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ACTA PHOTO COMPETITION Page 7 VVCTACTA 22010010 TTRAPRAP CCARNIVALARNIVAL PPageage 4 IISSFSSF CCARNIVALARNIVAL PPageage 1100 GGERALDTONERALDTON BBallandeanallandean CCTCTC CCRAYFISHRAYFISH CCelebrateselebrates CCARNIVALARNIVAL 5500 YYearsears PPageage 1122 PPageage 5566 22011011 TTraprap NNationalational CChampionshipshampionships NNOMINATIONOMINATION FFORMORM PPageage 2200 Print Post Approved PP349181/00364 Official Journal of the AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. – January 2011 Vol. 64 No. 1 National President’s Notes A New Year is upon us and I wish all our members well VOLUME NO. 64 for 2011. ISSUE NO. 1 J ANUARY 2011 I recently mentioned the idea in this column of the OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ACTA being able to directly deal with the shooters ie AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED sending of accounts for the collection of subscriptions. Annual Subscription Rate: $44 The Board felt that if a proper process was in place we Feb. 2011 issue closes Dec. 13 2010 would keep more members. One South Australian club, Mar. 2011 issue closes Jan. 20 2010 Monarto-Alexandra has made a suggestion that it CONTACT: would be better for clubs to be “required” to chase up AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET payment, with the club being given a couple of months ASSOCIATION INC. to do this after which time the matter would be handed to the ACTA to deal PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 with. I can understand the clubs concern of being taken totally out of the process Phone: (02) 6938 2121 Fax: (02) 6931 0125 Website: www.claytarget.com.au of collecting subscriptions and perhaps this proposal would be a suitable compromise. Thanks for the constructive input Monarto. Further input from NATIONAL OFFICE Executive Offi cer members on this issue is welcome. email: execoffi [email protected] Judy Ferry, Accounts Work on the National Grounds has received some setbacks lately with the email: [email protected] weather this year making progress impossible for months at a time. Flooding has resulted in damage to some traphouses and reconstruction is underway at the CTSN email: [email protected] moment. Our situation in a fl oodplain does not help but this year’s record fl oods Maureen Ryan, Membership won’t be an annual event. email: [email protected] Sue Vesperman, Administration/Events The Association closed its membership year with just on 13000 members for Co-ordinator email: [email protected] 2010 up on 2009. A large portion of the increase can be attributed to Victoria Jenny Robinson, Reception where a major push was made by some clubs to join up what had been “social email: [email protected] members” a category not recognised by the ACTA. I thank those clubs for David Jocelyn, Ground Curator making this effort and encourage other clubs to do the same. Persons using your NATIONAL EXECUTIVE facilities, your insurance and your Club and Association name without paying PATRON The Right Honourable the proper registration are a threat to the Associations future and a possible Malcolm Fraser, A.C., C.H. legal liability. Membership fees are after all only equivalent to a few cartons of PRESIDENT beer and provides proper liability insurance cover, substantial life and accident Robert Nugent VICE PRESIDENTS cover, an improving magazine, and a voice with legislators, and sponsors of Mr Ron Traill the shooting sports alike. Sponsorship and fi ghting oppressive legislation are Mr Peter Haley numbers games so help get the numbers up by BOARD Mr Dennis Harwood — Mr Ron Traill joining up the freeloaders, and protect your sport. Mr Robert Fox — Mr Lynne Curtis Front Cover Mr Peter Haley 2010 VCTA Trap Carnival Finally it is with sadness that I have to report EXECUTIVE High Gun, Ray Peatling, with the resignation of our Executive Offi cer of two Mrs Elaine Forward — Mr Brian Bailey VCTA President, Ron Traill years Mr. Tony Turner, effective from the 19th of Mr David Howe — Mr Gary Read and Vice President, Malcolm Mr Don Johnson — Mr George Pinner Dyson November. The resignation, for personal reasons, Mr Allan Vilcins — Mr Terry Marsden came as a total shock to the board. Tony had LIFE REGISTERED SHOOTERS brought a level of professionalism, and a N Hardy, LJ Martin (PP), JK Scott (PP), RF Buchan, J Murphy, GG Woodhatch (PP), personality we had all grown to like and respect R Silvester, R Nugent, J Byrnes (PP), to the position. Tony, we wish you and your W Jones (PP), A Kenny family well in the future, we are truly sad to see you go. Designed and Typeset by Ironbark Graphics 22 Hubble Street, Maryborough, Vic 3465 Until next month, good health and good Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Rd, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 shooting. 