Orienteering Victoria in Templestowe, Victoria, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Orienteering Victoria

Locality: Templestowe, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 428 358 588

Address: Outdoor Activity Hub, Westerfolds Park 3106 Templestowe, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.vicorienteering.asn.au

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24.01.2022 The legendary long leg from the Oceania Long Distance Champs last year at Kangaroo Crossing is featured on WorldofO.com today!! Can you remember which route choice is the fastest?

22.01.2022 GREAT COURSES BY DARYL FLEAY AT KORONG SPUR ON SATURDAY. Check out the courses plus some videos and photos at https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/korong-spur-great-cours/

22.01.2022 Online entry for Park Street Orienteering is now available. Event entry is possible 2 weeks prior to each event. Signup sheets and guidelines for participants, including season pass arrangements can be found at: https://drive.google.com//1Q9HkFJifMGGSNxcsPjf0kYjZwudXSbRK Bookmark this page now

21.01.2022 An exciting new sprint orienteering series from Melbourne Forest Racers! More details to come soon!!

20.01.2022 IT’S A GO!!! The Park Street Orienteering Summer Series can now get under way. Competition will start next week, from Monday November 2nd with an event at Endeavour Greens BUT we’re holding a special one-off practice session THIS WEDNESDAY October 28, with FREE ENTRY. Practice using the QR code system; advance purchase your Season Pass; and get back into the swing of things with scatter courses for runners, and a score course for power walkers. Online registration is required for all events. Find out all about this year’s summer series https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/summer-fixture-availabl/

19.01.2022 Troy de Haas, one of the greats of Australian orienteering (7th at the 2005 WOC Sprint) is making his long awaited comeback on Sunday at the Vic Sprint Champs. There's just one day to go to get your entry in as well: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/9344

16.01.2022 The Xmas 5-Days carnival has been cancelled due to the covid outbreak in Sydney. A tough call but the right one. Refunds will be processed in the New Year when ...the office reopens. Thanks to the 350+ entries who were so keen to end the year with some great bush orienteering. Stay safe over Xmas and we look forward to being back in action as soon as is allowed. See more

15.01.2022 Park and Street Summer Series The OV Park and Street Summer Series Fixture for 2020-21 is now available for DIY download and print. Due to Covid-19 and potential changes to dates and locations, printing has been held back for now. Our kick-off date is October 5, however it may be delayed due to ongoing restrictions; but we’ll do our utmost to hold as many events as possible, starting as soon as community sport is allowed. https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au//summer-fixture-2020-21/

15.01.2022 Not long to go until the hotly anticipated MFR Sprints series kicks off. Check out the detailed Info Flyer and enter Event 1 here: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/15275

14.01.2022 Our resident JWOC champ Aston Key is running a webinar at 7:30pm AEDT tonight on "Intro to Purple Pen"! Don't miss out on this great oppurtunity to learn how you can use this freely available software for both training and events! Sign up at this google form before 5pm tonight: https://forms.gle/2H2B8EcR94MytCgR9

12.01.2022 A fantastic initiative from MFR: 10 trail running strava segments to complete over November in Central Melbourne - a nice midpoint between running and orienteering plus there are plenty of great prizes on offer from this free challenge!

12.01.2022 Un beau chapitre qui se referme! Merci beaucoup à Orienteering Victoria pour leur accueil chaleureux ! En plus des excursions mémorables et des activités de CO,... j’ai eu la chance de faire un peu l'expérience de la vie australienne, à des saisons différentes, avec des familles vraiment sympathiques et dans des environnements variés de la banlieue résidentielle de Melbourne à la petite ville de Bendigo, au centre-ville de Melbourne et même à la campagne australienne Another beautiful chapter is closing! Thank you so much Orienteering Victoria for your warm welcome! My stay down-under, with a little extension, has been amazing surrounded by incredibly nice people! Beside all the great adventures and fun orienteering activities (coaching, teaching, organizing, mapping...), I’m very grateful to have experienced a bit of the Australian life, in different seasons with wonderful families in various environments from Melbourne residential suburb to Bendigo country town, Melbourne city center and even Victoria’s country. All the best and see you soon or later maybe with a map and compass in hands somewhere! #orienteering #orientering #suunnistus #orienteeringaustralia #bestpartofyourday Noname NVII Str8compass Orienteering Australia

11.01.2022 Updated advice from Victoria Government for daily exercise under the current Stage 3 (Stay Home) restrictions. The current lockdown of metropolitan Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire is intended to reduce movement of, and interaction between people as much as possible, due to the rapid rate of community transmission now being experienced. Some of the key points related to sport and exercise are:... You should not travel further than you need to. Victorians must use common sense and consideration when it comes to their activities and stay close to home when they can. Lives are counting on it. You cannot drive a long way from your home to do these activities, if they can be done closer to home. When using Maplink or DIY maps, choose locations that are close to where you live; do not spend an unreasonable amount of time travelling to, or undertaking, daily exercise. There are hundreds of maps and courses covering metropolitan Melbourne so there are plenty of options available. Set-Send-Share - keep setting courses for MapLink.

