Bruce Cooper

Life Member from 2008

Bruce Cooper has been a member of WHO since its inception, being part of the setup of the club. As such, Bruce has fulfilled many roles, notable for his great contributions as Mapping Officer. His skills have been so well regarded that he often was called upon by other clubs to be  Controller at major events. Bruce was awarded the Hank Award in 2008 for his contributions as mapping officer, QBIII vettor, and organising and planning a summer series, amongst other things.

Bruce Cooper lives in Tasmania

Chris Crane

Life Member from 2010 (deceased)

Chris Crane was highly dedicated to WHO acting as club Secretary for 27 years and club Statistician for 8, working across 9 different presidents in his time as Secretary. For his contributions he was awarded 9 Hank Awards. Chris regularly volunteered in organising major events like Turkey Trots and Sydney Sprint Series and contributed to many others including Easter08 Carnival and JWOC07. He was a great contributor to club spirit and a friend to many. Ian Miller remembers that they “used to have sessions at Chris’s place to prepare for major events doing tasks that are no longer needed such as bagging maps”.

Ted Mulherin

Life Member from 2014

Ted Mulherin was President from 2003-2010. Under his presidency WHO won Club-of-the-Year from ONSW. In 2014 Ted was WHO’s Eventor Administrator. He has organised many events including Turkey Trot, Summer Series, QBIII, and sprint events and has been controller or planner for others including Schools Championship events. Ted is an expert in OCAD and SI programming, regularly providing assistance in O hardware and software related tasks and helping to train others in their use. He regularly helps run events, providing relief to organisers.

Janet Morris

Life Member from 2017

Orienteering since 1983 Janet Morris was awarded life membership in 2017 and has a long history of outstanding contributions to WHO. She is particularly known for her extensive and expert map work. Her name is on over 50 maps and she also maintains the WHO map library. Janet was also a driving force behind the initiative to bring orienteering westward by co-coordinating Western Sydney Summer Series, successfully expanding the reach of orienteering and attracting many new members. Janet’s great contribution to WHO and orienteering has been recognised by many awards including nine Hank van Oost Awards, and a Sports NSW Community Sports Distinguished Long Service Award.

Barry Hanlon

Life Member from 2017

Barry Hanlon has been a great contributor to WHO, being the Web Master for 20 years regularly updating and maintaining the WHO website. He also has made great contributions in mapping, creating base maps, and assessing new areas for orienteering maps. Barry has also aided in organising and setting countless courses including the first Turkey Trot. Barry’s dedication to WHO has been recognised across 9 Hank Awards. Barry’s love for orienteering has taken him around the globe, including to Kazakhstan where he organised for over 30 Australian orienteers to participate in APOC (Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships). 

Steve Dunlop

Life Member from 2023

Steve Dunlop has been WHO’s unwavering equipment officer for 15 years and was the Club Captain/Vice President for two years in 2009-2010. He has also been the Treasurer in 1983-1984 and President in 1985-1986, 2011-2015, with WHO winning 2011 ONSW Club-of-the-Year under his presidency. He has also acted as an ONSW delegate in 2016-2018. Steve has organised many events including Metro League and SSS events. He has also passed on his experience acting as ‘chief mentor’ in 2017-2018. He has been recognised for his contributions to WHO through 8 Hank Awards.