Arthursleigh: a romp in the forest

Day 2 (the Long Distance) of the 2017 NSW Christmas Five Days Orienteering Carnival was organised by Uringa.

Jim Mackay set the course with Nick Wilmott controlling, and Dave Lotty assisting all around. These three put out the controls in mid-December to get a head start on the event logistics.

The shearers' quarters

Leave gates as you find them

A small but determined band of other club members (Melanie Christie, Brian Cleland, Serena and Shane Doyle, Finn and Maggie Mackay, Ian McKenzie, Mary Jane Mahony and Dick and Maureen Ogilvie) set up and pulled down the Assembly and Start. 

Some over-nighted in the shearers' quarters to be in place early on the day.

The Assembly Area was a little further beyond the shearers' quarters. Look for the Ogilvies' yellow van - they camped. (There was another gate, and a rather 'interesting' spillway to cross, on the way.)

Others impressed by arriving early in the morning from Sydney, Goulburn or elsewhere, even with 25 km of rural road from the motor way, about twelve of it narrow dirt and a gate.

How many Uringans does it take to set up a Start?

Melanie managed the first aid section. Fortunately, she reported, business was down compared with the May event on this map.


Of course, Ron Pallas, the Five Day Organiser, was running the computers as well as being chief announcer for prizes.




Everyone had a good time (and everyone who wanted to had a good run in the forest).

Thanks to Dave Lotty for mapping Dulwich Hill Public School

Mapper Dave Lotty was thanked by Jonathan Nolan, pupil at Dulwich Hill Public School, for his map of the school. A day of orienteering activities at the school using the map was highly successful.

Southern Summer Series Finishes at Centennial Park

It's becoming a tradition for Uringa to hold the last event of the Southern Summer Series at Centennial Park.

There is a long history of a relationship between the club and the park. This includes setting up the permanent orienteering course (see the June 15, 2012 blog post 'Final Marker - Centennial Park Permanent Course'). If you'd like to tryout the permanent course go here for further information.

Course setters Shane and Serena Doyle used some of the permanent course markers as control sites, so you can see what they are like in the photos.

Also part of this year's event was a small raffle spearheaded by Helen Murphy to raise funds for the Zonta BreastCare Cushion Project, which gives comfort and support to women and men who have had surgery for breast cancer. The Zonta Club of Sydney Breakfast thanks Helen, Gayle Shepherd, Jane Boland and Terry Murphy for donating the prizes and everyone who donated by purchasing raffle tickets.

Uringa Veteran Women blitz Southern Sydney Summer Series

The Southern Sydney Summer Series is over for another year. Uringa is a heavy contributor of events (4 of 8 this year), and so had quite a few runners (though a number did not run even four times).

The final competition results are based on the best four. Everyone who ran at least once is noted below.

Junior Women
1 Serena Doyle
5 Maggie Mackay

Junior Men
1 Finn Mackay
3 Jonathan Nolan
8 Sam Dubossarsky
10 Sacha Dubossarsky
11 William Nolan

Open Men
7 Ondrej Pavlu
10 Myall Quint

Masters Women
11 Monica Brockmyre
13 Hannah Watts

Masters Men
3 Owen Shepherd
6 Phillip Ryan
7 Ori Gules
10 Michael Weiner
10 Serje Robidoux

Veteran Women
1 Linda Sesta
2 Zoe Melling
3 Jane Boland
4 Melanie Christie

Veteran Men
1 Ant Nolan
6 Michael Warlter
8 Shane Doyle

Super Veteran Men
1 Matt Peters
4 Jim McKay

Legends Women
2 Helen Murphy
3 Mary Jane Mahony

Legends Men
5 Dave Lotty
6 Terry Murphy
7 Dick Ogilvie

Immortal Men
2 Brian Cleland

The President's Cup History (updated from 2015)

The Cup has been going since 1988. That means next year's will be the 30th running.

The course is set by the Club President (or delegate). There are no set rules other than for it to be enjoyable. The cups are crafted by Jitka Kopriva.

The table below is the collated history we have. Can any one add or amend it?  Do you have a cup? Please send any amendments, and/or a photo of your cup with any details, to mjm_aus2002@yahoo.com.au.

Year	Map	Big Cup	Small Cup	Medium Cup
2017	Villa Maria	Dave Lotty	Maggie Mackay	Zoe Melling
2016	Villa Maria	‘Gong Team Ant & Will Nolan	Margaret Wilmott	Georgia Jones
2015	Villa Maria	Adrienne Kirby	Aldo Sesta	Sophie Jones
2014	Butchers Block	Maggie Jones	Rick Steel	Michael Weiner
2013	Exile Bay	Brian Cleland	Will Nolan & Jonathan Nolan	Penny Field
2012	Callan Park	Ian Jones	Jared McKenzie
2011	Grays Point	Ron Pallas	Matt Peters
2010	Concord	Catherine Murphy	Clare Murphy
2009	Villa Maria	Sarah Garnett	Helen Peters
2008	Grays Point	Mary Jane Mahony	Sue Bolton
2007	Villa Maria	Helen Murphy	Jane McKenna
2006	Villa Maria	Maureen Ogilvie	John Fuller
2005	Villa Maria	Linda Sesta	David McKenna
2004	Villa Maria
2003		Gayle Shepherd
2002	Butchers Block	Matt Peters
2001	Riverview	Bronwyn Steele/ Thea Richardson	Rick Steele
2000	Riverview	Chris Mill	David Lotty
1999	Riverview
1998	Concord	Ross Coyle	Patrick Murphy
1997	Peters' Precinct	Dick Ogilvie	Nick Wilmott
1996	Richo's Realm	Lisa Lampe	Michael Anderson
1995	Bicentennial Park	Maureen Ogilvie	Ross Coyle
1994	The Piggery	Anita Scherrer	Sue Bolton ?? Enock Strange
1993	Burrawang	John Fuller	Jane McKenna
1992	Bunnygalore	Margaret Wilmott	Maureen Ogilvie
1991	Bunnygalore	Ray Lidgard
1990	Bunnygalore	Terry Murphy	John Wilmott
1989	Bunnygalore	Keith Richardson	Jan Sargood
1988	Belanglo Creek	Michael Anderson	Wendy Fleming