50th Anniversary 6 hour Retrogaine (and party)

Hi guys,

Your favourite sport is turning 50 🎉

This is the 50th Anniversary 6 Hour Retrogaine!!! This rogaine will have "retro" features in honour of the sport's 50 year anniversary, including punch cards and coordinates that you need to map yourself - I suggest you check the VRA website for further explanation. The location will be around the Heathcote area and the start time is still TBD.

The format for this one is a singular 6 hour event on the Saturday, followed by a party!! 

Please note: the meeting for this trip is 2 weeks before the event.

Gear can be hired from the club, including gear for the rogaine itself and gear for camping. 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!

The rogaine is organised by the Victorian Rogaining Association, more info about the event can be found here: https://rogainevic.org.au/october-50th-anniversary-6hr-retrogaine-24-october-2026/ 

We also have a chat on the Oxo Clubrooms just for rogaining, so you can always put any questions you have in there if you can’t find the information on the VRA page! 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.

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. It’s kind of a mix between trail running/hiking and orienteering (sort of like a scavenger hunt in the bush!). 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/