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OFC CTSN Mar08 27/2/08 4:11 PM Page 1 22000088 NNaattiioonnaall SSkkeeeett TTiittllee WWiinnnneerr AAnntthhoonnyy SSoottttoossaannttii wwiitthh ffaatthheerr JJooee SOUTH AUSTRALIAN ACTA ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL TRAP CARNIVAL STATEMENTS PAGE 2 STORY PAGE 18 20082008 OLOLYMPICYMPIC DISCPLINEDISCPLINE NANATIONALSTIONALS FULL RESULTS PAGE 8 April 2008 Vol.61 No. 4 — Official Journal of the AUSTRALIAN CLAY TARGET ASSOCIATION INC. — Print Post Approved PP349181/00364 The Annual General Meeting of the Volume No. 61 Issue No. 4 April 2008 Australian Clay Target Association Official Journal Of the Australian Clay Target will be held at Association Incorporated Annual Subscription Rate: $44 The Wagga Wagga RSL Club May issue closes March 20 June issue closes April 20 Dobbs Street Wagga Wagga National Office on Carrie Elton, Chief Executive Officer email: [email protected] Sunday 30th March 2008 Rowena Spiranac, Accounts email: [email protected] 7.30pm for Registration CTSN email: [email protected] Meeting to commence 8.00pm sharp Maureen Ryan, Membership email: [email protected] Sue Vesperman, Reception email: [email protected] David Jocelyn, Ground Curator FRONT COVER: Contact: Winner of the 2008 National ISSF Skeet Title, 17 year old Australian Clay Target Association Inc. Anthony Sottosanti with his father Joe PO Box 466, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Phone: (02) 6931 0122 Fax: (02) 6931 0125 Website: www.claytarget.com.au Historian Mark McInnes Ph: (02) 6792 2956, Mob: 0428 924 777 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE Patron The Right Honourable Malcolm Fraser, A.C., C.H. President John Mack CONTENTS Ph: (07) 3804 0026, Mob: 0414 866 313 Vice Presidents Mr Ron Traill President’s Annual Report 2007..............2 Western Australia ..............................53 Ph: (03) 5484 1356 ACTA Concise Financial Statements .......3 King of the Mount Revived.....................54 Mrs Elaine Forward Ph: (08) 9825 1137 2008 Trap Nationals .................................6 New Years Day at Kerang 2008 .............55 Board Mr Robert Fox From the CEO..........................................8 South East Zone Ball Trap at Ph: (08) 8983 3180 It’s Your Call ...........................................10 Wonthaggi..........................................56 Mr Dennis Harwood Cecil Park...............................................10 Club News..............................................56 Ph: (07) 4635 3856 Mr Ron Traill 2008 Olympic Discipline National Psychological Skills for Shooting...........57 Ph: (03) 5484 1356 Championships..................................12 TCTA Annual Trap Carnival....................58 Mr Allan Vilcins Ph: (08) 8389 2467 Junior Coaching Clinic ...........................15 Classifieds..............................................60 Mr Lynne Curtis Deniliquin’s First Shoot for 2008............16 Shoot Calendar......................................60 Ph: (03) 5152 4131 Mildura Clay Target Club........................16 2008 National Sporting Clays and Executive Mr Allan Kenny NEZ Night Double Barrel at Mathoura...17 Skeet Championships Entry Form ....63 Ph: (03) 6233 5742 SACTA DTL Carnival .............................18 2008 National Sporting Clays and Mr Vince Mollica (Jnr) Ph: 0409 336 445 Break Badges ........................................20 Skeet Championships Conditions Mr Robert Andrews Annual Shoot at Kingaroy ......................21 of Entry..............................................64 Ph: (08) 8758 7201 Vale ........................................................22 State Title at Mathoura ..........................65 Mr Daryl Pasfield Ph: (02) 6556 0464 AH West Wyalong Clay Target Club ............23 3rd Golden Crow....................................66 Mr Geoff Faulkes Shoot Results Trench Shoot at Echuca ........................68 Ph: (08) 9844 3848, Mob: 0407 587 900 Mr George Pinner New South Wales ..............................24 Mount Gambier Gun Club Super Ph/Fax: (03) 6393 7595 Northern Territory ..............................38 Shoot .................................................69 Mr Peter Haley South Australia ..................................38 Kempsey’s January Club Shoot.............70 Ph: (02) 6355 1117 Tasmania ...........................................39 High Scores at Wangaratta....................71 Designed and Typeset by Ironbark Graphics Victoria...............................................40 2 Day Skeet Carnival at West 22 Hubble Steet, Maryborough, Vic 3465 Queensland .......................................47 Australia Gun Club ............................72 Printed by Newsprinters Pty Ltd, Melbourne Rd, South Shepparton, Vic 3630 No responsibility is accepted by the publisher