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WINTER 2019 PARK & STREET ORIENTEERING IN AND NEAR MELBOURNE Get some fresh air and a fresh perspective by exploring your local parks and streets with a map. Park and Street Orienteering is a fun, social way to give your body and mind a great workout. Park and Street Orienteering is enjoyed by hundreds of people of all ages and abilities, from toddlers to eighty-somethings, from elite athletes to social strollers. Be as competitive or as casual as you like. Walk or run; compete individually or in a group. All events have runners’ courses ranging from 5 to 10 km, or a 1 hour course for walkers. Events are on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays during the non daylight saving period. Arrive 30 minutes before the start time, to register and prepare. Wear some comfortable clothes and shoes, and a watch; bring a torch for night events. PLEASE PARK ON ONE SIDE OF STREETS ONLY.

Entry Fees For Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday Series

Pay on the Day: Adults – $5.00 Juniors – $3.00 Season Tickets: Season tickets are a fantastic way to save money, along with the convenience of a single payment at the start of the season. You can pay by cash, cheque, or bank transfer. Season tickets will be on sale to club members at the first three events of each series. Costs: Monday $90 for adults, $54 for juniors Tuesday $35 for adults, $21 for juniors Wednesday $90 for adults, $54 for juniors Saturday $75 for adults, $45 for juniors

• Cheques should be made out to ‘Dandenong Ranges Orienteering Club’. • Juniors: persons born after 31st Dec 1998. • Season tickets are not transferable or refundable after the selling period ends. Orienteering Clubs Make new friendships and share your experiences. By joining any of Victoria’s orienteering clubs, you automatically join Orienteering Victoria. Club members can save on entry fees by purchasing season tickets, along with a range of other benefits. Annual fees are approx $30–40 for adults and approx $5 for juniors, depending on the club. Find out more about membership at: www.vicorienteering.asn.au/get-involved/join/

ARDF (RadiO) (AR) Suzanne 0407 948 662 www.ardf.org.au Bayside Kangaroos (BK) Gwennyth 9898 4316 www.bkv.org.au Dandenong Ranges (DR) Debbie 9878 9168 www.drocorienteering.com.au Melbourne Forest Racers (MF) Fredrik 0423 030 957 Nillumbik Emus (NE) Schon 9888 8121 www.nillumbik.wordpress.com/ Tuckonie Orienteers (TK) Ken 9337 5417 Yarra Valley Orienteers (YV) Belinda 9830 4836 www.yvoc.com.au

Other Victorian Orienteering Events Orienteering events are held all year round, all over Melbourne and regional Victoria. Winter is the time for bush and mountain bike orienteering. Check the full calendar at: www.vicorienteering.asn.au/events Eventor Eventor is the national orienteering calendar and entry system. Once registered, you can quickly pre-enter most bush events. Go to http://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events

Visit our website for all the details of the 2019 Park and Street series www.vicorienteering.asn.au Enquiries: [email protected] or phone 0428 358 588 Monday Night Series 1 2019

# Date Map Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway

1 8 Apr Bellbird Dell Charlesworth Park, Livingstone Road Vermont South 62 G6 N

Studfield Shopping Centre, Somerset Street, 2 15 Apr Blind Creek Studfield 63 K8 Y off Stud Road

3 22 Apr Colchester Canterbury Gardens, Allambanan Drive Bayswater Nth 65 B1 Y

4 29 Apr Knox Fields Play area, Otway Street Knoxfield 73 B6 Y

Brandon Park shopping centre SE cnr of car 5 6 May Wheelers Hill Wheelers Hill 71 C9 Y park, Magid Avenue/Brandon Park Drive

6 13 May Glen Iris Car park east side of Marquis Street Ashburton 60 D9 Y

Car park rear of BP service station, off 7 20 May Middle Mullum Doncaster East 34 C11 Y Blackburn Road, north of Nonda Avenue

8 27 May Balwyn Central Car park east side of Marwal Avenue Balwyn 46 B2 N

Glen Waverley North Reserve, off Madeline 9 3 Jun Tally Ho Glen Waverley 62 B11 N Street

