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Twin Creeks Metrogaine (Sunday 16 August 2026)
Words and Photo by Richard Homburg
What a perfect day to hold this years Winter Metrogane. A foggy start at the surprisingly rugged Derabin Parklands cleared to a stunningly beatiful sunny winter amble. The course offered many places to explore from Merri Creek in West through to the Yarra Flats in East. There was a wonderful blend of urban exploration and natural parklands, cafes and architecture. For me, a Metrogaine is always about visiting parts of Melbourne that I’ve never been before and this event for our team was 20km of new and wonderful places. Ten out of Ten.
Many thanks to all those involved in planning and managing this event: Evelyn Nossol, Andrew Nossol who set the course, along with Phil Giddings, Steve Gelsi, Grant Jeffrey, Monica Raphael, Fran Paysen, Louise Gilbert, Simin Ngan, David Gibbins, Sienna Gibbins, Nick Kluckow, Nick Somes, Karla Fallon, Stuart Baker and Gordon Stephen. who all helped before the event or made things run like clockwork on the day.
Congratulations to all teams that were out competing Sunday, but especially to Kyle Zarb and Denis Cassidy who managed to score a staggering 3480 points to take the win! Our podium was:-
Goldrush Mayhep Metrogaine Results
1st – Kyle Zarb, Denis Cassidy (3480pts)
2nd – John Evans, Shelley Bambrook (3350pts)
3rd – Simon Ryan, Alicia Ryan (3120pts)
As always, click the links to download the full results.
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Original Led Rogaine – Saturday 8hr Day & Night + Sunday 6hr Day Rogaine (18 & 19 July 2026)
Out on Course. Photos Gayle Cowling
Live donkeys or dead lions
The Original LED was challenging for all and route planning and execution was not for the faint hearted. Based out of Ballarat the first few controls were arranged along a narrow strip where there was no choice but to go up one side and back along another. For most teams route planning required a dash to the north where the course opened up and allowed for more freedom of movement and a race back along the narrow area to the finish. Much like polar explorers of the past, judging your turning point was key.
I think every team would have been looking at their watches carefully to judge when to turn and our team left 240 points just out of reach, deciding to be live donkeys rather than dead lions to paraphrase Ernest Shackleton. On the return we spent the first hour thinking we had turned too soon and the last hour wishing we had turned sooner. The number of teams arriving after 8 hours suggested many left the turn late and struggled back to base camp at the Brown Hill cricket ground.
The beautiful winter weather was in keeping with the Antarctic theme with a cool clear day and temperatures plunging as soon as the sun dipped below the horizon. Thanks to Ian and the setting team for setting a challenging course with well set controls in tricky terrain with the words regarding all tracks not being mapped and not all mapped tracks being present. Careful attention was required to read the map and the contours to successfully navigate.
Well done to every team that competed. Saturday’s overall winners in the 8 hour event were Elizabeth Dornom and Shelley Bambrook with 1740 points. The Sunday (6 hour) event was won by Thomas Maffett and Sam Maffett with 1560 points and they also won the Family category. Well done Thomas.
Our podium was:-
Original LED Saturday 8hr*
1st – Elizabeth Dornom, Shelley Bambrook. (1740pts)
2nd – Lingshu Liu, Robert Springer. (1710pts)
3rd – Morag Stewart, Hamish Dixon. (1660pts)
Original LED Sunday 6hr*
1st – Thomas Maffett, Sam Maffett. (15600pts)
2nd – Alex Monks, Jackson Monks, Paul Monks. (1350pts)
3rd – Amanda Bush, Peter Hield. (1130pts)
Thanks to the wonderful event team led by Ian Gordon with lots of assistance from Rod Gray. To our whole Volunteer team including Ian Gordon, Rod Gray, John Weir, Peter Taylor, Alex Merchant, Grant Jeffrey, Peter Chen, Marcelle Gannon, Holly Jackson, Sue Noy, Phil Giddings, Tonya Hackett, John Hackett, Cathy Weir, Neil Phillips, Pierre Brokner, Lauren Hayes, Eleanor Weir, Anna Gordon, Lingshu Liu, Ben Hazell, Chay Guest, Ainslie Cummins, Robert Springer, Rob Peel.
As always, click the links to download the full results as well as the individual tags for each competitor.
Durdidwarrah 2x6hr Rogaine (13 & 14 June 2026)
Out on Course. Photos Richard Homburg & Karen Dukes
For the first time in several decades, Rogaining has returned to the Brisbane Ranges!!. The Dirdidwarrah Rogaine was very much a tale of two days. Saturday was overcast and saw serval hours of rain later in the event whereas Sunday was a picture postcard sunny winters day. Regardless of the day the competitors were greeted with plenty of wonderful route choices through open (and some less open) bushland and interesting historic sites. We were also joined by Bush Search and Rescue who were using the event to sharpen their navigation skills on Saturday providing many eager volunteers should anyone have got lost.
Well done to every team that competed. The Saturday event was taken out by Jordan and Byron Sanford, with a massive 1880 points focusing on the northern end of the map. For the Sunday event Richard & Ben Goonan took the chocolates with an impressive 1730 points.
