Photo: Karen Blatchford. Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the Australian team for the 2014 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Borovetz, Bulgaria from 21-27 July: Girls: Michele Dawson, Lanita Steer, Anna Dowling, Nicola Blatchford, Asher Steer, Olivia Sprod; Boys: Matt Doyle, Brodie Nankervis, Oscar McNulty, Henry McNulty, Oliver Poland, Ashley Nankervis. Manager: Karen Blatchford; Coach: Hanny Allston.
OA meetings this weekend
Orienteers attending the Easter Carnival are encouraged to attend the OA Annual General Meeting on Sunday afternoon and meetings of the OA Committees on Saturday afternoon. OA Committee meetings, Saturday 19 April There will be 3 rooms available for the committee meetings at Kandos High School, Fleming St, Kandos. Room 1 2.30pm-2.45pm Events Committee; 2.45pm-4.30pm Technical Committee; 4.30pm-5.15pm IT Committee … Read More
Entries now open for Australian Championships Carnival in WA
Entries for all events at the Karrak Karnival – the Australian Championships carnival 2014 in Western Australia from September 27th to October 5th are now open through Eventor. See 2014ausochamps.com* for details. Early bird discounted entry fees are available until June 30th. Running shirts may be ordered via ‘services’ in just the Australian Long Distance Championships section and budget camping … Read More
Nick Dent and Kay Haarsma appointed to new High Performance positions
Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the appointments of Nick Dent to the positions of National Head Coach and National High Performance Administrator and Kay Haarsma as National Mountain Bike Orienteering Coordinator. These positions will have major leadership roles in implementing Orienteering Australia’s new ‘High Performance and Athlete Development Pathway Strategic Plan, 2014-2018’, endorsed by the OA Annual Conference on … Read More
IOF Anti-Doping update
Message from the IOF: Please make sure that all your athletes and coaches are aware of the WADA Prohibited List that lists prohibited substances and methods in sport. The current list can be found on the WADA website. It can also be downloaded from iTunes*. Please make sure all your athletes always consult the list before taking any medication – … Read More
IOF Anti-Doping update
Message from the IOF: Please make sure that all your athletes and coaches are aware of the WADA Prohibited List that lists prohibited substances and methods in sport. The current list can be found on the WADA website*. It can also be downloaded from iTunes*. Please make sure all your athletes always consult the list before taking any medication – … Read More
Orienteering Australia High Performance positions advertised
Orienteering Australia has a new ‘High Performance and Athlete Development Pathway Strategic Plan, 2014-2018’. This was endorsed by the OA Annual Conference on 30 November 2013. Part of the implementation process has included a major review of the roles and responsibilities of OA’s paid High Performance (HP) positions to ensure alignment with the plan. This has led to the creation … Read More
Selection arrangements announced for 2014 Australian teams
Selection arrangements for 2014 Australian Teams: World Orienteering Championships, World University Orienteering Championships, World Cup. This document (2014 WOC-WC-WUOC Criteria Summary) sets out the selection arrangements for the above Australian teams in 2014. Nominations for all these teams are to be submitted before the first of the NOL races in Brisbane on 22 February. The dates of the Bushrangers’ Test … Read More
WOC & JWOC coach and team manager appointments
Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the following Australian team appointments for 2014 and 2015. World Foot Orienteering Championships: Coach – Tom Quayle Manager-coach – Wendy Read World Junior Foot Orienteering Championships: Coach – Hanny Allston Manager – Karen Blatchford
New OA insurance Certificate available
The new OA insurance Certificate of Currency documents covering the period 15 December 2013 to 15 December 2014 are no longer available.