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ORGANISATION & GOVERNANCE

QLD RIFLE ASSOCIATION INC.

DELIVERING FOR MEMBERS

QRA – A PLACE TO BELONG

Our organisation dates back to 1861 and we take pride in our history and contribution to the community. 

We provide a unique community sport, offering participation at all levels to a wide range of people throughout Queensland.  The QRA is an incorporated association with a board of directors which represents the interests of members from various affiliated rifle clubs around the state. These people come from all walks of life, and as individuals have found they have a place to belong within our QRA community. 

Peter Doig – CEO Queensland Rifle Association

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OUR VISION & MISSION

To be internationally recognised for providing the most professional, safe and inclusive Target Shooting experience for all members and participants.

OUR PURPOSE

We develop an environment that enhances organisational and club administration for long term sustainability, while supporting quality facilities to allow our members to learn, develop and compete in a professional and supportive way.

2022 Annual Report

OUR VALUES

  • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

    Equitable opportunities to participate

  • ACCOUNTABILITY

    Take ownership and accept responsibility

  • TEAMWORK

    Harmonious, enjoyable, flexible and supportive

  • EXCELLENCE

    Benchmarking safety, innovation and competition

  • INTEGRITY

    Respectful, honest, trustworthy and reliable

STRATEGIC PLAN 2022-2027

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STRATEGIC PILLARS

GROW PARTICIPATION AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT

Grow the level of interest and sustainable participation in target shooting across all demographics in the community.

PEOPLE, PLAYERS AND TEAMS

QRA’s participation development pathways will allow athletes and officials to realise their potential and participate at whatever level they choose throughout their life.

GOVERNANCE SUPPORTING GROWTH

Improving and supporting governance across all levels to help deliver our sport across the community and ensure financial sustainability.

STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

  • Grow membership to 5,000 by 2027
  • Revise and further develop our website
  • Expand social media presence
  • Grow GIAS program to 1,000 p.a.
  • Refine membership options
  • Streamline member on-boarding
  • Benchmark membership growth and retention
  • Conduct member satisfaction survey
  • Improve communication and engagement with members, volunteers and participants
  • Survey and assess current skills development activities
  • Professional development pathways for volunteers, athletes, coaches and officials
  • Review Competition structures to support better skills growth
  • Capture and share lessons learned across the organisation
  • Increase the number of accredited skills coaches
  • Increase state team nominations
  • Review rules and regulations
  • Ensure sub-committees are aligned to meet QRA and legal requirements
  • Review and confirm sub-committee charters
  • Identify governance training needs at all levels in our sport
  • Develop a five-year business plan
  • Develop a plan to grow revenue by 10% annually
  • Review and refine investment policy
  • Conduct annual review of QRA Board performance
  • Grow and Strengthen all Stakeholder relationships

QRA BOARD

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CHAIRMAN
ANDREW MCKILLOP
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN
DARREN ENSLIN
BOARD MEMBER
SHANE ABOOD
TREASURER / INDEPENDENT
CHERYL DIXON
BOARD MEMBER
NIKKI SLEE
BOARD MEMBER
DAVID NEELY
BOARD MEMBER
LEON LINDLEY
BOARD INDEPENDENT
RYAN SHAW

ASSOCIATION SECRETARY

Michelle Fletcher

Michelle has a strong background in Administration, operational and project management. She has over 25 years experience in Sport Administration from High Performance to Grass Roots in Shooting, Disabled Sport, Touch Football and Basketball.  She has a vast knowledge of shooting sports and the administration processes and procedures.

Michelle was Operations Manager for Rifle for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games and was High Performance Coordinator for the Australian Paralympic Shooting Team for over 10 years.

Michelle’s administration management skills from both public and private sector businesses will support the QRA Board and the Governance Sub-Committee in progressing its Strategic Priorities for the QRA Inc.

Michelle Fletcher

Michelle has a strong background in Administration, operational and project Management. She has over 25 years experience in Sport Administration from High Performance to Grass Roots in Shooting, Disabled Sport, Touch Football and Basketball.   She has a vast knowledge of shooting sports and the administration processes and procedures.  

