This year’s Night/Day will take place in the newly-reopened Orroral Valley. This beautiful slice of Namadgi National Park makes for varied and engaging navigation with steep hills overlooking the open country of the valley below. The course is designed to give participants the opportunity to play to their strengths and preferences in route-planning.

The bush is in great condition, so it will make for a great day or night (or both) of rogaining! The Hash House will be at the Orroral Valley Tracking station, a comfortable 1-hour drive south from Canberra on sealed roads.

As always, there will be two instances of the event using the same course:

• Night 5 hour – Saturday 2 September 5:00pm - 10:00pm

• Day 6 hour – Sunday 3 September 9:00am - 3:00pm

Participants can choose to compete in either or both events! Keep an eye out for entries to open soon!

Course Description

Pre-event photo gallery

Held in the fascinating area around Yarrangobilly Village in the Northern Koskiuszko NP, about 3 hours from Canberra. There is wonderful park-like country near the hash house, limestone sinkholes and bluffs, revegetated pine plantation and alpine bushland. Some historical sites including Cotterill's Cottage at the HH and a number of old homestead sites including Jounama homestead ruins.

INTER-VARSITY CHAMPS SELECTION TRIAL

This event will also be a selection event for a team to represent an ACT University at the Inter-Varsity Champs in Queensland in August. The selected team will be offered subsidised travel courtesy of the Nigel Aylott Memorial Sports Foundation. Competitors must be from the same university. Nominate yourselves on the entry form.

Check out the Strava Fly-by of where all the teams went!

Read Barkley's story

Results

• Results, Routes and Splits from Navlight
• Overall Results (places and scores)
• Results by each category

The people who brought this event about

http://www.paddypallin.com.au

Paddy Pallin 6 hr

Course Description

The Hash House is at the Yankee Hat Walking Track car park. The terrain varies from open grassland to wooded areas on the hills. The area is excellent for beginners and families, who can plan a route using the tracks and grassland, but there is also plenty for the more ambitious teams looking to take out their categories. Travel is generally easy, except for some of the wooded hills where the vegetation can get thicker. There are a lot of kangaroos on the course, as well as other wildlife. The map will be an A3 teslin (waterproof) pre marked map including magnetic north lines and 1:25000 scale with 10m contours.

All competitors please ensure your shoes are clean and free of grass seeds and soil.
No camping at the Hash House site is allowed. If you would like to camp in the area we'd suggest either the Orroral or Mount Clear campgrounds which are approximately 20km from the Hash House site.

Results

• Results, Routes and Splits from Navlight
• Overall Results (places and scores)
• Results by each category

The people who brought this event about

General Information

Workshop entries will be limited to 40 people. The workshop will be broken into practical sessions on Saturday morning, Saturday evening (dark) and Sunday morning. A equipment and course planning theory session will be held on Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon will be a mini-rogaine to put into practice what you have learned. Participants will be divided into small groups with a coach for the practical sessions based on your responses to the questionnaire on experience and speed.

Results

Overall Results with links to Leg Splits
Category Results with links to Leg Splits
Leg Statistics
Control Visits with course layout distribution
Google Earth team routes and course layout

The people who brought this event about

Course Description

Cotter Bend at Cotter Reserve.
 
Come one, come all! On Sunday 7th July, the 4 Hour Winter Rogaine will be making its debut at a new location – Cotter Bend, only 25 minutes from Canberra’s CBD! The course will explore the beautiful Murrumbidgee River Corridor, the rugged Bullen Range and the fast-travelling pine forests to the south. This course has something for everyone, from the families and first timers to the most competitive of rogainers. Come along for a great day out!

Results

Overall Results with links to Leg Splits
Category Results with links to Leg Splits
Leg Statistics
Control Visits with course layout distribution

Photos, Stories Etc.

The people who brought this event about

Course Description

The event centre is near Tura Beach 3.5 hours drive from Canberra. The course will encompass private property and Bournda National Park. The terrain varies from beaches and coastal scrub to open eucalypt forest with pockets of rainforest. Altitude varies from 0m to 400m. The specially prepared map is premarked 1:25,000 with 10m contour intervals.

Results

• Overall Results with links to Leg Splits
• Category Results with links to Leg Splits
• Leg Statistics
• Control Visits with course layout distribution
• Google Earth team routes and course layout 

Photos, Stories

photos now available

Event report

The people who brought this event about

Inverary not contrary rogaine

Course Description

The last ACTRA rogaine for 2019 will be held in the Bungonia plateau of Morton National Park and some adjoining private property.

The area is open and gently undulating native forest (my favourite). Also friendly local farmers have allowed access onto their very easy going paddocks and there are some firetrails. Check out the photos on smugmug. Barkley has been out there taking selfies at some of the control locations and has given his tick of approval - “Just like home” he said. It takes about 1.5 hours to drive from Canberra.

