Entries cost $31 full and $25 concession. Under 14 free. No so lo entries for this event - teams of 2 to 5 people.
Entries are open to 11:59 pm 28 February without late fees. Entries received between then an d complete close at 11:59 pm on Wed 2 March incur a late fee of $10 per per son.
Registrations from 7:30am
Start at 9:00am
Finish at 3:00pm
Thank you for entering the Paddy Pallin rogaine. Team leaders, ma ke sure that everyone on your team reads this document.
Key poi nts
Important
COVID-19 Measure s
If you have recently returned from overseas, or if you have travell ed from a known COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ without a designated period of quarantin e/isolation; or if you are awaiting the result of a COVID-19 test; or if yo u are feeling unwell, or have flu-like symptoms, or if you have not been do uble vaccinated for COVID, please stay home.
All travel into regional NSW requires that you carry evidence of your double vaccination status – p aper copy or download onto your phone. The NSW check-in app will not work at the HH as there is poor reception. Please ensure your contact details on the application form are correct.
Vaccination helps but d oes not completely stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Therefore, we will do our best to make this event as COVID safe as possible. For example, only one member of the team needs to come to registration. We wou ld prefer you wear a mask at the admin tent although this is not mandatory. Bring the completed indemnity forms for each member of the team alre ady completed and signed. This will avoid milling around rego and sav e you time! Maps, notes and Navlight tags will be handed out with minimal t ouching. Please drop your team-numbered flight plan directly into th e box provided. Touch points at the toilets will be cleaned regularly. ;
At each water drops we will have 2 pumps inserted into water contai ners. Please use the hand sanitiser available before and after touchi ng the pumps. Please maintain a safe 1.5m distance from other teams - including while doing your route planning, at the briefings, at the start and finish, and when approaching controls.
We have made the nav light punches hands-free by strapping them to the same feature as the contr ol flag, mounted perpendicular to the feature and ready to use without need ing 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
https://act.rogaine.asn.au/image s/ACTRA_INDEMNITY_AND_RELEASE_standard.pdf
Please bring to the ev ent a printed and completed indemnity form located above. Check the te am list for the event to ensure that all details for your team includi ng category are correct. If incorrect, please contact the Event Contac t prior to the event.
Ensure that all team members sign a separ ate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people under 18.&nbs p; Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash House.
Present your completed indemnity forms at the registration desk. Only one team member needs to come to rego.
Medical advice: All compe titors should consider advising their partner of any pre-existing medical c onditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anaphylaxi s) that may require first-aid action on course. This should include a descr iption of the symptoms, the required first-aid action, and the location in their bag of any medication (such as sugar, ventolin, epi-pen, anti-histami nes).
How to Get There
Please make an effort to share transport – covid safely. It will help reduce par king at the HH and will make a small contribution to lower greenhouse gases emissions. Every bit counts!
Hash House is located at Laurel C amp Spectator Point Netier National Capital Rally Carpark.
Comi ng from Canberra
From the centre of Canberra, the Hash House is appro ximately 30 minutes from Canberra.
Take the Cotter Road w est from Canberra, entering from Tuggeranong Parkway if you are from the no rth or south of Canberra.
You will then pass Cotter Campground and Cotter Bend before entering Paddys River Road. Drive 2.7 kilometres on Paddys River Road before you will see a turn to the right hand side at Laur el Camp Road (a good unsealed road, driveable by 2WDs).
D riving approximately 850m on Laurel Camp Road will bring you to a carpark w here the Hash House will be.
Registration, Map Availability, Start Times
Registration will open at 7:30am with the event brief to be at 8:50am, and event start at 9am.
To register, only one team member ne eds to come to register and collect maps. We’d prefer that person wear a ma sk at registration and will need to bring:
Electronic scoring: The Navlight system of scoring will b e used. Only two tags per team will be handed out at rego regardless of the number of team members.
You will also be given A3 pre-ma
rked maps, with control descriptions on the reverse side, course setter’s n
otes and an A4 copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend th
at you arrive at least an hour prior to the start of the event to allow eno
ugh time for final preparations and route planning. Each team must mark the
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Map and Cour
se Details
There is one A3 sized map at 1:25,000 with 10 m c ontour interval. It will be on the usual tough Teslin paper. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. The area is all native bush except for the farmed areas in t he south. The altitude ranges from 600m to 780m and it is generally h illy. Gaiters are very strongly recommended for the low scratchy blac kberry bushes but more importantly snakes.
