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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.
Who’s Grandma? 2x6hr Rogaine (13 & 14 April 2024)
Despite some unusual and challenging circumstances leading up to it, the Who’s Grandma? 2x6hr Rogaine opened bush rogaining for the year in style, with over 450 rogainers joining as at Enfield. We welcomed many new rogainers and had around 40 novices take part in a bumper weekend of training over both days.
The course was pleasant to move through with lots of tracks and undulating terrain. There was fairly open country to the west which allowed for fast going underfoot with some thicker scrub in parts of the east. For some teams the course took deceptively longer to cover, so well done to our final winners:
Saturday
1st: Paul Monks, Alaster Meehan 1640 points
2nd: Tom Lothian, Kate Gavens 1620 points
3rd: Ed Steenbergen, Helen Steenbergen 1610 points
Sunday
1st: Glen White, Callum White 1960 points
2nd: Luke Haines, Lloyd Del 1780 points
3rd: Clare Brownridge, Andrew Mccarthy 1630 points
We are very grateful to Don, Noel, Stephen Guy & family for allowing us use of their land and picturesque, centrally placed lakeside Hash House. We all enjoyed gathering at rogaine’s end for the superb BBQ provided by the fantastic team from the Buninyong Lion’s Club, who kept the sausages and veggie burgers coming like clockwork – thank you for coming to feed us again! Thanks also to Phil Jelliff and the crew for the delicious vats of soup and pasta.
- 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
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Naarm (Melbourne) CBDgaine (3 March 2024)
Our annual CBDgaine has always been a fun way to start the year and this event was no exception. With pleasant conditions on the course and many fun routes to choose from, there was a new pocket of our great city for everyone to explore.
A massive thanks to our event organisers Grant Jeffrey and Monica Raphael as well as our small army of volunteers that made the event run smoothly. Thanks to Amy Lv, Arthur Day, Claire Luxford, Ellie Gardiner, Hritika Gupta, Kerry Gigante, Martin O’Hely, Nick Somes, Phil Giddings, Simin Ngan and Steve Gelsi.
Congratulations to Jackson Monks and Paul Monks who managed a whopping 4660 points to take the win! Our top three teams were:-
- Jackson Monks, Paul Monks (4660)
- Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom (4570)
- Erin Van Der Peet, Matt Van Der Peet (4440)
For a detailed breakdown of how each team went on the day, please click the download results link above.
Note: the results have been updated to correctly reflect a couple of the U23 teams that incorrectly classified. Well done Xander, Matthew and Jayden for the U23 win!
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You Rockgaine November 6hr – (19 November 2023)
Competitors heading out just after the start of the event.
WOW!! What a spectacular way to finish up the rogaine year at the You Yangs!
Sunny skies, light sea breeze, amazing views, and incredible granite boulders and rock faces.
The course offered something for everyone, ranging from flat open fast areas to challenging steep and scrubby.
This event was very popular, and due to the Park Management rules, the max quota of 300 participants was very quickly reached. The Hash House’s lovely bush setting enhanced the camaraderie, with everyone enjoying the delicious food provided. Such a treat after a rogaine!
Congratulations to Kathryn Preston, Narelle Crozier, Luke Haines who managed to clear the course with 8 minutes to spare! Our top three on the podium were:-
- Kathryn Preston, Narelle Crozier, Luke Haines (2210)
- Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom. (1860)
- Teagan Belfrage, Tim Boote.(1810)
Many thanks to the event setting team of Nick Somes, Rod Kenafacke and Derek Morris. Well done on such a great event. It could be said that the real winner on the day was rogaining itself, and watching teams come back in after clearing 10, 20 or 30 controls with smiles on their faces was extremely satisfying. In Nick’s own words:
“As a first-time course setter, it was a great opportunity to get on the other side of the map and set a course. My setting partner, Rod, and I spent many days in the park and in front of the computer setting the course and sorting out the details. We were blessed with an amazing piece of land and a great support team from within the VRA. Thanks to our Vetter Derek Morris, who made sure the event was well set and mapped. Watching the event rather than competing was an experience. After 3 hours of being highly active as we got into the park, got the tent set up and the event started, it was suddenly very quiet as everybody disappeared onto the course. A wait for a few hours and then they started rolling back in with a rush in the last 30 minutes.”
