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. Orienteering Australia has its own publication ''The Australian Orienteer''.

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. 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 Orienteering at the World Games, World Games in 2009.

References

External links

Orienteering Australia homepage
National members of the International Orienteering Federation, Australia, Orienteering Orienteering in Australia Sports governing bodies in Australia {{Orienteering-org-stub