Congratulations to the following orienteers who were inducted into the OA Hall of Fame at the OA AGM.

In the Athlete Division:

Natasha Key
Natasha Key has had outstanding success at both national and international level in elite and Masters level orienteering throughout her career. Natasha holds the most Australian national titles for an individual female orienteer. She has represented Australia at 10 World Championships, achieving a career-high 10^th place, 4 top-20 results and a 7^th place relay result. Natasha has also represented Australia at 17 World Cup races, with two 17^th place finishes. Natasha has continued to have success at the Masters level with 12 podium placings at the World Masters Championships, including 8 wins.

Simon Uppill
Simon has been a key member of Australian national teams, being a member of the Junior World Orienteering Championships team in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and the World Orienteering Championships team 10 times in the period from 2008 to 2019.

Simon has been first 7 times in the Senior National Orienteering League individual competition, and has won the most national titles in the Australian Championships and Australian 3-Days by an M21E orienteer (20 in total). Overall, Simon was one of the most consistent performers in national league and national championship events in the junior and senior men’s elite class from 2005 to 2019.

In the General Division:

Blake Gordon
Blake Gordon has played a key role in introducing and developing mountain bike orienteering (MTBO) in Australia, and in establishing Australia’s place as one of the leading MTBO nations at the international level. His contributions to MTBO included chairing the OFA MTBO Committee from 1997 to 2011, organising the first Australian MTBO Championships, managing the Australian team at the inaugural World Championships in MTBO in France, and being Event Director for the second World MTBO Championships held in Victoria in 2004. That event established Australia’s reputation as one of the leading nations in international MTBO competition.

Mike Hubbert
Mike Hubbert’s contribution to Australian orienteering goes back to August 1969 when he was the event secretary for the event at Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria, that led to the permanent establishment of orienteering in Australia. In 1970, he was one of a small group that established the Victorian Orienteering Association and the Orienteering Federation of Australia, and was OFA Secretary from 1975 to 1981. He initiated and helped develop Australia’s successful bid for the 1985 World Orienteering Championships. Mike was Editor of the Australian Orienteer from 2004 to 2023, and was a major contributor to Park Street orienteering in Victoria.