Trailer One: Australian School Orienteering Carnival

“The first two trailers of 4 in a series to introduce the 2016 Australian School Orienteering Championships to be held on the Scenic Rim of SE Queensland Australia. The terrain is classic sand stone area at the base of Mt Maroon – COTSWOLD. Offering top level Orienteering in a magic place. Enjoy. Thanks Jack, Helen and Winnie for all your work as the leads.”

Trailer Two: Australian School Orienteering Carnival

Source: Lance Read and Orienteering Australia

New Zealand Secondary Schools Team travelling to event

A New Zealand Secondary Schools Team is to be selected to compete for the Southern Cross Trophy against the six Australian states and the Australian Capital Territory in the 2016 Australian Schools Championships.

The championships will be held in Queensland’s Gold Coast Scenic Rim and Granite Belt as part of the Australian Championships carnival which runs from 24 September to 2 October 2016.

The specific schools championship events are:

• Sprint championship, Monday 26 September
• Individual championship, Wednesday 28 September
• Relay championship, Thursday 29 September

Further event information is available at the http://www.auschamps2016.com/

The team will be 16 in size (four each of senior boys, senior girls, junior boys and junior girls).  Senior grades have a birthdate of 2000 or earlier.

For more details refer to the Orienteering NZ Selection Announcement

2016 Orienteering NZ Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships, Waikato 21-23 July 2016

Athletes seeking selection at the NZSS Championships are expected to run their correct age grade based on their year of birth.

For more information on the 2016 Orienteering NZ Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships, Waikato 21-23 July refer to the event website.