Thanks to the wonderful event team led by John Gavins and Heather Leslie, who again put together another impressively run Rogaine, including rustling up a large pool of volunteers for both days. To our whole Volunteer team including (Aaron Bembenek, Ainslie Cummins, Alan Cooke, Alice Feng, Andrew Turner, Ange Gardiner, Ben Grace, Celia Bolton, Derek Morris, Grant Jeffrey, Heather Leslie, Helen Alexander, John Gardiner, John Gavens, Karen Dukes, Katherine McMillan, Leisa Christou, lucinda Hookey, Martin O’Hely, Nick Somes, Norm O’Bryan, Patrick McMillan, Paula Horton, Peter Brooks, Peter Chen, Phil Giddings, Rebeccca Shaw, Richard Homburg, Rob Peel, Sarah Goyen, Sofie Van Gunsteren, Steve Horton, Steven Goyen, Tim Collyer) as well as a host of folks who chipped in on both days, as always, we couldn’t do it without you. Shoutout also to our Bogong Coaches (Merv Trease, Don Baker, Greg Robinson, Kerry Williams, Vic Sedunary) who took out a number of trainees on their first Rogaine.
Our podium was:-
Durdidwarrah Saturday 6hr*
1st – Jordan Sanford, Byron Sanford. (1880pts)
2nd – Glen White, Andrew Mccarthy. (1810pts)
3rd – Elizabeth Dornom, Shelley Bambrook. (1780pts)
Durdidwarrah Sunday 6hr*
1st – Richard Goonan, Ben Goonan. (1730pts)
2nd – David Rowlands, Alexander Rowlands. (1380pts)
3rd – Dmitrii Antanovskii, Oleksandr Kharin, Timofey Suprun. (1300pts)
As always, click the links to download the full results as well as the individual tags for each competitor.
Won Wron Forest Frolic May 6/12hr Rogaine (16 May 2026)
Checkpoints by Night. Photo By Xenia Munger,
Gippland welcomed us on Saturday with beautiful weather and amazing countryside and a light show at night. Set in the Won Wron state forest the course ranged over gently sloping hills with some truly spectacular vegetation of basksi groves and grass trees tall enough to walk under. It wasn’t all milk and honey with some tough scrub to get through and subtle terrain to test every team. The 6 and 12 hour events were run under blue skies and warm temperatures, which is amazing for mid May.
Well done to every team that competed. The 12 hour was taken out by Alastair Meehan and Paul Monks, adding to many victories over the past few years. It was a close run thing with three other teams within a few points of their score. For the 6 hour we had Ed and Helen Steenbergen with a narrow win over second place
The winner, as always, was rogaining with many satisfied people enjoying a meal and a chat after the event.
Thanks to the wonderful event team led by Liz and Shelly, who again put together another great course. Special mention to Paula and Steve for vetting and helping out on the weekend along with grant for gear and Norm and Boris for leading the catering team. To our whole Volunteer team (Andrea Gardiner, Boris Bulkin, Christine Minto, Elizabeth Dornom, Giulia Folini, Glen White , Graeme Busch, Grant Jeffrey, John Gardiner, Michelle Eeles, Monica Raphael, Nick Somes, Norm O’Bryan, Paula Horton, Peter Chalmers, Rhiannon Grant , Shelley Bambrook, Steve Eeles, Steve Horton, Steven and Sarah Goyen and kids!, Tash Low, Xenia Muenger) ,as always, we couldn’t do it without you
Our podium was:-
Won Wron Forrest Frolic 12hour*
1st – Paul Monks, Alaster Meehan. (2170pts) – Faster Time
2nd – Richard Goonan, Ben Goonan. (2170pts)
3rd – Glen White, Andrew Mccarthy. (2120pts)
Won Wron Forrest Frolic 6hour*
1st – Ed Steenbergen, Helen Steenbergen. (1140pts)
2nd – David Jennings, Narelle Crozier. (1120pts)
3rd – Adrian Harper, Joel Claxton. (1100pts)
Note: One of the finish punches failed on Saturday – the results have all be carefully checked to ensure the ordering is correct but the exact finish time for some teams can’t be determined.
As always, click the links to download the full results as well as the individual tags for each competitor.
Old Racecourse Spring Meet 2x6hr Rogaine (11 & 12 April 2026)
The ORSM family finalista. Photo By Sue Noy
Awesome days at the ORSM
The bush roagining season kicked off at the home of the Hepburn Burras for 2 x 6hr Old Racecourse Spring Meet. The Burras gave up their home ground for the season opener so we had a Hash House with plenty of cover and hot and cold running water. We had two great days of rogaining in and around Hepburn and Hepburn Springs and the surrounding bush. Cool weather and the occasional shower did not dampen any spirits, with great numbers on both days and a full complement of training teams and coaches on Sunday.
The course was extremely well set and mapped by the first time team of Julian, Janelle and Nick. It was a deceptive course that at first glance didn’t look that big or that hard….. the course had different ideas, plenty of short sharp hills, deep green jungles to cross and steep and deep gullies. The “short” course wasn’t cleared by some of the best rogainers in the state and everybody sang the praises of the well placed controls. For the rest of us there was controls in and around town and in the bush, you could truly choose any adventure you wanted.
It really was an awesome weekend at the Old Racecourse Spring Meet.
As always, these events would quite literally not be possible without the efforts of our wonderful volunteer team. We had an army of volunteers both before, during and after the event including, Ana Spataru, Andrea Gardiner, Andrew McCarthy, Arabella Wilson, Audrey Kottek, Aurelia Wilson, Celia Bolton, Claire Luxford, Daniel Hendrie, Ed Steenbergen, Ellie Gardiner, Gary Buchan, Giulia Folini, Graeme Busch, Grant Jeffrey, Hamish Dixon, Helen Steenbergen, Henrik Behrens, Ian Gordon, Jane Phillips, Janelle Christie, John Gardiner, Julian Wilson, Katie Dale, Michael Tonini, Morag Stewart, Neil Phillips, Nick Klucknow, Nick Somes, Norm O’Bryan, Not Required, Rebecca Monck, Sue Noy, Tim Collyer, Xenia Muenger as well as a number of others that helped in big and small ways on the day.