As usual, this event would not have happened without all the hard work put in by the team of volunteers; Grant Jeffrey, Arthur Day, Peter Chen, Lorraine Morgan, Sue Noy, Andrew Davidson, Gen Johnstone, Di Baker, Ian Wanless, Tim Plozza, Phil Jelliff, Cameron Schmelitschek, Ken James, Wayne Merry, Fiona Kirsten, Alaster Meehan, Neil Phillips, Phil Giddings, Raj Kadambi, and John Clemens, as well as Bernadette, Emily, and James Kenafacke who helped with the parking, and everyone else who helped before and after the event. Many Thanks to you all.
Hopefully, everyone, both competitors and volunteers, will return for more when we resume bush rogaines in 2024..
- 6hr | Bush Rogaine | Country rogaine - View Event
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Chimneys and Ruins 6/12hr Rogaine (7 October 2023)
Volunteers enjoyed a fantastic sunset and warm fire waiting for the 12 hour teams to return.
Flesh freezing breezes to skin burning sun, rolling paddocks to the evil checkpoint ripping clothes and bodies. The spacious hash house on top of the hill had magnificent views of the rolling sheep grazing country with Mount Franklin lurking behind. The course covered some great country with some thick scrubby bush – no views here. Some scrub was prickly, some of it was not. People quickly learned to tell the difference. But there were also many magnificent areas where the going was nice and easy. It was good to see that the views and the weather encouraged many rogainers to stay and gather around after the event. They enjoyed the Castlemaine Lions Club sausages and volunteer made soup. There was great camaraderie after the event.
About 250 people turned up to participate in a combination of 6 and 12 hour events and just about everyone claimed overall it was fantastic. A large number of novices out for a new experience benefitted from Norm’s new help desk.
Congratulations to Tim Plozza, Gleb Belov for taking out the 12 hour event. Our top three on the podium were:-
- Tim Plozza, Gleb Belov.(2320)
- Helen Steenbergen, Ed Steenbergen. (2180)
- Andrew Baker, Paul Monks, Greg Robinson.(2090)
For our 6 hour event the winners were Cian O’reilly and Andrew Mccarthy. with an impressive 1330 points despite arriving ever so slightly late. For the 6hr event our top three were:-
- Cian O’reilly, Andrew Mccarthy..(1300)
- Rob Taylor, Rod Gray, Ian Gordon.(1300)
- Yevheniia Prytkova, Eugen Kozynin .(1150)
Andrew Piddington and his crew of enthusiastic helpers put on a fine rogaine with navigational challenges and yet there was room to run. Thanks to Andrew Arranging, Andrew Johnston, Andrew Piddington, Ann Lonsdale, Anneke Thomson, Bernie Quirke, Beth Donegan, Di Baker, Dianne Hebard, Gerard Herten, Grant Jeffrey, Julia Trenchard-Smith, Lorraine Morgan, Margreta Kuijper, Martin Sime, Miranda Milne, Monica Raphael, Norm O’Bryan, Paula Horton, Phil Jelliff, Raj Kad, Ron Frederick, Steve Horton, Sue Noy and to everyone else who helped before and after the event. Our Volunteers enjoyed a magnificent lunch before preparing a delicious minestrone for the returning rogainers.
A rogaine for everyone.
Uncle Fred’s Rogaine – The Nigel Aylott 24hr Victorian Rogaining Championships / 6hr Rogaine
(L-R) Second Place: Callum White, Glen White; First Place: Paul Monks, Alaster Meehan; Third Place: Xanda Kolesnikow, Ivan Koudashev
[Updated] The 45th Victorian Rogaining Championships has been a long time in the making with the course for this event being set in preparation for the 2020 season. As we all know, a global pandemic caused havoc to our 2020 and 2021 seasons and with the Australian Championships being held in place of the Vic champs last year, this year was finally a chance for the Kooyoora State Park’s beautiful wildflowers to shine.
Congratulations to Alaster Meehan, Paul Monks for taking out the Nigel Aylott 24hr Victorian Rogaining Championships. Our top three on the podium were:-
- Alaster Meehan, Paul Monks.(3620)
- Glen White, Callum White.(3460)
- Xanda Kolesnikow, Ivan Koudashev.(3440)
The winners in each category for the championships are:-
- Overall, Mens, Mens Veterans: Alaster Meehan, Paul Monks.(3620)
- Womens, Womens Veterans: Shelley Bambrook, Eibhlin Fletcher.(3430)
- Mixed, Mixed Veterans: Helen Steenbergen, Ed Steenbergen.(3260)
- Mens Super Veterans, Mens Ultra Veterans: Mervyn Trease, Vic Sedunary.(2920)
- Male Under 23: Ewan Bezzobs, Nicholas Kluckow.(2490)
- Mixed Super Veterans: Phil Giddings, Helen Robinson.(2180)
- Mixed Ultra Veterans: Paula Horton, Steve Horton.(1770)
- Mixed Under 23: Elijah Lewis, Lily Barnes, Elizabeth Gardiner.(1740)
- Womens Super Veterans: Dianne Hebard, Anneke Thomson.(1480)
The University Challenge was won by the University of Melbourne, Nicholas Kluckow and Ewan Bezzobs (2490).