Queries: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 0448 954 471 (At HH site from Friday morning, leave a message an I will get back to you)

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Entry, teamlist and final instructions

  Team List - 6 hour   Team List - 12 hour

FINAL INSTRUCTIONS

 Camping

There is free camping at the HH site on a flat grassy paddock and plenty of parking space.

 Carpool and Partner Finding Service

If you can offer a seat for carpooling or need to find a partner send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 Contact Details

The people bringing you this event

Attachments:

ACTRA Presidents Report March 2022.pdf	[ ]	97 kB
AgendaAGM2022.pdf	[ ]	38 kB

Course Description

This years Day/Night/Cycle rogaine course is centered around Pierces Creek pine forest and the Lower Cotter Catchment area just to the southwest of the Cotter. The course includes some nice family friendly loops around the Hash House, with some big hills getting up to 1200m. Come along for the night event on the Saturday and get half price entry to the Day event. There will be plenty for those two wheels with some steep climbs and enough single track around to get your fix. The map will at the standard 1:25 000 scale with 10m contour intervals.  

Results

Prelimary results now available:

Night 5 hour foot event

Day 6 hour foot and bike event

Final instructions are available here.

 Camping

Camping is available at the nearby Cotter Campground for those who want to spend the weekend away. For more info on camping, facilities and costs, see here

 Carpool and Partner Finding Service

Carpool

John Yeoman - Looking for a lift back from night event to ANU for himself and partner. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are able to assist

 Contact Details

The people bringing you this event

Course Description

The event centre is in Woden Valley on Sunday 18th August. Explore some iconic Canberra nature reserves and find yourself a great coffee. What a perfect match!
If you can't compete but would love to enjoy the course, we still need some on the day volunteers and control collectors. Contact Fergus through the ACTRA website if you can help out. The specially prepared map is premarked 1:25,000 with 10m contour intervals.

Results

Results

Strava Fly-by

 Final Instructions

THANK YOU

Thank you everyone for your patience and support of the event in difficult times! 

IMPORTANT

Bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here. Check the Team List to ensure that all details for your team including category are correct.

• Ensure that all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people under 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash House.
• Medical advice: All competitors should consider advising their partner of any pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anaphylaxis) that may require first-aid action on course. This should include a description of the symptoms, the required first-aid action, and the location in their bag of any medication (such as sugar, ventolin, epi-pen, anti-histamines).
• Present your completed indemnity form at the registration desk.

WHERE

The HASH house is located at Garran Scout Hall. This is the white building on Kitchener St. Parking is limited and the hall is adject to a playing field. We request that you park in suburban streets nearby.

REGISTRATION, MAP AVAILABILITY, START TIMES

The event will commence by way of a mass start at 09:30 sharp, with a final briefing at 09:20. Registration will open at 08:00. To register, you will need to bring:

• first aid kit, so that it can be checked; see below for what it must contain
• one completed indemnity form per team member.

Electronic scoring: As this event is also using the Navlight system of scoring, each team member will be issued with a wristband and tag upon registration.

You will also be given premarked maps, control descriptions, course setter's notes and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at or soon after 08:00 to allow enough time for final preparations and route planning. Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting.

There will be a novice briefing at 09:10. Final briefing 09:20.

MAP DETAILS

There will be one A3 map, 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval. It contains urban areas and bordering nature reserves. Out of bounds and safe crossing points of major roads are marked.

WATER

No water drops.

BRING TO THE EVENT

• completed indemnity form
• map will be printed on Teslin waterproof paper with control descriptions on reverse side. Contact or map case optional.
• Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, board for map preparation
• plate, bowl, cup, cutlery (so you have something to eat the hash house food with - we don't provide disposable items!)
• a seat each to use at the Hash House

CARRY ON THE COURSE

Mandatory Equipment

• Whistle (per person)
• Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compression bandages and 1 wound dressing) (per team)

Other items we recommended that you carry

• food for the event
• water for 4 hours. There will be water at selected locations on the course which will be marked on the map, but you should carry at least 2-3 litres, more if it is particularly hot.
• compass
• watch
• Mobile phone for emergencies.
• Space blanket (per person)
• Sunscreen, sun-hat and/or beanie.
• raincoat, warm jacket

MOBILE PHONE COVERAGE

 Excellent. HH phone numbers: 0400 715 232 (Fergus), 0410 917 225 (Jonathan).

RESTRICTIONS

• No pets; no alcohol; no firearms: no fires
• No altimeters, pedometers or GPS-capable devices such as watches and smartphones.
• Smartphones may be carried for emergency use only - they cannot be used for time-keeping or photography.

