Orienteering ACT was one of Canberra’s sporting organisations to receive 2025 grant funding from the ACT Government. OACT had applied for and was successful in obtaining $40,380 through the Club Enhancement Program (CEP) and the State Organisation Support Program (SOSP). The funding support will be used to purchase a drone and lidar unit for mapping…

The 2025 ACT Middle and Long Distance Championships will be held near Cooma and Nimmitabel on the weekend of 5-6 April.Both events will be rounds of the 2025 ACT League and 2025 NSW State League. Entries close at 11:59pm on Sunday 30 March.There will be no late entries or entry on the day available for either event…

Entries to the 2025 ACT Relays close on Sunday 16 March. Come along on Sunday 22 March for some fun at Mt Mugga Mugga. As it has been in recent years, the event will comprise a “4 leg” relay, with the choice of running all legs by yourself or getting together with some friends and…

The 2024 Orienteering ACT Annual Awards Presentation was held at the conclusion of the final Runners Shop Twilight Series event at Commonwealth Park on Wednesday 12 March. Thank you to Valerie Barker and Susanne Harrysson for organising and hosting the awards, and to John Harding for providing the photos accompanying this story. Audun Fristad Junior…

Lock a New Date! – 17th August 2025. Start between 10.00am – 11.00. The 2025 ACT & NSW Ski-Orienteering Championship will be held at Perisher Valley on Sunday 17 August, organised by Red Roo, Big Foot and Perisher X Country. This event forms part of XC Ski week (perisherxcountry.org) with the start in front of…