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[EurekaO] Tonight’s BUNS Training Event at Lake Gardens

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Jan 212021

Just a reminder that Warwick is setting the event tonight at 6pm from the shops in Lake Gardens – follow the directions below. Hope to see you there! It is a 60 minute scatter event for walkers/runners – and given the flatness of the terrain should make it possible to get a “perfect score” of 20/20 controls. Bring your bike if you want to make the course a different kind of challenge.

Thursday Jan 21
Lake Gardens
Start at the Lake Gardens shops, enter on Lake Gardens Ave then right on Cedars Grv (QR)

Cheers

Blake

[EurekaO] BUNS streeto event this afternoon.

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Dec 232020

Hi All,

James here. Just a quick reminder there is a Buns type streeto event this afternoon. At sparrow ground in Canadian this afternoon starting on Spencer st.

Starts 6pm. Arrive a 5:45pm.

Goes for 45 minutes or less.

Hope to see you there. All welcome. Bring family, bring friends.

**non SI event. We’ll keep the prices down to 2020 standard – $5 per group or individual entry (pays for the map and the VOA levy for park/street events). Tell your friends and just show up at 5.45 to get instructions on the night – tips for newcomers – and general Q&A at physical distancing.

Any questions contact me on 0431738148 or send an email James.s.gray1992@gmail.com

[EurekaO] Tomorrow at Yuille’s Homestead

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Dec 162020

G’day all,

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow at 6 o’clock. Just thought I should let you know that the area is pretty grass-seedy, so don’t wear your best socks, and you may like to bring gaiters or something like that.

Warwick.

[EurekaO] Park/Street/Urban Orienteering Events in Ballarat – two in December, two in January

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Dec 132020

December Eureka News

*Breaking news! Warwick and James will start our events program for 2021 with two park/street events in December and two in January.

Start – at 6pm – Finish by 7pm

Controls – either tapes with numbers on them, SI with plate controls or hanging markers

Guidelines – we will be adhering COVID safe procedures – touch-less controls – and will encourage physical spacing at the start and finish. If you don’t feel well, please stay home until you are well.

Dec 17 Thurs Yuille Homestead, start at the east end of Vickers St in Sebas at the shelter in the park

Dec 23 Wed Sparrow Ground, start at the shelter near the old oval off Spencer St between Kline St and Richards St, Canadian

Jan 14 Thurs Ballarat Nth/Black Hill, start at the shops at the corner of Walker St and Simpson St

Jan 21 Thurs Wendouree Gardens, start at the Lake Gardens shops, enter on Lake Gardens Ave then right on Cedars Gv

**So bring your SI stick or borrow one from the club supply on the night. We’ll keep the prices down to 2020 standard – $5 per group or individual entry (pays for the map and the VOA levy for park/street events). Tell your friends and just show up at 5.45 to get instructions on the night – tips for newcomers – and general Q&A at physical distancing.

***Eureka was successful in obtaining a $1000 grant from SRV for new 10 SIAC Air sticks. These will be available in mid to late January for touch-less punching on SI controls set for beacon mode.

****Ian has “boxed up” all the SI gear in handy containers for the beginning events in 2021. Should make our first big event – the NOL Hageby – a really special event. More details soon from Roch.

*****Congratulations the small band of 7 Eureka members who started their sprint season with the 2020 Victorian Sprint O at Kensington today. Warwick and Eleanor ran great races to finish 2nd in their groups while Geoff, Margaret, Bill, Toby and Belinda were a bit off the pace this morning. Hope the four training events in December and January will bring out the old as well as encourage the new.

Cheers

Blake, Secretary 0487 420 183

MapRun Maps

Posted by Webmaster at 9:59 pm Quicknews Comments Off

Mar 232020

Hi Everyone,

For anyone visiting or residing in Ballarat who would like to go for a run using the MapRunF application, the following maps are available to print off. All are suitable for A4 paper.

If you have the older MapRun application, please install the newer MapRunF app, which is on the Apple App Store, or Google Play for Android devices.

Once in MapRunF, go Select Event, then browse into the Victoria folder, then Ballarat.

