Paddy Pallin 6 hour
Sunday 17 June 2012
This year's Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine will be held in the spectacular pagoda country just one hours drive north of Lithgow.
Place your entries now on-line using your credit card or you can still post in a paper entry. Either way, don't delay. This has always been a popular event and entries will be limited.
Read more and place your entry
Australian Championships 5/6 May
The 2012 Australian Rogaining Championsips were held at Angorichina
Flinders Ranges South Australia. The results are available
here
The Australian University Championships were held in conjunction with this
event. Read here
a report of the event by our NSW entrants Kim van Netten and Andrew Morris.
NSWRA members take it to the ACT
The weekend of the 14-15 April saw the running of the 2012 ACT champs, with a 24-h and an 8-h event on offer. Some top results were recorded by NSWRA members, with Martin and Louise Dearnley, accompanied by Tristan White and Graham Field, taking out the 8-h event (and celebrating their first event win?).
Not to be outdone (well, perhaps slightly outdone), our newly elected president Gill Fowler teamed up with Jess Baker to take second place overall in the 24-h event (and picked up the women's trophy in the process). They beat all of the men's teams on their way too - it took a mixed team to beat them! Full results are here.
2012 AGM minutes and reports
Read all about it - the minutes from the 2012 AGM - including the President's report from Alexa and the all important Profit and Loss statement - can be found on the website now...
3 hour Minigaine - Sunday 18 March 2012
Results & Forum
More NSW & ACT rogaines ...
- Lake Macquarie 6/12 hour - 18 August 2012
- Spring 24/15 in 24 hour - 6-7 October 2012
- Socialgaine 6 hour - 18 November 2012
A list of ACTRA rogaines is here.
Rewarding of Volunteers through free entry or training
NSWRA has introduced a policy aimed at providing an incentive for volunteering and to recognise volunteers.
Commencing this year, volunteers who have made a major contribution to an event and forgone the opportunity to participate will be offered free entry to a NSWRA organised Rogaine, or a contribution to training.
This year's Paddy Pallin 6 hour offers some good forest trails.
New to Rogaining?
Would you like some information on ...
- Equipment needed.
- How to prepare.
- What happens when you get there.
- What happens on the course.
- How to navigate.
Hiding away in our Books Section is a rather large PDF file published by the Victorians which answers these questions. It is well worth taking the time to download a copy.
BWRS remote first aid
If you are keen to get some first aid skills, with a focus on remote area first aid, then you should check out the courses offered by the Bushwalkers Wilderness Rescue Squad - they run these courses that are, by all accounts, great.
Remember too that if you have been a major volunteer at a NSWRA event then you can claim $100 towards the cost of a first-aid course - like this one - rather than getting a free event entry!
