BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240412T000000 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: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:deeff5e8a0b6b6cd2686582626ecac27 CATEGORIES:ACT, 2025 CREATED:20241028T211830 SUMMARY:Gudgenby Gain: ACT Paddy Pallin 6 hour URL;VALUE=URI:https://direct.act.rogaine.asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/161/-/gudgenby- gain-act-paddy-pallin-6-hour.html?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:Results A beautiful warm calm day for the event brought out many rogainers and kangaroos. A superbly set course provided many choices immediately arou nd the Hash House, lots of scope for running rogainers to the north in the open grassy country and roughly equal value for time points in the bush to the south of the Hash House. Congratulations to Caleb Addison, Seb Addison and Jonah Woodcock who won by a lot and also saw nearly all the course. Che ck out the gallery for some course photos and photos around the hash house and prize giving.\n HUGE thank you to all the volunteers at the event - Ron , Jean, Peggy, Lorraine, Grant, Kelvin, Lyndel and a special thanks to Kai and Jimmy who made an enourmous number of sausages and cheese toasties.  Al so many thanks to the team who had finished early and came and helped with the catering just at the time we were having a pasta disaster.  Any help wi th our new role of catering is very much appreciated.  \n  \n (/navlight/A CTRA/25PP6hr/25PP6hr%20Results.html) Map and team routes (https://rogaine-r esults.com/event/results/2025/paddy-pallin/6hr) from rogaine-results.com - upload your GPS track if you have one.\nSee also Strava Fly-bys (https://la bs.strava.com/flyby/viewer/#14162392605?c=r39ut6x0&z=D&t=1d_l0y& ;a=HfYkTNZ6GUxOdRlMpC0qTJsPJkxPqyBM86odTKeYHUztsRxM338bTCe-GkzwoBpMYd8ZTBVu F0zP3hZMakAVTA&s=7F) to see where other teams went.\n   (https://galler y.act.rogaining.org.au/2025-events/2025-Paddy-Pallin)\n  \n  \n \n  \n \n J oin Barkley for this year’s Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine being held about an hours drive south of Canberra around the headwaters of the Gudgenby River; near the Yankee Hat walking track. The event will start at 9am and finish at 3pm.\n The event covers open grassy plains and native forest with very l ittle scrub.  There are a few hilly sections, nice creeks, tracks, firetrai ls and old huts.  The altitude ranges from about 900m to 1,300m.  As usual, the ACTRA  Annual General Meeting will be held at the end of the event as you enjoy the catering. ACTRA will be catering - so here is your chance to show off your excellent cheese toastie cooking skills. Paddy Pallin has als o provided a range of lucky door prizes for the event.  Thank you Paddy Pal lin !!\n Volunteers for the event are very welcome (and needed). Anything f rom help with hanging controls, admin on the day or catering would be most appreciated.  Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. \n Entries are $40 full price and $ 30 concession with under 14 free.\n Parking is limited in the area (along t he road) so PLEASE try and organise car sharing within your team and perhap s take another team.  For those coming from further afield, there is no cam ping at the HH but camping is permitted at Orroral Valley Campground (30 mi nutes north of HH) and Mt Clear Campground (40 minutes south of HH - unseal ed road).\n See some of the photos from the course here (https://gallery.ac t.rogaining.org.au/2025-events/2025-Paddy-Pallin).\n Please note: Orienteer ing ACT has granted an exemption for orienteers who wish to do this rogaine from the embargo for the 2026 Oceania Orienteering Championships middle di stance event in September 2026.\n  \n \n  ACTRA T-shirts will be for sale a t the event. Please pre-order (news/325-actra-t-shirts-available.html)or b ring cash on the day. Sizes range from small to extra-large. See the order page for a sizing chart.\n   (https://www.cognitoforms.com/QueenslandRogain eAssociation/ACTRATShirtOrderForm)\n Final Instructions Thank you for enter ing the Gudgenby Gain, 2025 Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine. Team leaders, make sure that everyone on your team reads this whole document carefully. \n Im portant Parking is very limited so please organise car pooling so there is only one car per team (or better). \n The Annual General Meeting of the ACT Rogaining Association will be held at approximately 3:20 pm at the Hash Ho use site. Documents are here (about-us/documents/330-agm-documents-2025.htm l). If you would like to be on the 2025 committee, please contact Stephen G oggs (about-us/committee/5-stephen-goggs.html) or nominate on the day.  \n Indemnity Form Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here (images/ACTRA_INDEMNITY_AND_RELEASE_standard.pdf). Check the team list (link above) to ensure that all details for your team includi ng category are correct. If incorrect, please contact (mailto:rogaine.mail @gmail.com)This email address is being protected from spambots. You need Ja vaScript enabled to view it. by Thursday, if possible. \n Ensure that all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people under 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash House. Be sure to put your team number on the form.  Present your completed indemnity form at the registration desk. Medical advice: All com petitors should consider advising their partner of any pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anaphyla xis) that may require first-aid action on course. This should include a des cription of the symptoms, the required first-aid action, and the location i n their bag of any medication (such as sugar, ventolin, epi-pen, anti-hista mines). How to Get There The Hash House is located at the Yankee Hat Walki ng Track car park on the Old Boboyan Road and takes 1 hour 10 minutes from central Canberra.  To get there, make your way towards Tharwa.  After cross ing the Murrumbidgee River, take the Boboyan Road south towards Adaminaby.  From Tharwa it is 31 kilometres to the right-hand turn onto the Old Boboya n Road.  In parts the road is narrow and windy. BEWARE OF THE WILDLIFE ON T HE ROAD. \n There will be a rogaine sign at the turnoff.  From here the roa d is unsealed but ok for 2WD cars.  Take care crossing the fords.  The poth oles have been re-gravelled recently and with no rain forecast, they should be ok. \n Please make sure you have a clean car. In particular, check arou nd your wheel arches and underneath for dirt or vegetation, and clean out a ny dirt and seeds from the foot wells/mats. Canberra has a lot of weeds tha t we shouldn't accidentally spread into Namadgi National Park.\n A google m ap is here (https://maps.app.goo.gl/xCEVeYst8ZDm4DJ6A).\n  \n \n Registrati on, Map Availability, Start Times The Gudgenby Gain event will commence by way of a mass start at 9am sharp on Sunday 13th April, with a final briefin g at 8:50am.  Registration will open at 7.30am.  Any novice teams can ask f or help at any time before the start.\n To register, one person only per te am to register and collect maps. That person will need to bring:\n a first aid kit, so that it can be checked; see below for what it must contain; an d completed indemnity form for each team member. It would also help if you can remember your team number!\n Electronic scoring: As this event is usin g the Navlight system of scoring, each team will be issued with 2 wristband s and tags upon registration.\n You will also be given pre-marked maps, con trol descriptions, course setter's 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 preparations and r oute planning. Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting.  As mobile reception is poor, we will rely heavily on your flight plan if you are late/need help.\n Map and Course Det ails There will be one A3 map (445x320mm), 1:25,000 with 10 m contour inter val. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are ma rked in pink shading. The area is native bush with large areas of clear lan d (frost hollows and regenerating land). The course setters’ notes have bee n printed on the back and control descriptions are on the front of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 950 to 1150 m. \n The map is printe d on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be cov ered in contact. \n Although there are many clear grassy areas, there are a lso patches of prickly weeds like thistles, St Johns wort and rose hips.  G aiters are strongly recommended for snake protection and prickles.  There a re a few places where the bush is slower travel and these will be identifie d in the course notes. There are some boggy areas in the creeks.\n Water Pl ease bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 3-6 hours on co urse. There are no water drops on course. However, there are 2 huts on the course with water tanks and many creeks with clear flowing water.  We recom mend that drinking water from the tanks, and water found on course, is ster ilised.  Please bring your favourite sterilisation method.  It is also feas ible to do loops from the HH to replenish your water.\n Camping There is no camping at the HH.  The closest official campground is at Orroral Valley a bout 30 minutes to the north.  \n Other Information ACTRA volunteers will p rovide food at the HH from 2.30pm.  Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.  If you finish your course early, please consider helping to s erve food from the big marquee.  It would really help with the rush !