EveryoneEveryone Melbourne Park WelcomeWelcome and Street OrienteeringOrienteering Winter Series 2019 vicorienteering.asn.au 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.