Rogaining Tasmania is always looking for people to help run our events.  In fact we NEED more people to help.  There are obvious roles like actually setting the course but also many other tasks that are less obvious but no less important to making a successful event.  Many of the things that need to be done don’t prevent you from also competing.  Please have a look at the survey here and let us know where you can chip in.

Looking ahead, the Australasian Championships return to Tasmania in early 2027. That may seem a long way off, but for such a major event, we need to get started soon. Down the track, we’ll be after helpers for the event weekend. However, we need to start forming the core organising team, so RT is interested in receiving nominations for positions such as setters, vetters, overall event coordinator, and assistance with the event area selection. Use the survey link to express your interest or write to if you wish to discuss being involved.

Notice of Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Rogaining Tasmania Inc. will be held at the Waterworks Reserve, site 9, on Friday 28th February 2025 at 6pm. Entry to the reserve is off Waterworks Road, Ridgeway. Site 9 is at the far end of the reserve's internal road.

AGENDA

1.     Attendance and apologies
2.     Minutes of previous Annual General Meeting
3.     President’s Report
4.     Treasurer’s Report
5.     Election of Office Bearers


• President
• Vice President
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Committee (up to six)

6.     Other business

Ross Kelly

Public Officer

(10th December 2024)

In conjunction with the 2025 Annual General Meeting to held on Friday 28th of February, RT will be hosting a social event at the Waterworks Reserve site 9. This is the shelter at the end of the internal Waterworks Reserve road. Come for a chat about the Deddington Dilemma event or any of the other events held by RT during 2024.

Start arriving at 5:30pm for a 6pm AGM start. The AGM will be brief.

RT will provide nibbles, pizzas and salads, as well as juice, wine and beer. For catering purposes, please rsvp to   by Tuesday 25th February. In accordance with rogaining tradition please bring your own plates, cups and cutlery.

The notice for the Annual General Meeting can be viewed here.

Deddington Dilemma 12-hr Winners - Jett McComb, Euan Best and Sam Woolford

All the results and the winning 12-hr route from the Deddington Dilemma are now online on the RT results page.

The results and team routes are also available on the incredible Rogaine Results web site. Here you can:

• Add your own GPS track to your results.
• See where other teams went as well as their distance, climb and scoring "efficiency".
• Compare your time taken between checkpoint pairs with other teams.

Event photos are available on our Facebook Group, and also on Google Photos.

Well done to all the entrants, and thank you to the event organisers and volunteers.

By Sam Woolford (middle) with Jett McComb (right) and Euan Best (left)

The Deddington Dilemma rogaine was held in a mix of paddocks, plantations and wooded farmland just to the west of the Ben Lomond plateau, and views of the spectacular Stacks Bluff were present from many of the hillsides on course.

We decided, after a brief comparison of our route options, that our best plan for the rest of the morning was a game of frisbee; however the wind was pretty strong and the frisbee kept getting blown in one direction so a fair bit of warm up jogging was involved for retrieval. We had a grand plan including clearing all the checkpoints, and our intention sheet became known as the ‘answer sheet’ with a non-negotiable plan. We set out fast through some low pointers just south of the road, then did a big loop through the southern section of the map, abandoning the answer sheet only a few hours in and skipping a 30 pointer.

Just out of 63 (our fourth checkpoint) we came across a very unconcerned tiger snake who leisurely slithered out of our way, and it was the first of many wildlife animals we encountered, including a lot of spiders in the plantations, many possums at night, wombats everywhere at all times and a pretty steady stream of rogainers. We had a break at 61 and several other teams arrived just afterwards to see us sitting on the ground enjoying a snack.

It was a hot day and we were looking forward to the three water stations we eventually visited, although not so much the extra kilo or two of water in our packs. Euan was also looking forward to the hash house, talking incessantly from about the four-hour mark about how great it was going to be to get back and eat some curry. At our second water point we made another minor modification to our plan, omitting six checkpoints from the north eastern section in favour of getting all bar one in the north west. We found the forest was generally pretty clear but with sections of thick scrub and fallen timber, especially in the north east where we were glad to have cut it short.

