NSW ROGAINING NEWSLETTER 
	NUMBER 43 	JAN 1994 
IN THIS ISSUE: 
	ARTICLES: 	Proposed Development Plan 
Tassie's 3rd Rogaine 
CROSSWORD SOLUTION 1994 CALENDAR 
	ENTRY FORMS: 	Upside Down 6/12-hour Rogaine 
Metrogaine 
Act Rogaining Champsionships 

NSWRA OBJECTIVES: 
I.	To run 'good' events - interesting areas, fair courses, smooth administration, good catering, sufficient helpers, insurance, safety, etc. 
2.	To provide information about rogaines and rogaining for its members. 
3. To promote the sport of rogaining in    NSW. 
 In October 1993 Warwick Marsden, with the above objectives in mind, drafted a development plan for the NSWRA with the intention of addressing the geographic spread of the NSWRA's members and its events, and the structure of the committee. Long term planning has become necessary 
because of the steady growth in membership numbers and events. The proposed development plan was discussed by the NSWRA conunittee at its December meeting and the committee invites any comments you would like to make. 
PROPOSED STRUCfURE: 
It is planned to develop a committee structure based around small groups dealing with specific areas. The groups would have two to six members preferably living in the same general area, who would meet regularly or on an 'as needed' basis. These meetings could be held at events. It is envisaged that the groups will include: 
MEMBERSHIP/RECORDS EQUIPMENT 
PUBLICITY NEWSLEITER TECHNICAL and SAFETY INSURANCE and LEGAL EVENT ORGANISATION 
Initially the groups would be informal with the conunittee still operating as in the past. In the future the conunittee will be replaced by the "groups" with a group representative reporting to the "executive" (President, Secretary, Treasmer). The Executive will oversee the running of the Association ensuring that statutory requirements are met and the financial viability of the Association is maintained. 
The intention of the new structure is to share the workload. It is important that we have a pool of volunteers to draw on for the running the Association and the events. 
It is planned that newsletter folding! mailing will be carried out separately to the "group representative / executive" meetings to allow more time for issues to be addressed. 
Due to the increase in membership numbers the Secretary's duties will be reduced with membership/records becoming the responsibility of a separate group. 
Please remember that all positions are open and we welcome members to the groups! executive. 
PROPOSED ALLOCATION OF EVENTS FOR 1995 TO 1998 
To ensure that the sport does not become too centralised it is proposed that the responsibility of running rogaines in NSW will be divided into four loose groupings: 
WOLLONGONG/SOUTII NEWCASTLE/ARMIDALE/NOR1H WEST 
CITY 
The NSWRA plans to run two 24 hour events, two 12 hour events, two 6 hour events (paddy Pall in and Metrogaine) and an Xmas 8 hour event each year and it is hoped that over a four year period each geographical group would hold two 24 hour events and two 12 hour events. Organisation of the Metrogaine, Paddy Pallin and Xmas events will be the responsibility of the more populous city membership although it is hoped that the Paddy Pallin and Xmas events will also move around the other three areas. There is also scope for Metrogaines to be held in Newcastle, Wollongong, Armidale and the Blue Mountains apart from the annual Sydney event. 
The Xmas event will be designed as a social/training event using a previous rogaine location with a simple course of 20 or so checkpoints set by novice course setters. It is proposed to hold this event on the last Saturday in November each year. 
The committee welcomes any comments on the above plan and hopes you are able to join one of the groups. 
by A. MANSFIELD and S. KUPINA 