Templestowe Lower 10 10 Jun The Mall, Macedon Square 33 B9 Y Heights Templestowe

Halliday Park, Bowling Green Lane, off 11 17 Jun Mullauna Mitcham 48 J7 Y Mitcham Road

Brandon Park Reserve, enter from Ferntree 12 24 Jun Academy Hill Glen Waverley 71 C8 N Gully Road

13 1 Jul Mont Albert Car park behind shops, Weir Street Balwyn 46 E8 N

COURSES AVAILABLE: Runners – R Power Walkers – PW

Courses are 25 control events; choose either 37s target or 60 min score format – please bring a watch, torch, and pen or pencil.

Presentations for each Monday Night Series will be held at the first Wednesday event of the following series.

ALL EVENTS START AT 7:00pm. Please register between 6:30 and 6:45pm. Briefing at 6:55pm.

COURSE CLOSURE TIMES: All competitors must return by 8:05pm (unless stated otherwise). Courses are set to avoid parks and laneways where possible and mostly involve street running or walking. It is recommended, however, that you carry a torch.

Toilets near start locations are indicated by the right hand column. However, toilets may not always be accessible.

For further information about this series, call Michael Stillwell – 0418 650 350 Monday Night Series 2 2019

# Date Map Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway

1 8 Jul Mitchelhill Fleigner Hall car park, Highland Avenue Oakleigh East 70 C8 N

Kangaroo Murrumbeena Railway Station car park, Railway 2 15 Jul Murrumbeena 69 A5 N Very Flat Parade

Fairpark Reserve, Park Boulevard, off Manuka 3 22 Jul Wattle View Boronia 64 F11 N Drive

4 29 Jul Birralee Wilsons Road Reserve, Wilsons Road Doncaster 47 A2 N

Shepherds Kerrie Road Reserve, park on Kerrie Road or 5 5 Aug Glen Waverley 71 F1 N Bushed Kincumber Drive

6 12 Aug Ashwood North Electra Reserve, enter from Electra Avenue Ashwood 60 K11 N

Koonung 7 19 Aug Timber Ridge Reserve, Anthony Avenue Doncaster 32 K9 Y Crossing

8 26 Aug Blackburn South Orchard Grove south end Blackburn South 61 J3 N

Koonung Mont Albert 9 2 Sep Mont Albert Reserve, Dunloe Ave 47 A7 N Heights North

10 9 Sep Cathies Creek Old Orchard Reserve, Old Orchard Drive Wantirna South 63 H11 N

11 16 Sep The Glen Car park, Montclair Avenue Glen Waverley 71 B2 Y

12 23 Sep Mont Eagle Car park south side of Burton Crescent Eaglemont 31 J9 N

13 30 Sep Smiths Dell Anderson Park, Widford Street Hawthorn East 59 G3 Y

Refer to previous page for information about Monday Night events

Think On Your Feet: ‘Sprint Into Spring’ events are short distance, fast-paced races held in small, self-contained areas with many complex features, such as parks or campuses. Maps are full colour and large scale, with a high level of detail. Sprint orienteering is about simultaneously thinking and racing hard, with a focus on quick decision-making. Races will be held on Saturday afternoons during October and November 2019, concluding with the Victorian Sprint Championships. SportIdent timing is used at all races. Tuesday Western Night Series 2019

# Date Map Club Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway Cnr York and Stephen Streets 1 2 Apr Yarraville BK Yarraville 42 B9 Y Summer Series dinner and presentations

2 9 Apr Moonee Ponds BK Gladstone Street, opp car park Moonee Ponds 28 H8 Y

3 16 Apr Newport BK Newport Library car park, off Derwent Street Newport 55 J4 Y

North North 4 23 Apr BK Fogarty Street 43 B4 Y Melbourne Melbourne Cnr Richardson and Leake Streets 5 30 Apr Essendon BK Essendon 28 F2 Y Mid season pizza