Water
Please bring enough wat er for Hash House use and for at least 6 hours on the course. There is 1 water drop in the middle of the course but depending on your route you m ay not pass that water drop.
Post-event Catering
Hartley Lifecare will provide soups, a curry, salad, toasties, fruit, cake, coffee and tea f rom approximately 2.30 pm. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutle ry.
Pl
ease Bring to the Event
Carry on CourseMandatory Equipme nt
Othe r items we recommend that you carry
Mobi
le Phone CoverageThere is Telstra reception throughout most of the cours e.
The Hash House number will be 0147 148 006 and if that does not work try the coordinator’s number, 0431 896 060. If it is a n emergency try calling 000 or set off your PLB. If you don’t already have it, download the “Emergency Plus” app onto your phone. It will allow you to tell emergency services your GPS location.
Restrictions
No p ets; no alcohol; no firearms: no fires.
No altimeters, pedometers or GPS-capable devices such as watches and smartphones. Smartphones may be car ried for emergency use only - they cannot be used for time-keeping or photo graphy.
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ummary of some of the Event Rules and ScoringThe only navigatio nal aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your compasses.
All team members must remain within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of each control point. Al l team members must punch their Navlight tags at each control to score poin ts. If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter code visible in side the end of the punch.
Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds a reas. Please read the course setters notes.
The organisers may disqualify 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 fi nish that team's event. A new team can form but it must start with zero sco re.
Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Disqualificati on if more than 30 minutes late.
If teams score equal points th en the first team home will have a higher rank.
Presentation and Awards
We will have a covid-safe prize presentation about 30 minutes after the end of each event. We will put up the results on the website ASAP after the ev ent.
Food and drinks will be available from approximately 2.30 pm. Pl ease bring your own chair, picnic rug, plate, mug and utensils.
Event volunteersIf you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below. Thank y ou to all our volunteers.
Entries cost $31 full and $25 conce ssion. Under 14 free. No solo entries for this event - teams of 2 to 5 peop le.
Entries are open to 11:59 pm 28 February without late fees. Entri es received between then and complete close at 11:59 pm on Wed 2 March incu r a late fee of $10 per person.
Registrations from 7:30am
Start at 9:00 am
Finish at 3:00pm
Than k you for entering the Paddy Pallin rogaine. Team leaders, make sure that e veryone on your team reads this document.
Key points
Important
COV ID-19 Measures
If you have recently returned from overseas, or if you have travelled from a known COVID-19 ‘hotspot’ without a designated period of quarantine/isolation; or if you are awaiting the result of a COVID-19 t est; or if you are feeling unwell, or have flu-like symptoms, or if you hav e not been double vaccinated for COVID, please stay home.
All travel into regional NSW requires that you carry evidence of your double vaccinati on status – paper copy or download onto your phone. The NSW check-in app will not work at the HH as there is poor reception. Please ensure your contact details on the application form are correct.
Vaccinatio n helps but does not completely stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. ; Therefore, we will do our best to make this event as COVID safe as possib le. For example, only one member of the team needs to come to registr ation. We would prefer you wear a mask at the admin tent although this is n ot mandatory. Bring the completed indemnity forms for each member of the team already completed and signed. This will avoid milling around rego and save you time! Maps, notes and Navlight tags will be handed out w ith minimal touching. Please drop your team-numbered flight plan dir ectly into the box provided. Touch points at the toilets will be cleaned re gularly.
At each water drops we will have 2 pumps inserted into water containers. Please use the hand sanitiser available before and after touching the pumps. Please maintain a safe 1.5m distance from other teams - including while doing your route planning, at the briefings, at the start and finish, and when approaching controls.
We have made the navlight punches hands-free by strapping them to the same feature as the control flag, mounted perpendicular to the feature and ready to use without needing to touch it with your hands. Just present your navli ght wrist tag to the reader so the navlight flashes in the usual way.
