Our First Event for the year draws closer 

Rogaining is an orienteering sport of cross-country navigation, involving both route planning and navigation between checkpoints using an event map that is provided. In a Rogaine, teams of two to five people choose which checkpoints to visit within the time limit with the intent of maximising their score. Teamwork, endurance, competition and an appreciation for the natural environment are features of the sport. It can be competitive, it can be a laugh, it can be both. It’s what you make it to be. Our first Event is scheduled for Saturday 21st February commencing from Dripstone Secondary College in Tiwi. This provides the ideal location to place controls in the Burbs, the Bush and some at the Beach.
The Course area will probably be from Lee Point to Nightcliff, and all those Burby bits that adjoin our Coastal space.
The event will be using MapRun as a safety and scoring tool. MapRun uses Smart Phones for punching and timing. You also use your Garmin device if you don’t want to carry a phone.
There will be a 5 & 3 hour Foot events plus a 3.5 hour Bike event.
Maps are out from 1:00 pm.
5-hour Foot starts at 3:00 pm.
3.5-hour Bike Starts at 4:00pm.
3-hour Foot starts at 4:00 pm.

Get your team together for a Blissful bit of Monsoon Adventure amongst some of Darwin's best Burbs, Bush and Beaches.

Now that the normal December and January festivities are over, it’s now time to start looking at the year ahead. Please give some consideration in assisting with events in any way possible please. This year we are aiming to do a couple of bush events throughout the course of the dry season and another couple of Metro events amongst them as well. It would be nice to see some new faces having a crack at setting an event, there’s people around who are well experienced that can assist every step of the way.

Trying to get fit?

There’s a few of us that catch up between 06.00am to 07.00am, Monday to Friday. We exercise in a group to maintain and develop our fitness. We have been doing it now for more than 13 years and it certainly helps!! Non-commercial.

Give us a call 0474 205 735 if you are interested.

Cheers

Mike on Behalf of the NTRA

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Last Updated: 31 January 2026

In conjunction with 80th anniversary commemorations...

Our next event is taking place on Saturday 16th August 2025.

This will be a BUSH ROGAINE located at Coomalie Creek and will coincide with 80th anniversary commemorations for the last operational RAAF mission from Australian soil during WW2.  This mission was flown by No. 87 Squadron using a Mosquito aircraft.  The Mosquito returned to Coomalie when peace was declared, marking the end of operational flights from Australian bases.

This rogaining event focuses on the traditional form of rogaining in the natural bush environment. The “Coomalie Fly In” is an opportunity to traverse over an area of bush that still bears some of the structures, diggings, fortifications and remnants that existed more than 80 years ago when Australian and US Airforce and Army personnel were based in the area, defending Australia.

The area is superb country in which to participate in rogaining, with its high rocky ridges and curvy creek systems. It provides a varied and interesting choice of route no matter which way you decide to go.

There will be two foot events on Saturday 16^th August – the 6 Hour “Forage” and the 3 Hour “Amble”. Maps will be out from 12:00 with the events starting from 14:00.

The entry fee includes course maps, dinner on Saturday night, camping and a bacon-n-egg breakfast on Sunday morning.

In addition to the rogaine and the “Fly In” activities on the airstrip and above you in the skies, Top End Orienteers are also conducting an orienteering event on Sunday morning.  Check out their website:   Top End Orienteers 

So get your team together, get your camping gear organised, get your entry in and get down to Coomalie for a memorable weekend of navigational and aeronautical fabulousness!

There will further updates as information about the weekend activities develops.

ENTRY FORM ATTACHED below.

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Last Updated: 18 January 2026

Our urban rogaine around the suburbs and green spaces of Palmerston is now taking place on the afternoon of Saturday 14th June 2025.  It will be a beautiful time of year for a rogaine with cooler, drier weather.

There are three events to choose from:

     5 hr TRANSPIRATION (walk/run)

        Maps out at 1:00pm - event will run 3:00pm to 8:00pm.

     4 hr BOTANICAL (cycle)

        Maps out at 1:30pm - event will run 3:30pm to 7:30pm.

     3 hr LEAF PEEPER (walk/run)

       Maps out at 2:00pm - event will run 4:00pm to 7:00pm.

A BBQ dinner is included in the entry fee and is available from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

If you registered for the original event (5th April) - your entry will automatically carry over to the new date.  If you are no longer able to take part in this event on the new date (14th June) then please email us and we will organise a refund for you.

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If you missed out on registering for this event first time around - see the Entry Form below!  Entries close at 11:00pm on Wednesday 11th June 2025.

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Last Updated: 15 June 2025

SATURDAY 17th May 2025, 6:30pm

EAST POINT RESERVE (near the gun turrets)

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Last Updated: 24 April 2025

ENTRIES ARE OPEN!

Join us at East Point Reserve on the afternoon of Saturday 17th May 2025 for a fun 3-hour Mini Urban Rogaine.  This is a foot event.  All controls are in MapRun , they are all accessible without having to fight the vegetation, the vast majority are on or near tracks or paths. It’s an ideal event to run it and see what best time a team can achieve by cleaning up or take it at a leisurely pace and enjoy the newly arrived dry season weather around one of Darwin’s best naturally appealing areas. The wildlife around East Point is fantastic, particularly if you are a keen twitcher. It’s very family friendly and you can either push the pram or get the younger ones to ride a bike whilst the adults are walking or running. After the event we will be conducting our annual AGM. Some of you have been around for a while now and understand what the Association does, so have a think about what you could give or learn and get involved.

StratAGeM - you will need a sound plan, a good route choice, to navigate through the Urban Maze to locate your target, to get to the podium.

Entry form is below.  Entries close at 11:00pm on Wednesday 14th May 2025.

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Last Updated: 27 May 2025