Special symbols in use depend on which venue, and therefore are listed below in the details for the relevant Event. Maps will be collected from finishers until all Championship competitors have started.

Control Descriptions Control descriptions will be printed on the front of each map. Separate descriptions will be available for collection as part of the pre-start process for non-relay events. Sticky tape will be available. For Hard and Moderate navigation courses, IOF symbols will be used on the map. However, competitors undertaking Moderate courses will have a choice of Control Descriptions with either English or IOF symbols at the Start. Control descriptions for the Easy and Very Easy courses will have English descriptions on the map and a choice of either English and IOF descriptions available at the start.

9 Controls At all events, standard blank control flags will be suspended from T-bar stands, in the main, with an SI unit and punch. At both Sprint events, SI units might be placed on saw horses or cable-tied to fixtures. Control identification will be on the SI unit itself. On the Model maps, there will be no SI units. There will be no stands at the Sprint Model. All elite courses will have O-Lynx radio controls for live use by the commentary team. Many other courses will also have O-Lynx radio controls and the progress of competitors will be on display on monitors in the Results Tent.

Punching system For all competitors: The SPORTident electronic punching system will be used at all events. For the first time in Australia in a large event, ‘mixed punching’ will be in use. This means that regular SI sticks can be used in the normal manner, as can the new SPORTident Active Cards (SIAC) which allow significantly faster and touchless punching, because the stick does not need to be inserted into the control box itself. Hired SI sticks (regular SI or touchless SIAC) will be in your Registration bag. Please remember to return your hire stick at the download station for your last event. In the event of a lost personal stick, replacement regular or SIAC sticks may be hired from Registration for $4 and $5.50 respectively. If a hired stick is lost, replacement cost will be $50 for a regular SI stick and $105 for the SIAC stick. Competitors must use the same SI stick as specified in Eventor when entering that event (or as allocated as a hire stick). Major administrative problems occur if alternate sticks are used, which can easily occur when a family member inadvertently takes another’s SI stick. Please check on the Start List to see if we have your SI details correct – if not, contact [email protected] immediately. The Clear and Check procedure must be undertaken by all competitors to erase previous event information stored on the chip. The Clear/Check units will be in the vicinity of the entrance to the Start chute. All competitors, regardless of which type of SI stick they are using (regular or SIAC) MUST ‘dip’ into both the SI Clear and the Check units. Out on the course, if an SI unit malfunctions and does not beep or flash when any type of SI stick is inserted you must use the punch on the stand to mark one of the three reserve boxes printed on the map. Failure to do this will result in a DNF being recorded. If you have had to punch your map at any control, please advise an official at the Finish as they will need to take your map for verification. For competitors new to using the new touchless punching SIAC: Several documents exist to help your understanding: see the SIAC paragraph on the Carnival home page http://onsw.asn.au/ozchamps2017/. How to wear your stick? IMPORTANT: you must wear any GPS device on the opposite arm due to radio interference issues. Many SIAC competitors customarily carry SIAC card on the middle or index finger with the ‘stick’ on the palm side during Foot- O. Then, they simply reach their hand outwards with palm side down and the SIAC swishes across directly above the control station. Your first task at every event is a SIAC battery check. An SI unit will be available to do this ‘battery-check’ outside Registration – simply dip your SIAC into the hole and wait for the box to beep. The battery check is best done at the event centre rather than up at the Start because then you know in advance what the status of your stick is and whether you will need to do the day’s course in Air+ mode or in the default classic punch-in-the-hole mode. Second, you have to turn on the radio receiver in your SIAC– this is easy. When you dip your SIAC into the ‘Clear’ and ‘Check’ units (dip, not wave across) – the ‘Clear’ erases the previous course and the ‘Check’ unit automatically turns on the SIAC Air+ mode. In the Start Chute, you will be required to again dip into another ‘Check’ unit (your SIAC radio will be turned on if you have not previously ‘checked’) but this time your SIAC number is also captured by the Check unit itself so organisers know you are about to go out on your course. Going around on your course, pass your SIAC within 30cm of the control unit, and if you have successfully visited the control, your SIAC stick will flash and beep 3 times to confirm your attendance. Of course, if you lightly touch the SI unit, you are obviously close enough for your SIAC to register. If you do not get this audio-visual confirmation, then you should punch the control in the normal way by dipping your stick into the control unit. At the Finish just run through as if you are in a running race (your SIAC should flash and beep to confirm). There is no need to go close to the control unit set on the side for regular SI-stick users. 3rd leg runners in the Australian Relays have a different slightly different procedure – see Program information for the Australian Relays. Note: your SIAC Air+ mode will automatically switch itself ‘off’ as you pass through the FINISH-punch. WARNING: you should not go within 5m of the Finish control unless you intend to finish because the BS11 Air+ beacon used at the Finish has a range of 3m. These on/off features during Check/Finish have been designed to minimise drain on the SIAC‘s battery. Naturally, you must still go to the Download station in the Finish Tent.

10 Start information Start draw - World Ranking Events. The start draws for the World Ranking Events are based on the IOF's sprint and forest rankings. For competitors with no IOF World Ranking points, Orienteering Australia's rankings, Big Pink Rankings and NZ's Satnav rankings have been taken into account. The best ranked runner starts last in each WRE class in the Sprint Championships (combined M20/M21E and W20E/W21E) and the Middle Distance Championships(M21E and W21E). In the Long Championships, after the M21E and W21E competitors were ranked, they were split into groups of approximately 10 competitors. Start times within these groups are random. If the random draw resulted in consecutive competitors from the same state or country, the process in IOF Foot Orienteering Rule 12.7 was used to split them. For individual championship events. There are allocated start times. Each runner is responsible for following the correct marked route to their particular Start area, whilst taking into consideration all marked Out of Bounds areas. Distances to the starts are specified for each event along with warm up areas. It is each runner’s responsibility to be at the start on time! Prior to entering the start chute all SI cards must be cleared and checked by dipping their SI or SIAC stick. For SIAC users, this ‘dip’ Clear SI unit is programmed to allow Clear/Check in quick succession, and therefore SIAC users will not hear a confirmation beep from their SIAC stick at the Clear unit, but there will be a beep from the unit itself. In addition, for SIAC users a battery test unit will be available in the pre-start area to check the battery level of the SIAC stick. If the battery level is low, the sticks will still work, however it must be dipped into each control unit (which will flash and beep in the conventional fashion) but there will be no flash or beep from the SIAC stick. The clock at the front of the first start box viewed from the Pre-Start area, will display ‘the Start Time for those with that allocated time now being called up’ (i.e. EST time plus 4 mins). E.g. if your start time is 10.10 then this will be the time displayed on that clock when you must present yourself to the Start Official. In the start chute, runners will progress through 4 start boxes and remain in each box for 1 min. At start time minus 4mins, your start time is shown on the clock and you move into the start chute. At this point your bib number, SI number and starting time will be checked as you move into the start box. At start time minus 3mins, enter the next box where ALL competitors must dip their SI/SIAC stick into the check unit. For SIAC users only: (1) This SI Check Unit will turn on the radio in your stick if you did not dip the Check unit prior to entering the Start Chute. (2) In order for you to check that your SIAC radio has indeed turned itself on, an additional SI unit will be placed to one side of this -3 minutes box, at which point, your SIAC should beep/flash in response to ‘waving’ your stick across the control unit just like out on the course. At start time -2mins, progress and collect your control descriptions. Each runner will be responsible for collecting the correct description. At start time -1min, progress to the map boxes. There will be a series of countdown beeps, at the last long beep the runner’s race time begins and the runner can then take their map and commence their race. For Bathurst 3’ Day Carnival days 1 and 2 and non-mass start competitors on Day 3; 1min interval queuing starts will be used. This means that within the allocated start window as shown in this program, you can arrive at the Start and join the queue for the Course you have entered. Runners entered in Enter on Day (EOD) and M/W10N class will start using the Late Start lane. Unseeded volunteers have access to the Late Start process if they are unable to run at their allocated start time due to volunteering duties. Late Starters. Runners who arrive at the start later than 4 minutes before their allocated start time must report to the Late Start Lane. If possible, the runner will be directed into the correct start box and start normally. Otherwise, the runner will proceed through the late start process and start at the next available half start interval – however, their start will be recorded as per their official allocated start time. If they believe the Carnival Organiser caused their late start, they should talk to Registration after they finish. The officials at the Start and Finish are not authorised to change a runner’s start time.

Shadowing and coaching Shadowing or coaching is not allowed during the Australian Championships or Australian Schools Championships events.

11 The exception is the M/W10N class. In this class entrants are permitted to receive assistance on the course (shadowing or direct assistance). Note: start times will not be allocated for the M/W10N class, however, those shadowing should not do the M/W10N course before they undertake their own course. M/W10N is not a Championship class and times will not be recorded for this class. There will be a Certificate presented to each competitor in the M/W10N class. Shadowing or coaching is allowed during the Bathurst 3’Day events.

Lost and injured competitors Injured competitors who need assistance should, if possible, blow a whistle or ‘cooee’ three times periodically. Orienteering Australia Rule 26.2 (below) says: “It is the duty of all competitors to help injured runners.” If you hear three whistle blasts or ‘cooees’ you should investigate, if safe to do so, and report it to the event organiser. Competitors who are seriously lost (i.e. they do not know how to find the finish) can ask for assistance from another competitor, or, follow the safety bearing information on the map. Waiting at a control, especially if it is on your course, or staying on a drivable track or roads are sensible options. Preliminary searches, after course closure, will concentrate on these locations. An orienteer lost overnight should stay in one place – police searches are designed to find people who are not moving.