Also, a shoutout to our coaching squad (Anna Gordon, Ed & Helen Steenbergen, Elizabeth Dornom, Gleb Belov, Gleb Belov , Glen White, Ian Gordon, Ian Wanless, Kerry Williams, Paul Monks, Peter Taylor , Shelley Bambrook, Wendy & Ross) that went out on Sunday with a batch of Rogaine Victoria trainees.
Congratulations to Andrew Mccarthy & Glen White on Saturday and David Rowlands & Alexander Rowlands on Sunday who took out the overall victory on each day. Our podium was:-
Old Racecourse Spring Meet 6hour Saturday*
1st – Andrew Mccarthy, Glen White. (1870pts)
2nd – Elizabeth Dornom, Shelley Bambrook. (1710pts)
3rd – Helen Steenbergen, Ed Steenbergen. (1650pts)
Old Racecourse Spring Meet 6hour Sunday*
1st – David Rowlands, Alexander Rowlands. (1680pts)
2nd – Dmitrii Antanovskii, Oleksandr Kharin, Timofey Suprun. (1580pts)
3rd – Benjamin Hazell, Lauren Hayes, Lingshi Liu. (1270pts)
As always, click the links to download the full results as well as the individual tags for each competitor.
CBDgaine (1 March 2026)
Photos by Karen Dukes
Despite an incredibly humid day, this year’s CBD event was a fantastic way to start the year. Kicking off in Docklands and winding through Melbourne’s parks, buildings, and laneways, there was plenty to see and do for both first-timers and seasoned rogainers. As always, the CBDGaine came with that classic bit of serendipity—stumbling through a city already buzzing with weekend life. This year’s course passed a big Porsche car show on Clarendon Street, the Melbourne Vixens Fan Day at Fed Square, Melbourne’s Great Greek Street Party, and even the World Naked Bike Ride in North Melboune!
A massive thanks to our chief course setter Karla Fallon, who did an amazing job as a first time setter, as well as our small army of volunteers that made the event run smoothly. Thanks to Clare Brownridge, Gin Anstice, Grant Jeffrey, Hayden Anstice, Helen Alexander, Ian Wanless, Judi Herkes, Kate Bowditch, Kerry Gigante, Nick Sommes, Phil Giddings, Richard Homburg, Simin Ngan, Steve Gelsi and all the others that lent a hand both on the day and behind the scenes before the event
Congratulations to Tom Lothian and Kate Gavens who managed an impressive 4090 points to take the win!. Our top three teams were:-
- Tom Lothian, Kate Gavens (4090)
- Denis Cassidy, Kyle Zarb (4000)
- Alicia Dymowski, Andrew Baker (3910)
Note: The Admin Manager (i.e. me) managed to misplace one of the team sheets with the team member updates for the day. If you think we have put you in the wrong category for the event because one of your team members didn’t make it, please contact navlight@rogainevic.org.au and I will update the category accordingly. This won’t however won’t impact the overall winners.
For a detailed breakdown of how each team went on the day, please download the results from the download link.
- CBD rogaine | Metrogaine - View Event
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Welcome Stranger 6hr, Roving 15hr and 24hr Rogaine (11 October 2025)
Photos by Heath Sommerville and Susan Brander
Over 300 rogainers competed at the weekend in beautiful weather and flower-filled open forest. A skinny volunteer team provided efficient admin (thanks to Gary for taking on Navlight), delicious food (Boris, Norm, Arom and Steve) and first aid for quite a few blistered feet (thanks to a great first aid team organised by Monica). Thank you to everyone who helped both before the event and over the weekend including:-
Ainslie Cummins, Andrew McCarthy, Anthea Packer, Arom Malee, Arthur Day, Boris Bulkin, Cathy Han, Celia Bolton , Di Baker, Gary Buchan, Grant Jeffrey, Helen Robinson, Jane Phillips, Janelle Christie, Jim Russell, Jonathan Sutcliffe, Julian Wilson, Kerry Gigante, Lawrie Vonarx, Lise Andreasen, Mike Aylott, Monica Raphael, Neil Phillips, Nick Somes, Norm O’Bryan, Peter Chen, Pierre Brokner, Rebecca Monck, Ruth Vonarx, Steve Andreasen, Steve Gelsi, Sue Noy, Tim Collyer, Wayne Merry along with many others that pitched in on the day.
A highlight of the event was the family teams coming in at all hours of the night with under 5’s who’d braved the dark (perhaps in a backpack) and must have wondered what madness their parents had dreamed up for them. Or were they entranced by the magic of being out in the bush at night?
The course was wonderfully gentle and open, and careful navigation was rewarded. Wayne Merry designed a great course that gave the 6hour teams plenty of checkpoints to practise their navigation in subtle terrain close in but caused grief for some of the overnight teams out at the further edges.
It turns out that our caterer Boris has a history as a chef catering for big outdoor events. News on the grapevine is that working with him in the catering tent was a great learning experience.
As usual, there was a great vibe around the Hash House and lots of very happy rogainers enjoying the last rogaine of the year.
Congratulations to Paul Monks and Alaster Meehan who took out our State Championships for another year with an impressive 3330 points. They were followed closely by Shelley Bambrook and Elizabeth Dornom in 2nd and Bernard Walker and Jonathan Sutcliffe claiming the Bronze.
