Author: Robert Mouatt

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…

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 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 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…

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…

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 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 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…

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…

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 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,…

With winter just around the corner, The Runners Shop is kicking off its June sale – with some great models discounted! Check out the following bargains (some are displayed in…