for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or LIFE REGISTERED SHOOTERS advertisements. The opinions expressed in this magazine do not necessarily represent those of the publisher. N Hardy, EF Hawkins (PP), RM Holtfreter (PP), LJ Martin (PP), R Mules, JK Scott (PP), RF Buchan, J Murphy, GG Woodhatch (PP), R Silvester, R Nugent, J Byrnes. ISSN: 1321-3903 April 2008 Australian Clay Target Shooting News Page 1 Australian Clay Target Association Inc. to Mr Bill Jones, Mr Graeme Boyd and the junior development staff for their continued support in the delivery of this President’s program. The ACTA office has had several staff ANNUAL changes over the last year. In the lead up to the placement of a full time Executive Officer, Mr Geoff Kidd fulfilled REPORT the role and the thanks of the National Executive are extended to Geoff for 2007 his time. In September Ms Carrie Elton took up the position of Chief Executive Officer and brings with her a wealth of experi- As the President of the Australian Clay During 2007, the National Executive ence in management. Carrie immedi- Target Association (ACTA) I am pleased commissioned an independent review of ately established a working rapport with to present my first Annual Report to be the association to develop the National the local council repairing several urgent tabled at the Annual General Meeting of Strategic Plan to take the ACTA forward. issues that had arisen. Due to this, the the Association. From this we now have a clear and local council now appreciate the number of visitors that the sport brings to the The membership of the ACTA continues defined path in which to progress the association and the sport within Wagga area each year. to grow and at the end of December 2007 Australia. During the National Execu- was 12,537 members. This is the highest Further executive changes during the tive meeting in 2007 the full executive membership that the ACTA has realised year included the retirement of Mr endorsed the proposal to formulate a since 1998 and can be attributed to Bill Jones as the National President “Board of Directors” model, a move several new initiatives within the and Executive member. Bill was the away from the previous management President for the last four years and I organisation and the sport. One of these, structure. This has provided more direc- and the membership thank Bill for the “Beretta Girl Action Day” which was tion in the governance of the association his leadership and commitment to the held in October at the Melbourne Gun by the Board and Executive. association. Club, saw many prospective shooters attend a well organised and coordinated The 2007 ISSF National Championships The year also saw Mr Peter Haley replace event. Days or events like this will help were successfully held at the Brisbane Mr David Coleman as the New South develop members for the future of our Gun Club and the association and Wales delegate and I would like to thank sport. members thank the committee of the David for his work on the executive, club for the preparation of the grounds particularly in the area of coaching. I Another initiative that the ACTA has and for their support during the event. also welcome to the National Executive undertaken is to apply for funding assist- Further in the ISSF sport, Michael Mr Robert Nugent as a Queensland ance from the Australian International delegate. Shooting Limited (AISL), to establish an Diamond again proved he is the ‘one to ISSF talent development pathway for beat’ with outstanding success at the I would like to take this opportunity to World ISSF Championships that were promising junior shooters in our sport. thank the Executive Members for the held in Cyprus. Michael became the Executive Member, Mr Robert Fox is support, time and effort they each con- ‘World Champion’ after setting a world thanked by all members of the ACTA tribute to the running of the association record 25/25 in the final. during the year. I personally thank the for his work to develop this assistance two Vice-Presidents, Ms Elaine Forward pathway, as is the CEO of AISL, Mr Nick The disciplines of skeet, sporting clays and Mr Ron Traill for making my Sullivan who is supporting the sport by and trap were all held at the National position as President easier by sharing providing the funding. Nick Sullivan, Grounds at Wagga with numbers being the workload and between them co- together with AISL Board Member Mr down for the skeet and trap events. The ordinating the ACTA at the National Glen O’Brien have shown how both National Executive is currently looking Championships. associations can work together to further at several initiatives after consulting develop our sport. Guidelines have been with members, to ensure that in future Finally, to those that have personally forwarded to all State and Territory