BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240412T000000 RDATE:20241006T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20250406T020000 RDATE:20251005T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 RDATE:20261004T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20270404T020000 RDATE:20271003T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20280402T020000 RDATE:20281001T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20241006T030000 RDATE:20250406T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20251005T030000 RDATE:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20261004T030000 RDATE:20270404T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20271003T030000 RDATE:20280402T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20281001T030000 RDATE:20290401T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:Australia/Sydney AEDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:deeff5e8a0b6b6cd2686582626ecac27 CATEGORIES:ACT, 2025 CREATED:20241028T211830 SUMMARY:Gudgenby Gain: ACT Paddy Pallin 6 hour URL;VALUE=URI:https://new.act.rogaine.asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/161/-/gudgenby-gai n-act-paddy-pallin-6-hour.html?tmpl=component DESCRIPTION:Results A beautiful warm calm day for the event brought out many rogainers and kangaroos. A superbly set course provided many choices immediately arou nd the Hash House, lots of scope for running rogainers to the north in the open grassy country and roughly equal value for time points in the bush to the south of the Hash House. Congratulations to Caleb Addison, Seb Addison and Jonah Woodcock who won by a lot and also saw nearly all the course. Che ck out the gallery for some course photos and photos around the hash house and prize giving.\n HUGE thank you to all the volunteers at the event - Ron , Jean, Peggy, Lorraine, Grant, Kelvin, Lyndel and a special thanks to Kai and Jimmy who made an enourmous number of sausages and cheese toasties.  Al so many thanks to the team who had finished early and came and helped with the catering just at the time we were having a pasta disaster.  Any help wi th our new role of catering is very much appreciated.  \n  \n (/navlight/A CTRA/25PP6hr/25PP6hr%20Results.html) Map and team routes (https://rogaine-r esults.com/event/results/2025/paddy-pallin/6hr) from rogaine-results.com - upload your GPS track if you have one.\nSee also Strava Fly-bys (https://la bs.strava.com/flyby/viewer/#14162392605?c=r39ut6x0&z=D&t=1d_l0y& ;a=HfYkTNZ6GUxOdRlMpC0qTJsPJkxPqyBM86odTKeYHUztsRxM338bTCe-GkzwoBpMYd8ZTBVu F0zP3hZMakAVTA&s=7F) to see where other teams went.\n   (https://galler y.act.rogaining.org.au/2025-events/2025-Paddy-Pallin)\n  \n  \n \n  \n \n J oin Barkley for this year’s Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine being held about an hours drive south of Canberra around the headwaters of the Gudgenby River; near the Yankee Hat walking track. The event will start at 9am and finish at 3pm.\n The event covers open grassy plains and native forest with very l ittle scrub.  There are a few hilly sections, nice creeks, tracks, firetrai ls and old huts.  The altitude ranges from about 900m to 1,300m.  As usual, the ACTRA  Annual General Meeting will be held at the end of the event as you enjoy the catering. ACTRA will be catering - so here is your chance to show off your excellent cheese toastie cooking skills. Paddy Pallin has als o provided a range of lucky door prizes for the event.  Thank you Paddy Pal lin !!\n Volunteers for the event are very welcome (and needed). Anything f rom help with hanging controls, admin on the day or catering would be most appreciated.  Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. \n Entries are $40 full price and $ 30 concession with under 14 free.\n Parking is limited in the area (along t he road) so PLEASE try and organise car sharing within your team and perhap s take another team.  For those coming from further afield, there is no cam ping at the HH but camping is permitted at Orroral Valley Campground (30 mi nutes north of HH) and Mt Clear Campground (40 minutes south of HH - unseal ed road).\n See some of the photos from the course here (https://gallery.ac t.rogaining.org.au/2025-events/2025-Paddy-Pallin).\n Please note: Orienteer ing ACT has granted an exemption for orienteers who wish to do this rogaine from the embargo for the 2026 Oceania Orienteering Championships middle di stance event in September 2026.\n  \n \n  ACTRA T-shirts will be for sale a t the event. Please pre-order (news/325-actra-t-shirts-available.html)or b ring cash on the day. Sizes range from small to extra-large. See the order page for a sizing chart.\n   (https://www.cognitoforms.com/QueenslandRogain eAssociation/ACTRATShirtOrderForm)\n Final Instructions Thank you for enter ing the Gudgenby Gain, 2025 Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine. Team leaders, make sure that everyone on your team reads this whole document carefully. \n Im portant Parking is very limited so please organise car pooling so there is only one car per team (or better). \n The Annual General Meeting of the ACT Rogaining Association will be held at approximately 3:20 pm at the Hash Ho use site. Documents are here (about-us/documents/330-agm-documents-2025.htm l). If you would like to be on the 2025 committee, please contact Stephen G oggs (about-us/committee/5-stephen-goggs.html) or nominate on the day.  \n Indemnity Form Please bring to the event a printed and completed indemnity form located here (images/ACTRA_INDEMNITY_AND_RELEASE_standard.pdf). Check the team list (link above) to ensure that all details for your team includi ng category are correct. If incorrect, please contact (mailto:rogaine.mail @gmail.com)This email address is being protected from spambots. You need Ja vaScript enabled to view it. by Thursday, if possible. \n Ensure that all team members sign a separate indemnity form. Parents or guardians must sign for people under 18. Also provide registration number(s) of your car(s) at the Hash House. Be sure to put your team number on the form.  Present your completed indemnity form at the registration desk. Medical advice: All com petitors should consider advising their partner of any pre-existing medical conditions (such as diabetes, asthma, epilepsy, susceptibility to anaphyla xis) that may require first-aid action on course. This should include a des cription of the symptoms, the required first-aid action, and the location i n their bag of any medication (such as sugar, ventolin, epi-pen, anti-hista mines). How to Get There The Hash House is located at the Yankee Hat Walki ng Track car park on the Old Boboyan Road and takes 1 hour 10 minutes from central Canberra.  To get there, make your way towards Tharwa.  After cross ing the Murrumbidgee River, take the Boboyan Road south towards Adaminaby.  From Tharwa it is 31 kilometres to the right-hand turn onto the Old Boboya n Road.  In parts the road is narrow and windy. BEWARE OF THE WILDLIFE ON T HE ROAD. \n There will be a rogaine sign at the turnoff.  From here the roa d is unsealed but ok for 2WD cars.  Take care crossing the fords.  The poth oles have been re-gravelled recently and with no rain forecast, they should be ok. \n Please make sure you have a clean car. In particular, check arou nd your wheel arches and underneath for dirt or vegetation, and clean out a ny dirt and seeds from the foot wells/mats. Canberra has a lot of weeds tha t we shouldn't accidentally spread into Namadgi National Park.\n A google m ap is here (https://maps.app.goo.gl/xCEVeYst8ZDm4DJ6A).\n  \n \n Registrati on, Map Availability, Start Times The Gudgenby Gain event will commence by way of a mass start at 9am sharp on Sunday 13th April, with a final briefin g at 8:50am.  Registration will open at 7.30am.  Any novice teams can ask f or help at any time before the start.\n To register, one person only per te am to register and collect maps. That person will need to bring:\n a first aid kit, so that it can be checked; see below for what it must contain; an d completed indemnity form for each team member. It would also help if you can remember your team number!\n Electronic scoring: As this event is usin g the Navlight system of scoring, each team will be issued with 2 wristband s and tags upon registration.\n You will also be given pre-marked maps, con trol descriptions, course setter's notes and a small copy of the map to be used as a flight plan. We recommend that you arrive at least an hour prior to the start of the event to allow enough time for final preparations and r oute planning. Each team must mark their intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting.  As mobile reception is poor, we will rely heavily on your flight plan if you are late/need help.\n Map and Course Det ails There will be one A3 map (445x320mm), 1:25,000 with 10 m contour inter val. Magnetic north lines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are ma rked in pink shading. The area is native bush with large areas of clear lan d (frost hollows and regenerating land). The course setters’ notes have bee n printed on the back and control descriptions are on the front of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 950 to 1150 m. \n The map is printe d on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be cov ered in contact. \n Although there are many clear grassy areas, there are a lso patches of prickly weeds like thistles, St Johns wort and rose hips.  G aiters are strongly recommended for snake protection and prickles.  There a re a few places where the bush is slower travel and these will be identifie d in the course notes. There are some boggy areas in the creeks.\n Water Pl ease bring enough water for Hash House use and for at least 3-6 hours on co urse. There are no water drops on course. However, there are 2 huts on the course with water tanks and many creeks with clear flowing water.  We recom mend that drinking water from the tanks, and water found on course, is ster ilised.  Please bring your favourite sterilisation method.  It is also feas ible to do loops from the HH to replenish your water.\n Camping There is no camping at the HH.  