With any MapRun event, it is important that once you start your course, you STAY AWAY from the FINISH point, until you intend to finish! This is not usually an issue on the line courses, but is important for the score courses, if you happen to choose a route that takes you close to the Finish point before you’re ready to end your run.

New feature – Start Anywhere! Peter Effeney (the developer of MapRun) has recently added a new feature to MapRunF, which is a fabulous enhancement, especially for the current COVID-19 situation. Previously, the Start and Finish locations on each course were fixed by the course setter, and you had to start and finish your run at the designated locations. Now, course setters can configure a course in “Start Anywhere” mode, and in this mode you are able to start your run at ANY control on the course. MapRunF will automatically reconfigure itself to make this point your Start and Finish location for that run. So you don’t have to travel further than you have to, or if any point on a course is close to your home, you can start and finish there.

After you click [Go to Start] on a Start Anywhere course to “arm” MapRunF, the first control location you register a visit at, becomes your Start and Finish location. As explained above, once you leave the Start/Finish location you choose, don’t approach this point again until you intend to finish and end your run. After starting, for score and scatter courses, you choose the controls to visit and the order, as usual. For line courses, run the course from your chosen start/finish point in increasing number order to the highest number, then run to control 1 and continue in increasing number order until you get back to the start/finish point.

More maps and courses will be added in coming days. If you have a specific request for some MapRun controls in an area close to you, please send me an email! Enquiries to Ian Chennell, email president@eurekaorienteers.asn.au.

Event	Start/Finish Point	Map - Score Course	Map - Long Distance	Map - Medium Distance	Map - Short Distance
Ballarat Central	Any Control	60Min Score	Long Distance	Medium Distance	Short Distance
*NEW* Ballarat City	Any Control	All Courses A3 Landscape. Start/Finish at any control, and visit as many controls as you like in 2 hours. 20 Pts per control, -10 per min late back.	Same Map - Select 30 Control Scatter event in MapRunF. Start/Finish at any control, and visit any 30 controls.	Same Map - Select 20 Control Scatter event in MapRunF. Start/Finish at any control, and visit any 20 controls.	Same Map - Select 10 Control Scatter event in MapRunF. Start/Finish at any control, and visit any 10 controls.
Canadian Lakes	Canadian Lakes Boulevarde	45Min Score
Creswick	Calembeen Park	45Min Score
Daylesford POC	Thomas' Lookout	Get Map from Links on this page
Delacombe	Doug Dean Reserve	45Min Score
Don Lead	Fidelity Club Kindergarten	45Min Score
Lake Esmond	Lake Esmond Park	45Min Score
Lake Wendouree	Nursery Drive Gazebo	45Min Score
Lucas	Any Control	60Min Score	Long Distance	Medium Distance	Short Distance
MacArthur Park	Any Control	60Min Score	Long Distance	Medium Distance	Short Distance
Soldiers Hill	Any Control	60Min Score	Long Distance	Medium Distance	Short Distance
Victoria Park	Inclusive Playspace Vic Park	45Min Score
Warrenheip	Warrenheip PS	45Min Score

[EurekaO] Thanks for your terrific support at the Super Successful 2019 Aus MTBO Champs!

Posted by Webmaster at 6:36 pm Quicknews Comments Off

Nov 052019

Great to hear and read about this weekend from my vantage point at Cooks Beach Coromandel Peninsula, NZ. Not a good weekend for the Kiwis with the All Blacks being bundled out of the Rugby World Cup.

Mark

On 28 Oct. 2019 12:58 am, All Members of Eureka <allmembers@eurekaorienteers.asn.au> wrote:

Hi all

Just a quick note to thank the EU team at Dunnolly today – and really all events from Friday (Jack Pascoe Reserve), MEC (Saturday morning), and Tullaroop Forest (Sat pm). It was great to have an organised team pack up today at Dunolly –

control collection by Warwick, Keith (and Lorraine Wade), Andrew (and Rose Campbell), Monica, and Rick A and Leigh P (Albury Wodonga)

pack up of all the electronic gear by Ian, Toby, Gary and Dale and Blake

return of van’s contents to EU ELC store by Ian and Gary

final liaison with Bayside and Yarra Valley by Ian and Blake (coughing a bit less tonight after a long shower)

I am really proud of how all the movement of finish equipment – the set up-take down – was managed so smoothly – in plenty of time for each of the 4 competitions in 3 days. The weather let us off the hook today, but we battled hail, wind, rain and thunder/lightning on Saturday afternoon. Through it all we kept a cheerful image to our guests from NZL, IRE, GBR and Hungary – as well as all the states and ACT. We didn’t make problems – just solved them with some unique Ian Chennell brilliance.

