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armidale.info Ezine -
November 2005
Welcome to
the November edition of the armidale.info ezine. We trust
each edition has something that is very relevant for you.
We welcome all your comments and
contributions.
In this
edition
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St Peter’s
Spring Gardens
- what a great success!!
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Congratulations to some of our
local businesses
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What bird is
this - as seen around the Armidale environs (go in draw to win
free book)
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Some
physical activities for your health and
enjoyment
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Upcoming Events -
check out the armidale.info
Calendar Coming up are the following
events:
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St Peter’s
Gardens,
Armidale’s Open Gardens was be held on 5 and 6 November
in 11 locations around Armidale. Congratulations to
Carol Sauer who won the free ticket to visit the
gardens. The weather held out for most of the weekend
(except for a deluge at 4.00 pm on Saturday). Armidale
St Peter's Gardens organisers and owners of the gardens
must be congratulated on having a wonderful event
organised for visitors and locals.
View
some of the best of the gardens. |
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Name the Bird
Below is a photo of a bird found
in a nearby National Park. Can you guess what it is?
Unfortunately, no-one quite guessed the correct name of the bird
to the right in the October newsletter, Female Rainbow Lorikeet.
Some
activities for your health and enjoyment
As we
continue to enjoy the spring weather (although a little like
winter this week), it is very enticing to get out in the open
air with the family and get some exercise. There are a
number of fantastic activities to support this:
Little
Athletics and Amateur Athletics have begun their summer
season. If you are interested in attending, just go along
and enjoy
http://athletics.armidale.info
Armidale Triathlon Series
Go to
http://www.armidale.info/triathlon.htm to view the new
season’s dates. Race 2 2005-2006 season is this Sunday on Sunday
20 Nov 2005 at the TAS Pool. Registrations between
7.45-8.30am, racing starts 9.00am.
Orienteering
These are conducted about once a month in various venues around
Armidale, usually of a Sunday. Orienteering is fantastic
fun and you get to see lots of our fabulous countryside.
You get a map and off you go. There are four levels of
difficulty – blue, green, orange & red. See explanations
below from the NTOC website.
The last event for 2005 is the
Christmas Event, details are listed below.
| Date |
Start Time |
What |
Where |
Organiser |
Phone |
| Dec 11 |
10am - 12pm |
Club Christmas event |
Milsons Bridge |
Lloyd Barker-Smith |
6775 5560 |
See
www.armidale.info/sport.htm for more information (just click
on the link to Orienteering).
Blue:
Very easy navigation with the course following very distinct
linear features (handrails such as roads, tracks, fences and
well defined watercourses. A compass is not required.
Controls are easy to see, frequent and placed at changes in
direction. Length approximately 2 km.
Green:
Easy navigation with the option to take a direct cross country
route, or to follow a more indirect route using handrails.
Controls are on large obvious features close to handrails.
Use is made of contour handrails such as spurs and gullies.
Limited use of compass. Length approximately 3 km.
Orange:
Medium level navigation with route choice to control points that
have good attack points (a big feature close to the control
point) and catching features (a feature such as a fence or road
that ‘pulls you up’ when you have gone to far). A compass
is essential. Length 3 to 5 km.
Red:
Difficult navigation with controls on small point features with
no obvious attack points or catching features. A compass
is essential. Length depends on age and fitness - 3 to 8
km.
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