The Park Street Champs were held at Stirling Hill on Mitcham.  Ilze Yeates set a great course that was both physically and mentally challenging, providing a true test of the best.  Congratulations to all the winners, whose names are now recorded on the Champs Honour Board.

Click here to view all the results, the map, and photos from the night.

Well done to the DROC Champions and Gold Medallists – Ian Dodd (below) and Ian Greenwood!  Ian D won the Mens Supervet category on C course.  Ian G took out the Mens Supervet PW category for the 8th year in a row.

Our Silver Medallists were Ian Davies and Rosalind King.  Other Champs participants for DROC were Mike Whitton, Andrew Perkins, Jess Salmon, Pam King and Peter Dalwood.

Head to our GALLERY to see more photos from the 2025 Park Street Champs.

Congratulations to DROC members Peter Hobbs and Simon Rouse, who were selected to the Australian team to compete at the 2025 Oceania Championships, in New Zealand.  They joined 11 other Victorians in the team, and contested the Oceania Sprint, Middle, Long and Relay distance events.  Peter competed in M40, and Simon competed in M45.

Peter stepped onto the podium three times, winning a silver medal in the Middle Distance, a bronze medal in the Long Distance, and another silver in the Relay.  He just missed a place in the Sprint by a tiny margin.  What a great Carnival!

Simon was a little further down the results in the individual events, but was a member of the winning Relay team on the final day, heading up an Aussie clean sweep in M45.

Here’s Peter (furthest left) with his Middle Distance silver medal (click to enlarge):

The 5^th Melbourne City Race at Port Melbourne will mainly be remembered for some wild weather! The day started off sunny, warm, and calm.  Then mid-morning, westerly wind squalls came through, playing havoc with tents and flags, while papers blew everywhere as we madly scrambled to secure everything.  Meanwhile at the Start, there was a huge crash as a tree toppled nearby, damaging cars belonging to nearby residents. At the same time we had to reposition a control, whose location was causing a building alarm to go off.   Then came the rain …  All part of City Racing.  Most people completed their course and stayed dry, and the presentations and random prize draw went ahead as planned.  By the time we packed up, the sun was back!  Gotta love Melbourne in spring.

With over 150 participants, this was the year’s biggest event.  We welcomed a team of 15 from Victoria University (VUPA), who had a fantastic time and loved the experience.  Congratulations to successful team members Narangerel, Tahseen and Ali!

We had some super close results on most courses, with results decided by mere seconds – and even a dead heat for first on W4, between Sophie A and Sophie T!  Congratulations to all placegetters.

The Melbourne City Race will be back bigger and better than ever, in November 2025!

Results and Splits

Maps

Photos

Find out more at www.melbournecityrace.com.au

We promised you something different – and Mt Lilydale certainly delivered!   The outdoor sections of this hilly campus are tricky enough, but when you add in the interior of a building with multiple entry points, a furniture maze in the centre, and more complications created by locker banks, corridors and internal doorways, you have something really out of the ordinary.  Fantastic job by mapper Peter Dalwood and course planner Pam King.

Today’s winners of the Flying Furlong, a gallop between the second last control and the  finish line, were Lucas Kent (30 seconds), Luca Topley Vlahos (33 seconds) and Sam Scadden (46 seconds). Congratulations!  You can collect your prizes from Registration at Ruffey Lake next Sunday.

We’ve updated the Series Standings – click here to see your overall points score after 3 races.  Heading up Course 1 are Matthew Layton and Keely Williams. On Course 2, Geoff Armstrong has a 2 point advantage over Sarah Love.  And on Course 3, Eofy Greenhan has the lead ahead of Elijah Spencer.   Series winners will receive their prizes at the Victorian Sprint Championships on Sunday 1 December.

Results and splits

Photos

Maps

Indoor map legend

Add some sizzle to your Spring and Summer, at a brand new series of sprint and short distance races in parks and campuses on Saturday afternoons or Sunday mornings.  Race at a different venue each week during October and November.   There are 9 amazing races on the calendar.  These fun, family-friendly events are perfect for newcomers, and will also test the skills of experienced orienteers.

TARRALLA WETLANDS, SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER, Civic Drive, Croydon

What a great place to explore with a map! No matter what pace you tackled the course at, there was an adventure to be had.  All courses began with some tricky legs around the council buildings and fences, requiring immediate focus on careful map reading.  After the road crossing, everyone enjoyed numerous controls along the newly landscaped creek, before preparing themselves for the Mad Dash around the athletics track.  Then it was on to the Giant Frog, the final control, and into the Finish!