PROPOSED NSWRA DEVELOPMENT PLAN 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS 
	PRESIDENT 	Alan Mansfield 	4/68 St. Thomas St, CLOVELLY 2031 	02 665 4925 
	SECRETARY 	Trevor Gollan 	39 Greenslopes Ave, MT OUSLEY 2519 	042 ~5 4053 
	TREASURER 	Tony Maloney 	2/8A Gillies Ave, WOLLSTONECRAFF 2065 	02 959 3322 
	EDITORS 	Sonia Kupina 	4/68 St. Thomas St, CLOVELLY 2031 	02 665 4925 
		Mamie Holmes 	11/10MaySt, EASTWOOD 2122 	02 8740226 
	EVENT ORGANISER 	Warwick Marsden 34 The Glen Cres, SPRINGWOOD 2777 	047 51 6797 
	PUBLICITY 	Julian Ledger 	108 Cressy Rd, EAST RYDE 2112 	02 8881954 
	CRECHE ORGANISER Anne Francis 	62A Delmar Pde, DEE WHY 2099 	02 982 4836 
	EQUIPMENT 	John Keats 	109 Mississippi Rd, SEVEN HILLS 2147 	02 6362364 
	ARA REP. 	Peter Watterson 	13 Driver St, DENISTONE 2114 	02 8046091 
	COMMITTEE 	Graeme Cooper 	Cluny Rd MSF2005, ARMlDALE 2350 	067 72 3584 
		David Sigley 	7 Keith Street, PEAKHURST 2210 	02 539937 
TWO PICNICKERS VISIT MARIA ISLAND FOR TASSIE'S 3RD ROGAINE - A 12 HOUR EVENT ON 20.11.93 
by JIM and HELEN MEEK 
The briefest mention in the NSWRA newsletter and a (surprisingly clear memory of gazing across at the island froll a camp site at Orford Back in 77 combinec: to prove severely tempting and you can't gel very lost on an island, much less on one only about 20kms by IOkms at ill extremes, can you? 
Despite promises from the organisers to see what they could do, our waking in Hobart on Saturday revealed a not-so-unusual start to a (NSW) rogaining day: a coldish day with more than a little rain. It didn't look brilliant, but later on the weather ordered by the Wellington Range Orienteering Club arrived, coinciding perfectly with the running of the event. 
Typically, we ran late getting to the wharf at Louisville for the 10.30 ferry, but we were only-just the last to arrive! A bunch of familiar-looking rogaining-type people were just trooping onto the boat as we skidded to a halt. We scurried onto the Eastcoaster Express, where the conversation (and, indeed, the views) were limited by the immediate issuing of the vital maps and their subsequent deep study. 
More about the island. It's been a National Park since 1972 and an island composed of two large lumps(!), the larger of which includes Mt Maria at some 700 metres, joined by an isthmus. It's got history too, exhibiting the remnants of Tasmania's second convict settlement in the town of Darlington and, in various places, evidence of a past including the farming of cattle and sheep and the production of wine, silk and cement. There are also lots of animals: pademelons, forester kangaroos, Cape Barren geese. Some of these locals are 
hard to avoid as you wander about and there are lots of birds. The National Park~ brochure mentions ·spectacular limestone and sandstone cliffs, sparkling white sand} beaches, a coastal mountain range witb lush rainforest gullies· .. .it does seem to slightly down play the scrub, but since we were not so ambitious and our course avoided it, I will forgive them and nol mention it. Sounds good? It is. 
By the starling time we had near perfect conditions. I also had cause to regret my inability to remember the name of any tree for more than ten seconds (much less its fonn), given that the secondary clues on the control list kept mentioning things like casuarina, blackwood, mimosa, pomaderris (dogwood), musk ... We took note of the final instruction to keep off Hopground Beach (due to a pair of nesting hooded plovers in the area) and off we went. 
We had views, even with our pretty tame route choice of south through the middle to Frenchs Farm and then home along the beaches and we had a reasonably relaxing exercise of around 24kms for our 9-hour outing. Along the way we also visited a few interesting controls. Several were set among the drains of long gone farming ventures and one hung from a dunny seat on the corner of an old house. A couple of beach controls as the light faded were great and at one point we were even set the onerous task of navigating from one picnic table to another, the main hassle being the administration detail of filling-in intention sheets! 
There is just one control I regret not looking at more closely - #28. It looked like an easy bonus on the wharf we had 
arrived at that morning, but another team coming in at the same time as us pointed out that it was actually on the ferry and had therefore only been available at 1.30pm and 4.00pm! Next time I think I will actually READ the clue before I set my heart on anything. 
Arriving back at 9.ooam, the company and the fare at the hash house proved to be well worth the visit. Most unusual for our fairly pedestrian team, when we arrived at the Hash House we were told we had the best score so-far (though we were well and truly eclipsed by all latecomers). So, maybe we DO deserve our prized Tasmania Day medal after all, though it is just a little suspicious that these (amazing) works of art were only given to three out-of-state teams and to a junior team! 
We slept well in bunks in the fonner penitentiary, woken only a couple of times by the peculiar noise of the Cape Barren geese or by the sound of a wallaby turning out someone's pack on the verandah. After breakfast the next morning and a bit of a wander around and a look at the island museum we headed off on the ferry, saving the more usual Maria Island destination of Mt Maria and Bishop and Clerk (whale watching) and such attractions as Fossil Cliffs for another visit. We have also saved our maps for the tempting ·Sordid Pond· control, though I cannot imagine why. 
Many thanks to Adrian Goodwin and his team for a well organised and enjoyable outing ... and if anyone gets the chance to drop in on another event down in Tassie, or to go Maria Island, our advice is GO. 

