Welcome to the 2025 season of rogaining in Tasmania. Buckle up, because we’ve got an exciting calendar of events lined up for this year!
- Following the success of the GorgeUs Metrogaine last year, we are running another on-foot event in Launceston on Sunday, May 18th. Christine Brown will take us to a different map area and apparently all the questions will be coffee-flavoured.
- To be held on Sunday, August 24th, Jaymee Knoll and Rowan Tilley are organising a Metrogaine exploring the Tangara Trails in the Lauderdale and Sandford areas of Hobart. This is an event for those on foot or on mountain bikes.
- Bernard Walker and Darryl Smith are at the early stages of organising this year’s bush event. This will be in the Midlands region on December 6th and 7th and will likely be a 24-hr event, with a shorter option.
Rogaining Tasmania’s AGM will be held on Friday, February 28th. This is a low-key affair, and there is a free catered social event for which you should RSVP. See the notices below. Most of the committee have indicated that they are willing to continue but there are certainly opportunities for you to join the RT committee and help our sport.
The Australasian Champs in 2025 will be hosted by the ACT Rogaining Association and held in Kosciuszko National Park on March 15th and 16th. Entries are now open and the website is worth a look. Tasmania are the current holders of the Interstate and Trans-Tasman Challenge, and we’ll need your help to retain the trophy on ACTRA’s home ground.
The Australian Intervarsity Champs for 2025 will not be held with the Australasian Champs. This year it will be in conjunction with the NSW State Champs on the weekend of the 9th and 10th of August. Nigel Aylott Memorial Sports Foundation funding will be available for a Tasmanian Team to travel to this event.
RT is currently surveying members as we are looking for extra volunteers to help out. Some roles are a major task, like setting and vetting, but others require less commitment. Many of the things that need to be done don’t prevent you from also competing. Regardless, we need volunteers for these roles to be filled or we can’t run successful events. Please have a look at the survey here and let us know where you can chip in.
RT’s event entry system has been modified to comply with Australian Rogaining Association standards. Anyone who identifies as non-binary may now enter as other (neither man nor woman) and their team will be assigned to the mixed category.
See you at an event!
Gary Carroll (RT Prez)