11.01.2022 BENDIGO EVENT - PETER THE GREAT GULLY Regional orienteers had another opportunity to get out in the bush on Saturday with the Bendigo Saturday series event at Peter The Great Gully, set by Jim Russell. This will be the last event for at least 6 weeks - so it's time to start some virtual orienteering’! Take a look at Saturday's courses on the OV site and plan the course that you would have taken. Then head to LiveLox to see the routes taken on the day. https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/peter-the-great/

10.01.2022 Intro to Purple Pen Webinar Purple Pen is course setting software for orienteering. Purple Pen makes it easy to design orienteering courses and their associated control descriptions. It can be used for orienteering training or events and is freely available at https://purplepen.golde.org/ In 2021, the Orienteering Victoria Coaching subcommittee is running a two-part webinar series on Introduction to Purple Pen. Delivered by Junior World Champion, Aston Key, the first sessio...n will go over the basics to using purple pen for setting orienteering training and events. The second session, run two weeks later to give participants a chance to practice their new skills, will be a Q&A type session. The first session is being held on Tuesday 19thof January at 7:30pm. These two sessions will be run via Zoom and free to attend. If you would like to attend, you must fill in the google form found here: https://forms.gle/7b5TEdo99UnKPN5s5. A link to the first session will be sent to all who register, as well as communication about the follow up session. Questions are welcomed and there is a space for this! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Brodie at [email protected] Brodie, Tash and Aston On behalf of the OV coaching subcomittee

10.01.2022 VICTORIAN SPRINT ORIENTEERING CHAMPS WHERE HAVE THEY BEEN HELD OVER THE YEARS If you think the Victorian Sprint Orienteering Championships are a recent addition then you might have to think again. Discussion on Sunday set us thinking just when did this competition start and what venues have the Champs been held at. With a little digging we have the answers. https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/victorian-sprint-champs/

10.01.2022 Our recent Coach in Residence, Frédo Tranchand, is currently in the lead in the SkyRace des Matheysins. Check out the stunning live coverage of the race now (including plenty of spectacular drone footage)!

09.01.2022 Entries are now open for the Vic Sprint Champs on Sunday 13 December! An exciting return to sprint racing, a top quality area and a big-name international course planner - find out more and enter here: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/9344

09.01.2022 A sensational start to the new MFR Sprints Series yesterday in Carlton! An iconic Melbourne area, top courses from Mason Arthur, a fun new mini-mass start format and perfect conditions made for a great morning out. Thanks to Melbourne Forest Racers for organising and Sue Guinane for the photos. The action continues next Sunday at nearby Commonwealth Village in Parkville.

08.01.2022 2022 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS EMBARGOES ANNOUNCED The embargoes for the 2022 Australian Champs Carnival are now in place and have been announced. Orienteers, team officials, and other persons, who, through knowledge of the terrain may influence the results of the competitions, are not allowed to enter an embargoed area for any purpose. https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/victoria-map-embargoes/

07.01.2022 The OV Return to Sport plan has been approved by Vic Sport and DHHS and applies to all events held by Orienteering Victoria clubs and committees. It includes information for both organisers and participants. It contains all safety elements including first aid treatment and infection control, plus the effective use of PPE. It can be found here: https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/return-to-orienteering/ All updates to the Covid-19 situation will continue to be posted on the OV Covid-19 page. There is easy access to this page via the orange bar at the top of every page on the OV website.

07.01.2022 Highlights from the Elite Knock-Out Sprint day of Melbourne Sprint Weekend 2020. Qualification Heats and Quarter Finals at Victoria University - St Albans followed by Semi Finals and Finals at Penola College. Video produced by Brodie Nankervis.

07.01.2022 DIY & MAPLINK Find a map near you. There are now over 100 maps in the DIY / MapLink Library making it easier to stay local while exercising. https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/set-send-share-anyone-a/

06.01.2022 Just over a week to go until the Vic Sprint Champs! Open to all ages and experience levels, get your entry in now here: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/9344

05.01.2022 Entries close tonight at midnight for Sunday's long awaited Vic Sprint Champs! Trust us, you don't want to miss this one (enter here: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/9344)

05.01.2022 A nice training session from Melbourne Forest Racers in the lead up to the Vic Sprint Champs!

05.01.2022 What a way to kick off the new MFR Sprints series! Thanks to Brodie Nankervis for putting together these highlights from the morning. Enter Event 2 here now: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/15276

04.01.2022 Orienteering in Victoria is on its way back! Park Street reboot sessions are underway, and so to are Bush O training sessions. Read about what activities are available and how Orienteering Victoria are planning for a safe return to sport. https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/return-to-orienteering/

03.01.2022 Two incredible summer orienteering series are kicking off this weekend! On Saturday, it's time to get back on the bike for the first MTB Orienteering event of the season at Woodlands - find more details and pre-enter here: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/11039. Then on Sunday, the first event of the hotly anticipated MFR Sprints at Carlton Gardens will see you racing around some of Melbourne's iconic landmarks. Pre-enter on Eventor by midnight tonight: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/15275

02.01.2022 The Start List and Final Bulletin for the Vic Sprint Champs have now been published on Eventor: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/9344. Please take note of the arrival times and course closures for your start block (either Block 1: 10-10:30am starts, or Block 2: 11:30am-12pm starts). The Final Bulletin also includes instructions for getting to the event and important details on the COVID Safe practices that will be in place.

02.01.2022 We've finally picked a winner of our Course Setting Competition - Eric Morris! Our apologies for the delay in deciding this but our adjudicator Mikkel Kaae-Nielsen had a tough decision to make given all of the great submissions (Thanks to Mikkel for the time you put into this). Unfortunately we’re unable to share the course at this point because we’re saving it for a pop-up sprint event sometime in the summer but Mikkel has written up some comments about the judging process which you can read here: https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/la-trobe-course-setting/

01.01.2022 GRANITE HILLS PARK MAP EMBARGOED Orienteers, team officials, and other persons, who, through knowledge of the terrain may influence the results of the competitions, are not allowed to enter an embargoed area for any purpose. Embargoed Area: The existing total area of Granite Hills map. Period: From the publication of this notice on 28 July 2020,until 20 December 2020. https://www.vicorienteering.asn.au/victoria-map-embargoes/