At the Finish For Individual events: • Orienteers using a regular SI stick must punch the control unit either side of the Finish Line under the finish arch. • Orienteers using a SIAC stick simply run across the Finish Line just as if they were in a running race (i.e. they need not pass close over one of the SI units set there for those using a regular SI stick). They should hear their SIAC beep. • Important: SIAC users must not inadvertently go within 3m range of the Finish Line unless they intend finishing because their SIAC radio is turned off by the special SI Unit transmitting and defining the Finish Line - thereafter they will not be able to use SI Ai+ mode at later controls. Instead, if their SIAC has been turned off inadvertently during their course due to proximity to the Finish Line (say due to a novel route choice), thereafter they will need to punch each control in the conventional fashion. For 3rd leg runners at Relay events: There will be a Finish Line which is also an Air+ Finish (i.e. the SIAC sticks will beep). Everyone runs across this line and …. • Beyond the Finish line there will be an SI punch unit which ALL competitors (SIAC and non-SIAC) must physically punch; this will be the actual Finish time shown in the results - not the one when the line was crossed. • There will be an adjudicator to ensure that Finishers punch the final control in the order they cross the line - regardless of classes. (For SIAC users, this second Finish will override the Finish line time)

GPS devices In accordance with IOF and OA rules, competitors may not use or carry telecommunication equipment between entering the pre-start area and reaching the finish in a race, unless the equipment is approved by the organiser. GPS devices with no map function or signal to aid the user in finding direction may be carried. The Organiser may require elite competitors to wear a tracking device. Note: SIAC users should consider where they wear their approved GPS device so that it does not interefe their SIAC stick radio receiver.

Complaints and Protests Complaints or protests may be made, in accordance with the Rules, at Registration. The latest time for a Complaint must be made no later than 15 minutes before the start of the Presentation Ceremony as listed in the Program. The jury for the World Ranking Events is Blair Trewin, Ted van Geldermasen (Australia) and Marquita Gelderman (New Zealand). Blair, Ted and another Australian controller will act as a jury at other events. The Australian Schools Orienteering Championships jury will be appointed at the Schools Championships' Pre-Event Meeting.

Anti-Doping Doping is forbidden. The Orienteering Australia Anti-Doping Rules apply to all Orienteering Australia events and the Organisers may require doping control procedures to be conducted.

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Australian Sprint Orienteering Championships and World Ranking Event

Saturday 23rd September Charles Sturt University, Bathurst (CSU) National Orienteering League Final Round Map: Charles Sturt University – Bathurst Scale: 1:4000; contour interval 2m Mapper: Andrew Lumsden, base map Russell Rigby Course Planner: Ross Barr Day Organiser: Darren Slattery Day Controller: Terry Bluett National Controller and IOF Event Adviser: Andrew Lumsden

SAT 23rd Australian Sprint Championships 9.00-11.00am Carnival Registration at Bathurst Regional Art Gallery/Library 9.00-11.00am Model map controls in place at Machattie Park, Bathurst 12.30-4.30pm Carnival Registration at Charles Sturt University (CSU) Event Arena inclu EOD 12.30-2.15pm Enter on Day registration 2.00-4.30pm Starts 5.15pm Presentation Ceremony 5.30pm Course closure

Directions Charles Sturt University is located south west of Bathurst’s main shopping precinct at SATNav ‘1 Mitchell Drive, Bathurst’. GPS co-ordinates are: 33°25'47.8"S 149°33'57.7"E or 33.429952S, 149.566016E. Enter CSU’s only entrance off Panorama Ave into Mitchell Drive where O-signs will commence. Park only as directed within the grounds of the campus. FYI: See comments at the beginning of this Program booklet under the heading ‘Bathurst’ for information on how to experience the Mount Panorama race track whilst you are in the vicinity of CSU.

Parking/Arena/Start/Finish To get from the parking to the Arena, there will be a 500- 600m walk along a marked route through the campus with Out of Bounds either side. Once at the Arena, everything can be found in close proximity of the Auditorium building/Café/plaza. The single Start is on the eastern edge of the Arena itself. The ‘warm up’ area utilises the open area adjacent to the Start. A feature of the event is that runners will traverse the ‘courtyard’ Arena during their run. Spectators should give way to competitors. The SI download station and Results display will be inside the auditorium facing the courtyard. Please note that Charles Sturt university is a ‘no-smoking anywhere’ campus.

Terrain CSU Bathurst is a fast campus. With its flattish topography, generally low rise built form, and the open path and garden connections between the building groups clusters, Bathurst will provide a fast and very enjoyable sprint orienteering experience. And at the heart of the Carnival’s opening race, the centrally located assembly area will be one of its best features. With its open grassy areas, undercover canopies, spectator run-through for all courses, and an exciting tight finishing chute, the assembly area is right in the heart of the action at the great café. Because of the low-rise nature of many of the university buildings, the absence of significant stair challenges, and the lack of complex canopy and running level problems, courses have had to deploy other ‘tools’ from the Ross Bar Sprint O kitbag. Expect lots of short legs, changes of direction and reversals to come into play as we chase the ‘quality 1’, ‘quality

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2’ and the elusive ‘quality 3’ setting ideals of Sprint orienteering here at CSU. Much of this course ‘intensity’ will be in the second half, with runners coming from all directions and around almost every corner and garden bed. The normal cautions naturally apply – especially around the residential buildings, where many students will be ‘at home’ and have no idea what we are doing. Also, because of the generally flat terrain at CSU, and the take up of SI Air sticks at this event, courses are perhaps longer than might have been anticipated. Lengths are calculated using optimum routes, not straight line, and with winning time guidelines in mind. All control locations have been ‘proximity’ checked to not disadvantage runners using regular Si sticks.

Previous maps The map is new. SIX Maps has aerial photos and a NSW Government topographic map of the area. The University’s campus map is available on the CSU website.

Out of bounds Spectators: Care must be taken to stay within the ‘marked routes’ from the Carpark to the Arena and along the taped route to the Spectator Control, as all other areas are Out of Bounds. Competitors: The features shown in the figure are Out of Bounds. Competitors crossing these features can be disqualified. There will be strategically placed marshals! Some of these Out of Bound areas will be taped off (red/white taping) to reinforce the point - especially in areas encountered early on most courses. Fair play is a by-word in orienteering, and is expected from all competitors wherever Out of Bounds or un-crossable features are encountered. Temporary out of bounds: (1) The purple stripe symbol has been used to indicate construction or maintenance sites, which will be bounded by a temporary fence or taped off with red and white tape. Maintenance sites change frequently at CSU Bathurst. There may be signs at the start showing changes to this aspect of the map. (2) The organisers have erected temporary barriers for the event, as shown on the map with the uncrossable barrier symbol and the purple screen temporary closed area symbol. On the ground, the uncrossable barriers are red and white tape. Garden beds: The Bathurst CSU Sprint map has significant areas mapped with the olive green ‘out-of-bounds’ symbol. Many of these are as you would expect and are easy to identify – gardens, shrubs, flower beds etc (and are a credit to the campus and its gardening staff). There are however, some areas that will appear to most orienteers as runnable white ‘forest’ that are actually Out of Bounds and have been mapped in the standard olive green (see photo/matching map sample adjacent). These have been agreed with the ground staff as Out of Bounds for a variety of reasons, and must be respected (future use of this map may be jeopardised if orienteers do not comply during the Championship event). To recap: Do not cross areas mapped olive green. Multi-level areas: Traffic cones are used to indicate places where it is possible to run off the mapped level (including 4 stairways that are not mapped).

Special map symbols No features have been mapped with x’s or o’s.

Warm up area The ‘warm up’ area utilises the open area adjacent to the Start.

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Spectator Control There are two spectator controls in the Arena. Competitors follow a ‘marked route’ between them.

Prohibited competition clothing Shoes with metal spikes or studded spikes are not permitted.

Starts and course closure Starts are from 2.00pm to 4.30pm at 1 minute intervals. Elite classes have no quarantine. Enter on the Day competitors must register between 1.00 and 2.15 pm and start before 4.30pm. Course closure will be at 5.30pm. All competitors are required then to return to the Finish whether they have completed their course or not.

Safety There is no safety bearing as the Arena is central within the area covered by the courses. Roads on the campus are not closed. Traffic is generally very light and obeys the 40km speed limit. Roads carrying vehicle traffic are shown on the map using the non-urban, darker brown colour (40% screen). Pathways not carrying vehicle traffic are shown using the urban, lighter brown colour (20% screen). Please take care crossing roads. In addition, everyone need take care at the corners of buildings due to runners coming from all directions – particularly around residential buildings as many CSU students will be ‘at home’ and they are unused to the fast nature of sprint orienteering.

Course structure

Course Difficulty Class *Length Climb Number of (km) (m) controls 1 Hard M20E M21E M35A 3.9 26 27 2 Hard M20A M21A M40A M45A M50A W20E W21E 3.1 26 20 3 Hard M16A M55A M60A W21A W35A W40A M21AS M35AS W21AS 2.8 26 19 4 Hard W16A W45A M45AS W35AS EOD-Hard Long 2.6 22 17 5 Hard M65A W50A W55A M55AS W45AS 2.3 14 16 6 Hard M70A M75A W20A W60A W65A W70A 2.1 10 15 7 Hard M80A W75A W55AS 1.4 8 12 8 Hard M85A M90A W80A W85A W90A M65AS W65AS EOD-Hard Short 1.0 6 9 9 Moderate M14A W14A 2.6 18 17 10 Moderate M Junior B M Open B W Junior B W Open B EOD-Moderate 2 1.9 16 14 11 Easy M12A W12A Open Easy EOD-Easy 1.8 16 19 12 Very Easy M10A W10A M/W10N Open Very Easy EOD-Very Easy 1.2 10 13

* Note: the final course lengths and number of controls might vary slightly due to changes in temporary construction areas at CSU. Winning times will be 12-15 minutes. Enter on the Day (EOD) courses will be: Hard 4, Hard 8, Moderate 2, Easy, Very Easy.

Facilities The university is opening its Café between 11:30 am and 4:00 pm. A range of lunch and snack options will be available, as well as barista-made coffee. Aussie O Gear and NSW O Gear will both have stalls. Water is only available at the Finish in the Arena. Toilets are inside both the Results/Auditorium building and the Café. First Aid will be provided by certified orienteers.

Presentations The Presentation Ceremony for the Australian Sprint Championships is scheduled for 5.15pm in the Auditorium near the Results.