Keith Wade wanted me to pass on his particular sincere thanks to Warwick who saved our skins several times and used his controller knowledge to get a great map / courses result today at Dunolly Forest. They loved it.

I’d like to highlight the good rides of three of our juniors – Patrick Cooper (Toby’s son), Eleanor Williams, and Geordie Dickson, who had good results over the four events and really seemed to gain confidence with each ride. It is great to see smiling Eureka kids get rewards for their efforts!

There will be plenty of stories – just ask Gary for his compendium of near disasters – and the results speak for themselves on Eventor. And to put icing on the cake: AUS 18 – NZL 14 – so we won back the ANZ banner after several years of it residing across the ditch.

Cheers, thanks – and less stress to you all after a very full long weekend

Blake

[EurekaO] Minutes of the EU meeting14 October 2019

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Nov 052019

Hi All,

I'm currently involved in putting together a calendar for our scholar, Frederic Tranchand, who will be in Vic from Nov – Mar.

I'd love to get Freddo involved in helping out for some of your events – whether that be mapping or course setting. I think having an extra resource could be helpful to you.

Also – if anyone knows of any schools in the area that are keen for an Orienteering program or have any other suggestions for Freddo, let me know. Maybe a junior series or something akin to Space Racing in Bendigo?

Would love to know your thoughts

Aislinn

On Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 11:18 All Members of Eureka <allmembers@eurekaorienteers.asn.au> wrote:

Hi all

> At our meeting on last Monday night (14 October) it was decided…
>
> * stage a Eureka Challenge in late August or early Sept (Roch P organiser)
> * run a Winter series of up to 4 events in July / August (Gary Buchan organiser)
> * run a Summer series in Ballarat with MapRun or EOD BUNS format – 3 courses/ scatter (Gary B organiser)
> * stage part of 2020 Victorian MTBO Champs – probably Sprint at Bristol Hill or Mosquito Flat – Mark Valentine organiser
> * stage aMAZEing Ballarat on 1st Sat in December – Monica Dickson organiser
> * stage Victorian Teachers Games aMAZEing Geelong in late Sept – 1st Sat of School Holidays? – Sam Valentine organiser
>
> No EU commitment for the Autumn Series as we helped organise Nerrina and Petticoat/Cotty Creek in 2019.

Now it is up to YOU to fill in the blanks over the 3 weeks – course planners, organisers, venues – so that it is clear who is doing what. Please respond to the organiser (as listed above) and copy to Blake so we can confirm our proposed 2020 commitments by mid-November. We really need EU people to help the EU committee make a good program. The "same old” people can’t continue to carry the load of organising and setting courses – both in foot-o and mtbo.
>
> Cheers
> Blake Gordon
> Secretary, Eureka Orienteers

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[EurekaO] Moved to Melbourne

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Nov 052019

To the members of Eureka Orienteers,

I have recently relocated to Melbourne for a new job. I have connected with some of the Melbourne based groups to do Park and Street Orienteering. I may have to work my way up to bush orienteering again. I thank all the members of Eureka for introducing me to the sport. I will hopefully cross paths with you again.

Regards,

Aaron DeBuhr

On Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:59 All Members of Eureka <allmembers@eurekaorienteers.asn.au> wrote:

Hi all

Just a reminder to EU club members that entries close on this Sunday night (13 October) for the Australian MTBO Championships in Maryborough – Friday thru Sunday 25-27 October.

All the information is up on Eventor – so please consider entering or helping out in the Finish on some of days.

