Garingal Orienteers Inc.

  

Welcome to the Garingal practice web-site using the SocialFX content management system.

What's New?

• 3 new "Moonlight Madness" events are planned - timed to coincide with a full moon, but you are allowed to use a torch - follow links to information flyers below
• State League 5 - Eugowra - 20 May:   Results, badge cut-offs (c/o OA), and leading competitors' route choice, now available, from the  event web page
• Western Plains Carnival (JWOC)  -   recent flyer   -   carnival web site

Coming Garingal Events

• 20 June (Wed)        Winter solstice event - Woolwich - Summer/autumn series format
• 1 July (Sun)            Come-and-try-it event - Westleigh
• 29 July (Sun)          Metro-League, round 4 - Mitchell Park
• 30 July (Mon)         Moonlight Madness #1 - Blues Point - Summer Series format, but at night
• 4 August (Sat)         Working Bee - club equipment
• 26 August (Sun)      Come-and-try-it event - Gladesville
  
• 28 August (Tues)    Moonlight Madness #2 - Field of Mars, East Ryde
• 23 Sept (Sun)         Cameraygal Festival event - Blackman Park - Come-and-try-it event
• 25 Sept (Tues)       Moonlight Madness #3 - Curl Curl Lagoon

For the full NSW orienteering program, see the NSW Coming Events sheet

Recent Events

• 20 May                 Eugowra - State League 5, NOL 12 & JWOC selection trial:       Results (from the event web page)
• 28 April                Macquarie Uni/Marsfield - NSW Night Championships, SL3 & Autumn Evening Series, event 6:      Results        Photos
• 25 April                Shrimpton's Creek - Autumn Evening Series, event 5:       Results        Photos      Map

Information for Newcomers to the Sport

• Thinking of trying orienteering and want to know what it's all about? - See our photographic guide to a typical first event and download our first-timer's guide.
• Anyone may come along and try Orienteering at a GO event.  If you want help there, just find the "ASK ME" experienced Garingal Orienteer.  And ask.
  
• We welcome enquiries from potential members, travellers, schools and individuals interested in discovering the challenge of orienteering. Contacts for the club are listed at the foot of this page. 
• Read our how to join leaflet (PDF format)  
  
• Membership application form

Photos:

You can view all the photos from recent events from the photo gallery page.

Other Club News & Diary Dates

• Garingal Orienteers became officially "Incorporated" on 18 July.  Here are the club's "Rules of Association".
  
• Club Championship  2006
• Next committee meeting:  Monday 6 August, at the Hills
  
• Please send any contributions you may have towards the next club newsletter to Beverley Johnson

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Contacts:

President: Carol Jacobson  Tel: (02) 9871 5443

Secretary (and Public Officer of Garingal Orienteers Inc.):
                         David Stitt 14 Greville Street, Chatswood, NSW, 2067. Tel: (02) 9413 3814 

Club Captain: Karin Hefftner Tel: (02) 9481-9659

Newsletter: Beverley Johnson 

Web-site: David Bowerman  

We are always interested in improving our web-site. Please send in any suggestions.