Victoria Map Embargoes Orienteers, team officials, and other persons, who, through knowledge of the terrain may influence the results of the competitions, are not allowed to enter an embargoed area for any purpose. No scouting or training is permitted in these areas, with or without a map, from the time the notice is posted below until after the competition. Map Embargoes in Victoria 2026 Victorian Middle Distance Championships, Sunday 6 September 2026, Jubilee Lake/Musk Vale, Daylesford anywhere south of the fork-like junction of Lake Road and the Ballan-Daylesford Rd; between the Ballan-Daylesford Rd (western edge) and Lake Road-Wombat Creek-Jubilee Lake then Wombat Dam Road (eastern edge); down to a southern boundary of Hogan’s Lane across to where Wombat Dam Road enters the forest. 2026 Victorian Short Distance Championships, Saturday 19 September 2026, Tarnagulla Tappit Hen, Tarnagulla – all of the mapped area between Tarnagulla Road and Wimmera Highway 2026 Victorian Long Distance Championships, Sunday 20 September 2026, Metcalfe All of Metcalfe Nature Conservation Reserve, Metcalfe 2026 Australian MTBO Championships, 8 – 11 October 2026, Ballarat and Creswick The embargoed areas for the MTBO championships can be viewed on the carnival website HERE and can also be viewed and enlarged with more detail using this link: https://tinyurl.com/55y8et2x 2026 Victorian Sprint Distance Championships, Sunday 29 November 2026, Burwood Deakin Burwood campus, Burwood Highway, Burwood – entire campus. An exemption applies for people studying at the campus or participating in non orienteering events during the embargo timeframe, but no scouting or taking any version of the Deakin Burwood orienteering map into the area is permitted. 2027 Victorian Middle Distance Championships, Bendigo Argyle – whole map. 2028 Australian Championships Carnival Embargoes In preparation for the 2028 Australian Championship Carnival the areas shown in the maps below are embargoed until after the completion of the carnival. The embargo includes the existing Rowdy Flat and Racecourse creek maps. In addition to the areas shown in the maps Beechworth High School, Gallen College Wangaratta, Cathedral College Wangaratta and Victory Lutheran College Wodonga are embargoed. It is not permitted to reconnoitre terrain, or train on existing maps in the areas shown. The embargoes do not include the existing Kangaroo Crossing or Beechworth Gorge maps. Overview of embargoed areas Detail A – Woolshed Road is the southern boundary of embargoed area Detail B Detail C Detail D Detail E