Ian Chennell has purchased much top-of-the-line equipment to make the finish run efficiently and show results up on the big tv screens.

We need helpers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Finish so please contact blakegordon1@bigpond.com with your details.

Entries from Eureka are a bit disappointing at this point – so dust off the old bike, get out the new EU top and have a go at mtbo. The terrain is relatively flat in Maryborough and the maps (3 new ones made by Andrew Slattery) should be “collector’s items” . So please get on Eventor now and send Blake an email.

A draft roster for the 3 days will be sent to all volunteers early next week.

Cheers

Blake

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[EurekaO] Entries close soon for 2019 Australian MTBO Champs in Maryborough

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Nov 052019

Hi all

Just a reminder to EU club members that entries close on this Sunday night (13 October) for the Australian MTBO Championships in Maryborough – Friday thru Sunday 25-27 October.

All the information is up on Eventor – so please consider entering or helping out in the Finish on some of days.

Ian Chennell has purchased much top-of-the-line equipment to make the finish run efficiently and show results up on the big tv screens.

We need helpers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the Finish so please contact blakegordon1@bigpond.com with your details.

Entries from Eureka are a bit disappointing at this point – so dust off the old bike, get out the new EU top and have a go at mtbo. The terrain is relatively flat in Maryborough and the maps (3 new ones made by Andrew Slattery) should be “collector’s items” . So please get on Eventor now and send Blake an email.

A draft roster for the 3 days will be sent to all volunteers early next week.

Cheers

Blake

[EurekaO] Yes, I’m back

Posted by Webmaster at 10:56 pm Quicknews Comments Off

Oct 072019

Hi all,

Doesn’t time fly!!

I had initially thought that I hadn’t orienteered for 5 or 6 years but going through old emails it appears that it was 10 years ago (I helped in the finish tent at Bryces Flat in early 2010 but didn’t compete).

I had my left knee “metalised” in June 2016 and right knee in April 2018. I started power walking 5+ km daily in early June this year whilst on holidays in NZ North Island for a month and have continued since I returned. As I started dreaming that I was orienteering I thought it was time to try the real thing so went to Wangaratta last weekend.

It was great – a lot of new faces, some “old” faces still around (names took a while to associate); it was great to catch up with Blake, Dale, Andrew and Rose Campbell, Roch and Judy; finish/result handling has gone more “techo”; my original SI stick no longer works; the Eldorado and Beechworth maps are still technically challenging – I need to wear glasses to read those detailed maps; time for new “O” shoes (I only wore them on the Sunday event – lasted until last 3 (short) controls to go before the sole started flapping then came off).

We have four grand daughters (Greg has two and Michelle the other two), I retired in July last year (prepared for the change in life style during the surgery recovery and rehabilitation) and we are in the process of selling our house to downsize into something that is easier to maintain whilst we “Grey Nomad” in our caravan.

Rgds,

Terry and Helen Haebich

From: allmembers <allmembers-bounces@eurekaorienteers.asn.au> On Behalf Of All Members of Eureka
Sent: Monday, 7 October 2019 9:38 PM
To: All Members of Eureka <allmembers@eurekaorienteers.asn.au>
Subject: [EurekaO] Oceania Carnival Results over the last two weekends

Hi everyone

If you aren’t a ‘orienteering tragic’ you can catch up with how our Eureka team faired over the last two weekends in the tables at Cootamundra, Wagga, Eldorado and Beechworth. These results were easy to get off the internet – but if you want more, more go to the Oceania webpage to see how Belinda (W21E), Aislinn (W21E), Karen (Staudte), Susannah (King), Andrew and Rose (Campbell), and Terry (Haebich) did at the events. It was great to see so many old friends around the big screen as Warren (Key) and others kept us up to date with what was happening in the forest from a large bunch of remote cameras!

Watch this space this week as we count down to the big Australian MTBO Champs in Maryborough 25-27 October. Please save a day (or two) to help In out in the finish and results area – Eureka is doing ALL DAYS of the Finish for the 4 main events.

