Orienteering Victoria

30/08/2026

Entries for Oceania close on the 5th of September. Enter now through our website! 🏃

29/08/2026

29/08/2026

26/08/2026

WMTBOC & JWMTBOC STARTS TOMORROW! 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴

Our best Elite MTBOers will start the 2026 WMTBOC & JWMTBCO in Mora, Sweden, tomorrow, 26th August.

Cheer for Maya Bennette, Ricky Thackray and Will Whittington here:
https://www.mountainbikeorientering.se/wmtboc26

A huge thank you to this year's Manager - Tash Thackray for all the fantastic support of the team!

Watch it live here:
https://orienteering.sport/event/cx80-world-mtb-orienteering-championships-2026/live/

Program:
Wednesday 26 August Middle
Thursday 27 August Long
Saturday 29 August Sprint
Sunday 30 August Relay

https://www.facebook.com/mtbo2026 - daily updates here.

Photo taken by Tash Thackray

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

See updates re Oceania

🎉THIS WEEK’S ENTRY PRIZE! 🦘
Enter Oceania Orienteering 2026 by Friday 28 August and you could win a Wildbark Twilight Tour for two at Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary.

Explore the sanctuary after dark and look out for Eastern Bettongs, Eastern Quolls, possums, gliders, kangaroos, wallabies and nocturnal birds.

A fantastic Canberra wildlife experience thanks to Wildbark and Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary.

Enter by Friday 28 August to be in the draw!

👕 OCEANIA 2026 RUNNING TOPS 👕
Don’t miss out on your Oceania 2026 running top! These tops are ideal for racing, training, on the trails or heading to the gym. Comfortable, practical and designed especially for Oceania 2026, they’re a fantastic souvenir from the week. Make sure you place your order by 31 August!

🔥 WILDFIRE SPORTS SPONSORSHIP UPDATE
In the haste and excitement to share the news of Wildfire Sports’ support, incorrect sponsorship details were published. Apologies for the error.

Wildfire Sports is providing $1,200 in gift certificates for the Wildfire Sports Oceania Long Championships, including prizes for M21E, W21E, M20E and W20E, plus one additional male and female class winner.

A huge thank you to Brenton and the Wildfire Sports crew for their generous support of Oceania Orienteering 2026! 🙌

24/08/2026

Wondering about the locations for the Easter 2027 events- wonder no longer. More details will appear on the easter 2027 website:
https://aus3days2027.orienteering.asn.au/

24/08/2026

WMTBOC ATHLETE PROFILE - Meet Maya Bennette!

Maya is 18 years old, racing in her third Junior World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships!

🚵 How have you been training for WMTBOC? I have been doing lots of sprint trainings

🇸🇪 What are you most looking forward to when racing in Mora, Sweden? I'm super excited to race in Swedish terrain

Let's cheer loud and proud for Maya Bennette! 🇦🇺

10/08/2026

The first of Victoria two Primary Schools Orienteering Championships will be held on Monday 7th September at Hawkstowe Park. Schools and individual students are able to compete in the VPSOC West and/or the VPSOC East event held later in the year at Maroondah Dam.

The Hawkestowe map is part of the larger Plenty River parkland in South Morang and has been used for several school events over the last 20 years. The area has lots of paths, open clearings and small pockets of runnable forest.

Further information can be found on the Eventor page here https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/Show/23839

School's team managers should complete the entry spreadsheet and email to [email protected]. Individual students can enter directly on Eventor.