The closest official campground is at Orroral Valley a bout 30 minutes to the north.  \n Other Information ACTRA volunteers will p rovide food at the HH from 2.30pm.  Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.  If you finish your course early, please consider helping to s erve food from the big marquee.  It would really help with the rush !\n Ple ase Bring to the Event completed indemnity form for each team member conta ct or map case optional.  The map will be printed on Teslin waterproof pape r with control descriptions on the front. Coloured pens, pencils, scissors, highlighter pen, table and chairs or board for map preparation. There is p lenty of grassy areas for planning. Some food for before and/or during the event. Your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery for catering. Water for your u se at the Hash House for the event (there is no running water at the HH).  See section on water above. Portaloos will be at the Hash House. You may li ke to bring your own hand sanitiser. Carry on Course Mandatory Equipment\n Whistle (per person) Basic first aid kit (that includes 2 compression ban dages and 1 wound dressing) (per team) space blanket (per person). Other i tems we recommend that you carry/wear\n food for the event water for 3-6 h ours and means to sterilise water compass gaiters – recommended for scrub/s nake-bite protection  long trousers  watch pen/pencil Mobile phone for emer gencies although reception is very limited.  A PLB if you have one is a goo d alternative for emergencies. Sunscreen, sun-hat, sunglasses.  There are m any open areas on the course. Adequate warm clothes for the conditions (not ing conditions can change quickly). Please check the forecast:  raincoat, warm jacket thermals + a spare if it is wet  gloves  beanie  Mobile Phon e Coverage Mobile phone coverage is poor to non-existent across most of the course. Text messages are more likely to get through, but mostly from high er areas on the west side of the course.\n The Hash House number will be pr inted on the map and is: 0403 300 122. There will be a satellite phone at t he HH in case of emergencies.\n Restrictions  Summary of Event Rules and Sc oring\n The only navigational aids permitted are the maps we provide toget her with your compasses. Teams consist of 2 to 5 competitors and must remai n within earshot of each other at all times. All members must simultaneousl y get to within 5m of each control point. All team members must punch their Navlight tags at each control to score points. If a Navlight punch has fai led, record the three letter code visible inside the end of the punch. Comp etitors shall carry a whistle at all times whilst on the course. In an emer gency a competitor shall give a series of short blasts on their whistle.  A ny team hearing a distress signal must abandon their course and help in any way needed. No team shall be penalised for any rule breached in the course of giving such help. Competitors must not enter out-of-bounds areas; gates must be left as found; stock must not be disturbed. The organisers may dis qualify a team if it acts against these rules or against the spirit of the event. A team can retire a member at the hash house. This will finish that team's event. A new team can form but it must start with zero score. Late P enalty: 10 points per minute (or part) late. Disqualification if more than 30 minutes late. If teams score equal points then the first team home will have a higher rank. Please see the Australian Rogaining Association's webs ite (https://rogaine.asn.au/documents/rules-and-standards/rules-of-rogainin g-and-technical-regulations-2023) for all rogaining rules if you are not fa miliar with them. There's not a huge number, but they help us play fairly.\ n Presentation and Awards Food and drinks will be available from 2.30pm. Pl ease bring your own plate and utensils. \n The Annual General Meeting will be held at about 3:20pm (and it’s very quick), followed by prizes and troph ies awarded to the winners of each category and certificates to the place-g etters of most categories. \n Paddy Pallin has provided a number of “lucky door prizes” which will be handed out from a random draw.  You will need to be present to receive one!!\n Event volunteers If you have queries contact the Event Contact listed below. \n Event Contact\n Ron Simpson, (ma ilto:rogaine.mail@gmail.com)This email address is being protected from spam bots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., 0403 300 122\n Coordinat or\n Jean Douglass\n Setters and Vetters\n Ron Simpson, Jean Dougla ss, Ryan Stocks (north section only)\n First Aid\n Trained ACTRA volu nteer\n General Help\n Lorraine Tomlins, Peggy Douglass, Mary Adams, Grant Battersby, Kelvin Meng, Jimmy Pietrass-Wong, Kai Pietrass-Wong, Jack Hawkes.\n Control Collectors\n Ben Grace, Leanne Haupt, Jenny Arnold, Canberra Bushwalkers\n  \n  \n This event was imported from: https://n ew.act.rogaine.asn.au/event-details/eventdetail/161/-/gudgenby-gain-act-pad dy-pallin-6-hour.html?tmpl=component X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Results

