Upcoming Blue Lightning Training

Regular weekly training in 2017 will be run on a weekday afternoon - generally Wednesdays from 4-5.15pm. This day and time is subject to change so if you are new, email Manager Lil Bryant-Johnson for confirmation of venue and day. BlueLightningACT@gmail.com

 

Upcoming training:

Wednesday 24 May (World Orienteering Day) Kellaway St Hackett Ainslie Nth.

Wednesday 31 May  - Remembrance Park  - Mt Ainslie Drive.

Wednesday 7 June - Parliamentary Triangle - meet at Questacon Entrance.

Wednesday 14 June - La Trobe Park end of Melbourne Avenue, Deakin (near Girls Grammar).


Cake Stall

Blue Lightning runs cake stalls at Saturday and Sunday orienteering events to help fund training, orienteering shirts and the ACT Schools Orienteering Team. All members of Blue Lightning are encouraged to assist running the cake stall. Please contact the Blue Lightning Cake Manager, Jane Barnett, jane.barnett.au@gmail.com if you are able to help and not already on the roster.  

New Blue Lightning O-Shirts

Blue Lightning O- shirts are available from the Blue Lightning Manager. Cost -$25 

Focus On Girls  (FOG) Training

After school training sessions are held for Girls Only (aged 10 and above)  every month or so. 

School Orienteering

We can make a map of your school or do In school instruction - see Body and Brain 

ACT Schools Team

Each year in late September at the Australian Orienteering Championships Carnival School teams from each state and from New Zealand meet for an exciting competition. Any Secondary School students can apply to be part of the team. Any who miss out on selection and others are welcome, along with other families and friends, to attend the week long carnival (or parts of it). See news articles below. 


Blue Lightning Squad Performance Rewarded with Australian Honours

Saturday, 4 October 2014

 

Photo: Australian Schools Honour Team

Members of the Blue Lightning squad have been justly rewarded for top performances in the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships.  In addition to successes by individuals and teams in the Relays, ACT was placed third on 37 points, just behind Tasmania on 40 and Queensland on 38.  The ACT would most certainly have won if it had they a senior girls team, especially in the Relays.

Three ACT team members, Patrick Miller, Tara Melhuish and Noah Poland (pictured below), were named in Australian Honour team. And two, Patrick Miller and Tara Melhuish have been named in the team to represent Australia in the 2015 Schools Trans-Tasman Challenge against New Zealand in January in Tasmania.  Two others, Noah Poland and Zoe Melhuish have been named as non-travelling reserves. 



The complete Australian Schools team is:

Senior Boys: Jarrah Day, Matt Doyle, Daniel Hill, Tom Ronnfeldt; Non travelling reserves: Simeon Burrill, Riley de Jong, Nicholas Colllins
Senior Girls: Anna Dowling, Hannah Goddard, Winnie Oakhill, Asha Steer; Non travelling reserves: Georgia Jones, Leisha Maggs, Celsey Adams.
Junior Boys: Dante Afnan, Callum Davis, Aston Key, Patrick Miller (ACT); Non travelling reserves: Noah Poland (ACT), Angus Haines, Oliver Martin
Junior Girls: Rachel Allen, Lauren Baade, Jo-Anna Maynard, Tara Melhuish (ACT); Non travelling reserves: Emily Sorensen, Zoe Melhuish (ACT), Mikayla Cooper.
Blue Lightning News Archive
ACT Schools Orienteering Team Trials Information - 2017 Thursday, 18 May 2017 We encourage all keen school aged ACT Orienteers to trial for the ACT School Orienteering Team.
Anyone can nominate to be selected for the ACT schools team 2016 Friday, 13 May 2016 Sept 24 to Oct 2 in Queensland
Blue Lightning Wagga Wagga training camp Sunday, 17 April 2016 Blue Lightning Wagga Wagga training camp report
Blue Lightning Squad Performance Rewarded with Australian Honours Saturday, 4 October 2014 Members of the Blue Lightning squad have been justly rewarded for top performances
Training with a Focus on Girls - Monday at Radford College Friday, 3 October 2014 Published in April 2015 - Girls aged 10-15 years come on down. Girls group into its 10th month!!
Focus on Girls - General Info Friday, 3 October 2014 Coaching Info for girls aged 10 - 15
Girls Group Grows Friday, 26 September 2014 Girls and Maps! Embracing the challenge!
Focus on Girls Series 3 Thursday, 7 August 2014 FOCUS ON GIRLS Series 3 - Recommences this Friday 8 August Focus on Girls is a group training session specifically targetting girls.
FOG Series 2 Success (Focus on Girls – training for girls aged 10 -15 years) Tuesday, 1 July 2014 The key is fun and challenge, with a social aspect built in - result, attendance remains strong for FOG Series 2.
2014 ACT Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships Friday, 27 June 2014 Fifty three students competed for their schools in the ACT Secondary Schools Orienteering Championships. Ten ACT Secondary Schools/Colleges were represented.
ACT Schools Orienteering Team for 2014 Announced Monday, 23 June 2014 Announcement of the ACT Schools Orienteering Team to compete at the 2014 Australian Schools Orienteering Championships in WA in October.
Final preparations for girls in training today- ready for ACT Secondary Schools Champs Wednesday, 21 May 2014 Last session most successful for Focus on Girls - mini training series training
Focus on Girls Tuesday, 13 May 2014 Focus on Girls - Girls (aged 10-15) of all experience levels are invited to a series of training sessions. Good prep for upcoming ACT Secondary Schools Championships and ACT Sprint Champs on Saturday 24 May at Bruce CIT Or just a great chance to meet some girls interested in Orienteering!
ASOC Selection Events Thursday, 27 June 2013 ACT Schools Orienteering Team to compete at 2013 Championships