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Welcome to the Australian Rogaining Championships
30-Sep. & 1-Oct 2023

NSW hosted the 2023 Australian Rogaining Championships, a 24-hour rogaine on Wiradjuri country, in Goobang National Park and adjacent private land.  Goobang is about 300km WNW of Sydney and a similar distance from Canberra.

The Intervarsity Championships were held in conjunction with the 24-hour championship, and an 8-hour non-championship was available.

Why “The Edge”?  Goobang National Park sits at the western edge of the Central Tablelands.  That change in altitude is obvious on the map, as are the panoramic views across the western plains when you are there.   It is also an ecotone, a transition zone with flora and fauna species from western New South Wales as well as those more commonly found on the Great Dividing Range.  We could have called the event “An Edge”.

Cost

  • Full Entry: $120   Concession: $84   Child<14: Free
  • Dinner Friday night (6pm-9pm): $20
  • Bus from Canberra or Sydney Airports: $30 each way (see “Getting There” below for detail)
  • Merchandise (White shirt with event logo): $25

Program

  • Friday PM: Camping available, dinner 6pm-9pm
  • Saturday: 24hr event starts at 11am; 8hr starts at 12noon.  You have 3 hours to get maps & plan

The Location

The base camp (Hash House) is between Parkes and Orange, 300km north of Canberra and 330km west of Sydney CBD.

Detailed instructions regarding the site access and any special conditions will be attached to this website on the weekend prior to the event.

The Course

A mixture of grazing farmland with plenty of natural bushland in Goobang NP.  Altitude varies from 400 to 800 metres above sea level.

David Williams and Ronnie Taib are the course setters.  They are the best long-distance rogainers in NSW, having finished in the top ten at every AusChamps since 2014 (apart from West Australia 2016 which they didn’t attend.)  David and Ronnie’s last course creation was the memorable NSW Champs at Kanangra in 2016.

Camping and Accommodation

The Hash House will be on a level, cleared space with ample room for camping, from Friday 29-Sep until Monday 2-Oct, noting that the Monday is a public holiday for ACT, NSW & SA.

Getting There

Most people find their own way to the site, but we encourage use of the buses provided especially for the event.  Cost for this service will be $30 per person each way.

1. A coach will run from Canberra Airport, departing at 3pm on Friday;

2. A coach will will run from Sydney Domestic Airport, departing 2pm on Friday;

Both coaches should arrive at the event site by 8pm.  

For the return journey, expect buses to depart the event site at 1:30pm on Sunday, which will get you to:

1. Canberra Airport, by 6:30pm on Sunday; or

2. Sydney Domestic Airport, by 7:30pm on Sunday.

We can negotiate pickups along the way (such as Lithgow Station or Yass) if you advise us via the email address below.  If there is demand, a connection can be arranged from the Orange or Parkes Airports.

 

Intervarsity Championships

To participate in an Australian Intervarsity Rogaining Championships, students must be enrolled at a tertiary education institution recognised by UniSport Australia.

Teams consist of 2-5 students from the same university. Both part-time and full-time students are eligible. There is no age restriction, ie. under-graduate, mature age and post-graduate students qualify.

The Intervarsity rogaining competition began in 1969 and from 1981 was coordinated by the Australian Rogaining Association.

The Nigel Aylott Memorial Sports Foundation (NAMSF) sponsored the re-establishment of the Intervarsity competition in 2007. NAMSF has provided a perpetual trophy for the winning Intervarsity team named ‘The Nigel Aylott trophy’.

The Foundation has in the past paid the travel costs for one university team from each state so that there can be a well-represented national competition.

State Rogaining Associations are responsible for determining their own selection criteria for the NAMSF subsidies (ie. a single qualifying event, or a cumulative point score from multiple events, whether 24 hour or shorter qualifying events). However, for the purposes of the subsidy, preference must be given to under-graduate full time students.

Entrants should contact their state rogaining association as soon as possible for details about their selection process for the state representative team.

Nigel Aylott Memorial Sports Foundation

NAMSF is the Nigel Aylott Memorial Sports Foundation, set up in memory of Nigel to encourage engagement in the outdoor sports of rogaining and adventure racing.

NAMSF activities may include the following:

  1. Promoting outdoor sports, health, safety, enjoyment and fitness, particularly supporting participation in Australian rogaining and adventure racing;
  2. Payments and distributions towards team travel expenses for participation in rogaining and adventure racing events;
  3. Subsiding and funding mini-adventure sports races and rogaines for young novices;
  4. Organising, subsidising and funding training sessions and coaching clinics for skill development in skills related to rogaining and adventure racing;
  5. Promotion of safety in rogaining and adventure racing by encouraging the worldwide application of safety audits and standards for developing and conducting events;
  6. Distributions, funding and grants to other organisations for projects or activities that meet the purposes of the Association.
Who was Nigel Aylott

Nigel Aylott showed some talent as a long-distance runner at school but at university got into the full range of outdoor activities available through the Monash BushWalking Club, which included skiing, kayaking, and rogaining. As his endurance and navigation skill developed, so did his success at rogaining, eventually winning the World Rogaining Championships in 1998 and the Australian Rogaining Championships in 2000 and 2001.

As adventure racing developed, Nigel saw it as the natural progression from long-distance running and rogaining. He loved experiencing the different locations in which the adventure races were set. Nigel competed in several Southern Traverse and EcoChallenge events before teaming up with Tom Landon-Smith, Alina McMaster, and Matt Dalziel to form the successful team AROC. Nigel was tragically killed in the 2004 Primal Quest race after being hit by a large boulder dislodged at the top of a gully.