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Australian Middle Distance Orienteering Championships and World Ranking Event

Sunday 24th September Hill End National Orienteering League Final Round Map: Dhuwugarra (Wiradjuri for “dig a hole in the ground”) 2017 Scale: 1:10,000 for Courses 1-15, 1:7,500 for Courses 16 and 17; contour interval 5m Photogrammetry Chris Wilmott, Mapping Alex Tarr, Field check Graeme Dawson Course Planner: Graeme Dawson Day Organiser: Lisa Grant Day Controller: Tracy Marsh National Controller: Rob Vincent IOF Event Adviser: Andrew Lumsden Hill End Historic Site is a no-smoking National Park. See http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/no-smoking-in-national- parks

SUN 24th Australian Middle Distance Championships 9.00-10.15 Carnival Registration opens, incl. Enter on Day 10.00-12.30 Starts 2.00pm Presentation Ceremony 3.00pm Course closure

Directions Coordinates 33°02'07.0"S 149°24'59.3"E or -33.035268, 149.416481. All routes to Hill End from Bathurst or Sydney are scenic. From O-sign at Hill End junction of the roads from Mudgee and Sofala: Turn south into town and continue 800m south along Beyers Avenue, past the Royal Hotel (GPS: 33°01'57"S 149°25'01"E) following signs to event parking via Denison St (i.e. veer left). Important: veering right just after the hotel into Clarke or Tambaroora Streets is Out of Bounds for all orienteers. Park as directed in the paddock off Denison St. A longer walk may be required in the case of wet weather. From Bathurst: There are two scenic almost parallel routes both taking approximately 1hr 15 mins and both having sections with relatively tight bends (which will slow the school team buses and motorhomes). The historic town Sofala, established in the gold mining era, is itself worth the small detour to visit. The eastern of the two routes starts in Kelso and goes via Wattle Flat locality and Sofala to Hill End township. Specifically: from central Bathurst drive towards Sydney on the Great Western Highway (A32) across the Macquarie River Bridge, and turn left at Kelso into Gilmour Street (signposted Sofala) at 33° 25’ 07.0” S, 149° 36’ 14.7” E. After 2.8km take the right fork (now Sofala Rd) and proceed 40.6km to meet Hill End Road (signposted Hill End) just before the Turon River. Turn left on the edge of Sofala (do not cross the river) and travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. The western route starts out of north Bathurst and follows Duramana Rd/Turondale Rd/Hill End Rd. Important note, ‘The Bridle Track’ road to Hill End is now impassable! Specifically: commencing from either (a) Kelso turn off the Great Western Highway into Gilmour St, and after 2.8km turn left at the fork into Eleven Mile Drive for 6.4km through Eglinton and turn right into Duramana Rd, or, (b) the Stuart St/Durham St corner where the A32 does a 90° bend in Bathurst (up from McDonald’s) travel NW along Durham which becomes Eglinton Rd for 5.9k to meet up with Eleven Mile Drive. Turn left and soon turn right into Duramana Rd. Now follow Duramana/Turondale Rds for 41.5km to the Hill End Rd junction. Turn left and travel 25.3km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. From Mudgee: From the Visitor Information Centre in Market Street at 32° 35’ 25.6” S, 149° 35’ 05.1” E, travel west through the roundabout and follow the Castlereagh Highway (B55 - signposted Gulgong/Wellington) for 3.4km and turn

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left into Hill End Road. Proceed 68.0km to the Sofala road junction in Hill End village and follow O-signs. Allow 60 minutes. From Sydney: Note, going over the mountains can be slow. From Lithgow allow 2hrs for any of these three options. (i) Drive to Bathurst (Kelso) and proceed along the ‘western route (a)’ as above, or (ii) from the traffic lights in Lithgow(McDonald’s) travel 37.6km along Great Western Highway (A32) and turn right into Glanmire Lane (33°25'34.3"S 149°42'27.8"E). Proceed 8km (Glanmire becomes Yarras Lane) before turning right again at the T-section into Limekilns Rd to Wattle Flat and Sofala. Turn left on the edge of Sofala (do not cross the river). Then travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. This latter route includes a short stretch of gravel road but is a bit quicker, or (iii) via Ilford if you want to avoid Bathurst, travel west along Great Western Highway (A32) and only 9.6km beyond the traffic lights in Lithgow take the left exit signposted Mudgee onto the overpass for the Castlereagh Highway (B55). Travel 38.2km to Ilford. Turn left to drive along Ilford-Sofala Rd to Sofala, travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O- sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee.

Parking/Arena From parking, it is a 200-400m flat walk to the Arena. In the event of wet weather, parking may extend twice this distance. The Arena is an open field without shade and you are welcome to bring your own small shade structure. The two Starts are in opposite directions from the Arena as indicated below, take care you go to the appropriate Start for your course.

Terrain Extensive good runnable spur-gully terrain interspersed with intricate gold mining areas and heavy erosion gullies. See notes below regarding the taping of mineshafts and their representation on the map. There are a few tunnels in the mapped areas. Due to the complexity of the surrounding terrain, the tunnel symbol has not been used on the map. No termite mounds have been mapped. Rough open areas - these are generally open land with some rough ground cover, low vegetation growth or an eroded surface. However, under powerlines there has been recent trimming and areas of small branches or cut scrub may be found. These will reduce runnability so competitors should take this into consideration in their route choice. There are remnant areas of mining and other human activity on the map. Please be careful of rusty wire and metal sheeting, broken glass and scattered building materials. Note: Very Easy and Easy courses have marked routes on their courses. Competitors on other courses may disregard these marked routes.

Previous maps The map is new. SIX Maps has aerial photos and a NSW Government topographic map of the area.

Cartographic notes, special map symbols and control descriptions O Capped or fenced mineshaft (see photo below in the section on Safety and Important Information). x Other man-made objects, such as, wreckage, rubbish, mining equipment, isolated structures. The boulder symbol (black dot) is used both for boulders and earth pillars, ie. prominent vertical sided earth mounds. The control description symbol for rock pillars is used for the earth pillars. Normal earth mounds are shown with the brown dot (knoll) symbol. Passable rock face symbol (without tags) is used differently depending on the situation: • Passable rock faces. Nearly all passable rock faces are in the forest terrain away from the intricate goldmining areas, and, • Impassable earth banks (approx. 3-6m in height) in the intricate goldmining areas. Note: Very high impassable earth banks (approx. 8-10m) are marked with the Impassable Cliff symbol 201 (with tags) & 201.1 (without tags) as shown in the photograph below.

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The olive green Out of Bounds symbol denotes private property or other permanently Out of Bounds areas. Anyone entering these areas may be disqualified. The gold mining terrain at Hill End can be very detailed. Embankments and impassable earth banks have many tight curves. To improve legibility:  the symbols for embankments and impassable earth banks are often drawn without tags;  the passable rock face symbol has been used for low, but impassable earth banks; and  creeks flowing through tunnels are shown without the tunnel symbol. The tunnel ends are shown by a creek stopping at a contour or rock face symbol.

Earth pillar Low impassable earth bank Tunnel

Map: Very high impassable Control description: earth bank

Map:

Control description:

Map symbol is one of:

Out of bounds Adjacent to the Arena, the areas to the north and to the west are Out of Bounds. The areas either side of the route to Start 1 are Out of Bounds, as are the areas south of Start 2.

Warm up area Warming up is permitted in the areas shown as not being Out of Bounds on the Arena map.

Spectator control There is no spectator control.

Clothing It will be compulsory to carry a whistle – no whistle, no start. There will be no clothing return.

Starts and course closure Starts will run between 10.00am to 12.30pm. There are two Starts, ensure you go to the appropriate Start. Start 1 – Courses 1-7. There will be a whistle check on the way to this start. Follow PINK streamers north out of the Arena for an easy 500m. Start 2 –Courses 8-17. There will be a whistle check on the way to this start. Follow BLUE streamers for an easy 80m to the southern edge of the open area around the Arena.

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Starts will run at 2 minute intervals. Note: The max. length of the loose control descriptions available at the Start will be 168mm (26 controls, 6mm boxes). Course closure will be at 3.00pm. All competitors are required then to return to the Finish whether they have completed their course or not.

SAFETY AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION 1. The safety bearing on courses is North or North East towards the township, and then to the Arena at the southwestern corner of the township. 2. There will be a road crossing for Courses 1-7 and a marshal will be in the vicinity. 3. The orienteering areas at Hill End have been mined for gold. There are many mine shafts and high, vertical earth banks. There are many dangerous mineshafts within the competition area. The Organisers have categorised any uncovered or unfenced mine shaft greater than 3 metres depth as very dangerous (life threatening). Such shafts are marked on the map with the black rocky pit symbol and/or have been taped off on the ground. Yellow and black tape has been used to tape off very dangerous mine shafts that are obvious on the ground; these are marked on the map with a black V. Blue and white tape has been used to tape off very dangerous mine shafts that are not obvious on the ground.

Obvious very dangerous mine shafts yellow/black Not so obvious very dangerous mine shafts blue/white tape tape

shown on the map as: shown on the map only as: Other mine shafts and holes are marked on the map On the Middle Distance map, some mine shafts have as a pit or with the broken ground symbol. Some are been covered or fenced off. These covered shafts are not marked on the map despite being obvious on the shown with a black circle. The fenced off shafts are shown ground (because they are not particularly deep). with either an impassable fence and out-of-bounds Broken ground will often look like this symbol or a black circle. Most covered mine shafts have bat-friendly grates, which are designed to allow several species of bat to survive, eg Eastern Bentwing-bat, Large-eared Pied Bat.

The NSW Government is currently remediating derelict mines around Hill End. This might mean there will be unmapped objects near mine shafts and pits. In August, a number of control locations have single bright tagging tapes. The organisers cannot guarantee that all mine shafts are mapped or that streamers around very dangerous mine shafts will remain in place for the duration of the event. Very dangerous mine shafts are mostly in areas of broken ground, or within 100m of a black V or impassable cliff. The organisers have not tested the floor of any pits for safety. Do not run through or jump into any pit.

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Facilities Food will be provided Swaggy’s Tuckerbox (German hotdogs, egg & bacon rolls, steak rolls, etc, cold drinks), Big Daddy’s Woodfired individual pizzas, Garry Connell’s Coffee and Ice Cream van. Aussie O Gear and NSW O Gear will both have stalls. Toilets are available in the Arena, but not at either Start. There are additional Public toilets in Hill End to the left of the Royal Community Hall, next to the Royal Hotel. Water is available at the Finish in the Arena and on courses as indicated in the Control Descriptions. There will be no water at the Start. First Aid will be provided by Bush Search and Rescue NSW.