Photo by Monica Raphael
Well done to Morag Stewart and Hamish Dixon who were victorious in the Roving 15hour sub event and Adam Stecher and Matthew Hudson took out the 6hour event on the Saturday. Our full podium:-
Vic Champs Rogaine 2025 24hour
1st – Paul Monks, Alaster Meehan. (3330pts)
2nd – Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom. (3290pts)
3rd – Bernard Walker, Jonathan Sutcliffe. (3140pts)
Welcome Stranger Roving 15hour Rogaine
1st – Morag Stewart, Hamish Dixon. (1850pts)
2nd – Nikita Rand, Ewan Bezzobs, Nick Kluckow. (1530pts)
3rd – Oliver Daniels, David Crowe, Hannah Bradley. (1420pts)
Welcome Stranger 6hour Rogaine
1st – Adam Stecher, Matthew Hudson. (1130pts)
2nd – Brenton Van Der Ende, Mikael Hamalainen. (1100pts)
3rd – Blair Trewin, Jenny Casanova. (1070pts)
As always, click the links to download the full results.
- 24hr Vic Champs | 6hr | Bush Rogaine | Roving 15hr - View Event
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Campaspe Confluence 6/12hr Rogaine (13 September 2025)
Connie Confluence couldn’t be happier, the rogaine is run and won in the same week the State Government started the process to declare the Wombat State Forest a National Park. The whole day was run in cool but clear conditions, with teams crossing the varying terrain of the upper Campaspe and Lerderderg river systems. The sward grass delivered as promised and plenty of teams reported back on the joys of pushing through it as they moved east or west across the course.
When Rod and Nick set the course they wanted give everybody a challenge, reward hard work and put a challenge out the clear the course. We deliberately set high scoring controls near the Hash House and plenty of novice and teams with young kids were pleased to a 100 pointer near the hash house. It was fantastic to see that one team (Narelle Crozier and Kathryn Preston) were up to the challenge taking and clearing the entire course of 45 controls in under 12 hours and covering nearly 60km to do so. In the 6 hour Elizabeth Dornom and Shelly Bambrook put in a huge effort to clear nearly two thirds of the course.
Campaspe Confluence Rogaine Saturday 12hour
1st – Narelle Crozier, Kathryn Preston. (2700pts)
2nd – Rod Gray, Morag Stewart, Hamish Dixon.. (2430pts)
3rd – Clare Brownridge, Glen White, Andrew Mccarthy. (2430pts)
Campaspe Confluence Rogaine Saturday 6hour
1st – Elizabeth Dornom, Shelley Bambrook (1730pts)
2nd – Brett Infanti, Adrian Infanti. (1520pts)
3rd – Gleb Belov, Tim Plozza. (1370pts)
Well done to the top 3 teams in the 12 hour event, all of which were either female or mixed. And second and 3rd who were equal on points and only separated on time by 4 minutes. A shout top Vic and Merve for winning the mens category and showing experience trumps youthful vigour.
For most of us rogaining is about a challenging walk in the bush followed by a meal and a yarn at the Hash House. The course certainly delivered the first part and the catering team lead by Ainslie and Peter delivered two amazing spreads for both finishes. Thanks to the Ballan Lions Club for the 6 hour sausage sizzle.
Goldrush Mayhem Metrogaine (17 August 2025)
Words and Photo by Richard Homburg
Ballarat, with its rich history forged in the gold rush of the 1850s, provided a fitting backdrop for our Metrogaine yesterday. The city’s grand architecture, leafy streets, and storied landmarks made for an event that was as much about discovery as it was about navigation. Teams explored a landscape where history and heritage meet the modern bustle of regional Victoria, turning every checkpoint into a small window into Ballarat’s past. It was a reminder that rogaining is not just a test of endurance and strategy, but also a chance to connect with the places that have shaped our state’s character.
Despite a relatively bleak forecast, we put on a classically Ballarat midwinter day for our midyear metrogaine event. We had a brilliant turnout with over 120 teams and 350 individuals explored the streets of this historic town. All our returning competitors returned to the hash house with tales of exploring places they had never been before.
Many thanks to all those involved in planning and managing this event: Claire Moriarty and Michelle Langley who set the course, Rod Gray, Nicole McManus, Ros Hindle who vetted the course, Richard Homburg who created the map as well as Grant Jeffrey, Andrea Gardiner, Emily Wilkinson, Nicholas Kluckow, Lucinda Hookey, John Gardiner, Richard Homburg, Claire Moriarty and Michelle Langley who all made things run like clockwork on the day. A special thanks to Phil Giddings who gives so much time for every event to make sure we all know what to do on the day.
Also a big happy birthday to Ellie who celebrated her 21st Birthday with a bunch of her friends along with the whole Rogaining community!
Congratulations to all teams that were out competing Sunday, but especially to John Evans, Loretta Mcgrath who managed to score a whopping 4850 points! Our podium was:-
Goldrush Mayhep Metrogaine Results
1st – John Evans, Loretta Mcgrath (4850pts)
2nd – Jesse Dixon, Hamish Dixon (4490pts)
3rd – Gayle Cowling, Karen Robinson (4480pts)
As always, click the links to download the full results.
- 6hr | Metrogaine - View Event
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Surf Coast 2x6hr Rogaine Cancelled (12 & 13 July 2025)
Due to multiple challenges planning this event, we have decided it is better to cancel our plans allowing our committee and workers to concentrate on our August, September and October rogaines.
- 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
Sam’s Rogaine – Saturday 8hr Day & Night + Sunday 6hr Day Rogaine (14 & 15 June 2025)
Words and Photo by Norm O’Brian
Despite the rather chilly winter weather, including some fog on Saturday and a little bit of rain on Sunday, a very successful and happy pair of rogaines were enjoyed by all in attendance at Kimbolton last weekend. On Saturday, the 8 hour event finished after nightfall, with some very high scores and a very close finish between first and second placegetters. On Sunday, the 6 hour event finished in the light, again with highly competitive scores and many stories to tell of checkpoints won and lost (briefly!). It was wonderful to see lots of young rogainers out on the course – the youngest recorded age was 1yo!.
