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NEXT EVENT: Saturday, 20-Jun-26 :  ACT Learn to Orienteer, Week 7  [Directions by Apple Maps, Google Maps]

Enjoy the Highest-Altitude Orienteering Event in Australia!

Everyone is warmly welcomed to the 2026 ACT & NSW Ski-Orienteering Championship, which will be held at Perisher Valley on Sunday 9th August, organised by Red Roo, Big Foot and Perisher X Country with the start in front of the beautiful, warm and special Nordic Shelter at Perisher. Everyone who loves or dreams of trying Skiing…
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Entries Now Open For Oceania Championships

Entries are now open for the 2026 Oceania Championships, here in Canberra from 27 September to 4 October. This September, experience the thrill of navigating Canberra’s bushlands like never before! Competitors will trace ancient paths shaped by migration, landscape, and time. The journey begins in the rugged bushland of Namadgi National Park, then moves to Orana School, a fun, compact campus, perfect…
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ACT League #7, Orroral Tracking Station, Sunday 21 June

Entries are now open for ACT League #7, to be held in Namadgi National Park on Sunday 21 June. Courses V EASY EASY MOD 2 MOD 1 HARD 5 HARD 4 HARD 3 HARD 2 HARD 1 Length (km) 2.0 2.4 3.8 5.4 3.5 5.3 6.4 7.4 8.6 Climb (m) 20 20 45 80 50…
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Last Chance to Register – Level 3 Controller Workshop

Controllers manage the quality, safety and technical standards of orienteering events. Have you:  Then now is the time to learn. There is no cost for you to attend. But you will need to provide for your own refreshments.Attend for all or part of the day. Register now for the Workshop on Saturday May 30th. 0900…
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Board Shorts – May 2026

Held Monday 11 May 2026. OA and governance updates Ski-O back on for 2026 Grants and State Sporting Organisation work Finance and event costs Capital O and NOL 2027 Capital O to continue Coaching and athlete development Blue Lightning coaching MTBO Athlete support funding approved Uniforms and communications Remote Area First Aid Course Welcome person…
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