Course structure

Course Start Difficulty Classes Length (Km) Climb (m) Controls 1 1 Hard M21E 5.2 195 26 2 1 Hard M20E 4.3 175 19 3 1 Hard W21E 3.9 175 22 4 1 Hard W20E, M21A, M35A, M40A 3.6 150 18 5 1 Hard M20A, M45A, M50A 3.6 130 16 6A 1 Hard M16A 3.6 150 18 6B 1 Hard M55A 3.5 150 18 7 1 Hard W16A, M60A 3.3 150 17 8 2 Hard W21A, W35A, W40A, W45A, M65A 2.9 125 14 9 2 Hard W50A, W55A, M21AS, EOD Hard-Long 2.8 105 16 10 2 Hard W20A, W60A, M70A, W21AS, M35AS 2.3 75 11 11 2 Hard W65A, M75A, W35AS, M45AS 2.0 70 10 12 2 Hard W70A, W45AS, M55AS 1.8 60 10 13 2 Hard W75A, W80A, W85A, W90A, W55AS, W65AS 1.3 40 8 M80A, M85A, M90A, M65AS, EOD Hard-Short 14 2 Moderate M14A, M Open B, M Junior B 3.3 125 16 15 2 Moderate W14A, W Open B, W Junior B, EOD Mod 2.9 120 16 16 2 Easy W12A. M12A, Open Easy, EOD Easy 2.5 80 18 17 2 Very Easy W10A, M10A, M/W10N, Open Very Easy, 2.1 45 14 EOD Very Easy

Enter on the Day (EOD) courses will be: Hard 9, Hard 13, Moderate 2, Easy, Very Easy.

Presentations The Presentation Ceremony for the Australian Middle Distance Championships is scheduled for 2.00pm.

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3a –School Sport Australia Long Orienteering Championships 3b – Day 1 of the Bathurst 3’Days

Tuesday 26th September Roseberg State Forest School Sport Australia Long Orienteering Championships Day 1 Bathurst 3’Day Map: Willagalong Scale: 1:10,000 for all Hard/Moderate courses and 1:7,500 for Easy/Very Easy courses, 5m contours Photogrammetry: Chris Wilmott. Mapper: Gareth Prosser (1991), Bruce Cooper (1999), Rob Vincent (2017) Course Planner: Marina Iskhakova Day Organiser: Steve Dunlop Day Controller: James McQuillan National Controller: Rob Vincent

TUES 26th Schools Individual Championships + Day 1 Bathurst 3’Day 9.30-11.25am School Individual starts 10.00-11.45 Registration open, incl. Enter on Day 11.30-1.00pm Bathurst 3’Day and Enter on Day starts 11.00am Registration closes ~12.30 Australian Schools Individual Presentations Ceremony 3.00pm Course closure

Previous maps See Carnival website (click here).

Directions SATNav ‘Willagelong Rd, Roseberg, NSW’. Co-ordinates 33°48'05.2"S 149°04'12.1"E or - 33.801452, 149.070020 From Bathurst: From the roundabout intersection on Stuart St of Mid-Western Highway with Great Western Highway (Mitchell H’way) follow sign to Cowra for 61km and through Blayney to Lyndhurst. At Lyndhurst turn left off the highway at Mount McDonald Road (33°40’12.5”S 149°03’01.2”E, start of signs) which quickly becomes Garland Road and follow this sealed road for 15km. Turn left into Tea Tree Rd and follow the gravel for 2.9km. Turn left onto Willagelong Rd and travel until meet parking controllers within 1-2km. See special parking instructions below. Allow 65 minutes. From Canberra: Follow the Mid-Western Highway from the intersection with Lachlan valley Way, Cowra for 44km to Lyndhurst. At Lyndhurst turn right off the highway at Mount McDonald Road (33°40’12.5”S 149°03’01.2”E, start of O signs) which quickly becomes Garland Road and travel this sealed road for 15km. Turn left into Tea Tree Road and follow the gravel for 2.9km. Turn left onto Willagelong Road and follow until meet parking controllers within 1-2km.

Parking/Arena Special Parking Instructions: Parking could be up to 2km away. Parking will be on only ONE side of the road, as designated by the parking attendants so as to allow 2 lanes of traffic and pedestrians to move safely. Some parking will be available off road for suitable vehicles, but dependent on how wet the ground is. Buses only will be parked in the 300 m immediately in front of the Assembly Area.

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Terrain Spur/gully terrain with a scattering of granite outcrops, providing bare rock, very rocky ground, small rockfaces, and many boulders, some over 4 metres in height. Minor watercourses and some termite mounds can be found across the area. The forest is open eucalypt with some areas of fallen timber or slow run vegetation impeding progress. Only a couple of tracks exist.

Mapper’s notes There are areas of fallen timber that may be more difficult to run through and have been marked by green stripes. Boulders have been mapped for size, with larger boulders being shaped. Watercourses and pools will only have water in them if it has rained beforehand. Areas of bare rock are very slippery when wet so take care. Deer, sheep and kangaroos frequent the area.

Special map symbols x (brown x) marks a termite mound x (black x) marks rubbish x (purple x) marks forbidden route

Forbidden Routes ALL major forest roads are Forbidden Routes unless competitors have abandoned their course and it is a safety issue.

Out of bounds All areas North of Willagelong Rd, with the exception of the Arena and the streamered route to the Start, are Out Of Bounds. The warm up area is anywhere south of the main road.

Safety The safety bearing is South to the main access road into the event Arena. Areas of bare rock are very slippery when wet. Areas of rocky ground are a trip and ankle hazard – please take care.

Starts and course closure There is only one Start. Follow the PINK streamers southwest out of the Arena gradually downhill in the bush for 500m (allow approx. 10mins). There are no toilets or water at the Start. 9.30am and 11.25am Starts for members of School Teams and the Schools Reserve teams at 3 minute intervals. Starts are allocated subject to a draw on the previous day (to which the public is invited at 4.00pm at St Stanislaus College Performing Arts Centre). 11.30am to 1.00pm Queuing start for Bathurst 3’Days and Enter On the Day participants at 1 minute intervals. This means that you can arrive at the Start in your own time. However, note that the last Start is expected to be 1.00pm. Course closure is at 3.00pm. All competitors are required then to return to the Finish whether they have completed their course or not.

Spectator controls There are two spectator controls, both on the northern side of the Arena. Bathurst 3’Day competitors are encouraged to cheer on the Schools Team runners. The Schools participants are expected to finish between 11.30 and 12.00 and everyone is invited to watch the Schools’ Presentation which will be soon after.

Competition clothing Full body cover and orienteering shoes with studs or metal studs are recommended. Carrying a whistle is also recommended. There will be no clothing return.

Facilities Food will be provided by Lyndhurst Primary School Parents and Friends. Garry Connell’s Coffee and Ice Cream van will be present. AussieOGear and NSW O Gear will both have stalls. Toilets are available in the Arena, but not at the Start. Water is available at the Finish in the Arena and on courses as indicated in the Control Descriptions. There will be no water at the Start.

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First Aid will be provided by Sideline Medical Australia.

Courses and classes

Course Difficulty Australian Bathurst 3-Day Classes Length (km) Climb Controls Schools (m) Championships 1 Hard Men A 8.0 285 13 2 Hard Senior Boys Men B, Women A 7.2 260 17 3 Hard Senior Girls Men C, Women B, EOD 5.5 175 13 Hard Long 4 Hard Men D, Women C 4.5 145 10 5 Hard Men E, Women D, EOD 3.6 135 11 Hard Short 6 Moderate Junior Boys Men F, Women E 5.7 195 15 7 Moderate Junior Girls Men G, Women F 4.4 135 13 8 Moderate Men H, Women G, EOD 3.2 105 8 Moderate 9 Easy Open Easy, EOD Easy 2.2 65 10 10 Very Easy Open Very Easy, EOD Very 2.0 70 8 Easy Enter on the Day (EOD) courses will be: EOD Hard 3, EOD Hard 5, EOD Moderate 3, EOD Easy, EOD Very Easy

Presentations The School Sport Australia Individual Championship Presentations will be held as soon as possible after the last Schools finisher. Bathurst 3’Day participants are encouraged to watch the Schools’ Presentation and applaud our young high achievers. There will be no presentations for Bathurst 3’Day winners until Thursday.

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4a – School Sport Australia Sprint Orienteering Championships 4b – Day 2 of Bathurst 3’Days

Wednesday 27th September All Saints College, Bathurst School Sport Australia Sprint Orienteering Championships Day 2 Bathurst 3’Day Map: All Saints’ College Scale: 1:4,000; contour interval 2.5m Mapper: Andrew Lumsden Course Planner: Mark Shingler Day Organiser: Mark Freeman Day Controller: Rod Parkin National Controller: Andrew Lumsden

WED 27th Schools Sprint Championships + Day 2 Bathurst 3’Day 9.00-9.45am Registration open, incl. Enter on Day 9.30–11.000am Bathurst 3’Day and Enter on Day starts 11.30-12.30pm Schools Sprints starts ~1.00pm Australian Schools Sprints Presentations Ceremony 2.00pm Course closure

Directions All Saints College is located at ‘70 Eglinton Road, Bathurst’. Co-ordinates: 33°23'49.1"S 149°33'50.9"E or-33.396984, 149.564133. From Central Bathurst it is 3.9km (~7 mins by car) and the college is also accessible by public bus (Route 523 stops outside). O-Signs will assist travel from Durham St, Bradwardine Rd and Hamilton St. Travelling from the south or east: From the junction of Durham St and Stewart St (i.e. the 90° bend in the A32 Great Western Highway), travel for 3.0km northwest on Durham St (which becomes Eglinton Road) and turn left into the school grounds at the O-sign. Travelling from the west: approaching from the Mitchell Highway, at the first roundabout entering Bathurst turn left onto Bradwardine Rd (still approx. 3.7km from central Bathurst). Follow Bradwardine for 2.7km to the junction with Eglinton Rd, turn right and travel 800m where you will need to carefully right-turn across oncoming traffic into the school grounds. Travelling from the north: from Hill End, travel south via Hill End Rd, Turonvale Rd and Duramana Rd to the T-junction with Wellington St in Eglinton. Turn left (east) onto Wellington St for 670m, then right (south) onto Hamilton St for 1.3km, then after the Macquarie River bridge veer left onto Eglinton Rd for 2.4km where you will need to carefully right- turn across oncoming traffic into the school grounds. From Sofala: travel via Sofala Rd towards Bathurst then after entering suburbia watch for Hereford St on the right side (about 2km from edge of town) which avoids Kelso and crosses direct into direct into Bathurst (becomes George St after the river). Continue through the roundabout and turn right at the main A32 Great Western Highway (Durham St), follow to the corner of Stewart St (i.e. the 90° bend in the A32 Great Western Highway), travel straight ahead for 3.0km northwest along Durham St (which becomes Eglinton Road) and turn left into the school grounds.