Many thanks to all those involved in planning and managing this event: Andrew McCarthey, Bob Reaburn, Cian O’Reilly, Clare Brownridge, Derek Morris and Phil Giddings. including the many volunteers who came from near and far to make this memorable two day event possible: Andrea Gardiner, Celia Bolton, Colin Walker. Glen White, Glen Mccrone , Grant Jeffrey, Kate Bresnahan, Kerry Williams, Lorraine Morgan, Lucinda Hookey, Miranda Brookes, Monica Raphael, Natalie Lukies, Neil Phillips, Norm O’Bryan, Robert Bicknell, Sarah Goyen, Steve Goyen, Sue Noy, Tess Bresnahan, Tim Collyer, Wayne Merry and everyone else that helped out on the day.
Congratulations to Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom for the victory in Saturday’s 8 hour event and Geoff Lawford and Rod Gray who took out Sunday’s 6 hour victory (along with Vets, Super Vets and Ultra Vets!). Our podium was:-
Sam’s Rogaine Saturday 8hour
1st – Elizabeth Dornom, Shelley Bambrook (1930pts)
2nd – Paul Monks, Simin Ngan, David Heng, Tim Plozza. (1870pts)
3rd – Helen Steenbergen, Ed Steenbergen. (1570pts)
Sam’s Rogaine Sunday 6hour
1st – Geoff Lawford, Rod Gray. (1400pts)
2nd – Warwick Davis, Ted Van Geldermalsen. (1340pts)
3rd – Ian Gordon, Anna Gordon. (1290pts)
As always, click the links to download the full results as well as the individual tags for each competitor.
- 6hr | 8hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
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Stuart Brookes Memorial 6/12hr Rogaine (17 May 2025)
Refuelling on course. Words and Photo by Greg Robinson
As we rolled out of Melbourne under cover of darkness, heading for Daylesford through sheets of rain and the rhythmic protest of screeching wipers, I couldn’t help but wonder: what exactly had I signed up for—and what kind of madness lay ahead?
Turns out, the Werona Sprint Stuart Brookes Memorial 6 and 12-hour rogaine was a brilliant adventure. Held in collaboration with Bush Search and Rescue, the event honoured the legacy of Stuart Brookes—an icon of bushwalking and wilderness rescue—and brought together a terrific crowd of enthusiastic rogainers.
Despite the cool weather and the occasional drizzle-that-might-have-been-mist, the course was superb—classic rogaining terrain with dry, fast ground, sprawling tracks, spurs, and sneaky gullies. It drew a big field for the 6-hour event, and a hardy group of competitors braved the full 12 hours.
In true rogaining fashion, some eagle-eyed participants spotted the first checkpoint before they even left the car park (did you catch it?). The course was well-balanced, sending teams deep into the bush for a mix of mental and physical challenges. Some checkpoints were delightfully tricky, especially if you dared to glance away from the map, and a few boundary fence climbs delivered elevation that rivalled a rollercoaster.
Huge kudos to the first-time course setters—what a debut! And cheers to everyone who took part. Special thanks to whoever thought to stash fruit and chocolate at the water points—you’re a hero.
A big thank you to the generous landowner who let us roam their farm, and hats off to the stellar event team: Julian Wilson, Janelle Christie, Nick Klucknow, Daniel Sue, and Phil Giddings. Massive appreciation also goes to all the volunteers, especially the catering and equipment crews—nothing hits quite like a hot meal after 12 hours out in the cold. Thank you to Grant Jeffrey, Monica Raphael, Annette Grime, Marion Skovdam, Andrew Oppenheim, Barry Middleton, Rosalie Morgan, Neil Phillips, Lukasz Gogolkiewicz, Noel Duffy, Stewart Cowey and everyone else that chipped in on the day.
Congratulations to Miles Vershuur and Rob Preston for the victory in the 6 hour event and Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom who took out the 12 hour victory. Our podium was:-
Stuart Brookes Memorial 6hour Saturday
1st – Miles Vershuur, Rob Preston. (2190pts)
2nd – Byron Sanford, Jordan Sanford. (1840pts)
3rd – David Rowlands, Alexander Rowlands. (1660pts)
Stuart Brookes Memorial 12hour Saturday
1st – Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom. (2550pts)
2nd – Gleb Belov, Tim Plozza. (2480pts)
3rd – Simin Ngan, David Heng, Paul Monks, Alaster Meehan. (2470pts)
As always, click the links to download the full results as well as the individual tags for each competitor.
Spargo Scramble 2x6hr Rogaine (5 & 6 April 2025)
Some competitors ‘enjoying’ some of the tougher of parts of the course.
What a fantastic weekend to kick off bush rogaines for 2025. Both Saturday and Sunday’s 6hour event were blessed with lovely Rogaine weather and as a result we saw our competitors out on course for the maximum possible time. Improbably, on Sunday, we didn’t see a single team return before 5 hours into the event. The volunteer team at the hash house were starting to get worried. Fortunately, all teams returned back safely with a smile on their faces and the odd scratch on their legs as they navigated through some of the fallen vegetation in the western side of the course.
As always, these events would quite literally not be possible without the efforts of our wonderful volunteer team, with special thanks to Elizabeth Dornam and Shelly Bambrook who both coordinated and set this event. Additionally we had an army of volunteers both before, during and after the event including, Andrea Gardiner, Ann Lonsdale ,Arthur Day, Beth Donegan, Ellie Gardiner, Gen Johnstone, Gerard Herten, Giulia Folini, Graeme Busch, Grant Jeffrey, Jesse Dawkins, John Gardiner, Lorraine Morgan, Mai Tran, Monica Raphael, Neil Price, Noel Duffy, Paula Horton, Peter Chen, Phil Giddings, Phil Jelliff, Pierre Brokner, Richard Homburg, Rod Gray, Simon Vandestadt, Steve Horton, Sue Noy, Tim Greenough, Xenia Muenger as well as a number of others that helped in big and small ways on the day.
