Athlete Representatives to the IOF Athletes’ Advisory Groups for the new two-year term 2024-2026 have been elected. The elected IOF Athlete Representatives represent the voice and interests of athletes and are part of consultation and decision-making processes within the IOF organisation. Empowerment of athletes is a key element in the development of international orienteering. There is one Athlete Advisory Group (AAG) for each discipline with a minimum of 4 members and a maximum of 6 members. The groups must have one or more members from outside Europe and at least two of each gender. Major ..read more

Photo by David George. Euan Best last year’s winner at start flag Day 2, 3-Days championships this year. The Silva Medal is awarded to the Australian orienteer who best performs relative to their class in specified events. Points are awarded for Days 1, 2 and 3 of the Australian 3-Days Championship; the Australian Championships, Oceania Championships, and Asia Pacific Championships (Sprint, Middle and Long); and any State Championship conducted at the 3-Days Carnival and the Australian Championships Carnival and the Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships or Oceania Championships (when c ..read more

Congratulations to the 2024 Hall of Fame inductees. Established in 2016, the Orienteering Australia Hall of Fame is the crowning achievement of a sporting career in orienteering in Australia and represents the highest level of peer recognition for an individual’s contribution to Australian orienteering. A General Member is someone who has demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievement in roles supportive to orienteering participants (administration, coaching/training, event organisation, mapping, and officiating). 2024 Hall of Fame Inductees – General Members Bob Allison – Australi ..read more

At the recent Australian 3-Days Championships held in South Australia over the Easter period, Orienteering Australia (OA) announced a range of annual awards in addition to announcing the OA Athlete of the Year in Brodie Nankervis (TAS). The awards were presented by Hugh Cameron (OA Hall of Fame General Division member, former OA Board member, and former IOF Vice President) along with current OA Board member Clare Hawthorne (Director, Performance and Coaching). Congratulations to the following worthy recipients: The SILVA Award for Services to Orienteering – Peter Effeney (QLD). The SILVA Med ..read more

OA is reopening nominations to represent Australia in the Bushrangers team which will compete against the New Zealand Pinestars at the Kings Birthday competition in New Zealand from June 1st-3rd, 2024. This competition will be the first round of the Australia vs. New Zealand challenge in 2024. More details about the race can be found on the event website. Team size will be determined by the number of nominations, with a maximum of 6 runners in each category (junior men, junior women, open men, open women). More details on selection criteria can be found in the Other Teams Selection Criteria d ..read more

The 2024 Australian 3 Days Orienteering Championships celebrated a big milestone: 50 years of orienteering excellence. Held in the Adelaide Hills and Murraylands, South Australia from 29 March to 1 April, athletes from around the country gathered to participate in the 3-Days. The event was also the second round of 2024 National Orienteering League supported by Wildfire Sports and Trek. Across the scorching weekend in South Australia, there was a great turnout of over 2,000 starting competitors in more than 50 categories. Photos by Evalin Brautigam, Sputnik, and David George. Thank you to all ..read more

The minutes of meeting 182 of the Orienteering Australia (OA) Board held on Sunday March 3 are now published. These can be found under the 2024 Board Meeting Minutes tab on the Annual Reports, AGM, and Minutes page. At the meeting, the Board approved the following Operations Guide documents. 1.13 Activity Plan 2024. The plan is a working document that is reviewed quarterly by the Board. 5.6 Hall of Fame. An update following a review by the Board of the Hall of Fame process. The post Board Meeting 182 Minutes Published first appeared on Orienteering Australia ..read more

Applications for the Orienteering Australia Participation Grants for 2024-25 open today at 09:00am! These grants can be applied for by State/Territory Orienteering Organisations and their member clubs, to improve orienteering participation outcomes. The grants aim to help Orienteering Australia achieve its ambition from the 2022-25 strategic plan “to be an attractive and inspirational sport of choice for participants of all ages and aspirations”. The grant program aligns with the strategic priorities of Great Events, Great Relationships and most importantly, Great Opportunities. The grant pro ..read more

With the aim of improving participation and engagement in orienteering in Australia, a new program called Learn to Orienteer (LTO) was officially launched last month by Orienteering Australia. It aims to teach beginners the fundamental orienteering skills while providing a structured pathway into the sport. A virtual launch event was held in late February, a recording of which can be found here. Slides from the presentation and a transcript can be found in the links below: Learn to Orienteer launch slides Learn to Orienteer launch transcript The launch commenced with an outline of the five sta ..read more

Thank you all that have nominated for WOC, JWOC, World Cup and Bushrangers 2024! The list of received nominations can be viewed here. If something is wrong or missing please contact hpadmin@orienteering.asn.au immediately, before this Thursday 11:59pm at the latest. The post Nominations list published for WOC, JWOC , WUOC, World Cup and Bushrangers first appeared on Orienteering Australia ..read more