\n Ple ase Bring to the Event completed indemnity form for each team member conta ct or map case optional.  The map will be printed on Teslin waterproof pape r with control descriptions on the front. Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, table and chairs or board for map preparation. There is p lenty of grassy areas for planning. Some food for before and/or during the event. Your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery for catering. Water for your u se at the Hash House for the event (there is no running water at the HH).  See section on water above. Portaloos will be at the Hash House. You may li ke to bring your own hand sanitiser. Carry on Course Mandatory Equipment\n Whistle (per person) Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compression ban dages and 1 wound dressing) (per team) space blanket (per person). Other i tems we recommend that you carry/wear\n food for the event water for 3-6 h ours and means to sterilise water compass gaiters – recommended for scrub/s nake-bite protection  long trousers  watch pen/pencil Mobile phone for emer gencies although reception is very limited.  A PLB if you have one is a goo d alternative for emergencies. Sunscreen, sun-hat, sunglasses.  There are m any open areas on the course. Adequate warm clothes for the conditions (not ing conditions can change quickly). Please check the forecast:  raincoat, warm jacket thermals + a spare if it is wet  gloves  beanie  Mobile Phon e Coverage Mobile phone coverage is poor to non-existent across most of the course. Text messages are more likely to get through, but mostly from high er areas on the west side of the course.\n The Hash House number will be pr inted on the map and is: 0403 300 122. There will be a satellite phone at t he HH in case of emergencies.\n Restrictions  Summary of Event Rules and Sc oring\n The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide toget her with your compasses. Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors and must remai n within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneousl y get to within 5m of each control point. All team members must punch their Navlight tags at each control to score points. If a Navlight punch has fai led, record the three letter code visible inside the end of the punch. Comp etitors shall carry a whistle at all times whilst on the course. In an emer gency a competitor shall give a series of short blasts on their whistle.  A ny team hearing a distress signal must abandon their course and help in any way needed. No team shall be penalised for any rule breached in the course of giving such help. Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds areas; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed. The organisers may dis qualify a team if it acts against these rules or against the spirit of the event. A team can retire a member at the hash house. This will finish that team's event. A new team can form but it must start with zero score. Late P enalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Disqualification if more than 30 minutes late. If teams score equal points then the first team home will have a higher rank. Please see the Australian Rogaining Association's webs ite (https://rogaine.asn.au/documents/rules-and-standards/rules-of-rogainin g-and-technical-regulations-2023) for all rogaining rules if you are not fa miliar with them. There's not a huge number, but they help us play fairly.\ n Presentation and Awards Food and drinks will be available from 2.30pm. Pl ease bring your own plate and utensils. \n The Annual General Meeting will be held at about 3:20pm (and it’s very quick), followed by prizes and troph ies awarded to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-g etters of most categories. \n Paddy Pallin has provided a number of “lucky door prizes” which will be handed out from a random draw.  You will need to be present to receive one!!\n Event volunteers If you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below. \n Event Contact\n Ron Simpson, (ma ilto:rogaine.mail@gmail.com)This email address is being protected from spam bots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 0403 300 122\n Coordinat or\n Jean Douglass\n Setters and Vetters\n Ron Simpson, Jean Dougla ss, Ryan Stocks (north section only)\n First Aid\n Trained ACTRA volu nteer\n General Help\n Lorraine Tomlins, Peggy Douglass, Mary Adams, Grant Battersby, Kelvin Meng, Jimmy Pietrass-Wong, Kai Pietrass-Wong, Jack Hawkes.\n Control Collectors\n Ben Grace, Leanne Haupt, Jenny Arnold, Canberra Bushwalkers\n  \n  \n This event was imported from: https://d irect.act.rogaine.asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/161/-/gudgenby-gain-act- paddy-pallin-6-hour.html?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Results

