Welcome to our December newsletter, I hope you enjoy reading it. |
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Club Shirts, Singlets and Jackets |
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Australopers gear is made to order and takes 6 weeks or so to arrive. We also have to order in batches of 5 or more, so if you want something, email Cathy by Friday December 13 and she will put it into the next order. The full range and costs can be viewed here. |
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| Our annual Christmas Event is a free event open to both members and non-members, but please enter through Eventor so we have an idea of numbers. This is predominantly a social event. So bring along chairs, BBQ supplies or cold chicken and salad and of course a bottle or two of bubbly to celebrate the end of another Orienteering year. Perennial volunteer Bert Elson will place controls, but not necessarily where they are shown on the map. There will also be a Stupid Elf maze and a presentation of awards to place-getters in the Southern Local Series. Please come appropriately dressed in a Santa hat or decked out as an elf or reindeer. The assembly area is adjacent to the very top carpark on the Queens Domain in Hobart.
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Merit Badges
This year 102 of our members earned merit badges from Orienteering Australia, these are cloth badges that can be sewn onto a garment.
Australopers will order and pay for badges for these juniors: |
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Louis Marcant M10 Silver Isaac Scott M10 Bronze Angus Ward M10 Bronze Tristan Merritt M12 Silver Hamish Ward M12 Bronze Walter Butler M14 Silver Angus Hewitt M14 Gold Henry Jordan M14 Silver Pierre Marcant M14 Gold Felix Ward M14 Bronze Isaac Butler M16 Gold Callum Degenaar M16 Gold |
| Elsie Elson W10 Silver Abigail Hewitt W10 Bronze Chloe Marcant W10 Gold Aria Butler W14 Gold Beatrix Louis W14 Gold Ella Clauson W16 Gold Katie Clauson W16 Bronze Sophie Hartmann W16 Gold Margot Marcant W16 Gold Zali McComb W20 Silver Tara Powell W20 Silver Liana Stubbs W20 Gold |
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In addition, these people have also earned badges, but may not wish to receive them. Please reply by return email if you want a badge (which Australopers will pay for). |
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Jett McComb M21 Gold Niko Stoner M21 Gold Rohan Wolfe M21 Gold Louis Elson M35 Gold Matthew Cohen M40 Silver Klaas Hartmann M40 Silver Simon Louis M40 Silver Richard Ward M40 Silver David Butler M45 Gold Kris Clauson M45 Gold Dion McKenzie M45 Gold Blake Merritt M45 Bronze Paul Enkelaar M50 Gold Jonathan McComb M50 Gold Anthony Stoner M50 Gold Hugh Fitzgerald M55 Bronze Paul Liggins M55 Silver Brett Spaulding M55 Gold Bill Butler M60 Silver Gary Carroll M60 Gold Mick Cooper M60 Silver Charles Dragar M60 Silver Geoff Powell M60 Silver Bernard Walker M60 Gold Stephen Walker M60 Silver Sebastian Burgess M65 Gold Peter Crofts M65 Bronze Peter Cusick M65 Bronze Jeff Dunn M65 Gold Mike Calder M70 Silver Bert Elson M70 Gold Randall Hope M70 Gold David Marshall M70 Gold Lindsay Pender M70 Silver Ian Rathbone M70 Bronze Greg Hawthorne M75 Gold James Laver M75 Gold Terry Cavanagh M80 Gold Wayne Griggs M80 Bronze Ross Kelly M80 Silver |
| Rachel Allen W21 Silver Bec Butler W21 Silver Mikayla Cooper W21 Gold Janelle Marcant W21 Bronze Nicola Marshall W21 Silver Ainsley Scott W35 Gold Bonnie Butler W40 Gold Lucy Hawthorne W40 Silver Meisha Austin W45 Gold Kirsten Fairfax W45 Gold Clare Hawthorne W45 Gold Samantha Degenaar W50 Gold Kim Enkelaar W50 Bronze Cathy McComb W50 Gold Mandy McIntyre W50 Bronze Sandi Powell W50 Silver Alison Stubbs W50 Gold Jo Mitchell W55 Gold Karen Staudte W55 Gold Jenny Walker W55 Silver Karen Wild-Allen W55 Silver Liz Butler W60 Bronze Liz Canning W60 Silver Sue Hancock W60 Gold Christine Marshall W60 Gold Andrea Schiwy W60 Gold Sally Wayte W60 Silver Jane Calder W65 Bronze Diana Cossar-Burgess W65 Gold Judy Davis W65 Silver Kate Lucas W65 Gold Elizabeth Bicevskis W70 Silver Robyn Chapman W70 Bronze Louise Fairfax W70 Gold Jan Hardy W70 Gold Janet Bush W75 Bronze Hilary Cane W75 Gold Helena Griggs W75 Gold |
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This series finished up with the event at Geilston Gully on November 3. We counted your best 8 of the 11 events to decide the placegetters: Women's Long: Sophie Hartmann, Ella Clauson, Ainsley Scott Men's Long: Anthony Stoner, Dion McKenzie, Matthew Cohen Women's Medium: Karen Staudte, Alison Stubbs, Mandy McIntyre Men's Medium: Bert Elson, Ian Rathbone, Stephen Walker Women's Short: Henrietta Watt, Elise Hutchinson, Chloe Marcant Men's Short: Tristan Merritt, Richard Locke, Sean Carroll Women's Novice: Georgina Watt, Adalyn Scott, Amelie Fee Men's Novice: Reuben Fee, Angus Cohen, Isaac Scott Full results are here
During the season a total of 91 people competed on the Longs at least once,108 on the Mediums, 94 on the Shorts and 60 on the Novice courses. An average of 82 people participated in each event.
