Matt Crane Wins Inaugural Karst Cup
Canberra Cockatoos team leader, Matt Crane (pictured in photos by Roy Meuronen) showed he is in good form leading up to the final four races in the National Orienteering League…
50 Years Ago Today
50 years ago today, 23 August 1969, the event which led to the establishment of Orienteering as a regular sport for the Australian community was held at Upper Beaconsfield on…
Every Class Counts in the Bennelong Trophy
All classes count in the Bennelong Trophy, for which the second leg, the 2019 ACT Long Distance Championships will be held at Slap Up Creek on Sunday 1 September. The…
David Stocks was the Best at Awoonga
David Stocks achieved his second max-points score in the 2019 ACT League with an excellent run in ACTL #9 at Awoonga on Sunday. He was fastest on the 4.5 km…
Tidbinbilla Proved to be a Challenging Area
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, the venue for 2019 ACT League # 8 and the newest for Orienteering in the ACT, proved to be a challenge for the course planner and competitors…
Tara and Tate are Orienteering ACT’s Nominations for People’s Sporting Champion Award
In early July Orienteering ACT was encouraged, at short notice, to submit two nominations for the 2019 Canberra Milk People's Sporting Champion Award. The nominations could be a representative of…
Focus On Girls Produces Results
An initiative by Toni Brown to create a ‘Focus on Girls’ program has assisted two of the three members of the Canberra Cockatoos junior women’s team, Ella Cuthbert and Caitlin…
Rocky challenges ahead for 2019 ACT Championships
Rocky challenges are ahead for competitors in the 2019 ACT Championships which will be held over the weekend of 31 August/1 September. The events will be: Saturday 31 August: ACT…
Ella Cuthbert Ready for World Junior Championship
Ella Cuthbert demonstrated she is ready for her first Junior World Orienteering Championships with an outstanding run in ACT League event # 7 in Kowen Forest on Sunday. Her time…
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Participants Provide Positive Feedback
Most of the comments from the eight competitors who provided feedback about the 2019 Jim Sawkins Memorial Handicap were positive. This was the 12th staging of this annual event, created…
Vale John Walter
Last week the Red Roos club and Orienteering ACT lost one of their long-term members. John Walter was born in Maidstone, England on 4 September 1935 and after a short…
Entries for 2019 Jim Sawkins Memorial Classic About to Close
Entries for the 2019 Jim Sawkins Memorial Classic (the 12th staging of this annual event) are now open and will close at 11.59 pm on Wednesday 29 May. This year,…