A beautifu l warm calm day for the event brought out many rogainers and kangaroos. A s uperbly set course provided many choices immediately around the Hash House, lots of scope for running rogainers to the north in the open grassy countr y and roughly equal value for time points in the bush to the south of the H ash House. Congratulations to Caleb Addison, Seb Addison and Jonah Woodcock who won by a lot and also saw nearly all the course. Check out the gallery for some course photos and photos around the hash house and prize giving.< /p>

HUGE thank you to all the volunteers at the event - Ron, Jean, Peggy, Lorraine, Grant, Kelvin, Lyndel and a special thanks to Kai and Jimmy who made an en ourmous number of sausages and cheese toasties.  Also many thanks to t he team who had finished early and came and helped with the catering just a t the time we were having a pasta disaster.  Any help with our new rol e of catering is very much appreciated.  

 

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Map and team routes from rogaine-results.com - upload your GPS track if you have one.
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Join B arkley for this year’s Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine being held about an hour s drive south of Canberra around the headwaters of the Gudgenby River; near the Yankee Hat walking track. The event will start at 9am and finish at 3p m.

The event covers open grassy plains and native forest with very little scrub.  There are a few hilly sections, nice creeks, tracks, firetrails and old huts.  The altitude ranges from about 900m to 1,300m.  As usual, the ACTRA  Annual General Meeting will be held at the end of the event as you enjoy t he catering. ACTRA will be catering - so here is your chance to show off yo ur excellent cheese toastie cooking skills. Paddy Pallin has also provided a range of lucky door prizes for the event.  Thank you Paddy Pallin !!

Volunteers for the event are v ery welcome (and needed). Anything from help with hanging controls, admin o n the day or catering would be most appreciated.  Contact This email address is being protected fro m spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.&nb sp;

Entries are $40 full price and $30 concession with under 14 free.

Parking is limited in the area (along the road) so PLEASE try and o rganise car sharing within your team and perhaps take another team.  F or those coming from further afield, there is no camping at the HH but camp ing is permitted at Orroral Valley Campground (30 minutes north of HH) and Mt Clear Campground (40 minutes south of HH - unsealed road).

See some of the photos from the course  here.

Please note: Orienteering ACT has < span style="color: #ff0000;">granted an exemption for orienteers who wish to do this rogaine from the embargo for the 2026 Oceania Orienteering Championships middle distance event in September 2026.

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 ACTRA T-shirts will be for sale at the event. Please pre-order or bring cash on the day. Sizes range from small to extra- large. See the order page for a sizing chart.

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Final Instructions

Thank you for enter ing the Gudgenby Gain, 2025 Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine. T eam leaders, make sure that everyone on your team reads this whole document carefully. 

Important

Par king is very limited so please organise car pooling so there is only one ca r per team (or better). 

The Annual General Meeting of th e ACT Rogaining Association will be held at approximately 3:20 pm at the Ha sh House site. Documents are here. If you would li ke to be on the 2025 committee, please contact Stephen Goggs< /a> or nominate on the day.  

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Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here. Check the team list (link abo ve) to ensure that all details for your team including category are correct . If incorrect, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Thursday, if possible. 

How to Get There

The Hash House is loc ated at the Yankee Hat Walking Track car park on the Old Boboyan Road and t akes 1 hour 10 minutes from central Canberra.  To get there, make your way towards Tharwa.  After crossing the Murrumbidgee River, take the Boboyan Road south towards Adaminaby.  From Tharwa it is 31 kilometres to the right-hand turn onto the Old Boboyan Road.  In parts the road is narrow and windy. BEWARE OF THE WILDLIFE ON THE ROAD. 

There will be a rogaine sign at the turnoff.  From here the road is unsealed but ok for 2WD cars.  Take care crossing the fords.  The pothole s have been re-gravelled recently and with no rain forecast, they should be ok. 