Also, a shoutout to our coaching squad (Merv Trease, Don Baker, Kerry Williams, Franco Lombardi, Greg Robinson, Glen White, Paul Monks, Rod Gray, Steve Amor & Wendy Ross) that went out on Saturday with the Bogong crew and Sunday with a batch of Rogaine Victoria trainees.
Congratulations to Byron Sanford, Jordan Sanford on Saturday and Kate Gavens, Tom Lothian on Sunday who took out the overall victory on each day. Our podium was:-
Spargo Scramble 6hour Saturday*
1st – Byron Sanford, Jordan Sanford. (1620pts)
2nd – David Jennings, Leyla Newing. (1350pts)
3rd – Benjamin Archibald, Lachie Jennings. (1260pts)
Spargo Scramble 6hour Sunday*
1st – Kate Gavens, Tom Lothian (1290pts)
2nd – Rodney Polkinghorne, Kent Bennett. (1270pts)
3rd – Tim Chiu, Emma Morris. (1260pts)
Also, a shoutout to Isla Duffy who as a junior old set her own route, helped out at the start of the event. cracked some jokes on the microphone and managed to score a cracking 900 points to help her dad take out the Family category on Sunday!
As always, click the links to download the full results as well as the individual tags for each competitor.
CBDgaine (2 March 2025)
With a record attendance, this years CBD event was an amazing way to start the year. Starting in the beautiful Treasury gardens and taking in so many of Melbourne’s parks, buildings and laneways, there was plenty to see and do for the new and experienced rogainer alike.
A massive thanks to our event setters Evelyn and Andrew Nossel as well as our small army of volunteers that made the event run smoothly. Thanks to Claire Luxford, Eli Lewis, Grant Jeffrey, Mai Tran, Marcelle Gannon, Monica Raphael, Nick Somes, Peter Chen, Phil Giddings, Steve Gelsi and all the others that lent a hand both on the day and behind the scenes before the event
Congratulations to Matthew Layton and Xander Greenhalgh who managed an impressive 3700 points to take the win! An honourable mention for Karen Robinson, Greg Robinson, and Gayle Cowling who got the exact same score as our winners but were a few minutes behind!. Our top three teams were:-
- Matthew Layton, Xander Greenhalgh (3700)
- Karen Robinson, Greg Robinson, Gayle Cowling (3700)
- Raymond Cohen, Andrew Downes (36500)
For a detailed breakdown of how each team went on the day, please download the results from this page. Note: These results have been updated – due to this being the first ever event with more than 200 teams our scoring template needed to be updated to include all teams after team number 197. Thanks to the teams that brought this to our attention.
- CBD rogaine | Metrogaine - View Event
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Hunt for the Whroo October: Nigel Aylott 24hr Victorian Rogaining Championships, Including a 6hr & Roving 15hr (12-13 October 2024)
Paul and Alaster accepting the trophy
As competitors in the 6/ and Roving 15hr, as well as the VIc Champs events will agree, this event was a great way to complete a fun year of fair weather rogaining. Congratulations to our winners Paul Monk and Alaster Meehan, true champions of Victorian rogaining. We all enjoyed the pleasant dry conditions and friendly camping at the Hash House. Paula and Steve Horton won both their 15hr and the 24hr in the Mixed Ultravet section, showing that you don’t need to stay out all night to do extremely well. Look forward to more opportunities next year to try the Roving 15hr format.
Well done to the winners in our combined Roving 15 hour event (Elyse Cripps and Todd Lakeman) and 6 hour event (Andrew Mccarthy, and Clare Brownridge).
Nigel Aylott 24 hour Victorian Championships*
1st – Alaster Meehan and Paul Monks (2990pts)
2nd – Helen Steenbergen, Ed Steenbergen (2650pts)
3rd – Ian Gordon, Anna Gordon (2630pts)
The Hunt for Whroo October 6hr Rogaine*
1st – Clare Brownridge, Andrew Mccarthy (980pts)
2nd – Bern Dornom, Lizzy Bunckenburg, Mel Picton (810pts)
3rd – Meredith Norman, Camilo Loor Chavez (790pts)
The Hunt for Whroo October Roving 15hr Rogaine*
1st – Elyse Cripps, Todd Lakeman (1810pts)
2nd – Wayne Merry, Simon Merry (1580pts)
3rd – Jim Russell, Michael Loughnan (1370pts)
Please check the full results in the links on this page to see how you did on the day
A big thankyou to Peter Taylor and his amazing crew of volunteers for co-ordinating, settingand running this event with the following small troop of volunteers who made this event Possible – Chris Lee, Deborah Maillardet, Ewan Bezzobs, Gen Johnstone, Graeme Robinson, Grant Jeffrey, Greg Johnstone, Jan de Gier, Marion Skovdam, Monica Raphael, Neil Phillips, Nick Kluckow , Norm O’bryan, Peter Chen, Phil Giddings, Philip Jelliff, Pierre Brokner, Rachel Emslie, Robert Maillardet, Roger Ashburner, Sarah Corfe, Simone Maillardet, Stephen Leslie, Sue Noy, Tim de Gier and others on the day. We can’t run these events without you.
- 24hr Vic Champs | 6hr | Bush Rogaine | Roving 15hr - View Event
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The Water Race 6/12hr Rogaine (14 September 2024)
The almost 400 participants across both events were not put off by the fierce weather predicted for the Fryers Range State Forest and Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park over the weekend. Although there was a little hail and rain, it certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of the teams discovering the areas of past mining activity and spring wildflowers.
