Welcome to Eureka!
Eureka Orienteers Run and Ride the Country!
Eureka Orienteers is a Ballarat-based recreation and sports club, responsible for the organisation and promotion of orienteering in central Western Victoria. Orienteering is a family of outdoor sports that involves navigating with a map around a set course, defined by a sequence of control points, in a timed race against the clock.
Orienteering is unique in that everyone involved at an event can participate or compete on exactly the same maps and terrain. From rank beginners, to world-class elite athletes, to family groups, and nature-loving bushwalkers. Participant ages typically range from under 5, through to 95 plus, and events cater for all ages and levels of fitness, maturity and experience. Orienteering develops skills in navigation, self-confidence, self-reliance and environmental appreciation, which are all great life skills to develop.
This website is here to provide information for members and visitors alike. Those new to the sport should start by reading the Eureka Newcomers page.
Latest News
- [EurekaO] 2024-2025 Eureka AGM – prior notice of Zoom meetingHi everyone Every year we have a Eureka AGM, but due to the Summer P/S, 2 NOL’s, 1 Ballarat Classics, 1 MTBO, world fuel crisis AND various members being far away from Ballarat we have missed the opportunity to meet at a social, face-to-face AGM (given we are now in WINTER) The executive will send out ...
- [EurekaO] Eureka AGMPlease see details for zoom meeting below. Mark Valentine is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Eureka AGM 2024/25 Time: Jun 11, 2026 07:30 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting us04web.zoom.us/j/76226468028?pwd=SHDzqsTx81gJTaDfFMn75kqB2baowC.1 Meeting chat link us04web.zoom.us/launch/jc/76226468028 Meeting ID: 762 2646 8028 Passcode: D109Lj Mark Valentine M: + 0418 310125 E: mark.valentine@ballaratbasketball.com | www.ballaratbasketball.com PO Box 3, Wendouree 3355
- [EurekaO] Photos from EventsCongratulations to Gary for the wonderful array of photos posted on Facebook, and the fact that so many of the teams have responded so positively to the exposure. And of course congratulations to the Eureka members who represented the Club so effectively yesterday in putting on two magnificent events at SMB and Phoenix College. Mark Valentine M: + ...
- [EurekaO] Last chance to enter the 2 Ballarat Sprints and/or the Vic Series at NerrinaHi all Just a brief reminder that entries close tonight on Eventor for the 2 Sprints on Anzac Day (Saturday) and the VicSeries #3 on Sunday. With the weather looking pretty good for both days here is your chance to do some local events – sprints around SMB campus and Phoenix College – and then ...
- [EurekaO] Rosters for April 25Afternoon All and thank you very much for volunteering your time for these two NOL sprints. Please see details below and let me know if there is any major issue which needs addressing. Generally if you have a role in the morning at White Flat/SMB, you will repeat it at Phoenix College in the afternoon. If ...
Event Calendar
Upcoming Events
| Date | Event | Directions | Eventor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-07-2026 | Little Hard Hills, Enfield | - | |
| 02-08-2026 | Ballarat Classics #4 - Boundary Creek | - | |
| 05-09-2026 | Eureka Orienteers' Two-Person Relay - Tipperary Springs |
Recent Past Events
| Date | Event | Eventor |
|---|---|---|
| 30-05-2026 | Eureka Orienteers Training Day - Foot-O, Barkstead | |
| 31-05-2026 | Vic MTBO Series #3 - Barkstead | |
| 21-06-2026 | Ballarat Classics #2 - Chinamans Flat, Linton |
Orienteering Victoria
Eureka Orienteers is proudly affiliated with Orienteering Victoria.
Eastwood Leisure Complex
Eureka Orienteers thanks the Eastwood Leisure Complex for their support with the club's equipment store, and the use of their facilities for meetings and social events.
Goodsports
Eureka Orienteers has reached Level 3 accreditation as part of the Good Sports program. Good Sports works with clubs to help them provide safe and healthy environments for families to play sport.
Acknowledgement of Country
Eureka Orienteers acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today. Further information can be found on the Country page.