ENTRY INFORMATION

36^th QUEENSLAND ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS

To be held near Maryborough

21^st and 22nd August 2010

Orienteering Queensland and Ugly Gully Orienteers are delighted to invite you to participate in the 36th Queensland Orienteering Championships which will take place in the Fraser Coast Region, approx 34 kms West of Maryborough.

Blow on in to Maryborough for a supercalifragilistic-expialidocious event.

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Pamela Lyndon Travers OBE (9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian novelist, actress and journalist, popularly remembered for her series of children's novels about the mystical and magical nanny Mary Poppins. She was born in Maryborough. Her popular series has been adapted many times, including in the 1964 film starring Julie Andrews, and in the new and extremely popular Broadway musical which originally took a turn at London's West End.

Maps and Terrain:
The Day 1 map will be an updated version of the “Aramara State Forest” which was first used for the Queensland Long Distance Championships in September 2008. The terrain is a combination of open ridges and thicker vegetation around the many creek systems.

The Day 2 map is an updated version of “Hidden Glen” which was first used for the Australian Championships in September 2008. The map is adjacent to “Aramara State Forest” and has similar terrain.

Both maps have been made by Eric Andrews (BBB Club) and will be at a scale of 1:10,000 except for green and blue courses which will have a scale of 1:7500. Some long courses on Day 2 will be at a scale of 1: 15,000.

Organiser: Greg Chatfield

Course Setters: Day 1: Robin Spriggs and Chris Wood, Day 2: Tim McIntyre

Logistics: James Mitchell and Murray Haines

Administration: Chris Spriggs and Peter Effeney

Technical: Tim McIntyre and Michael Burridge

Controller: Mark Petrie (BUSH)

Queensland Championships Format:

"Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts." -- Mr. Banks

The Championships are a 2-day event with cumulative times. Course lengths will be set to achieve Orienteering Australia (OA) recommended winning times for multi-day events. AS (A Short) Classes are set at a shorter distance to their A equivalents. B classes provide easier navigation than A / AS courses. For M/W 17-20A and M/W21A classes, Day 1 will be the Queensland Middle Distance Championships and Day 2 will be a long course.

The first finishing Queenslander in each class will be declared the Queensland resident champion.

All A classes will be run where there is at least one entry. For AS, B and Open Classes, the organisers reserve the right to cancel that class and re-allocate entrants to another suitable class if there are less than 3 entries.

The entry fee covers both days. Entrants are required to compete in the same class on both days. Competitors may enter for a single day.

Competitors requiring shadowing must be entered in the Open Easy (green standard) class or the Open Very Easy (blue standard) class. The shadower must run their course before shadowing. Split times should be requested.

There will be crèche facilities available for younger children.

Indicate on the form if you would like split start times for child-care or shadowing. Enter the names of the competitors requiring split times.

Start Times:
Starts will commence from 1:00 pm on Saturday and 9:00am on Sunday.

Entry Fees covering both days: (unchanged from last year)
Adults: $46; Juniors $26; Sub-juniors (up to 10 years old) $20; Families $130.

Entries, including payment, must be received or postmarked by midnight, Sunday 8th August 2010.

Entries are only available on-line at www.oq.asn.au; go to the Queensland Champs link. If you do not have access to the internet, please call Chris Spriggs on 3369 0880 or Peter Effeney on 3511 0848 and they will be happy to enter you on-line over the phone.

The preferred method of payment is by electronic funds transfer to the Heritage Building Society BSB 638-070 Account No 7951639 Qld Champs.  (NB. For Heritage bank account holders only, ignore the BSB and use account type S21). Please include family name in the bank transfer details. Alternatively, Cheques and Money Orders are to be made payable to Orienteering Queensland Inc. (Please include the Inc.). Please mail to Orienteering Queensland, PO Box 114. Spring Hill, Qld 4004 (postmarked by Sunday 8^th August 2010 at the latest). Attn: Chris Spriggs.

Entry Conditions:
Family: Defined as up to 2 adults and dependent children M/W20 and under.
Orienteering Membership: Apart from Enter on the Day participants, it is a requirement that competitors are current members of Orienteering Queensland or other orienteering associations. OQ Membership Forms may be downloaded from www.oq.asn.au. Payment can be for the half year commencing on the 1st August 2010.

Late Entries and Entry Cancellation:
"Practically perfect people never permit sentiment to muddle their thinking." --Mary Poppins.

Late entries will only be accepted after 8^th August 2010 at the discretion of the organisers, but not at all after 16^th August 2010. For enquiries regarding late entries, please email This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . A late fee of $10 per person will be charged for entries lodged after midnight on 8^th August.

Cancellation of an entry up to 16th August 2010 will attract a full refund less a $5 per person administration fee. Any cancellations received after this date will not be refunded.

Event Programme, Start Lists and Results:
The event programme will be available for downloading from the web site from August 17th and the Start Lists from August 18^th. There will only be a limited number of programmes and start lists available from the Registration at the Championships. Results will be displayed at the events and will be posted on the OQ website.

Classes: The available classes (based on age at 31 December 2010) are listed below.

Hard courses:

M-16A, M17-20A, M21A, M35A, M45A, M55A, M65A, M75A, M80+A

M17-20AS, M21AS, M35-44AS, M45-54AS, M55+AS

W-16A, W17-20A, W21A, W35A, W45A, W55A, W65A, W75A, W80+A

W17-20AS, W21AS, W35-44AS, W45-54AS, W55+AS

Moderate Courses:

M-14A, M Open B, M15-19B

W-14A, W Open B, W15-19B

Easy Courses:

M-12, W-12

Open Easy (non-badge)

Very Easy Courses:

M-10, W-10

Open Novice (non-badge)

A string course will also be available on both days for the enjoyment of little kids.

Presentations:
Award presentations (including the Middle Distance Championships) will take place on Sunday commencing at approximately 12.30pm. Cloth badges will be awarded to the first three place getters in each class. All non-placed M/W-10 and all Open Easy and Novice competitors will receive a commemorative certificate.

Sportident:
Sportident electronic timing will be used. It is the competitor’s responsibility to ensure their SI number on the entry form is correct. SI sticks can be bought from Michael or Linda Burridge at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or hired for $4 per person per day. Lost sticks will be charged the full replacement fee of $72.

Facilities:
Registration / Information will be open at the event site from 10:00am on Saturday and 8:00am on Sunday. Toilets and water will be provided at the assembly area on both days. There will be drinks and light snacks available at the event on the Saturday afternoon and lunch provided by a local community group for the Sunday. The car parks will be close to the assembly area and road access will be suitable for conventional vehicles.

Accommodation:
Maryborough and Hervey Bay, 34kms east of Maryborough, have a wide variety of accommodation on offer, from caravan parks to resorts.

Camping for orienteers has also been organised at the extensive Maryborough Showgrounds which offers basic facilities of toilets and hot showers for $12 per site per night (powered or unpowered). Bookings and payment for this can be made on the entry form.

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