Parking/Arena/Finish Parking will be on grassed areas in the north of the school grounds. Distance from parking to the Arena/Start/Finish area is 300m. School team buses will park around 100m from the arena. The Arena is situated on the southern side of the main oval adjacent to the swimming pool and the school gymnasium. Water and toilets are available in the area.

Terrain and mappers notes All Saints’ College is a relatively flat and compact campus. It has mixture of complex buildings with some more ‘rural’ areas reflecting to its position as a boarding school attracting rural students. Due to the shortness of sprint courses and

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the expected competition times, there will be no water on the course. There are nearly 70 controls spread throughout the school so it is prudent to double-check the control number. Taped Routes: There will be three taped legs on the Very Easy course across an oval. These will be marked by stakes with pink tape attached. Most passable fences are not easy to cross. Gates that will be open during the event will be shown as open on the map.

Previous maps The map is new. SIX Maps has aerial photos and a NSW Government topographic map of the area.

Special map symbols The map is mapped to ISSOM standard. Sealed and unsealed roads carrying vehicle traffic are shown on the map using the non-urban, darker brown colour (40% screen). Pathways not carrying vehicle traffic are shown on the map using the urban, lighter brown colour (20% screen). Competitors should make themselves familiar with all ‘Out of Bounds’ symbols. In line with ISSOM, moveable objects have not been mapped. These may include temporary grandstands, trailers, sporting and agricultural equipment etc. Smaller man-made objects have not been mapped.

Out of bounds There are many garden beds mapped with olive green to indicate “do not cross”. These are there to protect the owners’ gardens from damage. Where potential inadvertent crossings have been anticipated, tapes will be erected to clarify. Disqualifications are not desirable, but numerous marshals will be enforcing these “do not cross” rules. The organisers have erected temporary barriers for the event, as shown on the map with the purple uncrossable barrier symbol and the purple screen temporary closed area symbol. On the ground, the uncrossable barriers are red and white tape.

Spectator control and public access during the School Championships Spectators are allowed throughout the campus and many competitors will run through the arena. Spectators are encouraged to cheer on Schools Team runners from wherever they wish across the college campus.

Clothing Shoes with metal spikes will not be permitted. There is no clothing return. Some indoor areas near the Arena will be available for use. However, in some areas there is a strict rule against wearing shoes with marking soles. If in doubt you must remove your shoes before entering these areas.

Starts and course closure Bathurst 3’Day competitors would generally be expected to have completed their course in time to spectate and enjoy the Schools competition. The Schools’ competitors, in the spirit of fair play, will not be allowed to seek any competitive advantage by eliciting advice from the earlier competitors, either by phone or direct conversation. In particular, Bathurst 3’Days competitors must refrain from giving any advice to the Schools competitors. There will be a quarantine of sorts, with the Schools buses arriving later and runners having little chance to spectate the earlier events. There is one start, clearly visible in the Arena. IMPORTANT: Courses 1 to 8 (all except Easy and Very Easy) are printed double sided with a map-flip required part way through the course. At the Start box, Part 2 will be facing up requiring the map to be turned before starting. Starts Bathurst 3’Days and Enter on the Day: 9.30am to 11.00am. There will be a queuing start. However, the available times are tight. Please start as early as you can in this window, particularly if you anticipate taking longer than average on the course. Starts Schools teams: 11.30am to 12.30pm. Bathurst 3-day competitors and other orienteers are permitted on to the course, as spectators, from 11:15am.

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Course closure: All courses close at 2.00pm. Any competitors still out on the course at this time must abandon their course and report to the finish.

Safety Roads on the campus will not be closed. Traffic is generally very light and slow. Drivers and residents will be aware that the event is on. Nevertheless, please take care crossing roads, including gravel roads. The campus is surrounded by fences. The pool area is strictly Out of Bounds for orienteers. Hazards are the same as those usually encountered in an urban area; steps, fences, tight corners etc. Competitors should take care, especially at corners, as runners will be coming from all directions. In the southern more rural part of the map, there is an area of rough ground with some old rusty pipes in the undergrowth. There are a number of permanent residents living in houses on the map. They have been informed and are aware of the event taking place, but please respect their personal space and belongings whilst on the course. As it is school holidays, few students are expected to be at the school. It is possible some residents may be driving around the residential sections so caution is advised. *** Some residents have dogs which will bark when runners are near. However, all should be restrained during the event and not pose any threat to competitors. During the School’s event competitors from the public events will be allowed on the course. It is important they do not interfere with or impede any of the school competitors

Facilities Food will be provided by Bathurst Lions Club and Garry Connell’s Coffee and Ice Cream van. AussieOGear and NSW O Gear will both have stalls. Water is available at the Finish in the Arena and on courses as indicated in the Control Descriptions. Toilets are in the building adjacent to the Finish for Bathurst 3’Day competitors. For School students, portaloos will be adjacent to the Team Tents. First Aid will be provided by Sideline Medical Australia.

Courses and classes Course Difficulty Schools Bathurst 3’Day Length (km) Climb (m) Controls Competition

1 Hard Men A, 3.5 25 28

2 Hard Senior Boys Men B, Women A, EOD Hard 3.3 25 28

3 Hard Senior Girls Men C, Women B 3.0 25 27

4 Hard Men D, Women C 2.4 20 25

5 Hard Men E, Women D 2.2 20 23

6 Moderate Junior Boys Men F, Women E 2.8 20 28

7 Moderate Junior Girls Men G, Women F 2.6 20 27

8 Moderate Men H, Women G, EOD Moderate 2.3 20 24

9 Easy Open Easy, OED Easy 1.5 15 18

10 Very Easy Open Very Easy, EOD Very Easy 1.0 10 14

Enter on the Day (EOD) courses will be: EOD Hard 2, EOD Moderate 3, EOD Easy, EOD Very Easy.

Presentations Schools Sprint Championship Presentations will be held as soon as possible after 1:00pm. Bathurst 3’Day participants are encouraged to watch the Schools’ Presentation and applaud our young high achievers. There will be no presentations for Bathurst 3’Day winners until Thursday.

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5a – School Sport Australia Relay Orienteering Championships 5b – Day 3 of Bathurst 3’Days

Thursday 28th September Macquarie Woods/Vittoria State Forest (29km west of Bathurst) School Sport Australia Relay Orienteering Championships Day 3 Bathurst 3’Day Map: Macquarie Woods North Scale: 1:10,000; contour interval 5m Mapper: Original ‘Macquarie Woods’ photogrammetry by Chris Wilmott fieldwork by Basil & Jean Baldwin 1996, updated and fieldwork extended to create Macquarie Woods North 2016, updated Rob Vincent 2017. Course Planner: Toby Wilson Day Organiser: Jean Baldwin Day Controller: Anna Fitzgerald National Controller: Rob Vincent

THUR 28th Schools Relay Championships + Day 3 Bathurst 3’Day 9.00am Mass start 1st leg runners 10.00am Mass start 2nd leg runners 11.00 Mass start 3rd leg runners 11.00am Registration open, incl. Enter on Day ~12 noon Australian Schools Relay Championships Presentation 12.30pm Optional mass start Bathurst3’Day and Enter on the Day 12.30pm Closure schools courses 12.40pm Queuing starts Bathurst3’Day and Enter on the Day 2.30pm Bathurst 3'Day Presentations Ceremony and lucky draw 3.30pm Course closure Bathurst3’Day **5.00pm Final Presentations for the School Sport Australia Orienteering Championships State Teams and Aus/NZ Challenge – St Stanislaus College Performing Arts Centre

Directions SATNav: ‘Cashens Lane, Vittoria, NSW’ Co-ordinates 33°24'30.9"S 149°18'48.2"E or-33.408592, 149.313388. From Bathurst: head west on Mitchell Highway A32. At 28.7km from Bathurst town centre, turn right into Cashens Lane where orienteering signage will start. At the first fork, 0.5km from the turn off into Cashens Lane, veer right into the forest. At the next intersection turn left onto the large peanut-shaped roundabout and follow instructions from the parking team. Allow 25 minutes from Bathurst. From Orange: head east on Mitchell Highway A32. At 27km from Orange City centre, turn left into Cashens Lane where orienteering signage will start. At the first fork, 0.5km from the turn off into Cashens Lane, veer right into the forest. At the next intersection turn left onto the large peanut-shaped roundabout and follow instructions from the parking team. Allow 25 minutes from Orange. Important points: • The dirt road into the area is generally in good condition, but there may be some big pot holes, drive slowly. If there has been lots of rain, the road may be quite slippery, drive accordingly and allow extra time • The parking is planned in a public camping area. Please be considerate of other users of the area. Follow parking instructions and keep music/loud chat to a minimum • When leaving the competition area, the peanut- shaped roundabout is one way and you will need to continue around the roundabout in the same direction that you came in and follow this around to the sign indicating Mitchell Highway.

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Parking/Arena/Start From Parking, there is a 1.0-1.3Km walk with 60m of descent to the Arena through the edge of the forest and along a fire trail. People with prams, disabilities, etc should talk to the parking officials about drop offs closer to the Arena.

Terrain The area has a mix of mature pine forest and eucalypt forest with areas of complex granite. Mostly open running with several areas of fallen timber. Some steep hills and blackberry lined creeks offer good route choices. The finish area has spectacular vistas and a great spectator viewing area, come along and cheer for the teams.

Previous maps See Carnival website (click here).

Special map symbols x Manmade feature (ie bench) )( Crossing points have been marked where it is best to cross a creek in an area with lots of blackberry. They are marked with pink streamers in the field. We recommend that you cross at these points. _ The log pile symbol is used for large old log piles in the pine forest sections. It is shown as on the control descriptions. Note: Not all log piles have been mapped, in particular more recent fallen trees are not marked. The Hard 1 and 2, including the senior boys relay course, and the Easy course have optional marked routes that will be indicated with pink streamers in the field. On the map they are marked as a dashed line. For the senior boy’s course, the marked routes are paths that have been cleared of blackberries. There may be other paths through the area, but we recommend using the marked routes should you choose to go through these areas.