SUMMARY OF EVENT RULES AND SCORING

• The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
• Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors and must remain within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of each control point.
• All team members must punch their Navlight tags at each control to score points.
• If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter code visible inside the end of the punch.
• Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds areas; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed.
• The organisers may disqualify a team if it acts against these rules or against the spirit of the event.
• A team can retire a member at the hash house. This will finish that team's event. A new team can form but it must start with zero score.
• Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Disqualification if more than 30 minutes late.
• If teams score equal points then the first team home will have a higher rank.

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND POST EVENT FOOD

• Food and drinks will be available from 15:00. Bring your own eating utensils
• Certificates and Mugs for winners

The people bringing you this event

http://www.paddypallin.com.au

Paddy Pallin 6hr

Course Description

The event centre was at Wild Cattle Flat south-east of Captains Flat and about an hours drive from Canberra. The course encompassed private property, Tallaganda National Park and State Forest. The terrain varied from easy grassy flats to open eucalypt forest. Higher sections of the course were slower travel. Altitude varied from 900m to 1300m. The specially prepared map was premarked 1:25,000 with 10m contour intervals.

Results

• Overall Results with links to Leg Splits
• Category Results with links to Leg Splits
• Leg Statistics
• Control Visits with course layout distribution
• Google Earth team routes and course layou

Photos, Stories Etc.

Competitors were greeted by the cattle who call wild cattle flat home on Sunday, but fortunately they were friendly. Jon Glanville set a super course on The Hollow property and the Tallaganda National Park. It provided plenty of challenge for young families through to the top team who didn't quite get around the course on a sunny, calm and hot March day. Congratulations to Tom Brazier, Gill Fowler and Jack Brand who won overall. Special mention to Susie Sprague and Luca Saunders who won the family category by 8 minutes from Leanne, Scott, Sandy and Ross Wilkinson - and they were 16th and 17th teams overall. The womens open category was a close race too with everyone on the same score and only 3 minutes between them. It was won by Elizabeth Woodgate and Kerrie Murphy. Many thanks to Paddy Pallin for sponsoring and providing great spot prizes.

There are photos in the gallery from the day. Check them out to see if your friends were captured.

The people who brought this event about

Course Description

Stromlo Forest Park. Hash House will be at Event Centre.

Come join us for the first rogaine of the year, a little light exercise and a snack afterwards. There will be challenges for all, with a good track network for novices and younger/older folk and plenty of controls to locate for the competitive types.
Please note, in the event of a total fire ban day being declared, this event will be cancelled.

Results

Overall Results with links to Leg Splits
Category Results with links to Leg Splits
Leg Statistics
Control Visits with course layout distribution
Google Earth team routes and course layout

Photos, Stories Etc.

The people who brought this event about

 Final Instructions

 Important

Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here. Check the team list for your relevant event on the home page to ensure that all details for your team including category are correct.

• • Ensure that all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people under 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash House.
  • Medical advice: All competitors should consider advising their partner of any pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anaphylaxis) that may require first-aid action on course. This should include a description of the symptoms, the required first-aid action, and the location in their bag of any medication (such as sugar, ventolin, epi-pen, anti-histamines).
  • Present your completed indemnity form at the registration desk.

 Where

The Hash House is located on Inverary Road east of the small township of Bungonia.  The event will be in Morton National Park and adjoining private farmland.

It takes 1.5 hours to drive from Canberra. Take the Federal and Hume Highway to Goulbourn.  Take the first Goulbourn exit. Turn right at the huge roundabout over the highway towards the "Abattoirs". At the T intersection turn left onto Garroorgang Road. After 2kms turn right and wiggle under the railway (a tight corner). Turn right on Braidwood Road, cross the creek and turn left onto Brisbane Grove Road. Turn left on Windellama Road and shortly after, right onto Mountain Ash Road.  (All this wiggling is only 6.5kms but avoids a lot of roadworks in Goulbourn).  Follow Mountain Ash road to the little town of Bungonia (22kms).  Turn left at Goderich Street* which is opposite the big green Fire Station. (This is past the "Bungonia National Park sign.)  This becomes Inverary Road which you follow to the HH site. It is 6.5kms of good quality unsealed road, but narrow in parts. 

Coming from the north - It takes about 1.5 hour to drive from Campbelltown (western Sydney). Follow the Hume Hwy south to Marulan.  Take the first exit to “Marulan South, Bungonia”.  Follow Jerrara Road south to Bungonia township (15kms). Turn left onto Goderich street* (see above).

