Garingal Orienteers

01/05/2026

Congratulations to Garingal’s Cooper! Well done!

📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: WORLD CUP 2 🇸🇪

Orienteering World Cup continues with Round 2 held in Sweden from 28-31 May 2026, taking place in the twin host cities of Skara and Lidköping in Sweden.

The following athletes will be competing for Australia
🏃‍♀️ Women: Kate Braid, Zoe Carter, Erika Enderby, Milla Key, Katherine Maundrell, Heather Muir, Maggie Mackay, Liana Stubbs
🏃‍♂️ Men: Euan Best, Alvin Craig, Angus Haines, Cooper Horley, Aston Key, Henry McNulty, Owen Radajewski, Kylian Wymer
Team Leader: Aston Key

Athletes will face varied urban environments, from intricate town centers to park areas, where small mistakes can be decisive and route choice is key throughout all stages. In round 2, athletes will compete a Knock-Out Sprint in Lidköping (28 May), Sprint (30 May) and Sprint Relay (31 May) in Skara.

IOF TV will be produced with English commentators. Live results and tracking will be available on IOF Live pages: https://orienteering.sport/event/orienteering-world-cup-round-2-3/welcome/

Follow the coverage and cheer on our Aussie athletes! 🇦🇺

25/04/2026

Honouring those who have served today. Lest we forget.

22/04/2026

Congratulations to Michele Corrigan (nee Dawson) on her selection in Australian World Cup team. First round is this ANZAC Day weekend (for us) in Switzerland.

IOF TV will be produced with English commentators. Live results and tracking will be available on IOF Live pages:
https://orienteering.sport/event/orienteering-world-cup-round-1-6/welcome/

📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: WORLD CUP 1

Orienteering World Cup Round 1 will be held in Switzerland from
24-26 April 2026. Across the three days, athletes will compete a Sprint, Sprint Relay and Knock-Out Sprint in Ascona Locarno- an area known as "Where Lake, Mountains and Mediterranean Spirit Meet".

The following athletes will be competing for Australia
🏃‍♀️ Women: Michele Corrigan, Mary Fleming, Heather Muir
🏃‍♂️ Men: Henry McNulty, Kylian Wymer
Team Leader: Mary Fleming

They will be racing through a region that offers a unique combination of lake landscapes, alpine mountains and deep valleys, with famous natural areas such as the Verzasca and Maggia valleys, spectacular viewpoints like Cardada-Cimetta, and more than 1,400 km of hiking and outdoor trails.

IOF TV will be produced with English commentators. Live results and tracking will be available on IOF Live pages: https://orienteering.sport/event/orienteering-world-cup-round-1-6/welcome/

Follow the coverage from Friday and cheer on our Aussie athletes! 🇦🇺

22/04/2026

Congratulations to Cooper Horley on his selection in the JWOC team. Wishing you and all our Australian Junior team all the best!

📣 TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: JWOC 2026 🇸🇪

The Australian JWOC team to compete in the 2026 Junior World Championships (JWOC) in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June to 7 July has been decided.

The following athletes will be competing for Australia. Congratulations all!
🏃‍♀️ Women: Ariadna Iskhakova, Ella Clauson, Erika Enderby, Katherine Maundrell, Liana Stubbs, Milla Key
Women Reserves: Sanda Halpin, Sophie Hartman
🏃‍♂️ Men: Cooper Horley, Elye Dent, Euan Best, Hayden Dent, Matty Maundrell, Owen Radajewski
Men Reserves: Alton Freeman, Hugo Taunton-Burnet
Team Leaders: Warren Key, Brett Weihart, Serena Doyle, Aston Key

Athletes will be racing in Karlskrona, a city rich with history and surrounded by beautiful archipelagos. Karlskrona was founded back in 1680 as Sweden’s new primary naval base, which it still serves as today. The naval base is a major part of the Karlskrona central island Trossö and its marine history and culture, as well as historical features are visible all over the area and the archipelago.

Good luck to all our Aussie athletes competing in Sweden!

22/04/2026

One of the great delights of orienteering is the opportunity to visit new and different places. The Alice Springs Masters Games in October definitely ticks that box.