Planner’s notes For all Hard and Moderate courses there is a run from the Spectator Control past the arena. This route is mandatory for all competitors, and competitors must continue to the end of the tape before continuing on their course. There are erosions gullies on the map, marked as thick brown lines. These are very difficult to cross except at the very top or bottom.

Out of bounds The forest to the north of the walk into the Arena will be Out of Bounds, as are the roads extending east from the walk into the Arena. The warm up area is confined to the walk-in track to the Arena and the Arena area itself. Taped areas must not be crossed.

Competition clothing Full body cover and orienteering shoes with studs or metal studs are recommended. Carrying a whistle is also recommended. There will be no clothing return.

Start times and Course closure NOTE: There will be 2 starts (see Arena diagram). 1. All Hard and Moderate courses for the Schools Relay and Bathurst 3’day public race will start from the Arena. 2. Easy and Very Easy courses will be adjacent to the walk-in track, 150m from the Arena (you will pass by that Start as you walk into the Arena). Schools relay starts: 8.45am Briefing for Schools Relays 9.00am Schools 1st leg mass start 10.00am Schools 2nd leg mass start 11.00am Schools 3rd leg mass start if required.

Bathurst 3’Days and Enter on the Day: Registration for EOD will commence from 11.00am. Note: All Bathurst 3’Day runners will be doing the same version of a course if it is also a schools' course (whereas in the Schools Relays each leg runner does a slightly different version).

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A. 12.30pm Optional mass start B. 12.40? Interval queuing starts as soon as possible after the mass start with the last start at approximately 1.30. Course closure will be 12.30pm for the Schools courses and at 3.30pm for the Bathurst 3’Day and EOD courses.

Safety The safety bearing for the Hard and Moderate courses is south to the main access road. This road is a loop road. Head south and look for signs to the arena adjacent to the young pine plantation. Safety bearing for the Easy and Very Easy courses is up hill to the road and then west to the event centre. Hazards include: o Rabbit holes, are abundant in the open areas. o Full body cover is recommended, as there are many areas of blackberries. o There are some areas of older pines with low branches, eye protection is recommended. o The rocks are very slippery when wet. o The roads on the map will be open to the public, very little traffic is expected but care should be taken when crossing or running on the roads. o Some of the creek crossing points are steep and narrow, please give way to faster runners and be patient of slower runners.

Spectators Bathurst 3’Day competitors are encouraged to cheer on Schools Team runners. Please arrive early. The Australian Schools Relay Championship is the most passionate annual orienteering event in Australia: “The schools relay day is the most dramatic day in the carnival” said one respondent in the 2016 Australian Champs Carnival exit survey. Everyone is invited to watch the Schools’ Presentation.

Facilities Food will be provided by Bathurst Daybreak Rotary Club and by Garry Connell’s Coffee and Ice Cream van. AussieOGear and NSW O Gear will both have stalls. Toilets are available 150m from the Arena on the walk-in track, but not at the Schools Relay Start. Water is available at the Finish in the Arena and on courses as indicated in the Control Descriptions. There will be no water at the Start. First Aid will be provided by Sideline Medical Australia.

Courses and classes

Course Difficulty Australian Bathurst 3-Day Length Climb Controls Schools Champs (km) (m) 1 Hard Men A 5.6 300 17 2 Hard Senior Boys Men B, Women A 5.2 265 14 3 Hard Senior Girls Men C, Women B, EOD Hard 3 4.4 215 16 4 Hard Men D, Women C 4.0 170 15 5 Hard Men E, Women D, EOD Hard 5 3.2 130 13 6 Moderate Junior Boys Men F, Women E 4.1 195 14 7 Moderate Junior Girls Men G, Women F 3.2 150 13 8 Moderate Men H, Women G, EOD 2.8 140 12 Moderate 9 Easy Open Easy, EOD Easy 2.8 100 13 10 Very Easy Open Very Easy, EOD Very 2.6 85 14 Easy Enter on the Day (EOD) courses will be: EOD Hard 3, EOD Hard 5, EOD Moderate 3, EOD Easy, EOD Very Easy

Presentations The Presentation Ceremony for the Australian Schools Relay Championships will be soon after 12noon, immediately prior to the Bathurst 3'Day starts. Presentation Ceremony for the Bathurst 3’Day competition will be held at approximately at 2.30pm. Final presentations for the School Sport Australia Orienteering Championships and the Aus/NZ Challenge will be held at St Stanislaus Performing Arts Centre at 5.00pm.

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Australian Long Distance Orienteering Champs and World Ranking Event

Saturday 30th September Hill End Australian Long Distance Orienteering Championships National Orienteering League Final Round Map: Tambaroora 2017 Scale: Map: 1:15,000 for courses 1-4, 1:7,500 for courses 21/22, 1:10,000 for other classes; contour interval 5m Photogrammetry: Chris Wilmott, Mapper: Alex Tarr, Field check: Andrew Lumsden Course Planner: Peter Annetts Day Organiser: John Anderson Day Controller: Gordon Wilson National Controller and IOF Advisor: Andrew Lumsden Hill End Historic Site is a no-smoking National Park. See http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/no-smoking-in- national-parks

SAT 30th Australian Long Distance Championships 8.30-9.45am Registration open, incl. Enter on Day 9.30-Noon Starts 2.00pm Presentation Ceremony Australian Long Distance Championships, OA Shield, Aust v NZ Test Match, Australian Orienteer of the Year 3.00pm Course closure 3.00pm Relay team registrations close (at Registration at Long Distance event)

Model map A model course will be available as a permanent course during the Carnival commencing from 1pm on Friday 22nd September until Sunday 1st October. The map will be provided in each participant’s registration pack and will serve all three events at Hill End.

Directions Parking will be tight – please CAR POOL. SATNav: 4026 Hill End Rd, Tambaroora, NSW. Co-ordinates 32°59'51.8"S 149°25'27.4"E or -32.9975111, 149.4243987 From O-sign at Hill End T-junction of the roads from Mudgee and Sofala: Turn north towards Mudgee and travel 3.5km to Tambaroora Historic Site to the parking area in a paddock on the right side of the main road. Park as directed – and please only cross the road to the Arena at the marked crossing on the map below and with great care (this is the main road to Mudgee). If it rains in the days prior, parking may extend further. From Bathurst: There are two scenic almost parallel routes both taking approximately 1hr 15 mins and both having sections with relatively tight bends (which will slow the school team buses and motorhomes). The historic town Sofala, established in the gold mining era, is itself worth the small detour to visit. The eastern of the two routes starts in Kelso and goes via Wattle Flat locality and Sofala to Hill End township. Specifically: from central Bathurst drive towards Sydney on the Great Western Highway (A32) across the Macquarie River Bridge, and turn left at Kelso into Gilmour Street (signposted Sofala) at 33° 25’ 07.0” S, 149° 36’ 14.7” E. After 2.8km take the right fork (now Sofala Rd) and proceed 40.6km to meet Hill End Road (signposted Hill End) just before the Turon River. Turn left on the edge of Sofala (do not cross the river) and travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. The western route starts out of north Bathurst and follows Duramana Rd/Turondale Rd/Hill End Rd. Important note, ‘The Bridle Track’ road to Hill End is now impassable! Specifically: commencing from either (a) Kelso turn off the Great Western Highway into Gilmour St, and after 2.8km turn left at the fork into Eleven Mile Drive for 6.4km through Eglinton and turn right into Duramana Rd, or,

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(b) the Stuart St/Durham St corner where the A32 does a 90° bend in Bathurst (up from McDonald’s) travel NW along Durham which becomes Eglinton Rd for 5.9k to meet up with Eleven Mile Drive. Turn left and soon turn right into Duramana Rd. Now follow Duramana/Turondale Rds for 41.5km to the Hill End Rd junction. Turn left and travel 25.3km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. From Mudgee: From the Visitor Information Centre in Market Street at 32° 35’ 25.6” S, 149° 35’ 05.1” E, travel west through the roundabout and follow the Castlereagh Highway (B55 - signposted Gulgong/Wellington) for 3.4km and turn left into Hill End Road. Proceed 63.0km to the parking area, on the left, at 32° 59’ 59.2” S, 149° 25’ 28.2” E. Allow 60 minutes. From Sydney: Note, going over the mountains can be slow. From Lithgow allow 2hrs for any of these three options. (i) Drive to Bathurst (Kelso) and proceed along the ‘western route (a)’ as above, or (ii) from the traffic lights in Lithgow(McDonald’s) travel 37.6km along Great Western Highway (A32) and turn right into Glanmire Lane (33°25'34.3"S 149°42'27.8"E). Proceed 8km (Glanmire becomes Yarras Lane) before turning right again at the T-section into Limekilns Rd to Wattle Flat and Sofala. Turn left on the edge of Sofala (do not cross the river). Then travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. This latter route includes a short stretch of gravel road but is a bit quicker. or (iii) via Ilford if you want to avoid Bathurst, travel west along Great Western Highway (A32) and only 9.6km beyond the traffic lights in Lithgow take the left exit signposted Mudgee onto the overpass for the Castlereagh Highway (B55). Travel 38.2km to Ilford. Turn left to drive along Ilford-Sofala Rd to Sofala, travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O- sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee.

Parking - Arena Parking is adjacent to the Arena (parking is to the east of Hill End-Mudgee Road, the Arena is to the west). Vehicles should take extra care turning into the Parking Area. Pedestrians should take extra care crossing the road from the Parking Area to the Assembly and only cross at the northern end of the carpark. The assembly area is adjacent to and on the west side of the Hill End – Mudgee Road. The map indicates the location of Registration, Finish, Results Tent, caterers, O-gear suppliers, Schools cabanas, toilets, etc.

Spectator Control There is a spectator control just outside the Out of Bounds area on the southwestern side of the Arena.

Terrain Extensive good runnable, spur-gully terrain interspersed with intricate gold mining areas and erosion gullies. There are plenty of hills on most courses to add to route choice. There is a good track network.

Cartographic notes, special map symbols x Man-made objects, such as, wreckage, rubbish, mining equipment, isolated structures. The boulder symbol (black dot) is used both for boulders and earth pillars, ie. prominent vertical sided earth mounds. The control description symbol for rock pillars is used for the earth pillars. Normal earth mounds are shown with the brown dot (knoll) symbol. Passable rock face symbol (without tags) is used differently depending on the situation: • Passable rock faces. Nearly all passable rock faces are in the forest terrain away from intricate goldmining areas, and, • Impassable earth banks (approx. 3-6m in height) in the intricate goldmining areas.