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 those of the publisher. ISSN: 1321-3903 Robert Nugent JANUARY 2011 – AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET NEWS 1 Executive Offi cer’s Report There have been a number of enquiries regarding the Insurance loop hole to extend rights to those from other associations. policies and the coverage offered. There are a number of policies the I fi nd it hard to believe clubs would want to allow unaffi liated ACTA has to cover its Member Clubs and the Association, all with shooters to walk in, pay the same money as a member, shoot without their own set of criteria for coverage. These are on the Website as are contributing to the Club at all, not contribute to the cost of running the certifi cates of currency and also the Constitution. the club(including insurance) perhaps win and take the prizes without There is some confusion even after our mail-out to club secretaries with being a fi nancial member. As a member of the ACTA and a Club the policy regarding shooters entering events and their Status. I would not be impressed. I refer all to the Constitution which is the backbone of the Association. We now have online registration of our National events. 38.1 Registration with the Association You can access these through our website, once you have lodged the “The Association shall keep a register of shooters and no person form you will receive an automated confi rmation. This is another tool may enter or compete at an Association competition, event, or to ensure members are able to use the latest technology. This form is at any competition or event conducted by a Member State or virtually the same as the hard copy of the nomination form. Member Club appointed for that purpose, unless such person We are currently negotiating further sponsorships for 2011, more is registered with the Association as a registered shooter and is confi rmation very shortly. I would however like to announce after not in arrear with his or her registration fees”. meeting with Sales and Marketing manager Brett Quodling at our As shooting targets, or competition constitutes an event, only fi nancial National Trap Championships this year that Coopers Tyres has ACTA members may shoot at an ACTA affi liated ground. The option agreed to sponsor the ACTA in 2011. Coopers have a great range of joining would be the only avenue available to enable them to shoot. of tyres and as a sponsor of the Association we would like to see our Our Insurance is based on our constitution and any failure to comply members support them. AVIS has also joined the ACTA with two with the constitution could render the Insurance invalid. If this were offers which are available to all members through our website. These the case the Club & their offi ce bearers could be held responsible. offers will change periodically, watch the website. We will announce further details of a new deal with Perazzi for the With regard to visitors “This reference is to visiting shooters from National Camps programs commencing 2011. This in addition to other ACTA Clubs” or a person who comes to your club with the the support of Perazzi for the Mackintosh teams at the National intent of joining. They are allowed to shoot 3 times before being Trap Championships. Many thanks to Fil and Steve for their ongoing required to join. This is to be used as a recruiting tool not a perceived support. I will not be here to see these new programs and sponsors join our Contents many other great sponsors in the future. My retirement from the position with the ACTA took effect on the 19th of November. I wish National President’s Notes 1 Break Badges 46 to thank all National Executive members and State Executives and Executive Offi cer’s Report 2 Club News 46 Secretaries for their support and assistance in the past two years. Apology 2 Jacaranda Open Classic 47 I also wish to commend the work of the staff of the ACTA National Richmond River 3 Ulupna Island 47 Offi ce and David on the ground, they are fantastic people and very VCA 2010 State Trap Carnival 4 Psychological Skills 48 professional in the manner in which they do their job. It has been a pleasure to work with them. There are too many others to thank, Rhys Eeles wins Memorial Cup 7 Wangaratta Skeet & 5-Stand 49 most I have spoken with prior to leaving. Thank you all, all the best Hermidale 31st Anniversary 8 Shoot Calendar 49 for the new year. VCTA ISSF Carnival 2010 10 Vale 50 2010 Geraldton Crayfi sh Classifi eds 51 APOLOGY Carnival 12 Sydney Anniversary 51 To the Executive Offi cer, ACTA Melbourne Cup Day at The Squire reports from On Saturday the fourth of September 2010 at the Australia Cup held in Darwin I was guilty of using offensive language to an offi cial and the Castlemaine 16 West Wyalong 52 scorers during the course of the competition.