Updates to Major Event Embargoes

The following updates have been made to the list of embargoes for upcoming championship events. Orienteers must not enter embargoed areas without the express written permission of the Orienteering ACT Board and event organiser. For further information please contact the OACT Office.

• Embargo lifted:
  • Corin Pines.
    Area no longer under embargo.
• New embargoes added:
  • Ginninderra Creek. Applies until 6 September 2025.
    This embargo applies only to prospective competitors and coaches of the 2025 ACT Schools Orienteering Championships.
    Orienteers must not train in or reconnoitre the embargoed area.
  • Radford College. Applies from 27 September 2025 until 7 March 2026.
    No reconnoitring or training, including training with an existing orienteering map of the campus, is permitted. Other activities within the campus are permitted.
  • University of Canberra. Applies until 7 March 2026.
    No reconnoitring or training, including training with an existing orienteering map of the campus, is permitted. Other activities within the campus are permitted.
  • Birkenburn. Applies until 8 March 2026.
    Orienteers must not enter the embargoed area.
  • Orana Steiner School. Applies until 29 September 2026.
    This embargo applies only to prospective competitors and coaches of the 2026 Australian Schools Orienteering Championships.
    No reconnoitring or training, including training with an existing orienteering map of the campus, is permitted. Other activities within the campus are permitted.
  • Pine Island Reserve. Applies until 1 October 2026.
    This embargo applies only to prospective competitors and coaches of the 2026 Australian Schools Orienteering Championships.
    Orienteers must not enter the embargoed area.
  • Canberra Grammar School. Applies until 4 October 2026.
    Orienteers must not enter the embargoed area.
    No reconnoitring or training, including training with an existing orienteering map of the campus, is permitted. Other activities within the campus are permitted.

These embargoes should be interpreted in the context of the Orienteering Australia rules and the International Orienteering Federation Fair Play Principles:

• OA Rule 26.5: “Any attempt to survey or train in the competition terrain is forbidden, unless explicitly permitted by the organiser.”
• IOF Fair Play resolution: “Fair Play in orienteering includes understanding and respecting the wonder of a new challenge to be met and overcome at each competition. Unfair advantage gained through advance knowledge of the terrain, map or course elements can have a significant impact on competitive results and are an attack on the core values of our sport.”

Exact locations and boundaries of embargoed areas can be viewed on the map below. For more information see the Orienteering ACT embargoes page.