For our 6 hour event the chocolates went to Adrian Harper, Joel Claxton with an impressive 1240 points. For the 6hr event our top three were:-
- Adrian Harper, Joel Claxton.(1280)
- Genevieve Johnstone, Wayne Merry, Alan Cooke.(1020)
- Carl Tomczak, Michael Cushion.(950)
As always, these events are only possible with the amazing work from our most wonderful volunteers. Thanks to Rob Taylor, Graham Anderson and Rod Gray for setting such a great event and waiting patiently for the opportunity to share it with all of us. Thanks also to Grant Jeffrey, Monica Raphael, Lorraine Morgan, Phil Jelliff, Richard Homburg, Neil Phillips, Arthur Day, Norm O’Bryan, Sue Noy, Rod Gray, Steven Noy, Lisa Noy, Simin Ngan, Elizabeth Dornom, Gen Johnstone and Leanne Allen along with all those who pitched in to lend a hand before and after the event.
Click Download Results to see the detailed breakdown of how you did on the event.
- 24hr Vic Champs | 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
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- 24hr Results - Updated (PDF) - 219 KB - Download
- 24hr Tags - Updated (Zip) - 245 KB - Download
- 6hr Tags Updated (Zip) - 256 KB - Download
- 6hr Results Updated (PDF) - 255 KB - Download
- 6hr Results Updated (Excel) - 19 KB - Download
Snowgaine Mt St Gwinear (Jul or Aug-2023)
Unfortunately cancelled for 2023 due to lack of snow 🙁
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Anchors Aweigh Metrogaine (6 August 2023)
What a lovely day for a rogaine! We had a massive turnout for the Anchors Aweigh 4 hour rogaine and by all reports everyone had a brilliant time scouring Williamstown and its surrounds for the abundance of checkpoints. Welcome to all of the new rogainers who got out for their first event – everyone in the rogaining community hopes you had a great day out in the streets.
A massive thanks to all our volunteers, Gayle Cowling and Karen Robinson for setting such a fun course in a great location, and especially Phil Giddings for all the hard work put into organising the event.
Congratulations to Andrew Baker and Greg Robinson who smashed out an amazing 4630 points. To see how you did, click on the link to the full results table.
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- Anchors Aweigh Metorgaine Results (Excel) - 29 KB - Download
- Anchors Aweigh Metorgaine Results (PDF) - 92 KB - Download
The (Red)Castle 2x6hr Rogaine (1 & 2 July 2023)
For the first time in a while, the weather was kind for a bush rogaine as hundreds of competitors descended on Redcastle for two glorious days of classic point to point bush rogaining. With the marked tracks proving to be deceiving and the terrain features subtle, the best approach was to trust in pace and bearing as you navigated the open forests.
As always, rogaining can’t happen without the tireless work of our volunteers, with special mention to Simin and David who set the course, and both filled a number of other roles over the weekend. To the many other people who stepped up and helped out, we thank you – I’m sure you will all agree it was a fun way to spend the day helping out our great community. Additionally, this month we had a great turn out of newer rogainers seeking guidance from a number of experienced coaches on our Sunday event.
Congratulations to our Saturday winners Shelley Bambrook, Elizabeth Dornom with an impressive 1640 points on our Saturday Event. For Sunday, well done Charlotte Petersen, Michael Mccluskey for taking out the victory with 1310 points.
For details of where everyone placed and to see your individual scores, click the download link above for the event.
- 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
- Saturday Results Table (Excel) - 23 KB - Download
- Saturday Results Table (PDF) - 297 KB - Download
- (Saturday) Individual Tags for everyone that missed out on your printouts. - 341 KB - Download
- Sunday Results Table (Excel) - 18 KB - Download
- Sunday Results Table (PDF) - 214 KB - Download
- (Sunday) Individual Tags - 239 KB - Download
Bald Hill 6hr Day + 6hr Night Rogaine (3 June 2023)
Blad Hill proved to be a great course for our relatively new day/night/combined 6hour rogaine event. We had a large number of teams attempting the day event and a good number that returned to do the course again at night. We even had a few teams that took the rare opportunity to do a night only rogaine, especially those gave it a go for the first time. The inclusion of some hot soup and pasta was very much appreciated, especially by the late finishers.
