Orienteering Competitions to Recommence in July
The recommencement of orienteering competitions in the ACT is currently planned* to kick-off with a MTBO event on Saturday 12th July at Majura Pines. That will be followed by ACT…
Getting O’ing Going Again
You can start orienteering again now – on one of the many permanent courses OACT has established around Canberra, or by trying out one of our new MapRun ‘events’. Like…
COVID-19: The Next Steps for Orienteering
On Wednesday 13th May the ACT Government announced the easing of COVID-19 restrictions for community sport with effect from midnight Friday 15th May. These eased restrictions align with Step 1…
Opt-In for Australian Orienteer Hard-Copy
Sick and tired of reading everything on a screen? Print too small or missing the whole picture? Why not get the next issue of The Australian Orienteer in hard copy.Easy…
Online MTBO Skills Sessions Continue
The second online ACT MTBO skills development workshop will take place via ZOOM on Monday 4 May. This time we will continue working on route choice theory and practice. We…
Orienteering at Home
Although regular orienteering is on hold for the foreseeable future, there are still numerous activities that will allow you to enjoy orienteering and maintain your skills from the comfort of…
Vale Claire Wehner
Around 9.00 pm on April 8, the ACT orienteering community lost one of the early stalwarts of the development of the sport in Canberra. David Hogg has prepared this tribute…
Cancellation of All Events
To comply with mandatory COVID-19 social distancing measures, and for the health and safety of participants, volunteers and the community, the following events are cancelled: All Street-O, MTBO and Saturday…
Blue Lightning 2020 Positions Announced
The OACT Board is pleased to announce the following appointments to the 2020 Blue Lightning Training Squad. Congratulations to: Ken Mansell - ManagerMark Gregson, Tara Melhuish, Rohan Hyslop - Coaching…
Orienteering and COVID-19
OACT will be putting in place measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In some cases this will see the cancellation of events. An up-to-date list of all cancelled events…
MTBO Coaching Workshops Now Online
Due to the COVID-19 cancellation of all non-essential activities, the face-to-face MTBO Coaching Workshops on 28th March, 23 April, and 14 May have been cancelled. Instead the MTBO Coaching workshop…
MTBO Coaching Sessions off to a Successful Start
The first of five MTBO Coaching sessions assembled 10 participants at Gossan Hill on Thursday, ranging from beginners to mature and experienced riders. The focus of the first MTBO session…