Cheers

Blake

EU V

11 starting competitors Oceania Middle Distance BEECHWORTH

Plac	Name	Class	Time	Diff	Km time	R
1	Jenny Bourne	Women 60A (25)	26:31		10:14
3	Geoff Lawford	Men 55A (39)	33:28	+2:38	9:55
5	Blake Gordon	Men 75A (27)	37:14	+6:09	15:50
7	Roch Prendergast	Men 65A (31)	42:05	+8:18	13:37
9	Dale Ann Gordon	Women 75A (14)	52:13	+19:21	23:12
12	Margaret Kertesz	Women 55AS (12)	1:05:26	+30:55	29:04
13	Toby Cooper	Men 40A (17)	1:05:06	+35:03	16:16
22	Warwick Williams	Men 50A (35)	54:53	+22:24	14:28
23	Judy Prendergast	Women 60A (25)	1:09:46	+43:15	26:56
28	Gary Buchan	Men 45A (33)	1:06:06	+35:58	16:51
29	Eleanor Williams	Women 14A (29)	45:49	+29:37	22:14
	Rod Gray	Men 60A (39)	did not start

EU V

11 starting competitors Oceania LONG Distance ELDORADO

Plac	Name	Class	Time	Diff	Km time	R
3	Jenny Bourne	Women 60A (24)	1:02:42	+6:09	14:55
3	Roch Prendergast	Men 65A (30)	1:05:11	+10:37	14:05
4	Dale Ann Gordon	Women 75A (13)	1:10:26	+23:11	21:50
4	Blake Gordon	Men 75A (25)	1:23:08	+21:11	20:47
5	Toby Cooper	Men 35AS (5)	2:10:05	+44:02	21:57
5	Geoff Lawford	Men 55A (38)	1:12:08	+13:00	12:04
14	Eleanor Williams	Women 12A (16)	1:40:24	+1:09:12	33:28
15	Warwick Williams	Men 50A (33)	1:38:30	+37:16	14:35
26	Gary Buchan	Men 45A (29)	2:38:09	+1:28:02	20:20
	Judy Prendergast	Women 55AS (14)	mispunched
	Margaret Kertesz	Women 55AS (14)	mispunched
	Rod Gray	Men 60A (34)	did not start

EU V

10 starting competitors Australian SPRINT Distance WAGGA WAGGA

Plac	Name	Class	Time	Diff	Km time
1	Jenny Bourne	Women 60 (32)	13:48		6:51
3	Geoff Lawford	Men 55 (48)	15:21	+0:36	6:56
4	Dale Ann Gordon	Women 75 (10)	19:38	+2:48	13:00
7	Blake Gordon	Men 75 (23)	19:05	+4:40	10:29
12	Warwick Williams	Men 50 (30)	22:11	+6:02	8:33
15	Roch Prendergast	Men 65 (32)	19:22	+4:13	8:43
17	Rod Gray	Men 60 (35)	18:31	+5:01	7:40
27	Eleanor Williams	Women 14 (31)	27:38	+14:39	12:47
29	Judy Prendergast	Women 60 (32)	32:49	+19:01	16:19
32	Gary Buchan	Men 21E (37)	45:44	+30:12	14:33

EU V

10 starting competitors Australian LONG Distance Split Rock COOTAMUNDRA

Plac	Name	Class	Time	Diff	Km time
1	Jenny Bourne	Women 60A (24)	39:34		9:15
6	Rod Gray	Men 60A (37)	1:01:17	+15:29	10:45
7	Blake Gordon	Men 75A (24)	54:05	+21:20	16:32
10	Dale Ann Gordon	Women 75A (12)	57:51	+22:29	20:57
12	Eleanor Williams	Women 12A (14)	28:23	+15:29	12:54
12	Warwick Williams	Men 50A (31)	1:18:55	+28:12	11:46
12	Judy Prendergast	Women 55AS (17)	58:37	+22:12	21:14
13	Geoff Lawford	Men 55A (43)	1:00:46	+12:04	10:06
22	Roch Prendergast	Men 65A (33)	1:00:58	+21:43	13:06
25	Gary Buchan	Men 45A (33)	2:05:49	+1:13:29	17:59

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