Swans, Sea, & Caves minigaine, Sun 22nd Feb
For your calendar: add the event date & add entries closing reminder Entries closing this Monday The 3-hour minigaine starts next Monday at Swansea High School, just over 90 minutes drive (~150 km) north of Sydney. The event has a solo entry option. The course includes coast, urban and bush areas extending north over the Swansea bridge to Blacksmiths and Pelican. Post event snacks and drinks are included in the entry fee. The Hash House will be at the Swansea High School at beautiful Caves Beach. Toilets and drinking water will be available at the school. Key info at a glance:
Course times: Sunday 22nd February 2026
Timings of map availability, novice briefing, final briefing and prize givings will be confirmed closer to the event date. To keep up to date with any changes, regularly visit the event page on the website. Info for novices with advice on what gear to bring and other information can be found in the learning centre on the website. Helpers still needed We still need several Hash House helpers on the day as well as flag collectors afterwards. Please register your interest in one of these roles on the volunteer page on the website. Perhaps friends or family members could get involved since anyone who volunteers at NSW rogaines will earn reward points towards a free entry. We also need someone to collect the food and bring it up from Epping on Sunday morning at 8:00am. If you could help, email Robin at volunteer@nswrogaining.org. Final Instructions Final Instructions containing more event-specific info will be posted on the event page on Monday 16th February. Event related queries can be directed to: admin@nswroganing.org |
NSWRA 2026 Annual General Meeting
The 2026 Annual General Meeting of the NSW Rogaining Association will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday 22nd February 2026 at Swansea High School, 78 Park Avenue, Caves Beach NSW, following the Minigaine presentations. AGENDA
All members are welcome to attend and contribute to the management and development of our Association. |
Robin gets the Warwick Marsden Award
The 2025 Warick Marsden Award for Volunteering was officially awarded to our Robin Cameron at the recent Volunteers ‘Thank-you’ Picnic – which in true form and totally justifying the award, was organised by Robin and her husband John. Robin has been involved in every event and gone above and beyond to make sure that all our events are successful. Aside from being the NSWRA Volunteer Coordinator, Robin is also Vice President and her support throughout the past year to all the volunteers, myself, and the Committee has been tireless. Robin was presented with the long overdue and newly commissioned trophy that contains the names of all past recipients of the award. Thanks Robin, well deserved. Click on this link to find out more about Warwick Marsden and the award. Graham Field |
6-hr Explorergaine, Mt Victoria, Sun 29th March
For your calendar: add the event date & add entries closing reminder Entries are open The Explorergaine will be held on Sunday 29th March on Mt Victoria and Mt York, situated on the western edge of the Blue Mountains about 1 hour 45 minutes drive (~120 km) west of Sydney. The rogaine will be mostly on bush tracks. The event has a strong historical theme and is also a fundraiser for the Australian Himalayan Foundation#. Greg Mortimer, one of the first two Australians to successfully climb Mount Everest, will attend as a special guest. Views over the Megalong Valley, Hartley and west to the Great Divide are outstanding and expect a surprisingly complex choice of bush tracks both close to the Hash House and for the fit and strong down to Hartley Vale. The Hash House will be at the Mt Victoria Public school which is an excellent venue and has all facilities. There is a mix of accommodation available in the Blue Mountains towns and Lithgow, including campgrounds, holiday lets and motels. Key info at a glance:
Course times: Sunday 29th March 2026
*There'll be a dual start/finish option on either side of the Great Western Highway, removing the need to cross this major road in a crowd. In case there are any late changes, stay up to date by regularly visiting the event page on the website. Info for novices with advice on what gear to bring for a bush event and other information can be found on the website. Help needed We'll need several Hash House helpers on the day plus flag collectors. Please register your interest in one of these roles on the volunteer page on the website. Also, if you are coming by public transport (see info on the website), there will be a need for a volunteer to distribute paper maps from 8:00am to train travellers in the rear carriage. You must board the train at Springwood or an earlier station. If you can help, contact julianledger@optusnet.com.au. Final Instructions Final Instructions containing more event-specific info will be posted on the event page after entries close. Event related queries can be directed to: admin@nswroganing.org #The Australian Himalayan Foundation (AHF) is an independent, nonprofit organisation with DFAT accreditation that works to improve quality of life in remote areas in Nepal, Bhutan and Ladakh. The AHF partners with trusted local organisations to deliver long-term, community-led programs across education, healthcare and the environment. A portion of the rogaine entry fee (we hope $15) will be passed on to the charity. |
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Contributed by Julian Ledger
The Explorergaine above doubles as a fundraiser for the Australian Himalayan Foundation but in just over 2 weeks the AHF also have their own month-long distance-sponsored event, called the Trailblazer. It could be used to train for the Explorergaine and at the same time raise even more funds.
The AHF writes:
The Trailblazer runs 1–31 March. Walk, hike or run 130km, the distance of the Everest Base Camp Trek. You can tackle it however you like: exploring a new mountain for the first time, 4km a day along coastal trails, on bush walks, walking to work or even on the treadmill. Whether you take it on solo or form a team, this is your chance to get outdoors, connect with an inspiring community and challenge yourself, all in support of vulnerable families in the Himalaya. Together, we can move mountains, one step at a time.
The idea is to invite sponsors, and if you complete the 130km and someone sponsors you at 10 cents/km, then that's $13 raised and so on. That amount goes a long way in remote Himalayan communities.
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NSW & ACT 2026 Rogaining CalendarsBelow is the latest state of play as the NSW and ACT calendars continue to firm up. The dates for two more very important interstate rogaines coming up in 2026 have also been set. The 2026 NSW ‘fridge-friendly’ printable calendar (pdf) is also ready to download. Planning an interstate trip? Check out the ARA's National Rogaining Calendar.
In all cases, remember to check the respective websites should there be any changes since some of the events are many months away.
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