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All are welcome to the OMG Oceania Speakers Program

The exciting speaker program for Orienteering Meet at Galambary (OMG) has been released! Each late afternoon, an inspiring line-up of speakers will share their knowledge, ideas and experience. Sessions are open to all orienteers — come along to one or join them all and add something extra to your Oceania Carnival experience.

Sun 27 Sep: Minimising Mistakes in Orienteering — Dr Marina Ishakova
Mon 28 Sep: Youth Sprint Relay 2027 — Steve Craig
Tue 29 Sep: Nutrition Essentials for Young Adults — Dr Michelle Minehan
Wed 30 Sep: Injury Prevention for Orienteers — Cathy Hogg
Fri 2 Oct: Chatting with Champions — Aston Key, Cooper Horley & Zefa Fa’avae

OMG is the 2027 version of the ASOC Independent Competitor Development program, bringing more than 70 Independent Competitors together for coaching, activities and fun. The program supports the goal of growing ASOC to 300 competitors by 2030 — and everyone is welcome to be part of it.


All talks will be in the Uniting Church Hall in O’Connor except for Friday 2 October at The Verandah, Alivio Tourist Park. Entry via a donation to the 300 by 2030 project.

Orienteering Australia event poster with daily schedules, dates, times, and speaker notes for a multi-day conference. Includes: Sun 27 Sep, Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep, Wed 30 Sep, each with time blocks and session descriptions, plus a QR code at bottom.
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Daniel Stott (OA Manager of Participation: participation@orienteering.asn.au)

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