BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200416T113000 RDATE:20201004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210404T020000 RDATE:20211003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20220403T020000 RDATE:20221002T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20230402T020000 RDATE:20231001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240407T020000 RDATE:20241006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250406T020000 RDATE:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 RDATE:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270404T020000 RDATE:20271003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20280402T020000 RDATE:20281001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20201004T030000 RDATE:20210404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20211003T030000 RDATE:20220403T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20221002T030000 RDATE:20230402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20231001T030000 RDATE:20240407T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241006T030000 RDATE:20250406T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 RDATE:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 RDATE:20270404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20271003T030000 RDATE:20280402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20281001T030000 RDATE:20290401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c1d36def099dff7eb9faf48634276085 CATEGORIES:ACT CREATED:20210128T144627 SUMMARY:ACT Championships (24 hour & 8 hour) - Abercrombie Rivergaine URL;VALUE=URI:https://mail.act.rogaine.asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/84/-/act-champion ships-24-hour-8-hour-abercrombie-rivergaine.html?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:

155086556_29792 9381675806_7682338928422591438_n.jpgThe 2021 ACT Rogaining Championships was held in th e Abercrombie River National Park. The area features beautiful open bush wi th little scrub, tranquil watercourses, abundant wildlife, spectacular view s, and possibly what it is best known for - steep climbs. With a small numb er of firetrails dispersed throughout the area, this will be a rogaine that tests your off-road navigation skills! The course has been designed with n ovice loops that use the well-defined features, and more challenging loops for those looking for a physical and navigational challenge. 

The starts of the 24 and 8 hour events will be staggered. The 8 hour ev ent will be run from 11:30 am to 7:30 pm on Saturday, with the 24 hour even t going from 12 pm to 12 pm as usual. Our permit allows a maximum of 300 pe ople across both events so we will have to close entries early if this limi t is reached.

Camping is available at the Hash House site on private property. Y ou are welcome to camp on both the Friday and Saturday nights. Catering wil l not be available on the Friday night or Saturday morning so please be sel f-sufficient.

 

 

 

 

 

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Final Instructions

Thank you for entering the ACT Rogaining 24 hour Championships or the 8 hour event. Team leaders, make sure that eve ryone on your team reads these instructions carefully.

COVID-19 Measures

Indemnity Form

Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located&n bsp;here. Che ck the team list for your relevant event on the home page to ensure th at all details for your team including category are correct. If incorr ect, please contact the Event Coordinator prior to the event.

How to Get There

The Hash House is located on p rivate property at the western entrance to the Abercrombie River National P ark south of Abercrombie Firetrail. Camping will be available at the Hash H ouse site on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Please bring these instructions with you to the rogaine. There will be limited rogaine signage to direct y ou the right way at intersections. Putting the end location into Google Map s will take you along a route that is slightly different to that described below and which has lots of aggressive potholes!

Trave lling from Canberra

Allow 3.5 hours if travelling from the centre of C anberra (not including stops).

A google map with directions is here.

  1. Travel to Goulburn and then to Taralga via Taral ga Rd.
  2. Continue on Taralga Rd for a further 29km. The road then crosses the Ab ercrombie River and becomes Abercrombie Rd. Continue on Abercrombie Rd for another 39.6km.
  3. Turn left onto Isabella Rd. Continue for 3.4km.
  4. Turn right to sta y on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2.5km.
  5. Turn left onto Arkstone Rd. Continue for 3.2km. You will come to a 4-way intersection which is where Arkstone Rd cr osses The Blue Rd.
  6. At the 4-way intersection, continue straight ahead to stay on Arkstone Rd. Continue for 14.9km.
  7. Turn left onto Emden Vale Rd. Continue fo r 4.7km.
  8. Turn left onto Abercrombie Firetrail, following the sign pointing to Abercrombie River National Park. Continue for 1.6km.

Travelling from Sydney

Allow 4 hours if trav elling from the centre of Sydney (not including stops/traffic). You may wan t to check before you leave which way will be the quickest out of the route suggested below and a route that goes via Goulburn (described above – see “Travelling from Canberra”). It will depend on where in Sydney you are comi ng from.

A google map with directions is here .

