By Casey O'Connor
The Bullecourt Bounders hosted their first Bush Orienteering event in 2022 last Sunday and were very pleased to welcome 40 competitors to the Applethorpe location. Ten students from St Joseph’s School, Stanthorpe joined the more experienced group. Many used the event to hone their bush navigation skills ahead of the Downs Regional Orienteering trials being held in the Leyburn Forest today.
Despite threatening weather, most competitors managed to get around their course before the rain began. Those that didn’t still managed to finish their run although soaked through.
The club’s next event will be on Sunday 20 March on a property north of Dalveen. There will be more details of this event closer to the date. More information is available by calling (07) 4683 6374 or from the website www.oq.asn.au/event-calendar.
