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22015015 SSkeetkeet HHallall OOff FameFame IInducteenductee BrianB Thomson CCommonwealthommonwealth CCarnivalarnival – EEchucachuca PPageage 4 22015015 AACTACTA UUniversalniversal AACADEMYCADEMY TTrenchrench CCAMPAMP SSerieseries PPageage 1100 PPageage 8 22015015 NNATIONALATIONAL SSPORTINGPORTING CCHAMPIONSHIPSHAMPIONSHIPS PPRE-NOMINATIONRE-NOMINATION FFORMORM PPageage 2255 OOfficialfficial JJournalournal ooff tthehe AAUSTRALIANUSTRALIAN CCLAYLAY TTARGETARGET AASSOCIATIONSSOCIATION IINC.NC. – AAugustugust 22015015 VVol.ol. 6688 NNo.o. 8 Print Post Approved PP349181/00364 CCongratulationsongratulations Leigh Roberts 2015 National Skeet Overall High Gun 2015 National Skeet Champion of Champions & Matt Fallon 2015 National Skeet Doubles Champion PROUDLY DISTRIBUTED BY Clay & Hunt Pty Ltd Phone: 03 9304 1773 Email: [email protected] : Krieghoff Australia VOLUME NO. 68 ISSUE NO. 8 AUGUST 2015 OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET Brian Thomson, 2015 Skeet Hall of Fame ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED inductee. Annual Subscription Rate: $50 Brian’s list of achievements include September 2015 issue closes July 20 2015 11 X National Skeet Titles, 12 x National October 2015 issue closes August 17 2015 Runner Ups, 7 State Titles, 10 x All Australian Teams, 2 x Skeet Team To USA. AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Phone: (02) 6938 2121 Fax: (02) 6931 0125 Website: www.claytarget.com.au Contents NATIONAL OFFICE EXECUTIVE OFFICER: President’s Notes 2 Tony Turner – email: execoffi [email protected] Executive Offi cer’s Report 3 ACCOUNTS: Rule Decision 3 Judy Ferry – email: [email protected] Commonwealth Carnival – Echuca 4 CTSN: email: [email protected] ACTA Academy Camp 8 MEMBERSHIP: 2015 Universal Trench Series 10 Maureen Ryan – email: [email protected] Laura Woolley, Bendigo Bank Sports Academy Athlete of the Year 12 ADMINISTRATION/ EVENTS CO-ORDINATOR: Sue Vesperman – email: [email protected] Broken Hill – Great Shoot but Numbers Down 13 RECEPTION: Psychological Skills for Shooting 14 Jenny Robinson – email: [email protected] Bendigo Clay Target Club Queen’s Birthday 15 ACTA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Denmark - Rain, Hail or Shine 16 PRESIDENT: RV Repairs at Bega 17 Mr Robert Nugent VICE PRESIDENTS: 35th Norfolk Island International Championships 18 Mr Robert Fox, Mr Malcolm Dyson Noorat Cash Bonanza 19 EXECUTIVE: Cuzzo’s Ramblings 20 NSW Mr Don Johnson, Mr Don Power, NT Mr Robert Fox, Mr David Mildura 2015 Easter Carnival 22 Howe, QLD Mr Geoff Moore, Mr Brian Muirson, Mr Robert Nugent, SA Mr Bronte Evans, Mr Garry Read, TAS Mr Kim Hibble, Mr Alan Styles, Night Tower Shooting at Mathoura 23 VIC Mr Malcolm Dyson, Mr Gary Hayden, WA Mrs Elaine Forward OAM, Competition Results: Mr Terry Marsden Tasmania 27 PATRONS: Western Australia 27 The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, A.C., C.H.†, Victoria 31 Mrs Kay Hull, AM South Australia 36 LIFE REGISTERED SHOOTERS: New South Wales 39 J Houston†, H. G. James†, D. B. Mott†, W. E. H. Rainbird. O.B.E.†, J. M. Wilson†, J. M. Tyquin†, K. Soames†, N. Wells†, E T. Baldwin†, Queensland 50 G. H. Hall (PP)†, E. G. Biggs†, R. H. Moyse†, L. S. R. Stewart†, 95th Anniversary for Kempsey 59 C. Moll†, A. Pedersen, (PP)†, O.R. Taylor†, E.F. Hawkins (PP)†, Break Badges 59 R. Mules†, A.N. Rowe†, L.G. Connors (PP)†, W. Jones (PP)†, R.M. Holtfreter (PP)†, N. Hardy, LJ Martin (PP), JK Scott (PP), Queensland Police Clay Target Club 60 RF Buchan, J Murphy, GG Woodhatch (PP), R Silvester, R Nugent (PP), Shoot Calendar 2015 60 J Byrnes (PP), A Kenny, D Harwood, J Mack (PP), R Traill† Kerang – Moulamein – Boort Circuit Shoot 61 † Denotes deceased. PP denotes Past President The Squire Reports from West Wyalong 62 Atkins Performs Well at Echuca 63 Classifi eds 63 ACTA News 64 Designed and typeset by Ironbark Graphics, 22 Hubble Street, Maryborough, Vic 3465 Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Rd, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 SEPTEMBER CTSN: No responsibility is accepted by the publisher for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent CLOSING DATE FOR ADVERTISING IN THE those of the publisher. SEPTEMBER CTSN IS STRICTLY JULY 20 ISSN: 1321-3903 AUGUST 2015 – AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 1 Presidents Notes Elections Hall of Fame During the executive meeting held recently, Development is continuing on the new website and the Hall of Fame is I was returned as ACTA National President. intended to have a very special area on this site. Thank you to all who have supported me Much of the work on researching old records etc was done by individuals and during this process and to those that have whilst we know who has received awards in the past, we are short of much sent congratulations since. I will certainly not