  1. Travel to Oberon and then to Black Springs via Abercrombie Rd.
  2. Turn left to stay on Abercrombie Rd. Continue for 9.2km.
  3. Turn right onto Isabella Rd Contin ue for 3.4km.
  4. Turn right to stay on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2.5km.
  5. Turn left on to Arkstone Rd. Continue for 3.2km. You will come to a 4-way intersection w hich is where Arkstone Rd crosses The Blue Rd.
  6. At the 4-way intersection, cont inue straight ahead to stay on Arkstone Rd. Continue for 14.9km
  7. Turn left onto Emden Vale Rd. Continue for 4.7km.
  8. Turn left onto Abercrombie Firetrail, foll owing the sign pointing to Abercrombie River National Park. Continue for 1. 6km.

Registration, Map Availability, Start Times

The 24 hour event will commence by way of a mass sta rt at 12:00pm sharp on Saturday 17 April, w ith a final briefing at 11:50am. Registration will op en at 8:00am.

The 8 hour event will commence by way of a mass start at 11:30am sharp on Saturday 17 April (before the 24 hour event starts), with a final briefing at 11:20. Registration will open at 8:00am.

The staggered starts and early registration opening times are C OVID-19 safety measures. If you have camped the night on Friday night, we e ncourage you to register and grab your maps at or soon after 8:00am, even i f you are not quite ready to start route planning yet. 

< span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">One person only per team is to register and collect maps. That person will need to bring:

 

Electronic scoring

As th is event is using the Navlight system of scoring, each team member will be issued with a wristband and tag upon registration.

You will also be given pre-ma rked maps, control descriptions, course setters’ notes and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at least an hour prior to the start of the event to allow enough time for final prep arations and route planning. Each team must mark their intended route on th e flight plan and hand it in before starting. 

Map and Course Details

There will be one ~A2 map (5 94x420mm), 1:25,000 with 5 m contour interval. Magnetic no rth lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in purple s hading. The course area contains mainly native bush with small areas of cle ared land. The course setters’ notes and control descriptions have been pri nted on the back of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 560m to 1030m.

The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally doe s not need to be covered in contact.

The bush is generally very open with little undergrowth, although there are always exceptions to this. In particular, many of the river and creek beds are overgrown with tea tree and are quite scrubby. We recommend wearing knee length gaiters for protection against bo th the vegetation and snakes.

Water

Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least  6 hours on course. There are 4 water drops across the entire course area. At each water drop there is a pump that screws into th e top of the water container to use. We do not recommend drinking any water from natural sources found on course without sterilisation. There is likel y to be water in the larger creeks.

Camp ing

Camping is available at the Hash House on the Friday, Satur day and Sunday nights.

Catering

Hartley Lifecare will provide meals from 5pm on Saturday until 1pm on S unday. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup, cutlery, water and chairs.

There is no all night café at this event, but the Hash House will be open all nig ht.

Please Bring to the Event

Carry on Course

Mandatory Equipment

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Mobile Phone Coverage

Phone coverage is a bit patchy across th e course, but ok on higher ground, mainly on the Telstra network. Please ca rry your phone for use in an emergency (remember, you can't use it for anyt hing else such as taking photos or timekeeping).

The emergency phone number (Has h House number) is printed on the front of the maps. The Hash House number will be 0488 117 063.

Water drop 2 will have a phone for emergency use at the dr op. You can use this to call the Hash House number in case of an emergency.

Restrictions

Summary of Event Rules and Scoring

Presentation and Awards

D ue to COVID-19 restrictions, no printed results will be available on the da y. Results will become available within a few days after the event.< /p>

Certificates will be awarded to the place-getters of most categories. If we decide to h old presentations they will take place around 30 minutes after the end of e ach of the 8 and 24 hour events.

 

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155086556_297929381675806_7682338928422591438_n.jpgThe 2021 ACT Rogain ing Championships was held in the Abercrombie River National Park. The area features beautiful open bush with little scrub, tranquil watercourses, abu ndant wildlife, spectacular views, and possibly what it is best known for - steep climbs. With a small number of firetrails dispersed throughout the a rea, this will be a rogaine that tests your off-road navigation skills! The course has been designed with novice loops that use the well-defined featu res, and more challenging loops for those looking for a physical and naviga tional challenge. 