The HH address is 716 Inverary Road Bungonia.  View on Google maps 

The GPS location of the HH is S34 ^o 53’701  E149 ^o 59’119.  The grid reference is 55H 772805 6134530

 Registration, Map Availability, Start Times

The event will commence by way of a mass start at 11:00 sharp, with a final briefing at 10:50am. Registration will open at 8:30am. To register for you will need to bring:

• • first aid kit, so that it can be checked (see below for what it must contain); and
  • one completed indemnity form per team member.

Electronic scoring: As this event is also using the Navlight system of scoring, each team member will be issued with a wristband and tag upon registration.

You will also be given premarked maps, control descriptions, course setter's notes and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at least an hour prior to the start of the event to allow enough time for final preparations and route planning.  As they say "Time spent on planning is never wasted".  Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting. 

 Map Details and Vegetation

There will be one A3 map, 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval, printed on teslin paper.  The area contains mainly native bush with some bushy and open farmland. It is undulating to flat and the bush is very open.  There are occassonal scratchy bushes so bring the gaiters.  The map shows vegetated land green and clear land as white. It is aligned to magnetic north and the north lines are red. The out-of-bounds areas are hatched red but the map can still be seen underneath.

There are 49 checkpoints in total. The lowest worth 40 points and the highest 100. The value of the checkpoint is equivalent to the tens e.g. checkpoints 50-59 are all worth 50 points.  The checkpoint descriptions follow the rules:

• • If the feature is shown on the map, then it is described as “The … (knoll, saddle ..)”;
  • If a feature is not shown on the map, but is obvious on the ground, then it is described as “A … (knoll, saddle etc.)”;
  • “The watercourse” will be marked with a blue line on the map;
  • “The gully” will be a similar feature, but will not have a blue line on the map (Note: gullies and watercourses may be the same size – despite the blue lines).

The map has been generated using Lidar information which means it is more accurate so you shouldn't make any navigational errors!!  However, there are occassional anomalies such as the blue line of a creek is not actually in the V of the contour line.  Where the contour lines run parallel on both sides of a creek it generally indicates steep eroded sides.  Some of these are 4-5m and the sides can be undercut and unstable.  Approach carefully and/or avoid.  The wombats have usually made paths across creeks.

 Water

Please bring enough water for at least 6 hours while on the course.  There will be 2 water drops but there is almost no water in the creeks when we hung the controls. We do not recommend drinking any water found on course unless it is very well sterilised. Please bring enough water to be self-sufficient at the HH.

 Please Bring to the Event

• • completed indemnity form;
  • Contact or map case optional.  The map will be printed on Teslin waterproof paper with control descriptions on reverse side.; 
  • Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, board for map preparation;
  • plate, bowl, cup, cutlery (so you have something to eat the hash house food with - we don't provide disposable items!);
  • a seat each to use at the Hash House; and
  • your own camping equipment if staying Friday or Saturday night.  

  Camping

Free camping is avaiable on Friday and Saturday nights at the HH, courtesy of the local landowner. Please respect this - no fires and please don't litter.  There are no services although we will have the portaloos.  There is plenty of room for tents on level grass.

  Carry on Course

Mandatory Equipment

• • Whistle (per person);
  • Thermal / space blanket (per person); and
  • Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compression bandages and 1 wound dressing) (per team)

Other items we recommended that you carry

• • food for the event
  • water for 6 hours (depending on your course plan)
  • compass
  • gaiters - highly recommended for snakes and scratchy bushes
  • watch
  • mobile phone for emergencies
  • Sunscreen, sun-hat and/or beanie
  • raincoat, warm jacket.  It may be cold. Warm clothing and a raincoat is highly recommended.
  • thermals
  • gloves
  • beanie

 Mobile Phone Coverage

Phone coverage is poor except on the high ridges, and is phone dependent.  There is mobile phone reception at the HH. The emergency phone number is printed on the front of the map and is 0457 364 319.  We recommend that you carry a phone to be used ONLY in case of emergencies.

 Restrictions

• • No pets; no alcohol; no firearms: no fires.  The bush is very dry and risk of bushfires is high.  
  • No altimeters, pedometers or GPS-capable devices such as watches and smartphones. 
  • Smartphones may be carried for emergency use only - they cannot be used for any other purpose eg time-keeping or photography.

 Summary of Event Rules and Scoring

• • The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
  • Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors and must remain within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of each control point.
  • All team members must punch their Navlight tags at each control to score points.
  • If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter code visible inside the end of the punch.
  • Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds areas; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed.
  • The organisers may disqualify a team if it acts against these rules or against the spirit of the event.
  • A team can retire a member at the hash house. This will finish that team's event. A new team can form but it must start with zero score.
  • Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Disqualification if more than 30 minutes late.
  • If teams score equal points then the first team home will have a higher rank.

 Presentation and Awards

• • Food and drinks will be available from 4:00pm. Bring your own eating utensils !
  • Certificates and Mugs for winners.  Mug for winning??