Queensland – QLD

Queensland is an ideal location to experience some of Australia’s best surf beaches, tropical rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef. With a warm and sunny climate year-round, it is one of Australia’s best tourism destinations. 

 

There are 11 orienteering clubs across the state, predominantly centred in the capital city, Brisbane, and surrounding regions of Toowoomba, the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Granite Belt. Orienteering terrain in Queensland is varied and interesting, including some of Australia’s most complex campus sprint maps, world-class granite and fast spur-gully terrain. The Cascades, located in the beautiful Granite Belt region, is some of the world’s best granite terrain. 

We have a competitive team in the National Orienteering League – the Queensland Cyclones  – and a strong junior development program (including annual junior training camps) and Schools coaching program. 

While Queensland does not currently have a formal offer for a coach in residence for 2023-2024, we will consider candidates on an individual basis and invite applications from potential coaches in residence. Please note, most orienteering events are held in the winter months in Queensland (March –  November), although some limited training camps and sprint/urban events are held over summer. We have previously hosted coaches in residence from Sweden, Denmark and Czechia in recent years, who participated in competitions, coaching sessions and training camps, coaching in Schools and making maps.