Should be a wonderful opportunity to explore some very different terrain. The Orienteering event is being controlled Sue Cassanova, a former Australian WOC representative. Categories include Foot, Night Foot and Mountain Bike O'.

Compete, connect, and explore in the beautiful Red Centre at the 2026 Alice Springs Masters Games. Enter now for the Friendly Games!

18/04/2026

The weather continues to be amazing for this year’s Orienteering season. A whopping 39 Garingalites competed in the NSW Sprint Championships at Western Sydney Uni - a fantastic turnout, topped off by the quality of results.

We hope everyone enjoyed the event and the sunshine!

Placegetters today:

First
Melissa Joseph W50A
Stephanie Nicholls W55AS
Cooper Horley M20A
Peter Fozo M45AS
Ross Barr M80A
Marc Heng M Open B

Second
Aniko Fozo-Kertesz W40A
Kim Eales W45AS
Andrea Lux W50A
Michael Zhao M14A
Michael Ridley-Smith M55A
Nick Barlow M60A
Dennis Sparling M65AS
Ron Junghans M80A

Third
Charlotte Seeto W14A
Emily Eales W16A
Tania Kennedy W55A
Barbara Dawson W55AS
Nick Stanley M20A
Oliver Wellings M50A
Michael Hanratty M55AS
John Brayan M65A
Lloyd Gledhill M85A
Ren Wellings M Open B

Just a few photos of some of our Club members

18/04/2026

Summer is over, the weather has turned and daylight saving has been switched off. For those of you who are missing Sydney Summer Series already, the first Moonlight Madness is on Wednesday 22nd April. Similar format, 45 minute score course bring a head lamp and enjoy a fun run in the dark !

Venue: Naremburn Park, Park Road and Station Street, NaremburnClosest toilets: In the ParkClosest public transport: 1km walk from St Leonards station; 950m walk from route 120 bus stop on Willoughby Road at Garland RoadCar parking information: In the carpark or surrounding streetsStart window: 5:30-...

17/04/2026

Saturday is the NSW Sprint Champs at WSU and winning positions can be decided by seconds not minutes, so fast and accurate route choice decisions are a key component. To help prepare - consider spending 5 - 10 minutes on the routechoice game http://www.routechoicegame.com This simple game helps train the brain to identify and decide on the shortest path between two points on a map. Ideal for sprint maps as the obstacles are typically buildings or odd shapes. The more you play the more complex choices and obstacles the game will present.

Route choice game to train your sprint orienteering route choice skills

09/04/2026

Easter Orienteering Wrap up :

Garingal Orienteers made their way to beautiful Tasmania for a very busy weekend of Orienteering, combined Australian Championships for Sprint, Middle, Long and Relay disciplines and Australian 3 Day events.

We explored some lovely bits of bush, ran under the mostly blue skies and caught up with friends from all over Australia. Not all about the Orienteering, club members met for a casual BBQ dinner, wonderfully hosted at Mel Joseph’s parents house in Launceston (that’s pronounced Lon.. not Lawn… for all us mainlanders !)

Overall results for the 3 Day Competition

1st: Cooper Horley M20E
2nd: Wendy McConaghy W45AS
3rd: Steph Nicholls W55AS
6th: Melissa Joseph W50A
8th: Nikolett Halmai W40A
9th: Tania Kennedy W55A
11th: Warwick Selby M75A
12th: Arpad Kocsik M50A
12th: Nick Stanley M20E
13th Jamie Kennedy M60A
Not placed: Duncan Currie M21E

08/04/2026

Congratulations Barbara.

Congratulations to Barbara Hill who received the Silva Award for Services to Australian Orienteering in recognition of the wide range of contributions she has made to coaching, event organisation and other activities, mainly in NSW..

Barbara will be presented this award at KB3.

Thanks to Tony Hill for providing the photo.

Orienteering Australia Garingal Orienteers Bold Horizons

07/04/2026

Well done and congratulations to all NSW Relay Participants !

Well done to Orienteering ACT & Orienteering NSW who were joint winners of Australian Relay championship trophy .
Great job everyone