Course Setters:
Stuart Kurtz

Format:
75 minute score course

Start Times:
8:00am – 9:00am

Directions:
Travel north along the Pacific Highway from Hexham. After 15km turn left onto Nine Mile Creek Road.  This turn is approx 1.5km after Italia Road and 200m before the Medowie Road turnoff.  Continue to the start which is directly behind the 10 Mile Rest Area.

Event Description:
Competitors will receive their map 3 minutes before their start time.

Controls will be worth either 1, 2 or 3 points as indicated by the first digit in the control code (eg Control 3A would be worth 3 points).

Late Penalties:  minus 1 point for every minute or part thereof late, down to a score of 0.

Early Bonuses:  if all controls have been visited then plus 1 point for every full minute early.

Scores for each event will be calculated as a percentage of the winners score.

Series:
The series will consist of six (6) events. A competitor’s best four results from these events will be tallied to produce an overall series total. (Course setters will receive an average of their best three results for the event they set.)

Cost:
$5 for members of Newcastle Orienteering Club (or any other orienteering club)
$8 for non-members

Entries on the day will be available but premarked maps cannot be guaranteed. Cost $10. Start time priorities will be given to pre-entries.