And let's not forget all of our volunteers who made these events possible. Setters and Controllers: Paul Enkelaar, Peter Cusick, Mark West, Brett Spaulding, Bert Elson(2), Kate Lucas, Klaas Hartmann(2), Sophie Hartmann, Matt Cohen(2), Peter Crofts, Mike Calder(2), Lindsay Pender, Hilary Cane, Charles Dragar, Hein Poortenaar, Jeff Dunn, Mick Cooper. Event results and processing: Kate Lucas, Rohan Wolfe, Ian Rathbone. And all of the other jobs: those who worked behind the registration desks, set up and packed after the event, put out and collected controls and towed the trailer and toilet. Apologies to those who I missed on this list. |
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This series ended on Wednesday. During the series an average of 176 people participated in each event - the most for any Spring Twilight! We counted your best 4 of the first 5 events to calculate the placegetters: Girls' Long: Ella Clauson, Margot Marcant, Katie Cluson Boys' Long: Callum Degenaar, Isaac Butler, Felix Ward Girls' Medium: Jasmine Morffew, Chloe Marcant, Rose Chamberlain Boys' Medium: Hamish Ward, James Paynter, Willem Harrison-Narraway Girl's Short: Anabelle Abbott, Elsie Elson, May Gell Boys' Short: Walter Butler, Tristan Merritt, Angus Ward, Sean Carroll Girls' Primary: Lara Kolabinski, Amelie Fee, Adalyn Scott, Freya Faulstich Women's Long: Anthea Fee, Ainsley Scott, Kirsten Fairfax Men's Long: Anthony Stoner, Richard Ward, Matt Cohen Women's Medium: Sam Degenaar, Kathryn Burridge, Kate Lucas Men's Medium: John Kristensen, Rob Torok, Bert Elson Women's Short: Hermione Powell-Davies, Emma Fitzpatrick, Narelle Southam Men's Short: Andrew Koerbin, David Genford, Peter Shaw Full results are here.
We then counted the scores of the top three students from each school to determine the winning schools: Secondary Girls 1. Friends 2. Taroona High 3. Collegiate
Secondary Boys 1. Taroona High 2. Hobart City High 3. Friends
Primary Schools 1. South Hobart 2. Bellerive 3. Princes St
Well done to these schools and everybody who participated in the series. |
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And let's not forget all of our volunteers who made these events possible.
Setters and Controllers: Paul Enkelaar, Peter Cusick, Mark West, Brett Spaulding, Bert Elson(2), Kate Lucas, Klaas Hartmann(2), Sophie Hartmann, Matt Cohen(2), Peter Crofts, Mike Calder(2), Lindsay Pender, Hilary Cane, Charles Dragar, Hein Poortenaar, Jeff Dunn, Mick Cooper.
Event results and processing: Kate Lucas, Rohan Wolfe, Ian Rathbone.
And all of the other jobs: those who worked behind the registration desks, set up and packed after the event, put out and collected controls and towed the trailer and toilet. Apologies to those who I missed on this list. |
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Learn to Orienteer Program This new initiative is a program run over four Sunday mornings on February 2, 9, 16 and 23 next year. It is designed to enable people to gain the skills and confidence to move from Twilight events to our more difficult weekend club events. You will become proficient with a compass (we will lend you one), at interpreting contour lines and will learn various orienteering strategies to help you get around a course more efficiently. |
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Numbers will be limited, children must be accompanied by a parent who will also participate in the course. The charge for the 4-week course is adults $40, children $20 and families $80. If you register your interest by return email, I will send you more details. |
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First Event for 2025 and AGM Our opening of the 2025 orienteering year will be an event at 7 MIle Beach on Saturday 15 February, followed by a BBQ and short AGM to elect our next committee.
Nominations are now open for these positions (feel free to nominate yourself by return email): President Vice President Secretary & Public Officer Treasurer
Other Office Bearers: Membership Si-Timing Equipment Selectors Projects Officer Volunteer Co-0rdinator Twilight Series Organisers Schools Liaison Eventor & Results Coaching & Development Junior Reps Member Protection Officer
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| Australia / New Zealand Challenge Congratulations to our members chosen for the Australia / New Zealand Challenge at the Oceania 2025 carnival in New Zealand in January: Kirsten Fairfax, Jonathon McComb (pictured), Cathy McComb, Bert Elson and Louise Fairfax. |
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2024 National Rankings – non-elite The latest Australian Orienteer magazine has released the 2024 rankings in non-elite classes. These are based on results in the Australian 3-Days and Australian Championships carnivals. Congratulations to our members who placed in the top three for their age groups: Louise Fairfax (W70), Sue Hancock (pictured) (W60), Clare Hawthorne (W50), Katie Clauson (W16), Ella Clauson (W14), Bea Louis (W12), David Marshall (M70) and Simon Louis (M40). |
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Thanks for getting this far.
Mike Calder Australopers President |
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