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Note: Very high impassable earth banks (approx. 8-10m) are marked with the Impassable Cliff symbol 201 (with tags) & 201.1 (without tags) as shown in the photograph below. The olive green Out of Bounds symbol denotes private property or other permanently Out of Bounds areas. Anyone entering these areas may be disqualified. Note: No termite mounds have been mapped. There are no capped or fenced off mine shafts on the map. The Easy course has an optional marked route that will be indicated with pink flagging tape in the field. On the map, it is marked as a dashed line, and in the Control Descriptions as:

Earth pillar Low impassable earth bank Very high impassable earth bank

Map: Map symbol is one of:

Control description:

The gold mining terrain at Hill End can be very detailed. Embankments and impassable earth banks have many tight curves. To improve legibility:  the symbols for embankments and impassable earth banks are often drawn without tags;  the passable rock face symbol has been used for low, but impassable earth banks; and

Relay Controls? As this area is also being used for the Australian Relay Championships the next day, competitors may encounter control stands that will be used for the relays. These stands will be covered with a plastic bag and may be either standing or lying on the ground. Competitors in the Long Championships should ignore these stands. By the way, do not forget that the running order for Relay teams must be registered and bibs collected from Registration by 3.00pm today.

Map change Courses 1 – 4 Will have a map change at the spectator control. Competitors may leave their own refreshments at this control. These must be clearly labelled and delivered to the registration tent before 9:00 am.

Previous maps The map is new. However, SIX Maps has aerial photos and a NSW Government topographic map of the area.

Out of bounds All areas west of the Arena are Out of Bounds except for the marked route to the Start. The warm up area is confined to the track to the Start. Taped areas must not be crossed.

Starts and course closure Starts will run between 9.30am and 12.00pm. There is only one Start which is a 1km flat walk along a track. Starts will run at 3 minute intervals. The maximum length of the loose control descriptions available during the Start Procedure will be 21cm. Course closure will be at 3.00pm. All competitors are required then to return to the Finish whether they have completed their course or not.

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SAFETY AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION Safety bearing is east to the Hill End – Mudgee Road and then either north or south to the Assembly Area.

Hazards: 1. Children should not be allowed near the Hill End – Mudgee Road unless accompanied by an adult. 2. There is a small water dam adjacent to the finish chute. 3. Competitors must take care on tracks in the course area as they are frequented by trail bikes and 4WD vehicles. 4. The orienteering areas at Hill End have been mined for gold. There are many mine shafts and high, vertical earth banks. There are some dangerous mineshafts within the competition area. The Organisers have categorised any uncovered mine shaft greater than 3 metres depth as very dangerous (life threatening). Such shafts are marked on the map with the black rocky pit symbol and/or have been taped off on the ground. Yellow and black tape has been used to tape off very dangerous mine shafts that are obvious on the ground; these are marked on the map with a black V. Blue and white tape has been used to tape off very dangerous mine shafts that are not obvious on the ground.

Obvious very dangerous mine shafts yellow/black tape Not so obvious very dangerous mine shafts blue/white tape

shown on the map as: shown on the map as:

Other mine shafts and holes are marked on the map as a pit or with the broken ground symbol. Some are not marked on the map despite being obvious on the ground (because they are not particularly deep). Broken ground will often look like this:

The Organisers cannot guarantee that all mine shafts are mapped or that streamers around very dangerous mine shafts will remain in place for the duration of the event. Unmarked very dangerous mine shafts are mostly to be in areas of broken ground, or within 100m of a black V or impassable cliff. The organisers have not tested the floor of any pits for safety. Do not run through or jump into any pit.

Spectator control There is a map change and spectator control for all elite courses adjacent to the assembly.

Clothing and hydration It will be compulsory to carry a whistle. Leg cover and orienteering shoes with studs or metal spikes are recommended.

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Under Orienteering NSW Rules, if weather conditions are very bad, the “Organiser… may require that a thermal top and/or hooded waterproof jacket or similar weatherproof garment shall be worn or carried throughout the race by all competitors.” Hydration for Elite orienteers. Elite competitors can leave their clearly labelled and distinctive water bottles with their preferred drink for rehydration during the event at Registration by 9.00am. These bottles will then be conveyed to the Spectator Control adjacent to the Arena ready for them to use during their event.

Facilities Food will be provided by Swaggy’s Tuckerbox (German hotdogs, egg & bacon rolls, steak rolls, etc, cold drinks) and Garry Connell’s Coffee and Ice Cream van. AussieOGear and NSW O Gear will both have stalls. Toilets are available in the Arena, but not at the Start. Water is available at the Finish in the Arena and on courses as indicated in the Control Descriptions. There will be water at the Start. First Aid will be provided by Bush Search and Rescue NSW.

Course Structure Estimated winning times are in line with OA rules and vary from 20 minutes (M10A, W10A) to 90 minutes (M21E).

Course Difficulty Class Length (km) Climb (m) Controls 1 Hard M21E 15.4 480 29 2 Hard M20E, M35A 10.8 335 22 3 Hard W21E, M21A 9.9 275 19 4 Hard W20E 6.6 215 16 5 Hard M40A 9.1 265 19 6 Hard M45A 7.7 350 14 7 Hard W35A, W40A, M21AS 6.8 230 15 8 Hard M20A, M50A 6.6 205 13 9 Hard M16A, W21A, W45A 6.1 205 13 10 Hard M55A, M35AS 6.1 200 12 11 Hard W50A 5.5 205 11 12 Hard W21AS, M60A, EOD Long Hard 5.3 195 9 13 Hard W55A, M65A, W35AS, M45AS 4.6 180 10 14 Hard W20A, W60A, W65A, M70A, 4.2 110 11 15 Hard W16A M75A, W45AS, M55AS 4.1 105 10 16 Hard W70A, W75A, M80A, W55AS 2.9 60 9 17 Hard W80A, W85A, W90A, M85A, M90A, M65AS, W65AS, EOD 1.9 55 8 Short Hard 18 Moderate M14A 5.1 105 13 19 Moderate W14A, M Open B, M Junior B 3.9 95 9 20 Moderate W Open B, W Junior B, EOD Moderate 3.1 110 6 21 Easy W12A, M12A, Open Easy, EOD Easy 3.1 55 17 22 Very Easy W10A, M10A, M/W10N, Open Very Easy, EOD Very Easy 2.0 55 15 Enter on the Day (EOD) courses will be: EOD Hard12, EOD Hard 17, EOD Moderate 20, EOD Easy, EOD Very Easy

Presentations The Presentation Ceremony for the Australian Long Distance Championships, the OA Shield, Aust v NZ Test Match, and Australian Orienteer of the Year will be held around 2.00pm.

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Australian Orienteering Relays Championships

Sunday 1st October Hill End Australian Relay Orienteering Champyionships National Orienteering League Final Round Map: Tambaroora 2017 Scale: 1:10,000; contour interval 5m Photogrammetry: Chris Wilmott, Mapper: Alex Tarr, Field check: Andrew Lumsden Course Planner: James Lithgow Day Organiser: Barbara Hill Day Controller: Cath Chalmers National Controller: Andrew Lumsden Hill End Historic Site is a no-smoking National Park. See http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/safety/no-smoking-in- national-parks

SUN 1st October Australian Relay Championships ** NOTE daylight savings operates from today - all times quoted are Eastern ‘Daylight Savings’ Time 8.30-9.15am Registration of Enter On Day 9.00 Briefing 9.30am Mass start 1st leg runners - W35 W45 W55 W65+ W21AS 9:35am Mass start 1st leg runners - M35 M45 M55 M65+ M21AS Mixed (Long) 9:40am Mass start 1st leg runners - M16 W16 M14 W14 M/W12 OpenB 9:45am Mass start 1st leg runners - M21E M20E W21E W20E 10.45am Mass start 2nd leg runners (timing tbc by Event Announcer on the day) 11.00am Mass start 3rd leg runners (timing tbc by Event Announcer on the day) 12.30pm Presentation Ceremony for Australian Relays and National Orienteering League 1.00pm Course closure

Points to note This is a team event, mass start and based on head-to-head style racing. The courses will have a mixture of fast running and navigating through detailed terrain. Competitors are reminded that within each course there will be splits - take care that you are at the correct control, do not rely on your competitors as they may have a different control (i.e. check the description and code). Control descriptions will be printed on the front of all maps. Note that as a mass start race, team placement will be based on first team across the finish line. Hence, the final punch will be located past the finish line and a finish judge will adjudicate placings as competitors run over the finish line itself. After crossing the finish line, please ensure that you punch the finish control unit in the assigned finishing order. As always, ensure that you collect the correct map at relay change-over. Start officials will be available to assist teams locate the correct maps, however, taking a map is the sole responsibility of the competitor and any team taking another team’s map must be disqualified. Any runner who cannot locate their map should seek the assistance of a Start Official. A replacement map will be provided once it is ascertained that a map has been incorrectly taken.

Directions Same as for the Long Distance Championships on Saturday 30th September. SATNav: 4026 Hill End Rd, Tambaroora, NSW. Co-ordinates 32°59'51.8"S 149°25'27.4"E or -32.9975111, 149.4243987 From O-sign at Hill End T-junction of the roads from Mudgee and Sofala: Turn north towards Mudgee and travel 3.5km to Tambaroora Historic Site to the parking area in a paddock on the right side of the main road. Park as directed – and please only cross the road to the Arena at the marked crossing on the map below and with great care (this is the main road to Mudgee). If it rains in the days prior, parking may extend further.

