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The Mysterious Traveller Rogaine

Entries are now Open! Remember - this event is open to everyone - you don't need to be an elite. Come for the high-quality course and great company.

The 2024 Australasian Rogaine Championships will be hosted in WA on the weekend of 7th and 8th September 2024.

Where is the Mysterious Traveller?  A mask, an old logging village, a Melburnian forester, and ochre springs.  We may need to navigate complex river valleys (150m a.s.l. to 300m a.s.l.).  There may be a few pines, but we are mostly in stunning Jarrah - Marri - Blackbutt forest.  We leave the open Nannup farmlands of 2016 far behind. We have a very easy trip here - less than 3hrs southish of Perth and less than 1hr Bunbury.  For all travellers, far, near, mysterious or not, the Event Bus will take you on a magical tour from the airport to the event via a replenishing town.  The Setting and Vetting team look forward to showing you some topographical mysteries!

For more information, including the schedule for buses from Perth Airport, please visit https://wa.rogaine.asn.au/index.php/events/744-2024-australasian-rogaine-champs

The 2023 Australian Rogaining Championships were held on Wiradjuri country in Goobang National Park and adjacent private land on 30th September/1st October. NSWRA did a great job organising the event in challenging conditions with temperatures over 30 degrees on Saturday and Sunday.

The overall and mixed winners were Julie Quinn and David Baldwin (ACT), second and winning mens team were Eric Lambers (VIC), Paul Monks (VIC) and Tim Cochrane (ACT). First womens team were Shelley Bambrook and Deanna Blegg (VIC).
The Intervarsity Championships was won by the team of Xavier Scott and Will Whittington and  from University of Tasmania. The Interstate Challenge Trophy was a tie between NSW and ACT.

Organiser was Trevor Gollan, and the course setters were David Williams and Ronny Taib. The event website with results, analysis and photos is: nswrogaining.org/2023-aus-champs.

Australians performed outstandingly at the 2023 World Rogaining Championship held on 29/30 July at Lake Tahoe, California, USA. A superb performance from the "Dream Team" of Joanna George, Abigail George and Meredith Norman to again win Womens’ Under 23. Two Aussie teams Rod Gray and Geoff Lawford, Richard Robinson and Vivienne Prince, took home 2 trophies, won against much younger competitors.
The Northstar ski resort was surrounded by 250sq km of hilly pine forest from 1900 to 2600 metres elevation. Most teams survived the expected hot dry summer weather during daytime and moved faster in the night, especially with the help of the reflective controls.
The top teams overall were from Estonia, Spain, Latvia, USA and Ukraine. The following were the Australian placings:

• Joanna George, Abigail George, Meredith Norman - 1st Women Under 23
• Gill Fowler, Elizabeth Dornom – 1st Women Veteran
• Thorlene Egerton, Christine Brown – 1st Women Super Veteran, 2nd Women Veteran
• Rod Gray, Geoff Lawford – 1st Men Ultra Veteran, 1st Men Super Veteran
• Richard Robinson, Vivienne Prince (NZ) – 1st Mixed Ultra Veteran, 1st Mixed Super Veteran
• David Baldwin, Julie Quinn – 2nd Mixed Veteran
• Sharon Crawford, Robin Spriggs (USA) – 2nd Women Ultra Veteran

The Australasian Rogaining Championship will be held in New Zealand at Lake Tekapo between Queenstown and Christchurch on 16-17 December. The terrain includes flat/rolling hills, tarns and alpine country with stunning views. Early Bird entry is available until 31 July. Event website...

NSWRA are hosting the 2023 Australian Rogaining Championships, held on Wiradjuri country, in Goobang National Park and adjacent private land. The event date is 30th September/1st October. This is the long weekend in NSW and clocks change to summer time during the event!
Ominously named "The Edge", the event is about 300km west of Sydney and a similar distance north from Canberra. Nearest towns for accommodation are Parkes and Orange. Transport by coach is available at low cost from both Sydney and Canberra airports.
The Intervarsity Championships will be held in conjunction with the ARC. NAMSF are again providing subsidised travel for one university team per state or territory.
The terrain promises a mixture of grazing farmland with plenty of natural bushland in Goobang NP. Altitude varies from 400 to 800 metres.
Organiser is Trevor Gollan, while the course setters are NSW's most successful Mens' rogaining team: David Williams and Ronny Taib. Entries are now open. The event website is: nswrogaining.org/2023-aus-champs.