Michelle was Operations Manager for Rifle for the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games and was High Performance Coordinator for the Australian Paralympic Shooting Team for over 10 years.

Michelle’s administration management skills from both Public and Private sector businesses will support the QRA Board and the Governance Sub-Committee in progressing its Strategic Priorities for the QRA Inc.

QRA SUB-COMMITTEES

Governance

Ian Errington AM CSC (Chair)
Chris Wrangle
Ryan Shaw
Rod Chisholm
Shane Abood

Meet the Sub-committee

Finance

Cheryl Dixon (Chair)
John Caske
David Reddan
Ian Marks
Rodney Prayle

Meet the Sub-committee

Competition

Darren Enslin
Dave Boreham
Charles Arrowsmith
Cameron Free
Shane Abood
Karen Heald
Margy Kerlin
Mark Fairbairn

Commemorations

Chris Hill
Anthony Swaine
John Johnstone
BSUC Rep
Ian Errington

Assurance, Audit & Risk

Leon Lindley
David Neely
Teriu Le’Mon (TJ)
Andrew McKillop

Further information will be available shortly.

Other Sub-committees

  • Recognition and Achievement
  • Representative Teams

Charters (pdf)

Zone Representatives

Zone 1: Rob Cadden, Kim O'Loghlen

Zone 2: Mike Samuels, David Reddan, Glenn Rush

Zone 3: Ashley Bidgood, David Hatherell, Shawn Birch

Zone 4: Paul Kerlin, Jan Thornhill, Margy Kerlin

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Rules, Policies & Procedures

HOME ON THE RANGE

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Our Location

Belmont Shooting Complex

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About Us

The Queensland Rifle Association fosters target rifle shooting and firearms training through our clubs.   Different classes of rifle shooting are conducted by our Clubs under the Standard Shooting Rules (SSRs) of the National Rifle Association of Australia (NRAA).

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Our Location

Belmont Shooting Complex

Queensland Rifle Association acknowledges the support of the Department of Tourism, Innovation and Sport.  Through this financial support QRA is able to deliver a number of programs designed to meet the goals of Queensland Government’s Activate! Queensland Strategy.

QRA-WHITE BACK (1)

ANDREW MCKILLOP

CHAIRMAN

Portfolios: President, RTO Training, Marketing and Membership

Club: Pacific Rifle Club

Where did you grow up, and where in Queensland are you based now?

I grew up on the Sunshine Coast Hinterland in a town called Maleny. I have moved around a lot and spent a number of years in the Bundaberg region but I am now living in Bellmere – north of Brisbane.

How long have you been involved in the shooting sport? And what triggered you to get involved?

I stated shooting when I was 14. It was on a dairy farm in Maleny where pigeons used to get stuck into the grain so I commenced my shooting journey in a pest management environment. Leaving school I joined the Army and obviously shot a fair bit in that employment. Over the following years I did the odd bit of shooting as recreation more so. In around 2006 I started shooting more on western Qld properties undertaking pest management again, this got me the precision bug. I was exposed to Full Bore in 2013 when I was sighting in a rifle and someone told me about the long range shooting up the road in Bundaberg on Sunday mornings. The very next Sunday morning I was present and the well the rest is history. I was hooked!!

What is it that you are bringing to the sport of shooting in your role as board member?

I have a commercial background so I feel that I am bringing that experience to the Board. Having a passion for the sport is obviously important and being able to give back to the sport that has given me a lot of purpose is very important to me. I recognise the history that the sport has and I see the longevity that shooters can obtain for this sport too. I feel that my presence on the Board is helping to strengthen the sport that others – mostly our new shooters and juniors – might just get that opportunity to enjoy the life long experiences that others have had to.

What do you love most about the sport of shooting?

The inclusive nature of the sport. You compete and interact with everyone and within that interaction you find like minded people that are truly genuine. It allows some very strong friendships to grow, this is what is to be loved about our sport.