6 7 May Whitten Oval BK Whitten Avenue West Footscray 41 K4 Y

7 14 May The Strand BK The Strand, opp John Street Williamstown 56 D7 Y

Cnr Lloyd and Napier Streets. Park outside 8 21 May Strathmore TK Strathmore 16 H11 Y school in York or Lloyd Streets. Kensington Station, east side. Park along 9 28 May Kensington BK Kensington 42 K2 Y Eastwood Street Cnr Pier and Blyth Streets 10 4 Jun Altona BK Altona 54 H11 Y Dinner and presentations

Thursday Geelong Winter Series 2019 # Date Map Club Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway Highton Shopping Centre, Belle Vue 1 13 Jun North Valley BK Highton 451 D10 Y Avenue

2 20 Jun Jen's Place BK Belmont Walk, High Street Belmont 451 H11 Y

South Geelong Primary School, Yarra 3 27 Jun Heartland BK South Geelong 452 B6 Y Street Herne Hill / 4 18 Jul BK 5 Langibanool Avenue Hamlyn Heights 441 D10 Y Hamlyn Heights

5 25 Jul The Library BK Sladen Park, Russell Street Newtown 401 A9 Y

6 1 Aug West Park BK Cnr Pakington and Autumn Streets Geelong West 401 B2 Y

COURSES AVAILABLE: Runners – A, B, C Power Walkers – PW All courses are score format – a watch is essential. It is recommended that you carry a torch. Your best 6 scores in the Tuesday series, and best 4 scores in the Geelong series, will be used to calculate final placings. ALL EVENTS START AT 7:00pm. Please register between 6:30 and 6:45pm. Briefing at 6:55pm. FINISH TIMES: A – 8:00 B – 7:45 C – 7:40 PW – 8:05 pm

For further information about the Tuesday series, call For further information about the Jenny and John – 0457 173 067, Thursday Geelong series, call or Judi – 0438 281 381 Alan Cooke – 0427 777 061 Wednesday Autumn Classic Series 2019 # Date Map Club Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway Park behind shops off Cooloongatta 1 10 Apr Camberwell BK Road (not Woolworths car park), Camberwell 60 C1 Y or Allambee Avenue

Cnr South Parade and Gardenia Street. 2 17 Apr Blackburn Lake AR Blackburn 47 K10 Y Park behind South Parade shops

Family Centre, Rotary Court (off Thomas 3 24 Apr Bennettswood NE Box Hill South 61 C3 N Street)

Sports Centre (DISC) car park, north 4 1 May Tunstall Junction DR of Heatherwood School, off Springvale Donvale 48 F4 N Road

The Rotunda, Aberdeen Road. Park 5 8 May Macleod YV Macleod 20 B8 Y in Aberdeen Road

Sheahans Road Reserve, enter from Bulleen Ups 6 15 May BK Sheahans Road Bulleen 32 G5 N n Downs World Orienteering Day .

Tannock Street shops, car park between 7 22 May Balwyn North DR Balwyn North 46 G2 Y Tannock and Sylvander Streets

8 29 May Westgarth NE Oldis Gardens, Westgarth Street Westgarth 30 G11 N

Heidelberg 9 5 Jun BK Car park, south side of Cartmell Street Heidelberg 32 A4 Y Central

Mount Waverley Shopping Village, north 10 12 Jun Notting Hill DR Mt Waverley 70 E1 Y of Virginia Street

11 19 Jun Glen Eira East NE Mackie Rd Reserve, Mackie Road East Bentleigh 69 C12 Y

Car park between Highgate Grove and 12 26 Jun Gardiners Bend BK Ashburton 60 D10 Y Lexia Street

13 3 Jul Cavills Corner DR Templeton Reserve, Templeton Street Wantirna 63 G9 N

COURSES AVAILABLE: Runners – A, B Power Walkers – PW

All courses are score format – a watch is essential. Your best 7 scores in each series will be used to calculate final placings. Presentations for each series will be held at the first Wednesday event of the following series.

ALL EVENTS START AT 7:00pm. Please register between 6:30 and 6:45pm. Briefing at 6:55pm.

FINISH TIMES: A – 8:00 B – 7:45 PW – 8:05 pm.

Courses are set to avoid parks and laneways where possible and mostly involve street running or walking. It is recommended, however, that you carry a torch.

Toilets near start locations are indicated by the right hand column. However, toilets may not always be accessible.

