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Entries Open for ACT Long Distance Championships Weekend
Entries are open for ACT League #4 and the 2026 ACT Long Distance Championships to be held on 16-17 May on the Split Rock map near Cootamundra. Both events will be rounds of the 2026 ACT League and 2026 NSW State League.This excellent venue has not been used since the 2019 Australian Championships. Entries to both…
Read MoreSix ACT Juniors Selected for Junior World Championships
Congratulations to Ariadna Iskhakova (Red Roos), Katherine Maundrell (Bushflyers), Elye Dent (Red Roos), Hayden Dent (Red Roos), Matty Maundrell (Bushflyers), and Owen Radajewski (Parawanga) who have been selected in the Australian team to compete at the 2026 Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) to be held in Karlskrona, Sweden from 29 June to 7 July. Sanda…
Read MoreBoard Shorts – March 2026
Held Monday 23 March 2026. Strategic direction for event series Wednesday winter Midweek Series to stop Summer series proposal under discussion Ski-O not to run in 2026 Street-O relaunch planned Capital O to continue Grants, membership and finance Coaching and sporting schools AGM and annual report OACT representation on Orienteering Australia Board Event coordination and…
Read MoreFour OACT Juniors Selected for European Youth Championships
Congratulations to Ben Mansell (Bushflyers), Oliver Bishop (Parawanga), Veronika Iskhakova (Red Roos), and Sanda Halpin (Parawanga) who have been selected in the Australian team to compete at the 2026 European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) to be held in Nova Gorica, Slovenia from 23-27 June. The complete 2026 Australian EYOC Team: M16: Rory Shedden (NSW), Euan…
Read MoreLearn to Orienteer – Starts 25 April
Want to Learn to Orienteer? Join our “Learn to Orienteer” program in term 2. It’s for anyone who wants to learn to orienteer – all ages are welcome. There will be seven one-hour sessions, held once a week. Lessons are conducted in small groups. We will focus on different skills and give participants plenty of…
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