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New Uniform
Your club executive has searched out a new competition uniform kit for members that incorporate a fashionable coolmax material top accompanied by plain mid-blue pants. The top will have a printed club logo on the back. A full uniform will be $70. Order forms and samples are available from Mike & Sue.

Mike and Sue are about to place another order for the super funky, super cool, club competition WROC tops. If you would like to reserve a top could you pleas let Mike or Sue know. The one thing to note is that you should order a size larger than the size you normally are eg take my good self for example i should order an XL as I err toward the L size in tops.

They are of course only $25 for club members.

Clubs > WROC

Wellington Ranges Orienteering Club (WROC)
WROC is located in the southern Tasmania
The WROC email address is wroc@tasorienteering.asn.au

President
Sue Hancock
Ph: 6244 7173 (H)

Secretary
Pat McGuire
Ph: 6247 7139 (H)

Treasurer
Bernard Walker
Ph: 6234 7952 (H)

Other Office Bearers
Events - Mary Hawthorne
Social - (to be confirmed)
Coaching & Stuff - Jess Smith & Mike Dowling
Membership - Sue Hancock
Publicity - Mike Dowling
Mapping -Mark Hay
Equipment - Greg Hawthorne

History
The ‘birth’ of WROC on 9/11/90 was announced in the Orienteering Association of Tasmania’s January ’91 newsletter as follows:

‘After laboured deliberations, it is with great pleasure that HAVOC and UFO announce the birth of Wellington Ranges Orienteering Club, to be affectionately known as WROC. The new club will be proudly parented by President: Peter Hall, Secretary: Jutta Roper and Treasurer: Rosemary Giles.’

The two previous clubs, HAVOC (Hills and Valleys Orienteering Club) and UFO (Unidentified Flying Orienteers) were formed in 1979. The familiar names of Darryl Smith, Greg Hawthorne and Pat McGuire featured in the last published ‘HAVOC news’. The smaller UFO published the Bush Bulletin with regulars Ann and Pat Sampson and Mike Dowling getting a mention in the final edition.

In 1992 WROC had 70 individual memberships and its Annual Report spoke of going from strength to strength.

Currently we have 66 individual memberships with many people having orienteered since the early 80’s.

WROC has produced two Australian Senior representatives: Mike Dowling (WOC - 1985) and Clare Hawthorne (WOC - 2001), and two Australian Junior representatives: Ryan Smyth (JWOC – 2005, 2006) and Nicola Woolford (JWOC - 2001)