The Australian Orienteering Elite Ranking Scheme points are now finalised for season 2005. Recent World Ranking Events in China provided David Brickhill-Jones (Tas) with the opportunity to climb to the top of the ranking list for the first time. His 1312 points in the Yunnan Orienteering Festival Sprint Distance race and 1223 in the Middle Distance has enabled him to leapfrog Grant Bluett (ACT) and finish the season as Australia’s number one ranked orienteer.

There is no change to the women’s list, with Hanny Allston (Tas) finishing the year at number one, ahead of Jo Allison (ACT) and Tracy Bluett (NSW).