Ron Pallas inducted into Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame

Congratulations to Uringan Ron Pallas on this national recognition!

The citation on the Orienteering Australia  website says:

'Ron’s achievement for orienteering in Australia is outstanding both through his direct personal effort and also through the wider outcomes of his initiatives. In particular, JWOC 2007, which put Australia on the international orienteering stage again, and the introduction of SportIdent which transformed orienteering competitions. His contribution to the development of orienteering extends over many years at both national and international levels. Ron involvement in international events include the 2007 JWOC  in Dubbo, NSW  as the Chair of the organising committee, and the 2009 World Masters Orienteering Championships Sydney & Lithgow, NSW, while domestically Ron has taken on the role of Carnival Director for 5 Australian 3 Days championships in 1991 – Mudgee, 2008 – Dubbo, 2014 – Clandulla, 2017 – Wagga Wagga and the now postponed 2020 event in Orange.

Ron was also responsible for the entries management of the 2017 Australian Championships Carnival, and last year’s Oceania Carnival, and while nominally NSW events, had siginficant roles in these de facto national events  which attract competitors from across all eastern states  – Xmas  5 Days Event Coordinator (2009-2019) and  the 2019 – QBIII event as Event Director.

Ron was ONSW President from 1989 to 1994 and again from 2004 to 2008, and has been previously recognised for his involvement in orienteering by:

2007 David Hogg Medal for Services to Event Management
2007 ONSW President’s Award
2015 Uringa Orienteers Life Membership
2017 Central Coast Orienteers Life Membership

Orienteering Australia is pleased to induct Ron into the Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame General Division.'

Well, everyone knew some of this already, but not the breadth and depth of Ron's contribution to orienteering over many years.