Junior Orienteers Continue to Set the Pace for the Runners Shop Twilight Series
Eight events done with five more to go when we return to the 2025/26 Runners Shop Twilight series after the holiday break. Final points are calculated on the best seven…
Juniors Are off to an Early Lead in the Runners Shop Twilight Series
After three rounds of the 2025/26 Runners Shop Twilight Series it is the junior orienteers who are leading the points standings. Can the juniors maintain their standings or will their…
Board Shorts – October 2025
Held Monday, 13 October 2025 Strategic Planning & Volunteer Support The annual review of progress against the 2025-2030 OACT Strategic Plan is scheduled for the next Board meeting, to be…
Tax Deductible Donations Can Now Be Made to Support the 2025 ACT ASOC Team
You now have the opportunity to gain a tax deduction and at the same time provide support for the ACT Team to attend the 2025 Australian Schools Orienteering Championship to…
Orienteering ACT Obtains ACT Government Grant Funding
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…
ACT Sprint Champs Sunday 16th March – This Is One Event Not to Be Missed
Orienteering ACT has secured an agreement with the Australian National Botanic Gardens to hold the 2025 ACT Sprint Champs at this unique and never before used location. This will be…
Orienteering ACT Obtains ACT Government Grant Funding
Orienteering ACT was one of many community sporting organisations to recently receive grant funding from the ACT Government. OACT’s applications for funding support for equipment purchases and improvements to the…
2023 ACT Middle Distance Championships
After a wet and cold Friday, the clouds cleared to be a fine albeit chilly day for the ACT Middle Distance Championships held at Collector Hill. The event doubled as…
Hugh Moore receives his life membership award at the 2023 ACT Relays.
Hugh Moore – OACT Life Member 2023
At the 2023 Annual General Meeting, Life Membership of Orienteering ACT was awarded to Hugh Moore in recognition of his significant contribution to orienteering mapping. Hugh was attracted into orienteering…
The Future of Orienteering in the Canberra Nature Reserves
In November 2021, the ACT Government legislated and released the Canberra Nature Park Reserve Management Plan (act.gov.au). Draft versions of the plan had been under review since mid 2019 with…
Tax Deductible Donations Can Now Be Made to Support the 2023 ACT ASOC Team
You now have the opportunity to gain a tax deduction and at the same time provide support for the ACT Team to attend the 2023 Australian Schools Orienteering Championship to…
2023 Membership and Event Entry Fees
OACT members and event participants are advised that the membership structure, membership fees and event entry fees will be changing in 2023. The reasons for the changes include; an initiative…