Goldrush Mayhem Metrogaine !!

Hey everyone! Did someone say metrogaine?? How exciting :))

Unfortunately the July rogaine was cancelled so the long awaited (by me at least) next rogaine is a metrogaine! A metrogaine is a rogaine in a city/suburban environment. This Metrogaine is a 6 hour event located in Ballarat, starting from Lake Wendalock, on Sunday 17th August. It should be a nice way to explore a new part of Victoria for many people! It’s a very accessible rogaine as we will be getting the V-line from Southern Cross, with the train leaving at 7:15 to arrive in Ballarat by 8:41 for the rogaine with different starting waves from 9:30 onwards. No need to book V-line tickets as this trip is within the myki zone. A trip using public transport is a wonderful way to reduce our impact on the environment, as we should try to do our part to keep it in great condition in order to continue doing the activities we all love :))

If you have team members in mind or are looking for people to team up with, come along to the meeting where we will be organising teams of 2 to 5 people. Everyone is welcome to join, whether it is your first time or your 100th! This is particularly a good event for beginners or those who haven’t competed in many rogaines so I would love as many teams as possible to sign up! Entry is also cheaper than a typical rogaine which is nice.

The rogaine is organised by the Victorian Rogaining Association, more info about the event can be found here: https://rogainevic.org.au/august-metrogaine-17-august-2025/. We also have a chat on the Oxo Clubrooms just for rogaining (yay!!) so you can always put any questions you have in there if you can’t find the information on the VRA page or email me!

Please also consider volunteering. It helps out the VRA who are volunteers just like us and you get free entry into a future rogaine of your choice.

Note: trip meeting is 2 Tuesdays before the event. This is to make sure teams are registered before the cut-off date. If you want to attend the trip, but cannot make the meeting, send me an email or pop a message in the comments. This meeting is the same day as the rogaining 101 session, so why not sign up and learn more about rogaining on the same day!! 

What is Rogaining?

Rogaining is the sport of distance cross-country navigation in which teams of two to five members visit as many checkpoints as possible in the specified time (usually 6 or 12 hours). It’s kind of a mix between trail running/hiking and orienteering. The metrogaine works slightly differently to typical bush rogaines, but it’s the same premise. At our meeting I will explain the rules in more detail, and if you want to read more, see here: https://rogainevic.org.au/about/