Victoria Map Embargoes 2026 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, until after the competition. 2026 Map Embargoes in Victoria National League Round 4, Ballarat Sprint Challenge, Vic Series 3 – Saturday April 25 and Sunday April 26 The following areas are embargoed: Federation University Central Ballarat Campus and White Flat Recreation Reserve, bounded by Dana St, Armstrong St, Albert St/Yarrowee River, Ballarat Phoenix College Sebastopol, bounded by Hertford St, Grant St, Hill St and Spencer St, Sebastopol Nerrina, bounded by White Swan Road, Springs Road and the M8 Freeway, Ballarat Victorian Relays, Sunday 23 August 2026, tba details tba 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. Victorian Short Distance Championships, Saturday 19 September 2026, Tarnagulla Tappit Hen, Tarnagulla – all of the mapped area between Tarnagulla Road and Wimmera Highway Victorian Long Distance Championships, Sunday 20 September 2026, Metcalfe All of Metcalfe Nature Conservation Reserve, Metcalfe 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 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.