Please make sure you have a clean car. In particular, chec k around your wheel arches and underneath for dirt or vegetation, and clean out any dirt and seeds from the foot wells/mats. Canberra has a lot of wee ds that we shouldn't accidentally spread into Namadgi National Park.

A google map is here.

 

Registration, Map Avai lability, Start Times

The Gudgenby Gain event will commence by way of a mass start at 9am sharp on Sunday 13th April, with a final briefing at 8:50am.  Registration will open at 7.3 0am.  Any novice teams can ask for help at any time before the start.< /p>

To register, one person only per team to register and collect maps. T hat person will need to bring:

It would also help if you can remember your team number!

Electr onic scoring: As this event is using the Nav light system of scoring, each team will be issued with 2 wristbands and tag s upon registration.

You will also be given pre-marked maps, control descriptions, course setter's 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 th e 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 h and it in before starting.  As mobile reception is poor, we will rely heavily on your flight plan if you are late/need help.

Map and Cours e Details

There will be one A3 map (445x320mm), 1:25,000 with 10 m c ontour interval. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. The area is native bush with large areas of clear land (frost hollows and regenerating land). The course setters’ no tes have been printed on the back and control descriptions are on the front of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 950 to 1150 m. 

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

Although there are many c lear grassy areas, there are also patches of prickly weeds like thistles, S t Johns wort and rose hips.  Gaiters are strongly recommended for snak e protection and prickles.  There are a few places where the bush is s lower travel and these will be identified in the course notes. There are so me boggy areas in the creeks.

Water

Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 3-6 hours o n course. There are no water drops on course. However, the re are 2 huts on the course with water tanks and many creeks with clear flo wing water.  We recommend that drinking water from the tanks, and wate r found on course, is sterilised.  Please bring your favourite sterili sation method.  It is also feasible to do loops from the HH to repleni sh your water.

Camping

There is no camping at the HH.  T he closest official campground is at Orroral Valley about 30 minutes to the north.  

Other Information

ACTRA volunteers will p rovide food at the HH from 2.30pm.  Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.  If you finish your course early, please consider he lping to serve food from the big marquee.  It would really help with t he rush !

Please Bring to the Event

Carry on Course

Mandatory Equipment

Other items we recommend th at you carry/wear

Mobile Phone Coverage

Mobile phone coverage is poor to non-existent across most of the course. Text messages are more likely to get through, but mostl y from higher areas on the west side of the course.

The Hash House nu mber will be printed on the map and is: 0403 300 122. There will be a satel lite phone at the HH in case of emergencies.

Restrictions

 Summary of Event Rules and Scoring

Please see the Australian Rogaining Association's website for all rogaining rules if you are not familiar with them. There's not a huge number, but th ey help us play fairly.

Presentation and Awards

Food and drin ks will be available from 2.30pm. Please bring your own plate and utensils.  

The Annual General Meeting will be held at about 3:20pm (and i t’s very quick), followed by prizes and trophies awarded to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-getters of most categories.&nbs p;

Paddy Pallin has provided a number of “lucky door prizes” which wi ll be handed out from a random draw.  You will need to be present to r eceive one!!

Event volunteers

If you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below. 

Event Contac t

Ron Simpson, < joomla-hidden-mail is-link="1" is-email="1" first="cm9nYWluZS5tYWls" last= "Z21haWwuY29t" text="cm9nYWluZS5tYWlsQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ==" base="" >This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to vi ew it., 0403 300 122

Coordinat or

Jean Douglass

Setters and Vetters

Ron Simpson, Jean Douglass, Ryan Stocks (north section only )

First Aid

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General Help

Lorraine Tomlins, Peggy Douglass, Mary Adams, Grant Battersby, Kelvin Meng, Jimmy Pietrass-Wong, K ai Pietrass-Wong, Jack Hawkes.

Control Collectors

Ben Grace, Leanne Haupt, Jenny Arnold, Canberra Bushwalkers

 

 

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