The starts of the 24 and 8 hour events will be s taggered. The 8 hour event will be run from 11:30 am to 7:30 pm on Saturday, with the 24 hour event going from 12 pm to 12 pm as usual. Our p ermit allows a maximum of 300 people across both events so we will have to close entries early if this limit is reached.

Camping is available at the Hash H ouse site on private property. You are welcome to camp on both the Friday a nd Saturday nights. Catering will not be available on the Friday night or S aturday morning so please be self-sufficient.

 

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Final Instructions

Thank you for entering the ACT Rogaining 24 hour Championships or the 8 hour event. Team leaders, make sur e that everyone on your team reads these instructions carefully.

COVID-19 Measures

  • If you have r ecently returned from overseas, or if you have travelled from a known COVID -19 ‘hotspot’ without a designated period of quarantine/isolation; or if yo u are awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test; or if you are feeling unwell, or have flu-like symptoms, please stay home.
  • We have t ried to make this event as contact-free as possible. Gloved organisers will be handing out/collecting maps and tags with as few touches as possible. P lease drop your team-numbered flight plan directly into the box provided. T ouch points at the toilets will be cleaned regularly. Water drops will have hand sanitiser available - please use when you arrive and before you leave .
  • Please maintain a safe 1.5m distance from other teams at all times - including while doing your route planning, at the briefings , at the start and finish, when approaching controls, when getting food, an d during the award ceremony.
  • We have made the Navlights hands-free by strapping them to the same feature as the control flag, moun ted perpendicular to the feature and ready to use without needing to touch it with your hands - just present your Navlight wrist tag to the reader so the Navlight flashes in the usual way.

Indemnity Form

Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here. Check the team list for your relevan t event on the home page to ensure that all details for your team incl uding category are correct. If incorrect, please contact the Event Coo rdinator prior to the event.

  • Ensure that all team me mbers sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for pe ople under 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Ha sh House. Be sure to put your team number on the form.
  • Present your completed indemnity form at the registration desk.
  • Medical advice: All competitors should consider advising their par tner of any pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epil epsy, susceptibility to anaphylaxis) that may require first aid action on c ourse. This should include a description of the symptoms, the required firs t aid action, and the location in their bag of any medication (such as suga r, Ventolin, epipen, antihistamines).

How to Get There

The Hash House is located on private property at the western en trance to the Abercrombie River National Park south of Abercrombie Firetrai l. Camping will be available at the Hash House site on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Please bring these instructions with you to the rogaine. There w ill be limited rogaine signage to direct you the right way at intersections . Putting the end location into Google Maps will take you along a route tha t is slightly different to that described below and which has lots of aggre ssive potholes!

Travelling from Canberra

Allow 3. 5 hours if travelling from the centre of Canberra (not including stops).

A googl e map with directions is here.

  1. Travel to Goulburn and then to Taralga via Taralga Rd.
  2. Continue on Taralga Rd for a further 29km. The road then crosses the Abercrombie River and becomes Aberc rombie Rd. Continue on Abercrombie Rd for another 39.6km.
  3. Turn left onto Isabe lla Rd. Continue for 3.4km.
  4. Turn right to stay on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2. 5km.
  5. Turn left onto Arkstone Rd. Continue for 3.2km. You will come to a 4-way intersection which is where Arkstone Rd crosses The Blue Rd.
  6. At the 4-way inte rsection, continue straight ahead to stay on Arkstone Rd. Continue for 14.9 km.
  7. Turn left onto Emden Vale Rd. Continue for 4.7km.
  8. Turn left onto Abercrombie Firetrail, following the sign pointing to Abercrombie River National Park. Continue for 1.6km.

Travelling fro m Sydney

Allow 4 hours if travelling from the centre of Sydney (not including stops/traffic). You may want to check before you leave which way will be the quickest out of the route suggested below and a route that goes via Goulburn (described above – see “Travelling from Canberra”). It w ill depend on where in Sydney you are coming from.

A google map with directions is here.

  1. Travel to Oberon and then to Bl ack Springs via Abercrombie Rd.
  2. Turn left to stay on Abercrombie Rd. Continue for 9.2km.
  3. Turn right onto Isabella Rd Continue for 3.4km.
  4. Turn right to stay on Isabella Rd. Continue for 2.5km.
  5. Turn left onto Arkstone Rd. Continue for 3.2k m. You will come to a 4-way intersection which is where Arkstone Rd crosses The Blue Rd.
  6. At the 4-way intersection, continue straight ahead to stay on Ar kstone Rd. Continue for 14.9km
  7. Turn left onto Emden Vale Rd. Continue for 4.7k m.
  8. Turn left onto Abercrombie Firetrail, following the sign pointing to Abercr ombie River National Park. Continue for 1.6km.