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

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

 

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Map and team routes from rogaine-results.com - upl oad your GPS track if you have one.
See also Strava Fly-bys to see where other teams went.

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Join Barkley for this year’s Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine being held about an hours drive south o f Canberra around the headwaters of the Gudgenby River; near the Yankee Hat walking track. The event will start at 9am and finish at 3pm.

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

< span style="font-size: 12pt;">Volunteers for the event are very welcome (an d needed). Anything from help with hanging controls, admin on the day or ca tering would be most appreciated.  Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

< p>Entries are $40 full price and $30 concess ion with under 14 free.

Parking is limited in the area (along the road) so PLEASE try and organise car sha ring within your team and perhaps take another team.  For those coming from further afield, there is no camping at the HH but camping is permitte d at Orroral Valley Campground (30 minutes north of HH) and Mt Clear Campgr ound (40 minutes south of HH - unsealed road).

See some of the photos from the course here.

Please note: Orienteering ACT has granted an exemption for orienteers who wish to do thi s rogaine from the embargo for the 2026 Oceania Orienteering Championships middle distance event in September 2026.

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

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Final Inst ructions

Thank you for entering the Gudgenby Gain, 2 025 Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine. Team leaders, make sure t hat everyone on your team reads this whole document carefully. 

Important

Parking is very limited so please organise car pooling so there is only one car per team (or better).& nbsp;

The Annual General Meeting of the ACT Rogaining Associat ion will be held at approximately 3:20 pm at the Hash House site. Documents are here. If you would like to be on the 2025 commit tee, please contact Stephen Goggs or nominate on the da y.  

Indemnity Form

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

How to Get There

The Hash House is located at the Yankee Hat Walking Tr ack car park on the Old Boboyan Road and takes 1 hour 10 minutes from centr al Canberra.  To get there, make your way towards Tharwa.  After crossing the Murrumbidgee River, take the Boboyan Road south towards Adamin aby.  From Tharwa it is 31 kilometres to the right-hand turn onto the Old Boboyan Road.  In parts the road is narrow and windy. BEWARE OF TH E WILDLIFE ON THE ROAD. 

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

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

A google map is here.

 

Registration, Map Availability, Start Times

The Gudgenby Gain event will commence by way of a mass start at 9am sharp on Sunday 13th April, with a final briefing at 8 :50am.  Registration will open at 7.30am.  Any novice teams can a sk for help at any time before the start.

To register, one person onl y per team to register and collect maps. That person will need to bring:

It would also help if you can remem ber your team number!

Electronic scoring: As this event is using the Navlight system of scoring, each tea m will be issued with 2 wristbands and tags upon registration.

You wi ll also be given pre-marked maps, control descriptions, course setter's not es and a small 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 ir intended route on the flight plan and hand it in before starting.  As mobile reception is poor, we will rely heavily on your flight plan if yo u are late/need help.

Map and Course Details

There will be on e A3 map (445x320mm), 1:25,000 with 10 m contour interval. Magnetic north l ines are marked on the map. Out of bounds areas are marked in pink shading. The area is native bush with large areas of clear land (frost hollows and regenerating land). The course setters’ notes have been printed on the back and control descriptions are on the front of the map. The altitude ranges from approximately 950 to 1150 m. 

The map is printed on Teslin paper which is very tough and generally does not need to be covered in cont act. 

Although there are many clear grassy areas, there are also patches of prickly weeds like thistles, St Johns wort and rose hips.  Gaiters are strongly recommended for snake protection and prickles.  There are a few places where the bush is slower travel and these will be id entified in the course notes. There are some boggy areas in the creeks.

Water

Please bring enough water for Hash House use and for at le ast 3-6 hours on course. There are no water drops on course. However, there are 2 huts on the course with water tanks and many creeks with clear flowing water.  We recommend th at drinking water from the tanks, and water found on course, is sterilised.   Please bring your favourite sterilisation method.  It is also f easible to do loops from the HH to replenish your water.

Camping

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

Other Information

ACTRA volunteers will provide food at the HH from 2.30pm .  Please bring your own plate, bowl, cup and cutlery.  If you fi nish your course early, please consider helping to serve food from the big marquee.  It would really help with the rush !

Please Bring to the Event

Carry on Cours e

Mandatory Equipment