of the general interest details, eg: when and where the scores were shot that be perfect but I will try to give you a 100% were used to consider these awards . Many shooters will have received letters effort. On behalf of all members I wish to in an attempt to fi ll in these gaps. If you have received a letter and you have thank my predecessor, Mr. Allan Vilcins for the the information that can be used to add detail to the HoF section of the time and effort he put in during his term. The website please advise Sue in the office. position, although honorary, comes with a great responsibility to all members. It is rarely easy to It is also important for shooters to understand that the office is not advised of please everybody but I am sure Allan believed many of the great shooting feats that take place annually. If you have shot a he was always acting in the greater interest within the limitations under which large break or qualified for a Grand Slam please let the office know the details we operate. Allan introduced quite a few processes and procedures to the so the award can be considered. governance of the ACTA and these will help guide us into the future. Grounds Congratulations to Mr. Rob Fox for being re-elected as Vice President and to Grounds and facilities matters which are now part of the Board portfolio has new Vice President, Mr. Mal Dyson. Other honorary officers include Mr. Alan seen some works carried out recently. A detailed survey with heights taken at Styles as Treasurer and Mr. Gary Hayden as Secretary . The executive officers the base of all infrastructures on the shooting complex has been completed. column will explain the structure we have adopted for the next year in more This is to ensure that any further development has better drainage and flood detail, and also where we want to be in the future. proofing than currently exists. Those of you that know me will understand that I am very outcome driven and Trap sometimes have been accused of skirting process or procedure. Whilst I won’t Negotiations with our neighbour has resulted in permission being granted to apologise for this I will try to operate completely within the limitations that exist. remove the fence between traps 15 and 16. Another trap will now be installed on the fence line. Traps 15 and 16 were originally spaced to allow this to CTSN happen . It is planned that by 2018 we will be able to have 5 banks of 4 traps Welcome all members to the second edition of the Clay Target Shooting News in operation for the World DTL and one practice trap. (CTSN) in its new format. The aim is to produce the same size magazine, generally 64 pages, but with better quality paper for photographs and Sporting advertising. The limitation has always been the weight restriction imposed on us The Wagga club has just completed the conduct of the NSW State Sporting by the postal category we need to fit into. Thanks to Jim Shepherd for the great Carnival on the grounds. The club also conducts the ACTA Sporting Nationals work to get us to this stage. on our behalf each year. The club has recently purchased another 7 Sporting traps. All the Sporting machines used for these events in the past Executive Meetings have either been the property of Wagga club or borrowed from neighbouring Many decisions were made during the meetings but as the minutes are not yet clubs. The ACTA do not own any Sporting equipment in their own right. A big approved I can’t really comment on many of the complex matters. However thanks to Wagga for continuing to host these major events and for purchasing some simple and clear decisions were made that I can report. more equipment to make these events even better. Look forward to the • Existing ACTA Uniform policy adopted for all ACTA events across all National Sporting at the end of August. disciplines. Skeet • The appointment of a second patron is under investigation. Problems experienced with shooting being interrupted on layout one during • Adoption of a National Charity on an annual basis is under investigation. the Skeet Nationals are under investigation. Arrangements with the adjoining • Proposed rules changes to be considered by a State Rules Supervisors Pistol Club that comprise part of our safety template are under review. I am meeting in the near future. confident we will have a resolution of this problem before the next Skeet • Formation of a Board of 4 persons with power to co-opt 3 others to meet Nationals. regularly. Board portfolios are of a management nature, eg finance, legal ISSF etc. Many outstanding performances from our young shooters bodes well for the • Sub-committees reduced to 2 with portfolios that fit in either the sports future. Below is a recent ACTA press release highlighting some of our young conduct (eg: Rules, championships etc) or Sports enhancement spheres shooters performances.

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