Indemnity form
https://act.rogaine.asn.au /images/ACTRA_INDEMNITY_AND_RELEASE_standard.pdf
Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located above. Check the team list for the event to ensure that all details for your team i ncluding category are correct. If incorrect, please contact the Event Contact prior to the event.
Ensure that all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people under 1 8. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash Hou se.
Present your completed indemnity forms at the registration desk.& nbsp; Only one team member needs to come to rego.
Medical advice: All competitors should consider advising their partner of any pre-existing med ical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anap hylaxis) that may require first-aid action on course. This should include a description of the symptoms, the required first-aid action, and the locati on in their bag of any medication (such as sugar, ventolin, epi-pen, anti-h istamines).
How to Get There
Pleas e make an effort to share transport – covid safely. It will help redu ce parking at the HH and will make a small contribution to lower greenhouse gases emissions. Every bit counts!
Hash House is located at La urel Camp Spectator Point Netier National Capital Rally Carpark.
From the centre of Canberra, the Hash House is approximately 30 minutes from Canberra.
Take the Cotter Road west from Canberra, entering from Tuggeranong Parkway if you are from the north or south of Canberra.
You will then pass Cotter Campg round and Cotter Bend before entering Paddys River Road. Drive 2.7 kilometr es on Paddys River Road before you will see a turn to the right hand side a t Laurel Camp Road (a good unsealed road, driveable by 2WDs).
Driving approximately 850m on Laurel Camp Road will bring you to a car park where the Hash House will be.
Registration
, Map Availability, Start Times
Registration will open at 7:30am with the event brief to be at 8:50am, and event start at 9am.
To register, only one team member needs to come to register and collect maps. We’d prefer that person wear a mask at registration and will need to bring:
Electronic scoring:&nb sp;The Navlight system of scoring will be used. Only two tags per tea m will be handed out at rego regardless of the number of team members. ;
You will also be given A3 pre-marked maps, with control description s on the reverse side, course setter’s notes and an A4 copy of the map to b e used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at least an hour prio r 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 pla n and hand it in before starting.
Map and Cours
e Details
There is one A3 sized map at 1:25,000 with 10 m co ntour interval. It will be on the usual tough Teslin paper. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink s hading. The area is all native bush except for the farmed areas in th e south. The altitude ranges from 600m to 780m and it is generally hi lly. Gaiters are very strongly recommended for the low scratchy black berry bushes but more importantly snakes.
Water
Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 6 h ours on the course. There is 1 water drop in the middle of the course but depending on your route you may not pass that water drop.
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Post-event Catering
Hartley Lifecare will pro vide soups, a curry, salad, toasties, fruit, cake, coffee and tea from appr oximately 2.30 pm. Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.
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Please Bring to the Event
Carry on CourseMandatory Equipment
Other items we reco mmend that you carry
Mobile Phone CoverageThere is Telstra reception throughou t most of the course.
The Hash House number will be 0147 148 006 and if that does not work try the coordinator’s number, 0431 896 06 0. If it is an emergency try calling 000 or set off your PLB. I f you don’t already have it, download the “Emergency Plus” app onto your ph one. It will allow you to tell emergency services your GPS location.
Restrictions
No pets; no alcohol; no fi rearms: no fires.
No altimeters, pedometers or GPS-capable devices su ch as watches and smartphones. Smartphones may be carried for emergency use only - they cannot be used for time-keeping or photography.
Summary of some of the Event Rules and ScoringThe on ly navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide together with your c ompasses.
All team members must remain within earshot of each other a t all times. All members must simultaneously get to within 5m of each contr ol point. All team members must punch their Navlight tags at each control t o score points. If a Navlight punch has failed, record the three letter cod e visible inside the end of the punch.
Competitors must not enter out -of-bounds areas. Please read the course setters notes.
The or ganisers may disqualify a team if it acts against these rules or against th e 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 w ith zero score.
Late Penalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Di squalification if more than 30 minutes late.
If teams score equ al points then the first team home will have a higher rank.
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strong>Presentation and Awards
We will have a covid-safe pri ze presentation about 30 minutes after the end of each event. We will put u p the results on the website ASAP after the event.
Food and drinks wi ll be available from approximately 2.30 pm. Please bring your own chair, pi cnic rug, plate, mug and utensils.
Event volunteer
sIf you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below. Th ank you to all our volunteers.