Congratulations to course winners Torren Arthur, Sarah Love, and Izzy Greenhalgh.  Torren was pipped for the Mad Dash by James Love, who ran the 200m leg in a dashing 35 seconds.  Sarah was the Mad Dash winner on course 2, and Izzy took out the prize on course 3.

Our lucky random draw winner this week was Victoria Greenhan, who wins a free entry to the Melbourne City Race, just by pre-entering for today’s event.

The Series Scores have been calculated – check them here.  Your best 4 scores are counted, and series prizes will be presented at the Victorian Sprint Champs at Tarneit on Sunday December 1.

Tarralla Results and Splits

Maps

Photos

As originators of the Melbourne City Race, when we heard that Sydney was paying us the ultimate compliment by copying us, we booked flights, paid entry fees, and headed north for the weekend.  Saturday afternoon featured a very tricky sprint race at Pyrmont, while the Sydney City Race took place in the central city, featuring Circular Quay, the Opera House, The Rocks, and of course the Harbour Bridge.  Sydney is not by any means flat; we did more stairs than we could count in a single weekend.  High quality maps, courses and organising (and ideal weather) made for a very enjoyable weekend, and we returned full of enthusiasm for our won Melbourne City Race next month.

Congratulations to Ian, who placed second overall in the Pyrmont Sprint, and second overall and in his age class, in the Sydney City Race, bringing home two medals.  Check out photos from the race, in our Gallery.

Congratulations to those club members who competed at the recent VICTORIAN MIDDLE AND LONG DISTANCE CHAMPS, both pretty tough and technical events. at Blackwood and Nuggetty Range.  Making it onto the podium were:

Victorian Middle Distance – Pam King (2^nd), Rob Murphy 2^nd, Chris Klep (3^rd)

Victorian Long Distance – Chris Klep (1^st), Pam King (3rd), Rob Murphy (3^rd)

Add some sizzle to your Spring and Summer, at a brand new series of sprint and short distance races in parks and campuses on Saturday afternoons or Sunday mornings.  Race at a different venue each week during October and November – the perfect lead-in to the Melbourne City Race, the Victorian Primary Schools Champs, and the Victorian Sprint Champs, all in late November.

Summer Shorts and Sprints Flyer

Here’s what to expect:

• a great selection of full colour maps
• three action-packed, fun courses, with something for everyone from newcomers to top sprinters
• designed for fast thinking, with lots of controls, direction changes and route choices
• choose your own start time and course
• Sportident electronic timing, in Air mode (Sportident stick loan included in entry fee)
• low entry fees; enter online to go into our random prize draw!
• Kids Run Free at selected events – applies to under 13s.  Kids aged 13-20 pay half price
• Coaching and assistance for newcomers, and a family-friendly outdoor activity; no limits on age or ability, and no previous experience or special equipment needed

Race Calendar:

• Sunday October 13 – Jump In!  A free family activity morning at “Tarantula Park” in Rowville; the perfect way to get started with some spooky fun
• Saturday October 19 – Penola College, Broadmeadows
• Sunday October 27 – Croydon Town (new map)
• Saturday November 2 – MLMC, Lilydale – Indoor/Outdoor Combo
• Sunday November 10 – Ruffey Lake, Templestowe
• Sunday November 17 – Melbourne City Race
• Saturday November 23 – Deakin Burwood (tbc)
• Saturday November 30 – Salesian Sunbury
• Sunday December 1 – Vic Sprint Champs, Tarneit College

Click here to see maps from 2023

Questions?  email enquiries@drocorienteering.com.au

Summer Series is about to get under way!  Events take place four nights a week all over Melbourne, as well as in Geelong, Surfside, and on the Mornington Peninsula. For runners, courses will be scatter format (ie. pick the fastest route to get to a designated number of controls) with courses ranging from 3.5 to 10km. Power walkers, you’ll be sticking with score format, aiming to collect as many points as you can in 65 minutes.

How to find out more:
Click here to see the tables of coming events and results, to find more information about each series, and to access useful links.
Click here to see all coming events until the end of March.
Click here to find:

• A pdf version of the printed colour brochure
• The latest guidelines for participants
• A file to upload to your device’s calendar
• A master map of where the events are
• Course setting instructions and map note templates

Club members can buy Season Passes, on sale from September 30. These are great value – the savings are more than the cost of a club membership. Click here for all the details, prices, and savings.