Oceania Middle
Saturday, Sept 26th#

Overall schedule

9:00

🎪 Event center opens

11:00 - 13:55

🏃‍♀️ Oceania Middle start window

14:00

Welcome to Country

14:30

🏆 Presentation ceremony for Oceania Middle

15:35

🏁 Course closure

Check the time that you have to arrive in the detailed schedule here

Event team#

Name

Role

Grant Bluett

Course Setter

Shannon Jones

Controller

Jenny Bourne & Ann Scown

Organisers

Land Manager - Namadgi National Park#

Name

Role

Contact

Adam Henderson

Ranger in Charge

0466 358 771

Simon Stratford

Head Ranger Namadgi

Mim Jambreccina

Ranger in Charge of day-to-day operations

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ACT Parks and Conservation Service

PCS Agency Representative:

0429 300 504

Namadgi National Park Visitor Centre

02 6237 5307

Arena location#

Driving directions

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Road Signs#

  • Day organiser to organise for sign placement

Name

When

Ann Scown

Road signs

Friday

Parking#

  • No parking in the Yankee Hat carpark. Please leave for general public (non orienteers)

  • All parking is on the west side of Boboyan Road

  • Priority parking for State Team buses in Parking Area #1 and O shops

  • Limited parking for organisers on western side of the fence - access via gate at the north end of the carpark…

Name

Role

When

Jenny Bourne

`Parking Head Marshal’

MIDDLE, Saturday

Geoff Lawford

Parking  Marshal

7:00

Mary McDonald

Parking  Marshal

7:30

Jenny Webb

Parking Marshal

8:00

Tanya Ford

Parking Marshal

8:00

Hamish Prosser

Parking Marshal

8:00

Richard Bourne

Parking Marshal

8:00

Arena setup#

Name

Role

When

Jenny Bourne
Ann Scown

arena team leader

Oceania Middle

John Scown

arena team set up

Friday

Geoff Lawford

arena team set up

Friday

arena team set up

Saturday

John Scown

arena team set up

7:00

Grant McDonald

arena team set up

7:30

Jane Saye

arena team set up

7:30

arena team pack up

Saturday

Ann Scown

arena team pack up

3:30

John Scown

arena team pack up

3:30

Jenny Bourne

arena team pack up

3:30

Mary McDonald

arena team pack up

3:30

Jane Saye

arena team pack up

3:30

Courses & Classes#

Start, IT and misc#

Name

Role

Shift

Vickie Saye

First Shift - Late/EOD/10N

9:15 - 12:00

Nicole Thomas

First Shift - Map boxes/go

9:45 - 12:00

Jane Saye

Second Shift and pack up

10:45 - 2:00

Grant McDonald

Second Shift and pack up

11:45 - 2:30

John Scown

Map collector

Oceania Middle

Rui

Map collector

Oceania Middle

Controls setup and collection#

  • as a rule, controls will be set by the course setters and controllers

  • help with setting and especially collecting controls is greatly appreciated

  • see the schedule for the course closure time for each event, after which the control collection teams will start their work

  • bring head torches for control collection in the evening! (Oceania Middle, Oceania Long)

Wake Up, Start Flag & remaining controls in public areas

Grant Bluett

Shannon Jones

Check controls

Cath Chalmers

Friday

Collection

Geoff Lawford

3:45 - 4:30

Grant McDonald

3:45 - 4:30

Martin Wehner

3:45 - 4:30

Vickie Saye

3:45 - 4:30

Grant Bluett

3:45 - 4:30

Shannon Jones

3:45 - 4:30

Catering#

Here’s the Coffee

Marie Anderson

0410574220 (https://www.facebook.com/heresthecoffee/)

First Aid#

GetFirstAid

Narelle Charlton

1300 985 833 narelle@getfirstaid.net.au

O Shops#

O Shops

Colin Price - AussieOgear

Peter Shepherd - NSW O Shop

Main documents#

Risk Management

Permit #33297 Signed Application.

Permit #33297 Additional Conditions.

Permit #33297 Amendment Notice

Special Conditions associated with permission#

Name

Team

All vehicles travelling behind locked gates (including for event set up) must be washed down prior to access to avoid the spread of weeds and pathogens

everyone

A request that all car owners clean their cars before the event with high pressure spray, especially around the wheels and undercarriage, to prevent import of invasive plant seeds

Shoes and equipment must be thoroughly cleaned prior to entering the activity area and upon finishing the activity and moving to other areas

organisers
dayorganiser
everyone

Shoes must be brushed free of soil and disinfected using a boot wash station if available or spraying the soles of shoes with either: 1. a phytophthora specific disinfectant applied at the manufacturer dosage rate, or 2. methylated spirits 70-100%, or household bleach 1 part to 4 parts water

The applicant is responsible for removing signage and litter resulting from the event at its conclusion

organisers
dayorganiser

The event organiser is to erect clear signage on all entrance points advising of the event and warning of hazards

organisers
dayorganiser

Signage displaying ‘event in progress’ or similar are to be placed at the reserve entrances surrounding the event to warn other reserve user

organisers
dayorganiser

In the event of a Total Fire Ban (TOBAN) the event will be postponed by PCS

organisers
dayorganiser

A TOBAN may only be called the afternoon prior to the day it is enforced

organisers
dayorganiser

Severe weather conditions, including high fire danger, strong winds, and storms, may result in an amendment of the event permit, or postponement of the event if the PCS considers it necessary for public safety

organisers
dayorganiser

Soil saturation may be assessed by PCS prior to the event which may result in an amendment of the event permit, or postponement of the event if PCS determines that the event may cause unacceptable environmental damage

organisers
dayorganiser

In the event of wet weather, PCS may inspect the site to assess if the event can continue, if: a. In the 5 days preceding the event (excluding the 24 hours prior to the event) if rainfall is over 15mm. The event permit may be amended, or event postponed if PCS determines that the event may cause unacceptable environmental damage. b. In the 24 hours preceding the event if rainfall is (or is forecast to be) between 5-10 mm or over. The event permit may be amended, or event postponed if PCS determines that the event may cause unacceptable environmental damage

organisers
dayorganiser

The applicant is to obey road signage at track/road intersections

everyone

No parking west of the fence on Old Boboyan Road

organisers
dayorganiser
parking team

No event use of the Yankee Hat car park

organisers
dayorganiser
parking team

Please respect the rights of other visitors and campers. Event participants do not have exclusive use of the park, this event will occuron shared trails

everyone

Gate access#

When accessing roads behind locked gates, ensure gates are locked behind you to prevent incidental public access. Gate key to be collected from Namadgi Visitors centre. Contact Adam if any problems.