1994 - EVENT CALENDAR 

INTERSTATE CONTACTS 				
VICTORIA 	PRESIDENT 	TRACY MARTIN 	03 	5573513 	
	SECRETARY 	PHIL HOLMAN 	03 	690 0962 	
SOUTH AUSTRALIA 	PRESIDENT 	ALAN WILSON 	08 	3886161 	
	SECRETARY 	PETER TAYLOR 	08 	269 7558 	
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 	PRESIDENT 	VINCE HARDING 	09 	364 6403 	
	SECRETARY 	SARAH CHADWICK 	09 	3142749 	
 QUEENSLAND 		ERIC ANDREWS 	07 	268 3338 	
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY 	PRESIDENT 	KATHY SAW 	06 	2863641 	
AUSTRALIAN ROGAINING ASSOC 	PRESIDENT 	PETER TAYLOR 	08 	269 7558 	
DATE 	HOURS 	EVENT 	LOCA nON 	ORG~ZERS/HELPERS 		
29/30 JAN 94 	2-DAY EVENI 					
	IOkm, 13km or 	HIGH-O 	KOSCIUSKO N.P. 	ACT ROGAINING ASSOC 	-ACT- 	
	I8km PER DAY 					
27 FEB 94 	6/12 HOUR 	UPSIDE DOWN 	SOUTH 	ANDREW WISNIEWSKI 	SETIVET 	
? MAR 94 	- 	CYCLEGAlNE 		ACT ROGAINING ASSOC 	-ACT- 	
13 MAR 94 	6 HOUR 	PADDY PALLIN 		ACT ROGAINING ASSOC 	-ACT- 	
IOAPR 94 	6 HOUR 	METROGAINE 	SYDNEY 	ALAN MANSFIELD 	SETIVET 	
				SONIA KUPINA 	SETIVET 	
I6APR 94 	24 HOUR 	ACT CHAMPS 		ACT ROGAINING ASSOC 	-ACT'- 	
22/.23 MAY 94 				GRAEME COOPER 	SETIVET/ADMI	
	8/24 HOUR 	NSWCHAMPS 	NIH of NEWCASTLE 	VICKI COOPER 	CATERING 	
				IAN DEMPSEY 	SETIVET 	
				JULIAN LEOOER 	ADMIN 	
I9JUN 94 	6 HOUR 	PADDY PALLIN 	? WEST 	SUE CLARKE 	SETIVET 	
				JOHN LE CARPENIIER 	SETIVET 	
20 AUG 94 	6/12 HOUR 	LAKE MACQUARIE 	HUNTER VALLEY 	BERT VAN NETTEN 	SETIVET 	
				BKSTWN BUSH WALKERS 	CATERING 	
17 SEP 94 	12 HOUR 			ACT ROGAINING ASSOC 	-ACT- 	
				PETER WATTERSON 	SETIVET 	
~I5/I6 OCT 94 	24 HOUR 	AUST CHAMPS 	SOUTH WEST 	TREVOR GOILAN 	SETIVET 	
				GEOFF BAILEY 	SETIVET 	
				WARWICK MARSDEN 	ADMIN 	
				JOHN KEATS 	CATERING 	
26 NOV 94 	8 HOUR 	XMAS SOCIAL 	SUTHERLAND SHIRE 			
			- WORONORA 			

LEECHPROOFSOCKS 
Keith Tognetti from the University Wollongong has long suffered from allergic reactions to leeches. Sprays have not been of any use but recently he had some socks made based on a design which is used for tourists in the tropical rain forests. They are made out of calico which denies 
entry to the leech and being white allows the leech to be easily seen. 
They are worn over the trousers and held in place by a velcro strap. Cost - approximately $10. It is best to supply dimensions showing how far up the leg is convenient and also calf in the circumference. If you are interested contact Trevor Gollan. 
---- COLUMN 3 ----- 
Mark Freeman provided the first correct entry for the crossword in the last issue of the newsletter. 
The Annual General Meeting will be held at 7.00pm on 26.2.94 (at the Upside Down Rogaine). There will be a BBQ at 7.00pm and maps will be handed out at 7.30pm. If you have time and energy to devote to the Association your input would be most welcome. Nominations, especially for the vacant Secretary's position, should be forwarded to Trevor Gollan. 
I Annual membership fees are now 
due - see membership application in this issue. 
Help wanted at regular I Y2 hour newsletter folding sessions. Please contact the Editors if you can lend a hand. Light supper provided. 

MEMBERSHIP -1994 
If you are not a financial member of the NSWRA you ought to join. It is the way to keep in touch with rogaining. The letter on the top right hand comer of the address label for this newsletter indicates your current financial status: 
	F 	FINANCIAL for current year 
	N 	NON-FINANCIAL - 	your fees are due. Your membership pays for the 
newsletter, the best source of Rogaine news 
	C 	COMPLIMENT ARY COpy OF NEWSLETTER 
	1994 schedule of fees: 	$17 Individual 
$24 Household 
	$6 	Junior/Student 
	$9 	Associate (first-timers, for the first event only) 
Please make cheque payable to the NSW Rogaining Association and send to Trevor Gollan, Secretary NSWRA, 39 Greenslopes Avenue, MT OUSLEY NSW 2519 - phone (042) 85 4053 
		APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATION 
N.S. W. Rogaining Association Incorporated (incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act, 1984) 
	I, 	. 
(full name of applicant) 
	of 	(address) 
......................................................................................................................................... (town & postcode) 
	............................................................. (home phone) 	(work phone) 
hereby apply to become a member (or renew membership) of the above named incorporated association. In the event of my admission as a member, I agree to be bound by the rules of the association for the time being in force. 
I also nominate the following persons, of the same address as mine, as Household members of the above named incorporated association. 
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