As always, a big thanks goes out to all of our volunteers with special mention to John who did a great job setting the course.
Congratulations to the winners of each of the three categories!
Click Download Results to get the full results
Day Event (6hr)
| 1800 | Tim Boote, Narelle Crozier. |
| 1570 | Elizabeth Dornom, Gill Fowler. |
| 1560 | Joel Claxton, Dave Jennings. |
Night Event (6hr)
| 1200 | Alaster Meehan, Paul Monks. |
| 870 | Mervyn Trease, Vic Sedunary, Andrew Baker. |
| 640 | Andrew Piddington, Derek Morris. |
Combine Event (Day + Night)
| 2720 | Eibhlin Fletcher, Shelley Bambrook. |
| 2690 | Elizabeth Dornom, Gill Fowler. |
| 2200 | Ed Steenbergen, Helen Steenbergen. |
- 12hr | 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
- Results for Day Event (XLSX) - 25 KB - Download
- Results for Day Event (PDF) - 85 KB - Download
- Day Event Tags and Results (Zip) - 385 KB - Download
- Results for Combined Event (XLSX) - 13 KB - Download
- Results for Combined Event (PDF) - 47 KB - Download
- Combined Event Tags and Results (Zip) - 110 KB - Download
- Results for Night Event (XLSX) - 12 KB - Download
- Results for Night Event (PDF) - 41 KB - Download
- Night Event Tags and Results (Zip) - 71 KB - Download
Public 2x6hr Rogaine (6 & 7 May 2023) and Schools, Scouts and Cadets Rogaine (7 May 2023)
Despite the threat of a very wet weekend, Creswick produced a cold but spectacular weekend for our annual Schools, Scouts and Cadets Rogaine. It was universally acknowledged that the course was fast, fun and beautiful. Congratulations to Steve Denness and Rodney Polkinghorne who accumulated an impressive 2250 points despite being a few minutes late to win our Saturday 6 hour event. On the Sunday, we had Alaster Meehan, Paul Monks and the chaotic Eric Lambers pulling off the amazing result of clearing the course for 2350 points, but doing so with more than 50 minutes to spare! Finally, in the Schools, Scouts and Cadets Rogaine we had Michael Wang, Peter Xu and Dane Villaruel of the Australian Airforce Cadets of Squadron 415 taking out the chocolates!
For full results, go to the event and click on the relevant links to see how you did!
As always, these events are not possible without the support of all of our volunteers. A massive thanks to Geoff Hudson who pulled off a great event with his usual charm and panache. And to our army of volunteers on both Saturday and Sunday, it was great to spend the weekend with you to get this event over the line!
- 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
- Schools, Cadets and Scouts Results (PDF) - 428 KB - Download
- Schools, Cadets and Scouts Results (XLS) - 15 KB - Download
- Schools, Cadets and Scouts Tags (zip) - 446 KB - Download
- Saturday 6hr Results (PDF) - 471 KB - Download
- Saturday 6hr Results (XLS) - 20 KB - Download
- Saturday 6hr Tags (Zip) - 578 KB - Download
- Sunday 6hr Results (PDF) - 460 KB - Download
- Sunday 6hr Results (XLS) - 18 KB - Download
- Sunday 6hr Tags (Zip) - 540 KB - Download
EVENT CANCELLED – 1 April 6/12hr Bush Rogaine
- 12hr | 6hr | Bush Rogaine - View Event
CBD-gaine (5 March 2023)
#Results Updated#
A big thanks to everyone who came out to the CBD-gaine in the heat today. It was a great course and there were plenty of options for all levels. A big thanks to all our awesome volunteers for their work setting and checking the course, and helping setup, run the event and pack down today and especially Marcelle.
Almost 500 (494) rogainers enjoyed a lovely sunny day exploring Melbourne. Thank you for all the great feedback. Congratulations to Greg Robinson and Andrew Baker who were clear overall winners on the day with 4570 points out of the possible 5410 points. In second place we had Kate Gavens and Tom Lothian and Elizabeth Dornom and Lesa Muir third overall.
If you are interested in Greg and Andrew’s approach please see their Facebook post below
Facebook post with winning team strategy
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- CBDgaine 2023 Results (Updated) - 35 KB - Download