For further information about this series, call David Prentice – 0434 320 845 Wednesday Spring Carnival Series 2019 # Date Map Club Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway Knox Gardens Reserve, enter from 1 10 Jul Wantirna South NE Argyle Way Wantirna South 72 H2 N Monday and Wednesday presentations

2 17 Jul Bayswater DR Guy Turner Reserve, Amber Street Bayswater 64 C5 N

3 24 Jul Blackburn North BK Koonung Park, Heppner Street Blackburn North 47 K7 Y

Mitcham Station car park, Brunswick 4 31 Jul Mitcham DR Street; overflow parking in Barkly Mitcham 48 K9 Y Street car park

5 7 Aug Forest Chase AR Mahoneys Road Reserve, Mahoneys Road Forest Hill 62 C4 N

Tally Ho Reserve, Bennett Avenue; extra 6 14 Aug Highbury Hill BK Mount Waverley 61 J9 N parking in Florida Street car park

7 21 Aug Camelot Rise NE Billabong Park, Weeden Drive Vermont South 62 E8 N

Heathmont Station car park, Heathmont 8 28 Aug Ringwood Wilds DR Heathmont 50 A12 Y Road Canterbury Car park south of Maling Road, east 9 4 Sep BK Canterbury 46 E11 Y Trails of Bryson Street

10 11 Sep Kerrimuir YV Springfield Park, Dorking Road Box Hill North 47 F7 N

Dandenong Heathmont shopping centre south east 11 18 Sep NE Heathmont 50 A12 Y Creek end, Canterbury Road

12 25 Sep Rooks Run DR Norcal Road south end Nunawading 48 G11 N

13 2 Oct Ashwood South BK Jordan Reserve, Burton Street Chadstone 69 K1 N

Refer to previous page for information about Wednesday Night events

SATURDAY PARK SERIES Use a Full Colour Map to Get to Know Melbourne’s Parks Score points by navigating to as many of the 20 controls as you can. Run or walk, go solo or as a group – come with family and friends. Nine events will be held on Saturday afternoons, starting at 2pm. The Saturday Park Series scores will also count in the broader Saturday Park Street Orienteering series. Check the SATURDAY SERIES page for the dates and locations. Saturday Series 2019 # Date Map Club Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway PARK Darebin Park, enter from east end of 1 6 Apr Darebin Parklands BK Alphington 31 C9 Y Separation Street 2 13 Apr Newport Lakes BK Newport Lakes Park, enter from Lakes Drive Newport 55 G3 Y

3 27 Apr Mullum Mullum DR Peter Vergers Reserve, Maroondah Highway Ringwood 50 D3 Y

4 4 May Eaglemont Flats NE PARK Eaglemont Tennis Club, The Boulevard Ivanhoe 31 K10 N

5 11 May Chirnside Park DR EndurO Kimberley Drive Reserve, Kimberley Drive Chirnside Park 37 F3 Y

6 18 May Norris Bank YV Norris Bank Reserve, McLeans Road Bundoora 9 G11 Y

7 25 May Nortons Park DR PARK Nortons Park, Nortons Lane Wantirna South 72 A2 Y Quamby 8 1 Jun NE Parkwood Community House, Tortice Drive Ringwood North 35 K12 N Quandary 9 15 Jun Ruffey Lake YV PARK , enter from the Boulevarde Doncaster 33 F10 Y

10 22 Jun Croydon Hills DR Lipscombe Park Reserve, Kirtain Drive Croydon 36 G12 N

11 29 Jun Banyule Flats AR PARK Heidelberg Park, Beverley Road Heidelberg 32 B4 Y

12 6 Jul Back O'Burke NE EndurO Central Gardens, Henry Street Hawthorn 45 E10 Y

13 13 Jul Mordialloc BK J. Grut Reserve, enter from Governor Road Mordialloc 92 H1 Y

14 20 Jul Fairbairn Park TK PARK Cnr Woods and Newsom Streets Ascot Vale 28 D9 Y

15 3 Aug Loughnans Hill DR BJ Hubbard Reserve, Evelyn Road Ringwood North 49 G4 N