Some incredible results by our top teams today with Eric Lambers, James Kirk and Paul Monks taking out the 6 hour event and Clare Brownridge and Andrew Mccarthy victorious in the 12 hour event.
Overall Results (6 hour)*
1st – Eric Lambers, James Kirk, Paul Monks (1650pts)
2nd – Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom (1570pts)
3rd – Helen Steenbergen, Ed Steenbergen (1280pts)
Overall Results (12 hour)*
1st – Clare Brownridge, Andrew Mccarthy (2220pts)
2nd – Gleb Belov, Tim Plozza (2150pts)
3rd – Byron Sanford, Jordan Sanford (2140pts)
Please check the full results in the links on this page to see how you did on the day
A big thankyou to Phil Giddings for co-ordinating and setting the course along with the following small troop of volunteers who made this event Possible – Ainslie Cummins, Andrew McCarthy, Barry Parsons, Basit Abdul, Boris Bulkin, Daniella Gurfein, Derek Morris, Graeme Busch, Grant Jeffrey, Ian Collins, Ian Wanless, James Kirk, Jennifer Medland, Kerry Williams, Lorraine Morgan, Margaret Parsons, Michelle Eeles, Monica Raphael, Natalie Lumsden, Nick Somes, Peter Chen, Philip Jelliff, Ritchard Longmire, Rod Kenafacke, Steve Eeles & Wayne Merry.
If you are interested in setting a similar event next year, please get in contact and we can help make it happen – it’s great fun and very rewarding.
- 12hr | 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
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St Kilda Scramble Metrogaine (11 August 2024)
Melbourne certainly put on an almost unimaginably stunning winters day for the St Kilda Scramble Metrogaine. We had more than 400 competitors and 140 teams in this event. We’ve never seen so many happy faces on the teams returning to the hash house as they enjoyed the sunshine while exploring the wonders of the surrounding suburbs.
Some incredible results by our top teams today with Paul and Jackson Monks covering almost all of the course with a massive 4160 which is just 240 points short of clearing the course. We had Bern Dornom and Myall Quint very close behind in second.
Overall Results*
1st – Paul Monks, Jackson Monks (4160pts)
2nd – Bern Dornom, Myall Quint (4090pts)
3rd – Ben Cotter, Wayne Mckillop (3620pts))
Please check the full results in the link above to see how you did on the day
A big thankyou to Richard Homburg for co-ordinating and setting the course along with the following small troop of volunteers who made this event Possible – Karen Dukes, Adriaan Homburg, Olga Gountras, Sue Komac, Louise Crawford, Grant Jeffrey, Monica Raphael, Dorothy Li, Julian Wilson, Janelle Christie and Nikita Bulach.
If you are intereseted in setting a similar event next year, please get in contact and we can help make it happen – it’s great fun and very rewarding.
- 6hr | Metrogaine - View Event
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The No Prickles Porcupine 2x6hr Rogaine (13 & 14 July 2024)
It was a rainless and sometimes sunny weekend in Glenluce as over 400 competitors, trainees, coaches and volunteers escaped the wet and gloom in Melbourne and surrounds for the undulating hillsides, rolling farmland, pleasant forest and mining ruins and remnants of some familiar classic rogaining territory.
We are grateful to Ron Frederick and Ron Wescott for co-ordinating and setting the course, featuring a family/beginner-friendly loop, a maximum checkpoint value of a singular 70-pointer and which was not without its challenges in route selection, gullies aplenty and many unmarked tracks. It ended up close at the top on Saturday:
Saturday*
1st – Geoff Lawford, Rod Gray (1140pts)
2nd – Byron Sanford, Jordan Sanford (1130pts)
2rd – Cian O’reilly, Andrew Mccarthy (1120pts)Sunday
1st – Elizabeth Dornom, Shelley Bambrook (1220pts)
2nd – Simone Maillardet, Ewan Bezzobs (1090pts)
3rd – Andrew Baker, Del Lloyd (920pts)
Thank you to Peter and Sue for making their property available to us and thanks once again to the Castlemaine Lions Club for the outstanding BBQ and juicy burgers, yet again. We also heartily enjoyed filling up on the tasty bolognaise, apricot curry and hot soup from the VRA catering team, led by Phil Jelliff and Steve Horton.
Thank you to Norm O’Bryan for organising our training program on Sunday, and our coaches Tim Plozza, Paul Monks, Ian Gordon, Rod Gray, Ron Frederick & Don Baker who took out teams. We appreciate the help of all our other volunteers before, during and after: Grant Jeffrey, Phil Giddings, Nick Somes, Steve Goyen, Sarah Goyen, Colin Hall, Paula Horton, Lorraine Morgan, Fiona Brown, Katherine Brown, Andrea Gardiner, John Gardiner, Gary Buchan, Del Lloyd, Ilze Kundzina, Julie Flynn, Simin Ngan, Peter Chen, Ainslie Cummins, Ruth Vonarx, Lawrie Vonarx, Sue Noy, John Jore, Rod Gray & Andrew McCarthy.
Many thanks to Paula and Steve for stepping in last minute to fill essential Navlight and Catering roles, and Nick for covering water/safety both days.
Note: Saturday results have now been finalised with corrected times due to faulty punches. There has been a small change in the overall results (highlighted in pink in the results) although none of the top three teams in any category were impacted.