Nigel was highly regarded in the community and friends encouraged Nigel’s family to set up this foundation to leave a legacy by supporting the sports Nigel loved and gave so much to.

Questions

Refer any questions to AusChamps2023@gmail.com

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2023 Aust Rogaining Champs Interstate Results

(ACT) scored 16.0 points. There were 33 State entries.
(NSW) scored 16.0 points. There were 78 State entries.
(VIC) scored 12.0 points. There were 12 State entries.
(TAS) scored 11.0 points. There were 14 State entries.
(QLD) scored 7.0 points. There were 22 State entries.
(SA) scored 5.0 points. There were 8 State entries.
(NZ) scored 1.0 points. There were 4 State entries.
(Other) scored 0.0 points. There were 1 State entries.
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Category M State score allocation.
Team 28, O’all place 2, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Eric Lambers (VIC =1.00), Paul Monks (VIC =1.00), Tim Cochrane (ACT =1.00).
Team 60, O’all place 3, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 0.67, Keelan Birch (NSW =0.67), Tristan White (NSW =0.67), Ivan Koudashev (NSW =0.67).
Team 14, O’all place 5, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Andrew Duerden (NSW =0.50), Mike Hotchkis (NSW =0.50).
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Category MV State score allocation.
Team 14, O’all place 5, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Andrew Duerden (NSW =1.50), Mike Hotchkis (NSW =1.50).
Team 15, O’all place 9, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Robb Simpson (NSW =1.00), Nick Harris (NZ =1.00).
Team 10, O’all place 11, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Gary Carroll (TAS =0.50), Ken Mclean (TAS =0.50).
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Category MSV State score allocation.
Team 14, O’all place 5, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Andrew Duerden (NSW =1.50), Mike Hotchkis (NSW =1.50).
Team 10, O’all place 11, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Gary Carroll (TAS =1.00), Ken Mclean (TAS =1.00).
Team 19, O’all place 13, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Vic Sedunary (VIC =0.50), Mervyn Trease (VIC =0.50).
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Category MUV State score allocation.
Team 19, O’all place 13, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Vic Sedunary (VIC =1.50), Mervyn Trease (VIC =1.50).
Team 2, O’all place 14, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Richard Robinson (QLD =1.00), Brett Davis (NSW =1.00).
Team 61, O’all place 32, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Grant Battersby (ACT =0.50), Tony Slatyer (ACT =0.50).
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Category W State score allocation.
Team 69, O’all place 12, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Shelley Bambrook (VIC =1.50), Deanna Blegg (VIC =1.50).
Team 48, O’all place 24, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Jean Douglass (ACT =1.00), Peggy Douglass (ACT =1.00).
Team 34, O’all place 26, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Wendy Emerton (ACT =0.50), Alison Curtin (ACT =0.50).
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Category WV State score allocation.
Team 69, O’all place 12, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Shelley Bambrook (VIC =1.50), Deanna Blegg (VIC =1.50).
Team 48, O’all place 24, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Jean Douglass (ACT =1.00), Peggy Douglass (ACT =1.00).
Team 34, O’all place 26, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Wendy Emerton (ACT =0.50), Alison Curtin (ACT =0.50).
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Category WSV State score allocation.
Team 48, O’all place 24, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Jean Douglass (ACT =0.50), Peggy Douglass (ACT =0.50).
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Category WUV State score allocation.
Team 48, O’all place 24, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Jean Douglass (ACT =0.50), Peggy Douglass (ACT =0.50).
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Category X State score allocation.
Team 26, O’all place 1, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, David Baldwin (ACT =1.50), Julie Quinn (ACT =1.50).
Team 1, O’all place 4, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Paul Guard (QLD =1.00), Amanda Koopman (QLD =1.00).
Team 38, O’all place 6, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Gill Fowler (NSW =0.50), Brendan Davies (NSW =0.50).
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Category XV State score allocation.
Team 26, O’all place 1, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, David Baldwin (ACT =1.50), Julie Quinn (ACT =1.50).
Team 1, O’all place 4, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Paul Guard (QLD =1.00), Amanda Koopman (QLD =1.00).
Team 38, O’all place 6, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Gill Fowler (NSW =0.50), Brendan Davies (NSW =0.50).
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Category XSV State score allocation.
Team 12, O’all place 18, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Thorlene Egerton (TAS =1.50), Jonathan Sutcliffe (TAS =1.50).
Team 43, O’all place 23, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Bernard Walker (TAS =1.00), Sara Brain (TAS =1.00).
Team 79, O’all place 28, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Hamish Mackie (NSW =0.50), Amanda Mackie (NSW =0.50).
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Category XUV State score allocation.
Team 64, O’all place 33, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Sue Hearnden (SA =1.50), Philip Hearnden (SA =1.50).
Team 23, O’all place 40, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Craig Colwell (SA =1.00), Evelyn Colwell (SA =1.00).
Team 21, O’all place 52, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.50, Marg Cook (NSW =0.50), Rob Cook (NSW =0.50).
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Category I State score allocation.
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Category J State score allocation.
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Category F State score allocation.
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Category U23 State score allocation.
Team 88, O’all place 22, TEAM points = 3.00, PERSON points = 1.50, Xavier Scott (TAS =1.50), Will Whittington (TAS =1.50).
Team 90, O’all place 27, TEAM points = 2.00, PERSON points = 1.00, Kobi Wickens (QLD =1.00), Ian Mayrs (QLD =1.00).
Team 71, O’all place 76, TEAM points = 1.00, PERSON points = 0.25, Finn Warren (NSW =0.25), Ben Pennefather (NSW =0.25), Joel Turton (NSW =0.25), Aidan Pearson (NSW =0.25).
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