16 10 Aug Princes Park MF PARK Corner of Garton and MacPherson Streets Carlton North 29 H12 Y , Merton Street (north), park in 17 17 Aug Albert Park BK Albert Park 2J K5 Y St Vincent Place 18 24 Aug Eltham Parklands NE Eltham Central Park, Main Road Eltham 21 J5 Y PARK main car park off Waverley Road. 19 31 Aug Jells Park DR Wheelers Hill 71 K6 Y Start location east of the car park Poulter Reserve, Poulter Avenue. Parking available at 20 7 Sep Briar Hill YV Greensborough 21 A2 Y Greensborough Station 21 14 Sep Fabulous Fitzroy NE Edinburgh Gardens, Alfred Cres opp. Rowe Street Fitzroy North 44 C1 Y PARK Oak Street wetlands car park (opposite 22 21 Sep Royal Park BK Parkville 29 C11 Y Galada Avenue)

COURSES AVAILABLE: Runners – A, B Power Walkers – PW The Saturday Series consists of 11 Regular events, 9 Park events, and 2 Enduro events. Your best 12 of the 22 events will be used to calculate final placings. Series presentations will be made at the first Wednesday Eastern Summer Series event in early October. Season tickets are valid for all 22 events. All courses are score format – earn as many points as you can in the allotted time. Make sure you wear a watch. Please register 30 minutes before the start time. REGULAR events have 20 controls, placed in parks and streets. The PARK Series events feature colour maps with controls mostly in parks. EndurO events are long distance, with 40 controls, and competition times double the regular times.

START TIME FINISH TIME Regular and All courses – 2pm A – 3.00pm; B – 2.45pm; PW – 3.05pm Park Events EndurO Events A and PW (120 mins) – 2pm; B (90 mins) – 2.15pm A and PW (120 mins) – 4pm; B (90 mins) – 3.45pm

Refreshments are available after all events. Please bring a plate of food to share, and stay for a while.

For further information about this series, call Peter Yeates – 0407 345 368 Sunday Events 2019 # Date Map Club Start Location/Notes Suburb Melway Woodlands MelbushO Enter at main park entrance from 1 28 Apr BK Greenvale 178 B6 Y Historic Park Somerton Road MelbushO Take Smith Street north, to Campey 2 19 May Macedon CH Macedon 657 D5 N Road/Middle Gully Road MelbushO Enter at main park entrance from 3 2 Jun TK Keilor Park Drive and follow orienteering signs Keilor 14 H9 Y to parking MelbushO Enter via main park entrance from 4 23 Jun You Yangs NE Branch Road and follow orienteering signs to You Yangs X911 F5 Y parking Monash Indoor/Outdoor Sprint Double Monash 5 30 Jun DR Clayton 70 F11 Y Clayton University Clayton Campus, Wellington Road MelbushO Turn west off Yan Yean Road, at Yellow Gum 6 14 Jul DR Memorial Drive. Turn south at Goldsworthy Lane Yan Yean 10 F5 Y (Plenty Gorge) and follow orienteering signs to parking 7 4 Aug Tikalara Park YV MelbushO Enter from Websters Road Templestowe 34 C2 Y MelbushO Enter at the main park entrance Cardinia 8 25 Aug YV from Wellington Road, and follow orienteering Emerald 210 E3 Y Reservoir signs to parking Special 50th Anniversary event MelbushO Enter from Templestowe Road and 9 25 Sep Banksia Park MF Bulleen 32 E5 Y follow orienteering signs to parking

MelBushO events are the perfect way to get started in bush orienteering without travelling far from Melbourne. Events are held on Sunday mornings. Choose any start time between 10am and 11.30am, and choose any of the five courses – Long Hard, Medium Hard, Short Hard, Moderate, or Easy. No pre-entry is required – just come along on the day. We provide coaching, course advice plus loan of a compass and an electronic timing device (SI stick). For more information contact Ruth Goddard – 0474 130 828 or visit www.melbusho.com For more information about the Indoor/Outdoor Sprint Double, contact Debbie Dodd – 0409 135 020, or visit www.drocorienteering.com.au

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