One of the key elements (and to be honest, difficulties) in running rogaines is land owner access. SARA plans carefully to provide interesting and often unique access for rogainers to enjoy. This only comes after much work building a long term reputation for caring about the land as much as the owners do. To assist in making and maintaining this SARA often asks local community groups to be involved. Mostly this is in the purchase and preparation of food or running the hash house.
One of the more important rogaining relationships has been in the southern Flinders Ranges, where the members of the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) are often the actual landowners we are working with. Over time more access has become available as more neighbours get involved!
Each year SARA makes a modest donation from the income derived from events to a good cause related to our sport. The Committee is very pleased to say that our 2018 donation was $200 to the Isolated Children’s Parent’s Association, SA branch (ICPA). Most recently the ICPA helped out by running the hash house for the Holowiliena 24 hr State Champs. This included not only cooking and food, but firewood, water and the gun shot to start the event.
You can see the ICPA’s activities on their website: https://sa.icpa.com.au/.
