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Orienteering Australia is considering ways of improving the National Orienteering League calendar and is seeking views from across the orienteering community. A discussion paper on the NOL and some options for the future can be found here. If you would like to comment on how to improve NOL you can complete an online survey or email your comments to Ian … Read More

Three elite men will be representing Australia in the upcoming World MTB Orienteering Championships (WMTBOC) at Viborg, Denmark from July 26 – August 4th. Team captain Ricky Thackray, from Western Australia, will be racing at his 5th WOC (World Orienteering Championships) after debuting in 2012.  Queenslander Joel Young is looking forward to his 2nd WOC after his inaugural races last … Read More

After a sensational win in the Sprint event Aston Key has followed up a day later with an equally impressive 3rd place in the Long Distance event.  Aston started at 12:46 (local time), 114th in a field of 170, which meant that the M20 competitors were spread out from 9:00am until 14:38. Covering the 10.1Km course with 625m of climb … Read More

Orienteering Australia hopes to send a full team of 12 athletes to the World Cup round in China in late October. As part of that OA is seeking to appoint a manager/coach to lead the team. The World Cup will be held near Guangzhou from 24-30 October. The appointee will have their airfare and living costs covered. If you are … Read More

Orienteering Australia is keen to send a full team of 12 athletes to the final round of the 2019 World Cup to be held in China in late October. To help the World Cup become more global it is important to support this round and OA is providing more support for this round than for a typical World Cup. Further … Read More

After the final selection trials on the weekend at Cowra, NSW, the selectors have chosen the following athletes to represent Australia at the World Orienteering Champs (WOC) in Norway. All the best to these athletes: WOMEN Middle: Bridget Anderson, Belinda Lawford, Krystal Neumann Long: Krystal Neumann, Aislinn Prendergast Relay: Krystal Neumann, Bridget Anderson, Mary Fleming MEN Middle: Simon Uppill, Matt Doyle, Patrick Jaffe Long: Henry … Read More

The point score in the National Orienteering League has been updated following last weekend’s NSW Championships at Cowra. It can be found here. Bridget Anderson has taken the lead in the Senior Women and Matt Doyle has done the same in Senior Men. Alvin Craig, the youngest competitor, has taken the lead in Junior Men while Tara Melhuish has strengthened … Read More

Thee Australian team for the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Denmark in July has been finalised. Congratulations to all athletes: Women Mikayla Cooper Tas Ella Cuthbert ACT Joanna George SA Tara Melhuish ACT Caroline Pigerre Qld Caitlin Young ACT Men Dante Afnan SA Duncan Currie NSW Alastair George NSW Angus Haines SA Aston Key Vic Noah Poland ACT Team Manager … Read More

Silva Medal 2019 Progress Scores after Australian Easter Carnival in Perth After the five events in Western Australia that contribute to the determination of the winner of the Silva Medal the list of orienteers below (but not all of them) can theoretically achieve six victories with four more events to be conducted in September/October at the Oceania Championships. That is, … Read More

OA is pleased to announce the Australian Bushrangers team to travel to New Zealand on the first weekend of June for a test match against the New Zealand Pine Stars. The team is: W20 Abigail George Arabella Phillips Caitlin Young W21 Bridget Anderson Krystal Neumann Aislinn Prendergast M20 Dante Afnan Duncan Currie Thomas Garbellini Alastair George Daniel Gray Angus Haines … Read More