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The Barrington Tops SAREX, built around the search for the missing light aircraft, VH-MDX will be over the weekend of October 17 and 18. A significant amount of research and modelling has resulted in a new search area. There is also a website for those interested in the search: http://vhmdx.com.au/

The Hawkesbury Canoe Classic, one of the largest events on WICEN's calendar, will be on October 24th and 25th.

Caves Rescue Squad, a sister VRA squad, will be Operational Exercise at Jenolan Caves over the weekend of 31st October and 1st November.

WICEN has a twitter account: @wicennsw
It can be viewed at: twitter.com/wicennsw

Facebook users will find the official WICEN New South Wales page, and an informal national WICEN group.

WICEN ACT is part of the Canberra Region Amateur Radio Club, and supports events in the ACT and Capital Country. The club's website at www.crarc.ampr.org includes details of both WICEN and general events. The group is supporting the ACTERA Brookvale Horse Enduro on the this weekend. The BMSC - Tumut Valley Rally is on Saturday the 17th of October. Fitz's Challenge is a long distance cycling event held on Sunday 25th of October. November 7 is Call of the Beast.

WICEN Victoria's website lists the Mini Marathon at Moama on the Murray River on Saturday, 17th October. The Stockmans Rally is on Sunday the 25th of October in the Big River State Forest.

Coming events include:

Brookvale Horse Enduro, 26 & 27 September
BMSC - Tumut Valley Rally on 17 October
Mini Marathon at Moama on 17th October
Barrington Tops SAREX on 17 & 18 October
Hawkesbury Canoe Classic on 24th & 25th October
Fitz's Challenge on the 25th October
Stockmans Rally in Victoria on 25th October
Jenolan Caves Opex on 31 October and 1 November
Call of the Beast - 7 November

Submitted by Julian Sortland, on behalf of the WICEN State Management Committee.