Australian Rogaining News - October 2024
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The 2025 Australasian Rogaining Championships will be held on 15-16 March 2025 in the Snowy Mountains, hosted by ACTRA. Start making your travel plans and don't miss this one!
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The International Rogaining Federation has announced that the 20th World Rogaining Championships will be hosted by the Australian Rogaining Association. The Championships are planned for 16-17 September, 2027 in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia near Wilpena Pound, a spectacular and popular destination for visitors from around the world.
The course will offer technically challenging navigation amidst spectacular scenery.
More information in the attached Press Release.
The 2023 Australian Rogaining Championships were held on Wiradjuri country in Goobang National Park and adjacent private land on 30th September/1st October. NSWRA did a great job organising the event in challenging conditions with temperatures over 30 degrees on Saturday and Sunday.
The overall and mixed winners were Julie Quinn and David Baldwin (ACT), second and winning mens team were Eric Lambers (VIC), Paul Monks (VIC) and Tim Cochrane (ACT). First womens team were Shelley Bambrook and Deanna Blegg (VIC).
The Intervarsity Championships was won by the team of Xavier Scott and Will Whittington and from University of Tasmania. The Interstate Challenge Trophy was a tie between NSW and ACT.
Organiser was Trevor Gollan, and the course setters were David Williams and Ronny Taib. The event website with results, analysis and photos is: nswrogaining.org/2023-aus-champs.
Australians performed outstandingly at the 2023 World Rogaining Championship held on 29/30 July at Lake Tahoe, California, USA. A superb performance from the "Dream Team" of Joanna George, Abigail George and Meredith Norman to again win Womens’ Under 23. Two Aussie teams Rod Gray and Geoff Lawford, Richard Robinson and Vivienne Prince, took home 2 trophies, won against much younger competitors.
The Northstar ski resort was surrounded by 250sq km of hilly pine forest from 1900 to 2600 metres elevation. Most teams survived the expected hot dry summer weather during daytime and moved faster in the night, especially with the help of the reflective controls.
The top teams overall were from Estonia, Spain, Latvia, USA and Ukraine. The following were the Australian placings: