Scores for 23rd September and 7th October have now been added to the website. There was no shooting on 30th September with most members away for the long weekend.
The scheduled matches next weekend are Black Powder and Rapid Fire, however, the Black Powder Match will need to be deferred as two of the normal contestants are away on Referee Council Duties.
Trevor will be supervising events for the day and members may wish to shoot a Sport Pistol Match or Rapid Fire Pistol

Our second Open shoot for 2017 was a great success and, although Competitor Numbers were down slightly, the number of Matches entered was very similar to previous Open Events held.
We were very fortunate to receive a substantial donation from White Rock Wind Farm towards the cost of our trophies which helped to make the weekend a strong financial success.
There was some excellent scores recorded over the weekend and for the first time in recent events, there was not one Grade Break.
Kerri Tom has placed several videos of the weekend on Facebook.
Men's 5 Match Aggregate was won by Bruce Quick with Amanda Graham winning the Ladies 3 Match Aggregate and Kristyn Tom winning the Junior Aggregate.
Our next Open will be held on 16th, 17th & 18th February, 2018
A full set of results are attached below

Six members and a visitor from Newcastle Pistol Club attended the Club last weekend with Standard Pistol being the match of the day.
Our visitor  (who is working on one of the new Wind farms) did not wish his name to be published, has not been shooting very long and has only just acquired his first pistol ( a brand new pistol at that)  received some assistance from members  sighting it in and promptly showed the members a clean set of heels shooting a 429 - a tremendous effort for an inexperienced "D" Grader shooting with a brand new pistol.
All ranges are closed for the week commencing next Saturday morning (9/9/2017) to enable all the facilities to be cleaned and prepared for our September Open to be held 15,16 and 17/9/2017.
There is a fair bit of work to do so the committee would appreciate as much help as possible. Assistance with mowing and edge trimming are the main areas of concern outside, however, all the 25 metre targets have to be prepared and the Club House has to be thoroughly cleaned.

What a big weekend for the 6 members who worked until after dark Saturday night and the 5 members who worked all day Sunday replacing the first 21 metres of the collapsing retaining wall at the front entry of the Club House.
The old and rotting logs were removed along with some of the fill behind them in the old wall and 23 concrete blocks installed in their place, better quality fill placed behind the new blocks and then the fill top dressed with good quality soil.
(We hope to purchase another 60 plus blocks and replace the remainder of this retaining wall right through to the targets on the western side of Range 2 within the next 12 months to permanently solve the issues now developing with the logs collapsing before it becomes an issue with Firearms Registry and the Club's Operating Licence)
The large Pine Tree and Box Tree on the bank at the front of the Club House had started to interfere with the power line to ranges 3 and 4 and were also removed as part of the project.
A special thanks to Charles who used his tractor to lift the concrete blocks into place (they each weight 1.2 tonne) as well as undertaking the other heavy lifting tasks which would not have been possible without the use of his machine.
Gutters and down pipes on the Club house were all thoroughly cleaned to ensure we collect maximum clean water into the tanks (if it ever rains again).
Overhanging undergrowth that had started to hang onto the road as well as a number of low branches hanging over the road were also removed making visibility on the access road much better while entering or leaving the complex.
As a final task, a sign with directions to the Pistol and Rifle ranges was also installed opposite the intersection and road to Range 5 (Rifle Range)
We will be shooting next Saturday with Match of the day being Standard Pistol commencing at 1 pm.
The following weekend, all ranges will again be closed and there will be another working bee to mow all ranges and tidy up the facility in readiness for the September Open to be held on 15th, 16th and 17th September

Seven members contested the Centre Fire/Sport Pistol Match yesterday in less than ideal conditions with a wind chill factor of 3.1 degrees and wind gusts consistently exceeding 40 kmh. It was surprising that recorded scores were not much lower with the wind making it so difficult to hold a steady sight picture.

There will be no shooting next weekend. As stated several times over recent weeks, we have a 2 day working bee to remove the timber retaining wall at the entry to the Club house and install the large concrete blocks in their place and, time permitting, to undertake a few other small jobs preparing for our Open shoot next month.

If you can spare a few hours either Saturday or Sunday, your assistance will be greatly appreciated

A great turnout yesterday for the Annual General Meeting with almost half of the Club Membership in attendance - possibly the best in recent years- with another 4 members sending apologies for not being able to attend due to the dreadful flu doing the rounds in the New England

Eight members also contested a Centre Fire/ Sports Pistol Match (with Kerri Tom recording a Personal Best Score, breaking into "C" Grade for the Match and reducing her handicap by 28 points) while 2 Lady members also contested Ladies Air Pistol

Match of the Day next week is Centre Fire/Sports Pistol commencing at 1pm sharp

Ten Members attended the Club yesterday with eight of these contesting Standard Pistol. Scores are now on the Results page

There has been 2 weeks without shooting at the club now due to less than enjoyable conditions, however, 6 members attended last Saturday and contested the Centre Fire/Sport Pistol Match with the weather not really playing any major part in the average scores returned.

Match of the day next Saturday is Standard Pistol getting under way at 1pm

The following weekend is set down for Rapid Fire and Black Powder as well as the AGM. We will seek to run the Black Powder Match before Lunch and run a Centre Fire/Sport Pistol Match immediately after Lunch and before the AGM.

A REMINDER TO MEMBERS : There are still quite a few members who have not renewed their membership as of today. Membership renewals must be paid before the commencement of the AGM to avoid membership lapsing.

Only 3 members attended the Club last Saturday due mostly to the fact that only a handful of members contest the Black Powder Match, some of our members were on holidays being School Holidays and, also, it was a cold and not particularly pleasant day.

Two members contested 25 metre Black Powder while a 3rd member used the opportunity to shoot a partial centre fire match and test some ammunition.

Match of the day next Saturday is Centre Fire/Sport Pistol 

Only 3 members attended the Club last Saturday to contest a Standard Pistol match in very cold conditions.

Scores have no been added to the results page.

This Saturday, the matches of the day are Rapid Fire and Black Powder.If there is insufficient members wishing to shoot the Black Powder match, we will consider combining and shooting a Sport Pistol Centre Fire match at 1pm.

The nomination sheet for Committee positions is now on the notice board. All members should consider who they wish to fill each of the positions and ensure that the nominate or second those persons into the various positions. Under the Club's constitution, this sheet will be removed on 31/7/2017 and no further nominations can be accepted.

There will be a Working Bee in early August to remove the crumbling logs in the retaining wall outside the front door of the Club House and install 25 Concrete Blocks which should be onsite within the next 2 weeks. The Blocks are very heavy but machinery capable of lifting them will be onsite to do all the heavy lifting. We need able bodied persons to assist with preparing the site after the logs are removed and a general tidy up after the blocks are installed. Replacing the logs will significantly improve the presentation of the that area of the facility in readiness for our September Open