- 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
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Muckleford Spookgaine 6hr Day + 6hr Night (15th June 2024)
After over a decade, we returned to Muckleford on Saturday, with well over 300 rogainers and volunteers descending upon the area for a day & night double rogaine. We were greeted with perfectly crisp, dry and sunny weather and a highly enjoyable course full of tracks and remnants of diggings, cuttings and the Red, White and Blue mine. The forest was pleasant to go through and fast-moving underfoot with some subtle terrain making navigation a challenge at times. A warm welcome to over 40 newbies who took on their first rogaine alongside those returning, many regulars but also welcome back to some familiar faces we have not seen in a little while.
As the day event concluded, the Hash House was abuzz as teams flowed in and we were all rewarded with a fantastic spread: with steak, hamburgers, sausages and veggie patties with salad on offer, ham, potato & leek soup with pasta, and blueberry drizzle cake. Thank you to the Castlemaine Lions Club for the amazing BBQ, the repeat customers and very long queue said it all!
Congratulations to our top 3 for the 6hr Day Rogaine:
1st: Ed Steenbergen, Andrew Rolland (1590 points)
2nd: Joel Claxton, Adrian Harper (1350 points)
3rd: Glen White, Heather O’donnell (1320 points)
Conditions were rather cool at night for our hardy competitors who set out to tackle it all in the dark, but they were met with a warm fire and piping hot hearty beef stew when they returned. It was a great atmosphere to see the group dissecting route choices over ham & cheese toasties and sitting around enjoying stewed apples & cream, mudcake and brownies at midnight.
Well done to the winners of the 6hr Night Rogaine:
1st: Charlotte Petersen, Michael Mccluskey (1030 points)
2nd: Grant Kassell, Kiera Kassell (950 points)
3rd: Simon Vandestadt, Lisa Dominguez (710 points)
And to our podium finishers for the double 6hr Day + 6hr Night Rogaine:
1st: Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom (2340 points)
2nd: Paul Monks, David Heng, Simin Ngan (2230 points)
3rd: Ed Steenbergen, Andrew Rolland (2140 points)
We are ever so grateful to our wonderful hosts Rob & Debbie, who popped in throughout the day and not only generously provided the picturesque Hash House site but also this brilliant video of the whole event.
Many thanks to setter Wayne Merry for co-ordinating the event, assisted by vetter, map maker, Navlight manager (and plethora of other jobs) Phil Giddings. As always none of this would be possible without our phenomenal contingent of helpers: Grant Jeffrey, Monica Raphael, Paula Horton, Steve Horton, Simin Ngan, Rohan Smith, Colin Hall, Helen Steenbergen, Neil Phillips, Jane Phillips, Stephanie Baker, Nikita Bulach, Anita Karanasio, David Heng, Ellie Gardiner, John Jore, Lucinda Hookey, Andrea Gardiner, John Gardiner, Di Baker, Don Baker, Gen Johnstone, Greg Johnstone, Colin Corbett, Joy Corbett, Paul Monks, Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom, Heather Zeckler, Ron Zeckler & Tim Greenough. It is incredible to have such a lengthy list of volunteers to recognise and gratifying to have had a full roster going into the rogaine – Victorian rogaining is very fortunate as they truly made the event what it was.
- 12hr | 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
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Kara Kara Kruise 6/12hr Rogaine (18 May 2024)
Photo: Grant Kassell
It was a gloriously fine sunny day on Saturday for rogaining (albeit a bit chilly!) with over 250 people coming to the Kara Kara National Park for some superb day and night cross-country navigation. The event was magnificently pulled off by the very organised Derek Morris, who sprang into action when the cancellation of the May rogaine was looming. From thinking we would have no event to the splendid time had by all, we are all extremely grateful to Derek and his team Rob Reaburn & Ted Van Geldermalsen for their brilliant efforts in bringing forward their plans from September.
To all the committee members, volunteers and helpers, thank you for your help in expediently enabling a rogaine to be held months early. Without your incredible work and expertise, this would not have been possible.
To those who travelled a fair distance to this rogaine, I hope it was worth it. Generally only the people who enjoy the event talk to you as a setter. Teams mentioned that the course tested both navigational ability and physical fitness. The difficult terrain limited some novice and inexperienced teams’ checkpoint tally, which may have been disappointing. This was a difficult course designed to challenge even experienced rogainers. Please keep trying – the rogaines coming up in June are designed specifically with beginners in mind.– Derek Morris, Co-ordinator
It was really great to see so many rogainers camping out before and after the event, chatting around the fireplace and staying around to swap checkpoint analysis over beef goulash, ham & cheese toasties and brownies. Despite the cold – food was kept chillier left out than in the fridge!
Well done to our winners:
12 Hour
1st Elizabeth Dornom, Shelley Bambrook (1940 points)
2nd Tim Plozza, Gleb Belov (1900 points)
3rd David Rowlands, Alexander Rowlands (1860 points)
6 Hour
1st Andrew Mccarthy, Clare Brownridge (1170 points)
2nd Rob Taylor, Ian Gordon (1000 points)
3rd Carl Tomczak, Michael Cushion (970 points)
Special thanks to First Aiders Leonie Campbell & Ross McKinnon and Navlight Manager Marcelle Gannon for answering our desperate pleas and enabling the rogaine to go ahead. Without volunteers filling key roles, rogaines as we know and love cannot happen – please, please consider stepping up. Don’t be daunted, as no role is too big: we can support you if you will help.
Thank you to the Rotary Club of St Arnaud for providing the BBQ sausages and veggie burgers.
And many thanks to the rest of our amazing and wonderful crew Grant Jeffrey, Grant Kassell, Margie Joyce, Jasmine Savage, Arthur Day, Simin Ngan, Natalie Lukies, Annette Grime, Michelle Eeles, Steve Eeles, Yasmin Kelsall, Warwick Sprawson, Ian Wanless, Andrea Gardiner, John Gardiner, Ellie Gardiner and Lucinda Hookey.