The 2022 Annual General Meeting was held yesterday with only two changes made to the incoming Committee. 

There was one Practice Air Match, four full Air Matches and two Standard Pistol Matches contested before the meeting and the Club provided Lunch.

Further work was also completed on the Range with all eyebrow baffles now securely in place and all chains to suspend them and allow for height adjustment fitted.

Weather permitting, these baffles will be painted with the first of two coats of rustproofing paint next Saturday while locator pins are fitted to the new bay dividers in readiness for fitting to the Range. 

We are slowly moving towards completion but at least the progress made can be seen at the end of each working bee

We are slowly but surely progressing towards completion of our new 25 metre Range Building with  the eyebrow baffles to be fitted during a working bee tomorrow and Sunday (weather permitting) ready to rustproof and paint the following weekend.

We also hope to put the finishing touches to the "in Range" drainage pits this weekend as well.

The new Bay dividers are now complete and will be delivered to the Club by the Manufacturer on Monday ready for fitting of the locator pins and installation on the Range.

We are now hopeful of having the entire project completed by the end of August in readiness for the September Open and then get back to our regular weekend club competitions thereafter - something that members are keenly looking forward to.

Work continues on completing our new Range building in readiness for a return to weekend competitions and hosting of the September Open.
​Due to COVID restrictions last year and the cancellation of our February shoot this year due to delays beyond our control in the construction of the new building, we have not hosted an Open event for almost 2 years which has significantly impacted the Club's financial position - with interest shown over the last month, we expect this Open event to be very successful both in terms of visitors and financially.
There have been a few Air Pistol matches contested over the last month but the focus has been on completing the fit out of the new building.
Most of the Council demanded upgrade to Drainage is now complete with only the finishing touches to be completed now.
The beam on which the eyebrow baffles will be suspended was fitted last Saturday and we expect to start hanging the baffles this Saturday.
The new and much improved design Bay Dividers are being manufactured now and should be installed in about 2 weeks leaving only a tidy up of ranges and a little landscaping before we return to shooting 25 metre matches each weekend. 
Obviously, completion of these major works will be a welcome relief to members and hopefully will see an improvement in weekly attendances.

Far from a pleasant day in Glen Innes on Saturday with only 6 members in attendance.
Two members braved the exceptionally wet Range 2 and contested a 25 Yard Service Pistol Match while another member sort the warmth (questionable) of the Air Range and contested an Air Pistol Match and surprisingly returned his best score for many months.
The grounds were far too wet to undertake any of the ground work still to be completed but trenches were cleaned to allow water out through the new ground water drainage system and a couple of other minor issues resolved before an early mark was taken to get away from the miserable conditions.

Only one match contested yesterday under coaching conditions, however, further headway was made on the major drainage project. 
The storm water pipes outside the Ranges have now been extended to their full length and a significant portion of the trench filled in. Hopefully, the remainder will be filled next Saturday if the ground dries out a bit more.
We also hope to be able to lay the pipes and install the pits inside the ranges and restore the ground, however, that is also subject to favourable weather conditions.
For those intending to shoot a match next Saturday, the Match of the day will be Standard Pistol contested on Static Targets.

Opening the new range building is now one step closer with 12 members putting in a mammoth effort amid light showers to install the drainage requested by Council with 4 members attending Sunday to make the final connections for the roof water into the water tanks. Unfortunately the weather was not kind on Sunday with persistent rain and about 50% of the storm drainage is yet to be covered and the ground will need to be graded when it eventually dries out.
It is hoped that installation of the remainder of the drainage can be completed next weekend.
Two members did contest a Ladies Air Pistol Match before Lunch on Saturday and both were happy with the scores they returned.
A new member also took part in a practice Ladies Air Match under instruction as she progresses towards applying for her Probationary Licence.
​Match of the day next weekend for those intending to shoot a match will be Centre Fire/Sports Pistol

Finally back to update on progress after several weeks away.

Work is progressing slowly on completion of our new 25 metre range building with the targets all now reconnected and operational as well as the wall between Ranges 1 and 2 only requiring a few more pieces of trim to be installed and the door fitted.

We have a big day planned for this Saturday to lay all the drainage pipes required by Council as a condition of approval of the new building and then raking and levelling the ground to make it safer to mow when the grass re-establishes in Spring.

Hopefully, the baffles will be re-installed in the next couple of weeks with the new bay dividers shortly after and the new facility can then be used.

Last Saturday saw a reasonable turnout at the Club with 8 members and 1 visitor in attendance.

Four Air Pistol matches and one practice match were contested before lunch followed by five members contesting a Sport Pistol/Centre Fire match in the afternoon

Another small turnout with 6 members in attendance.
Dick and Michelle contested an Air Pistol Match before lunch before joining Charles to contest a Standard Pistol Match after lunch. Dick recorded a significant Personal Best in Standard Pistol after a significant PB in Air Pistol several weeks ago (for which I have only just received the scores). 
Further work was also undertaken to complete the new range building with the new dividing wall within the building only a couple of hours from being completed now.
The next major job to be undertaken is to complete all the drainage and ready all the disturbed soil for "grassing up".
​Members are looking forward to finally seeing this new building project completed.

A couple of weeks have now passed with very little happening at the Range due to a number of factors including all ranges being closed for Easter
Outside of Easter, work continued towards completion of the new range building with the wiring for the timers refitted on 2nd April, removal of some debri on 9th April followed up by installing the new shelves for the timers, shortening the timer leads and testing of the wiring and frame machinery last Saturday.
Thanks to the efforts of Bob, the new wall between ranges 1 and 2 now has been painted with the two final coats of paint ready for installation of the pre-painted timber trim next weekend.
​A New door will be constructed and fitted over coming weeks to complete the wall.
We still have a couple of BIG weekends to go to install the eyebrow baffles and bay dividers and complete the drainage to Council requirements. 
​Hopefully, this essential work can be completed over the next 3 or 4 weekends and we can once again return to shooting 25 metre matches on turning targets.

A mixed attendance yesterday with seven members in attendance and four members contesting an Air Pistol Match before Lunch.
After Lunch, it was necessary to undertake some "creative" temporary Drainage to prevent further erosion pending the full and permanent installation of the Council directed drainage of both range and roof water.
We were also able to prepare several areas in readiness for installation of the wiring between the timers and the targets and then undercoat the new wall dividing Ranges 1 and 2.
​Whilst progress is a little slow at present with the fitout, we edge closer to competing on these ranges in the near future