Orienteering Australia is the National organisation responsible for the governing, organisation and promotion of orienteering in Australia. It is a Full Member of the International Orienteering Federation.http://www.orienteering.org/i3/index.php?/iof2006/iof/member_federations/iof_member_federations#AUS Retrieved on 20th of June 2008 Orienteering Australia has its publication The Australian Orienteer.http://orienteering.asn.au/australianorienteer Retrieved on 20th of June 2008
Governance The Board, which governs Orienteering Australia, is made up of representatives from Member States. Daily business is handled by an elected Board of 6-8 directors. Committees and Officers offer specialist advice to the Board.
Finance The Board Director of Finance is Richard Mountstephens. Orienteering Australia is sponsored principally by the Australian Sports Commission.http://www.orienteering.asn.au/home/ Retrieved on 20th of June 2008 The National Orienteering League is supported by Wildfire Sports and Trek.
Members of the federation Orienteering Australia is a federation made up of the 7 associations, with each State or territory of the commonwealth having a federation.
ACT: Orienteering ACT NSW: Orienteering New South Wales QLD: Orienteering Queensland SA: Orienteering South Australia TAS: Orienteering Tasmania VIC: Orienteering Victoria WA: Orienteering Western Australia
For the Northern Territory, the Top End Orienteers (TEO) is the Orienteering Club, affiliated to OSA
History Orienteering Australia was founded in 1970, and joined the International Orienteering Federation the same year. Australia participated in the World Orienteering Championships first time in 1972. The 1985 World Championships were held in Bendigo, Australia.Berglia 1987, pp. 216–217
Individual world champion from Australia is Johanna Allston, who won a gold medal in sprint in 2006. She also won the middle distance in the World Games in 2009. In 2024, Elizabeth Bourne was awarded an Order of Australia medal for services to conservation, and her contributions to orienteering.
References
External links Orienteering Australia homepage