📚 Operations manual#

This website/document contains the complete information for the organizers and volunteers of the 2026 Oceania Orienteering Carnival

Overall schedule#

Sept 25th, Friday

Pre Registration

5:00pm

🎊 Pre registration opens

Location

7:00pm

🎊 Pre registration closes

Sept 26th, Saturday

Oceania Middle Distance Championships

9:00

🎊 Event center opens

Location

11:00 - 13:55

🏃‍♀ïļ Oceania Middle start window

15:35

🏁 Course closure

14:00

Welcome to Country

14:30

🏆 Presentation ceremony

Sept 27th, Sunday

Oceania Relay Championships

8:30

🎊 Event center opens

Location

9:30

ðŸ“Ģ Oceania Relay Briefing

10:00 - 10.30

🏃‍♀ïļ Oceania Relay Mass Start

13:00

🏆 Presentation ceremony

13:45

🏁 Course closure

Sept 29th, Tuesday

ASOC Sprint Distance Championships
Flight of the Bogong Day 1

8:00

🎊 Event center opens

Location

9:00

🏃‍♀ïļ ASOC Sprint start (Independent Athletes)

9:30

🏃‍♀ïļ ASOC Sprint start (State Team Athletes)

11:40

🏁 Course closure ASOC Sprint

11:15

🏆 ASOC Sprint Presentations

11:45 - 12:45

🏃‍♀ïļ Flight of the Bogong Day 1 start window

14:00

🏁 Course closure Flight of the Bogong Day 1

Sept 30th, Wednesday

ASOC Long Distance Championships
Flight of the Bogong Day 2

9.00

🎊 Event center opens

Location

9.30

🏃‍♀ïļ ASOC Long start (Independent Athletes)

10:30

🏃‍♀ïļ ASOC Long start (State Team Athletes)

2.15

🏁 Course closure ASOC Long

1:30

🏆 ASOC Long Presentations

14:00 - 15:00

🏃‍♀ïļ Flight of the Bogong Day 2 start window

16:30

🏁 Course closure Flight of the Bogong Day 2

Oct 1st, Thursday

ASOC Relay Championships
Flight of the Bogong Day 3

8:00

🎊 Event center opens

Location

9:15

ðŸ“Ģ ASOC Relay briefing

9:30

🏃‍♀ïļ ASOC Relay mass start

11:15

🏃‍♀ïļ ASOC 2nd/3rd runners mass start

12:45

🏁 Course closure ASOC Relay

12:30

🏆 ASOC Long Presentations

12:45 - 1:05

🏃‍♀ïļ Flight of the Bogong Day 3 mass start

13:10 - 13:15

🏃‍♀ïļ Flight of the Bogong Day 3 queued start

14.15

🏆 Flight of the Bogong Day 3 Presentations

14:30

🏁 Course closure Flight of the Bogong Day 3

Oct 3rd, Saturday

Oceania Long Distance Championships

8:30

🎊 Event center opens

Location

9:30 - 12:40

🏃‍♀ïļ Oceania Long start window

15:40

🏁 Course closure

15:00

🏆 Presentation ceremony

Oct 4th, Sunday

Oceania Sprint Distance Championships

8:30

🎊 Event center opens

Location

9:30 - 12:00

🏃‍♀ïļ Oceania Sprint start window

13:00

🏁 Course closure

13:15

🏆 Presentation ceremony

See schedule page for all the details

Main documents#

OA Competition rules 2026

IOF Rules 2026

Oceania IOF Rules 2025

WRE Manual 2024

OA Guidelines Major Carnivals

Australia - New Zealand Challenge Rules

OACT Safety and Emergency Procedures

ASOC Main documents#

ASOC Competition rules 2026

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Operations manual sections#

Emergency contacts#

  • Natalie Smith - Event Director - 0448887357

  • Cath Chalmers - Technical Director - 0417966236

  • Allison Jones - ASOC Director - 0433643857

  • Gillian Ingham - IOF Event Advisor - ``

  • Organizing team WhatsApp group


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