MTBO Training – This Weekend
A mountain bike orienteering training weekend is being held here in Canberra this weekend (17-18th February). The activities will be suitable for any riders who are interested in improving their…
Summer Twilight standings
Junior Andrew Kerr showed a return to his best form in scoring the max 125 points in event # 11 in the Runners Shop Twilight Series at Mt Ainslie North.…
Parawanga Orienteers – a busy February
Parawanga Orienteers kicked off a busy month with the traditional BBQ Annual General Meeting on the Pywells' shaded deck last week. All incumbents were re-elected - Bryant Allen (President), Colleen Mock…
Blue Lightning 2018 Welcome Brunch
The Blue Lightning training squad will be holding a welcome brunch at Lake Ginninderra on Saturday 17 February. All students in years 7 to 12 from Canberra and surrounds are…
Locals Competitive but Visitors Take the Chocolates
Jim Russell (pictured bottom left), almost single-handedly, put together the whole 2018 Sprint Canberra Series of five events staged over the Australia Day weekend, from planning the courses to operating the…
Autumn SC-ORE – Entries Now Open
Entries are now open for the Autumn 2018 SC-ORE interschool challenge. Held before school on four Thursdays in Term 1 2018. The series starts on March 1 and runs for…
MTBO Events for 2018
If you're thinking of giving Mountain Bike Orienteering a try, then 2018 is the year! There is a Training Weekend on 17-18 Feb, followed by events in March, May, September…
Farrer Ridge Fun to follow Sprint Canberra
Some fantastic bush courses await ACT Orienteers at Farrer Ridge on Wednesday January 31st following a weekend of Sprint competition. Jane Saye has spent the holidays checking and rechecking the…
14 OACT athletes selected in OA High Performance Squads
Congratulations to the following Orienteering ACT members recently named in the 2018 Orienteering Australia High Performance Squads. Australian Junior Development Squad (AJDS) – development squad for those aged 15-19: Tara…
Zoe Melhuish Leads Series at the Break
Outstanding junior Zoe Melhuish and 2017 ACT Orienteer of the Year is taking a slender lead into the Christmas break of the Runners Shop Twilight Series, Orienteering ACT’s secondary all-age series.…
Orienteering ACT Dinner
Orienteering ACT’s Annual Dinner was a full house on Sunday 23 November. Awards were presented. The recipients of the main awards were: Orienteer of the Year: Zoe Melhuish Mike Cassells…
Parawanga Xmas BBQ, Awards & Score Course, 4pm Sun 3 Dec
When: Sunday 3 December Where: Black Mountain Peninsula, S Section. Look for the Parawanga flag. When: From 4pm Score Course: A short (20 min) score course will be…