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From Bathurst: There are two scenic almost parallel routes both taking approximately 1hr 15 mins and both having sections with relatively tight bends (which will slow the school team buses and motorhomes). The historic town Sofala, established in the gold mining era, is itself worth the small detour to visit. The eastern of the two routes starts in Kelso and goes via Wattle Flat locality and Sofala to Hill End township. Specifically: from central Bathurst drive towards Sydney on the Great Western Highway (A32) across the Macquarie River Bridge, and turn left at Kelso into Gilmour Street (signposted Sofala) at 33° 25’ 07.0” S, 149° 36’ 14.7” E. After 2.8km take the right fork (now Sofala Rd) and proceed 40.6km to meet Hill End Road (signposted Hill End) just before the Turon River. Turn left on the edge of Sofala (do not cross the river) and travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. The western route starts out of north Bathurst and follows Duramana Rd/Turondale Rd/Hill End Rd. Important note, ‘The Bridle Track’ road to Hill End is now impassable! Specifically: commencing from either (a) Kelso turn off the Great Western Highway into Gilmour St, and after 2.8km turn left at the fork into Eleven Mile Drive for 6.4km through Eglinton and turn right into Duramana Rd, or, (b) from the Stuart St/Durham St corner where the A32 does a 90° bend in Bathurst (up from McDonald’s) travel NW along Durham which becomes Eglinton Rd for 5.9k to meet up with Eleven Mile Drive. Turn left and soon turn right into Duramana Rd. Now follow Duramana/Turondale Rds for 41.5km to the Hill End Rd junction. Turn left and travel 25.3km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. From Mudgee: From the Visitor Information Centre in Market Street at 32° 35’ 25.6” S, 149° 35’ 05.1” E, travel west through the roundabout and follow the Castlereagh Highway (B55 - signposted Gulgong/Wellington) for 3.4km and turn left into Hill End Road. Proceed 63.0km to the parking area, on the left, at 32° 59’ 59.2” S, 149° 25’ 28.2” E. Allow 60 minutes. From Sydney: Note, going over the mountains can be slow. From Lithgow allow 2hrs for any of these three options. (i) Drive to Bathurst (Kelso) and proceed along the ‘western route (a)’ as above, or (ii) from the traffic lights in Lithgow(McDonald’s) travel 37.6km along Great Western Highway (A32) and turn right into Glanmire Lane (33°25'34.3"S 149°42'27.8"E). Proceed 8km (Glanmire becomes Yarras Lane) before turning right again at the T-section into Limekilns Rd to Wattle Flat and Sofala. Turn left on the edge of Sofala (do not cross the river). Then travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O-sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee. This latter route includes a short stretch of gravel road but is a bit quicker. or (iii) via Ilford if you want to avoid Bathurst, travel west along Great Western Highway (A32) and only 9.6km beyond the traffic lights in Lithgow take the left exit signposted Mudgee onto the overpass for the Castlereagh Highway (B55). Travel 38.2km to Ilford. Turn left to drive along Ilford-Sofala Rd to Sofala, travel 35.2km into Hill End to pick up the O- sign at the junction with the road from Mudgee.

Parking - Arena Parking is adjacent to the Arena (parking is to the east of Hill End-Mudgee Road, the Arena is to the west). Vehicles should take extra care turning into the Parking Area. Pedestrians should take extra care crossing the road from the Parking Area to the Arena. The assembly area is adjacent to and on the west side of the Hill End – Mudgee Road. The map indicates the location of Registration, Finish, Results Tent, caterers, O-gear suppliers, Schools cabanas, toilets, etc.

Spectator Control There is one common spectator control. For the Easy course, the spectator control is their final control (100 metres prior to and clearly visible to the next leg running waiting to tag). For all other courses the spectator control is 70 - 90 % of the way through the courses. Courses will exit the spectator control

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and complete a final loop before returning to the finish/change-over.

Terrain Extensive good runnable, spur-gully terrain interspersed with intricate gold mining areas and erosion gullies. There are plenty of hills on most courses to add to route choice. There is a good track network.

Cartographic notes, special map symbols x Man-made objects, such as, wreckage, rubbish, mining equipment, isolated structures. The boulder symbol (black dot) is used both for boulders and earth pillars, ie. prominent vertical sided earth mounds. The control description symbol for rock pillars is used for the earth pillars. Normal earth mounds are shown with the brown dot (knoll) symbol. Passable rock face symbol (without tags) is used differently depending on the situation: • Passable rock faces. Nearly all passable rock faces are in the forest terrain away from the intricate goldmining areas, and, • Impassable earth banks (approx. 3-6m in height) in the intricate goldmining areas. Note: Very high impassable earth banks (approx. 8-10m) are marked with the Impassable Cliff symbol 201 (with tags) & 201.1 (without tags) as shown in the photograph below. The Olive green Out of Bounds symbol denotes private property or other permanently Out of Bounds areas. Anyone entering these areas may be disqualified. Note: No termite mounds have been mapped. There are no capped or fenced off mine shafts on the map.

Earth pillar Low impassable earth bank Very high impassable earth bank

Map: Map symbol is one of: Control description:

The gold mining terrain at Hill End can be very detailed. Embankments and impassable earth banks have many tight curves. To improve legibility:  the symbols for embankments and impassable earth banks are often drawn without tags;  the passable rock face symbol has been used for low, but impassable earth banks.

Previous maps The map is new. However, SIX Maps has aerial photos and a NSW Government topographic map of the area.

Out of bounds All areas west of the Arena are Out of Bounds. The warm up area is confined to the southern edge of the Arena. Taped areas must not be crossed.

SAFETY AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION Safety bearing is east to the Hill End – Mudgee Road and then either north or south to the Assembly Area. Hazards: 1. Children should not be allowed near the Hill End – Mudgee Road unless accompanied by an adult.

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2. There is a small water dam adjacent to the finish chute. 3. Competitors must take care on tracks in the course area as they are frequented by trail bikes and 4WD vehicles. 4. The orienteering areas at Hill End have been mined for gold. There are many mine shafts and high, vertical earth banks. There are some dangerous mineshafts within the competition area. Courses 1 and 3 have a leg that passes a dangerous area marked Out Of Bounds – Dangerous (purple hatch) on the map and taped in the field. Competitors must observe this Out of Bounds. The Organisers have categorised any uncovered mine shaft greater than 3 metres depth as very dangerous (life threatening). Such shafts are marked on the map with the black rocky pit symbol and/or have been taped off on the ground. Yellow and black tape has been used to tape off very dangerous mine shafts that are obvious on the ground; these are marked on the map with a black V. Blue and white tape has been used to tape off very dangerous mine shafts that are not obvious on the ground.

Obvious very dangerous mine shafts yellow/black tape Not so obvious very dangerous mine shafts blue/white tape

shown on the map as: shown on the map as:

Other mine shafts and holes are marked on the map as a pit or with the broken ground symbol. Some are not marked on the map despite being obvious on the ground (because they are not particularly deep). Broken ground will often look like this:

The organisers cannot guarantee that all mine shafts are mapped or that streamers around very dangerous mine shafts will remain in place for the duration of the event. Unmarked very dangerous mine shafts are mostly to be in areas of broken ground, or within 100m of a black V or impassable cliff. The organisers have not tested the floor of any pits for safety. Do not run through or jump into any pit.

Clothing It will be compulsory to carry a whistle – no whistle, no start. Leg cover and shoes with studs or metal spikes are recommended. There will be no clothing return.

Relay Team Selections State Selectors have submitted provisional teams to the event Organisers in advance of the Carnival. Please contact your State Selector for your team details. Selectors are requested to kindly confirm team composition, SI numbers and running order of team members to the Registration Tent at Event 6 (the Australian Long Distance Champs) by 3.00pm on Saturday 30 September, latest.

Enter on the Day Enter on Day will be available for Hard, Moderate and Easy courses. If possible please register at Registration at an event before the ‘Relay day’. EOD will start with the 9.40am mass start.

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Maps Relay maps will be stored on two fences parallel to each other to form a chute through which all runners will pass to collect their maps. Each fence will have four rows. Maps will be pegged on. The top row will have a team number label which will match the team number printed on each runner’s bib. Beneath the team number will sit the three maps: runner 1 map at the top, runner 3 at the bottom. It is each runner’s responsibility to ensure that they take the correct map – please take care. Any teams which take the wrong map will be disqualified.

Starts and Course closure 9.15am Briefing 9.30am Mass start - leg 1: adult women classes except elites (W35, W45, W55, W65+, W21AS) 9.35am Mass start - leg 1: adult men (except elites) and mixed classes (M35, M45, M55, M65+, M21AS, Mixed Hard) 9.40am Mass start - leg 1: junior, Open B classes and EOD (M/W12, W14, M14, W16, M16, MOpenB, WOpenB) 9.45am Mass start - leg 1: elite classes (W21E, M21E, W20E, M20E) 10.45am Mass start - 2nd leg runners (any change to this will be announced during the event) 11.00am Mass start - 3rd leg runners (any change to this will be announced during the event) 1.00 pm Course closure

Finish procedure For 3rd leg runners at Relay events: There will be a Finish Line which is also an Air+ Finish (i.e. the SIAC sticks will beep). Everyone runs across this line and …. • Just beyond the Finish line there will be an SI punch unit into which ALL competitors (SIAC and non-SIAC) must physically dip their SI stick; this time-point is what is shown in the results - not where the line was crossed. • There will be an adjudicator to ensure that Finishers punch the final control in the order they cross the line - regardless of classes. (For SIAC users, this second Finish will override the Finish line time)

Course structure It is expected the fastest individual in each class will run between 30 and 40 minutes.

Course Difficulty Classes Length (km) Climb (m) Controls 1 Hard M21E 6.5 170 21-22 2 Hard M20E, W21E, M35A, EOD Hard Long* 6.0 150 16-17 3 Hard W20E, M16A, M45A, M55A 4.8 115 15-16 4 Hard M65A, W16A, W35A, W45A, W55A 4.0 85 13 5 Hard W65A, M21AS, W21AS, EOD Hard Short* 3.1 50 13-14 6 Moderate M14A, M Open B 3.8 65 13 7 Moderate W14A, W Open B, EOD Moderate 2* 3.4 50 11 8 Easy M/W12A, EOD Easy* 2.7 40 10 Mixed age = a team has 3 runners; one on course 4, 7 and 8 and running in that order Enter on the Day (EOD) * Non-Championship courses will be: EOD Hard 2, EOD Hard 5, EOD Moderate 2, EOD Easy. **Note: W21E are now running Course 2 and MOpenB is on course 6 (this differs to Information Bulletin 1).

Facilities Catering will be provided by Swaggy’s Tuckerbox (German hotdogs, egg & bacon rolls, steak rolls, etc, cold drinks) and Garry Connell’s Coffee and Ice Cream van. First Aid will be provided by Bush Search and Rescue NSW.

Presentations, The Presentation Ceremonies for the Australian Relay Championships and the National Orienteering League 2017 will be held at 12.15pm.

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