Euan and Jett’s favourite part of the course came at around 9pm, when with three hours remaining we ran within a kilometre of the hash house at checkpoint 53 on our way to our last loop at night, and all they wanted to do was follow the lights towards the curry. Our navigation had been pretty solid for the most part, it was a little trickier at night but we managed to avoid large time losses or having to give up on any checkpoints. Overall it was a great rogaine, and we’d like to thank the organisers for putting it on!

By Becca Lunnon (right) with Emily Panietz (left)

As a relative novice to the art of rogaining, I naively felt superbly prepared for a crack at the Deddington Dilemma. The amazing and super- speedy elite, Bernard and Sara, had generously just shown us the ropes on a 24hr rogaine in Victoria.

We had everything to practice, a beautiful part of the state to do it in and all the enthusiasm required to make a long, hot day on the feet seem like fun.

We were optimistically eager to complete two big loops, one southern and one northern, separated by the road. Surely we could cover at least 50 kilometres. One laughs at that now! We quickly learnt neither of us could move as fast in the heat, the mapped ‘open’ ground was sometimes brutally scrubby, and that even when it wasn’t it could be covered in ankle breaking scree, fallen wood or other obstacles. Very early on we knew we were only going to get through 2/3 of what we’d set out to do. Fortunately the course was well balanced and it didn’t matter too much which part we had to drop so we spent little time reconsidering our route and just let timing dictate our retreat to the hash house.

We cursed the heat as we carried ridiculous amounts of water and lay in all the creeks we crossed that had any water in them. We enjoyed a mix of easily navigable controls but were also put in our place when we failed to take appropriate care on terrain with more subtle features. Our feel for the map became more nuanced and we made better decisions as the hours slipped by. We were rewarded not only by the endorphin rush of each new control found, but the views from the hills and valleys as we duck and wove our way across the map and every encounter with a new wombat - there were more than we’ve ever seen in a day!

Night time navigation proved a little challenging, and we sure felt scrutinised by all the beady little eyes gleaming in the light of our torches. We shortened our bearings, chose as strong features as we could and lengthened our estimated times for distance covered. We got stuck in regrowth scrub at one point, and later got totally geographically challenged. We took to hurdling numerous freshly fallen gums on a plantation road that seemed to go in the right direction and eventually reoriented us. The frogs came to our aid here, and made navigating to our next control, a water hole, something best done by ear. The sheep just stared silently. In the end we chickened out and hobbled the road, deciding the risk of one more control wasn’t worth the potential penalty. Besides, it was time to be blown away by the delicious gourmet offerings of dinner and to share experiences with other teams in the fire and moon light.

2025 Australasian Rogaining Championships "Murrumbidgee Wayfaring"

15-16 March 2025

Experience the open plains and high country bush of northern Kosciuszko National Park. Situated at the northern end of Long Plain, this area features long unburnt tall forest with grassy plains. Expect lots of variety in this course, where the setters are wanting to show you it all. Hosted by the ACT Rogaining Association and set by champion rogainers David Baldwin and Julie Quinn. 

Bus transport from Canberra is available, leaving Canberra airport on the Friday and returning Sunday afternoon.

Entries are open now.

 

Save the dates in 2025:

Coffee Bean Metrogaine

18 May 2025

Follow the waft of coffee around Launceston. All checkpoints in this 4-hour on-foot metrogaine relate to coffee in one way or another. Set by legendary rogainer Christine Brown. 

 

Roche's Rumble

24 August 2025

Return to the Tangara Trails on-foot or bike for this 4-hour event set by Jaymee Knoll and Rowan Tilley.

 

Midlands Bush event [name TBC]

6-7 December 2025

A 12- or 24-hour bush rogaine, location to be confirmed.

 

For a full list of rogaines in other states, visit the Australian Rogaining Association calendar.