SSS Anniversary Line Course movie
Bennelong hosted the 2023 SSS Anniversary Line Course last week on a new map at Belrose. The event celebrated the 32 years of Sydney Summer Series, the highlight being the mass-start. The event was won by Cooper Horley in 32 minutes and the fastest female was Justine Hobson from Canberra. The official movie of the event […]
Belrose event – Wed 15 Feb 2023
Tonight, Bennelong host the SSS Anniversary Line course at Belrose on a new map. The assembly area is County Road Reserve on Forest Way. The image shows the GPS tracks from multiple visits to draw the map, allowing the mountain bike tracks to be drawn accurately.
Little Manly results
UPDATED SCORES WITH MANUAL ADDITIONS: ADULT SCORE COURSE: Rank Full Name Division Club Net Score Penalty Gross Score Time 1 Ryan Armstrong VM BN N 580 0 580 00:44:35 1 Thomas Gordon OM No club 580 20 600 00:46:56 3 James McQuillan MM WH N 530 60 590 00:50:45 4 Ewan Shingler JM BF N […]
Terry honoured with Life Membership
Bennelong Northside Orienteers has awarded long serving President, Terry Bluett, with an Honorary Life Membership. At a General Meeting on 11 December the club first had to amend the constitution to create the category and then members voted unanimously in favour. In accepting the award Terry said that he had always been active in sports […]
Christmas BBQ – Pairs Results
The club Christmas BBQ was held in Lane Cove National Park today, with a Pairs Scatter course mid-morning before lunch and a swim. The pairs were assigned on the day based on speed, the fastest runner with the least fastest, 2nd fastest with 2nd least fastest, etc. It was hoped that this team structure would result […]
Score & Line Course at St Ives, 26 Jan 2022
Bennelong is hosting the Sydney Summer Series event at St Ives on 26 Jan 2022, on a new map named Bungaroo. The event includes the 31st Anniversary line course, where all participants begin in a mass-start at 6pm. You can register your place in Eventor: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/16207
Bennelong Northside 50th Anniversary Celebration & History
If you couldn't make it to our 50th Anniversary Celebration, or want to relive the experience, you can find the evening's programme (with links to pictures, video etc) here. And a chronology of the club's 50-year history here.
Bennelong’s First Website
Bennelong will soon celebrate its 50th birthday, so it's interesting to see this piece of the club's history along the way …. Bennelong's first website: http://www.gatewayonline.com.au/bnn/index.htm Follow the links if you're game. They still work! [Source: Wayback Machine – keeping the internet's web history accessible]
New MapRun courses at Middle Head
Bennelong's new Middle Head Sprint map is now live on the MapRun app. There are a few courses, the maps and reference info can be found here. Each course visits key areas of natural beauty and historical importance e.g. each course visits the Outer Fort (image above) for a fast and frenzied tour. The area was […]
New MapRun courses at Seaforth
Bennelong's new Seaforth map is now live on the MapRun app with a Short & Medium course, plus, a Long and Score course will be added soon. Given the current lockdown restrictions, these 2 new courses are a worthwhile objective to aid physical and mental well-being. Maps and reference info can be found here. The new […]