Registra tion, Map Availability, Start Times

The 24 hour event will commence by way of a mass start at 12:00pm sharp& nbsp;on Saturday 17 April, with a final briefing at 11:50am. Registration will open at 8:00am.

The&nbs p;8 hour event will commence by way of a mass start a t 11:30am sharp on Saturday 17 April (befor e the 24 hour event starts), with a final briefing at 11:20. Registration will open at 8:00am.

The staggered starts and early registration opening times are COVID-19 safety measures. If you h ave camped the night on Friday night, we encourage you to register and grab your maps at or soon after 8:00am, even if you are not quite ready to star t route planning yet. 

One person only per team is to register and collect maps. That person will need to bring:

 

Electronic scoring

As this event is using the Navlight sy stem of scoring, each team member will be issued with a wristband and tag u pon registration.

You will also be given pre-marked maps, control descriptions, course setters’ notes and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight pl an. We recommend that you arrive at least an hour prior to the start of the event to allow enough time for final preparations and route planning. Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in befo re starting. 

Map and Course Detail s

There will be one ~A2 map (594x420mm), 1:25,000 with 5 m contour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in purple shading. The course area contains mainly native bush with small areas of cleared land. The course setters’ no tes and control descriptions have been printed on the back of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 560m to 1030m.

The map is printed on Teslin p aper which is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in conta ct.

T he bush is generally very open with little undergrowth, although there are always exceptions to this. In particular, many of the river and creek beds are overgrown with tea tree and are quite scrubby. We recommend wearing kne e length gaiters for protection against both the vegetation and snakes.

Water

Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 6 hours on course. There are 4 water drops across the entire course area. At each wate r drop there is a pump that screws into the top of the water container to u se. We do not recommend drinking any water from natural sources found on co urse without sterilisation. There is likely to be water in the larger creek s.

Camping

Camping is availa ble at the Hash House on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights.

Catering

Hartley Lifecare will provide meals from 5pm on Saturday until 1pm on Sunday. Please bring your own plat e, bowl, cup, cutlery, water and chairs.

There is no all night café at this even t, but the Hash House will be open all night.

Please B ring to the Event

Carry on Course< /strong>

Mandatory Equipment

Other items we re commend that you carry/wear

Mobile Phone Coverage

Phone coverage is a bit patchy across the course, but ok on higher ground , mainly on the Telstra network. Please carry your phone for use in an emer gency (remember, you can't use it for anything else such as taking photos o r timekeeping).

The emergency phone number (Hash House number) is printed on the front of the maps. The Hash House number will be 0488 117 063.

< p>Water drop 2 wil l have a phone for emergency use at the drop. You can use this to call the Hash House number in case of an emergency.

Restrictions

  • < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">No pets; no alcohol ; no firearms; no fires
  • No altimeters, pedometers or GP S-capable devices such as watches and smartphones.
  • Seal able bags will be available from admin to carry GPS for logging or mobile p hone for safety (turned off).
  • Smartphones may be carrie d for emergency use only in sealed bag - they cannot be used for time-keepi ng or photography.

Summary of Event Rules and Sc oring

  • The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
  • Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors and must remain within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of eac h control point.
  • All team members must punch their Navl ight tags at each control to score points.
  • If a Navligh t punch has failed, record the three letter code visible inside the end of the punch.
  • Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds are as; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed.
    • The organisers may disqualify a team if it acts against these rules or against the spirit of the event.
  • < span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A team can retire a member at the Hash House. This will finish that team's event. A new team c an form but it must start with zero score.
  • Late Penalty : 10 points per minute (or part) late. Disqualification if more than 30&nbs p;minutes late.
  • If teams score equal points then the fi rst team home will have a higher rank.

Presentation and Awards

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no p rinted results will be available on the day. Results will become available within a few days after the event.

Certificates will be awarded to the place-get ters of most categories. If we decide to hold presentations they will take place around 30 minutes after the end of each of the 8 and 24 hour eve nts.

 

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