DARREN ENSLIN

VICE PRESIDENT

Portfolios: Competitions Director , Junior Development , Q-Store

Club: Pacific Rifle Club

Where did you grow up, and where in Queensland are you based now?

 

I grew up on the Savannah of Southern Africa before moving to the Wide Bay where I have settled for the past 20 years.

How long have you been involved in the shooting sport? And what triggered you to get involved?

I was the son of a professional big game hunter and was taught how to shoot straight from a young age however I fell in love with my wife Gillian Webb-Enslin who introduced me to target rifle shooting…..real shooting !

What is it that you are bringing to the sport of shooting in your role as board member?

Target rifle shooting has been such a large part of my life for over 30 years at all levels of competition and I am enjoying helping preserve and develop the future of the sport we love so much by drawing on all forms of my experiences at events around the world and in my working career.

What do you love most about the sport of shooting?

The NRAA’s target shooting disciplines do not discriminate in any way as a person. It is a very inclusive sport that the whole family can participate in. It is steeped in history and tradition and is a whole of life sport. The sport always has the ability to test your skill and keep you competitive whether against yourself or other participants.

SHANE ABOOD

BOARD MEMBER

Club: Albert District Rifle Club

Shane has been a member of the Queensland Rifle Association for over 30 years. He has strong family links to the Association and the Southern Downs area. Shane has spent 6 years as one of the Zone 1 representatives and is currently a member of the Governance Committee. 

Shane has a degree in commerce which gives him a strong business ethic and systems approach. He operates well as a team member and operates as a collaborative team member and gathers information to make informed decisions. Shane has recently returned from South Africa where he was a member of the Australian Rifle Team that won the World Long Range Championships. 

Shane is passionate about our sport and wants to contribute to the growth of sport by implementing systems, that create growth, build capacity of our volunteers and therefore build stronger clubs. 

CHERYL DIXON

BOARD MEMBER

Portfolios: Strategy

Club: Non member

Where did you grow up, and where in Queensland are you based now?

I grew up in a small country town called Loch, located in South Gippsland, Victoria. I lived on a dairy farm for the first 20 years of my life, learning what hard work, caring for the land and animals to make a living, was all about. Wouldn’t have changed that for the world. Through my corporate career my husband and I moved from Victoria, into NSW and are now firmly planted in QLD with our 2 Children. Living on the Southside of Brisbane since 2009 is where we are going to stay for some time to come.

How long have you been involved in the shooting sport? And what triggered you to get involved?

I became involved in the sport of shooting12 months ago as a result of my appointment to the Queensland Rifle Association Board. I have a passion for all forms of sport and I am driven to see growth of sport in all communities. Sport builds stronger, healthier, happier and safer communities.

What is it that you are bringing to the sport of shooting in your role as board member?

Along with my passion for all forms of support, I have had a very successful career as an Executive Management in Banking and Finance and I’m now supporting the property Industry as it transitions towards a 100% digital conveyancing process. My learning journey over the years is giving me the opportunity to bring corporate and strategic skills to the QRA Board. Some of the strengths I bring include business acumen, strategic thinking, financial performance and change management. Additionally, having the opportunity to complete the AICD Directors course in 2016, motivated me to seek out a board position that aligned with my passion for sport and where I’m confident I will make a positive difference.

What do you love most about the sport of shooting?

The one thing that I most loved when first becoming involved was the History. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about it, hearing stories and meeting people who are big part of this history. Something else that I specifically love is how shooting grows your self discipline and resilience. Doesn’t matter if you are 14 or 84 self discipline helps you to become the best version of yourself.

NIKKI SLEE

BOARD MEMBER

Club: University of Queensland

Nikki is a current member of the University Rifle Club and has been a member of the QRA since 2012. Nikki shoots FTR which she enjoys, giving her a break from her busy work life as an ENT Surgeon and Director of Paediatric ENT Surgery at the Queensland Children’s Hospital in Brisbane.

Nikki has represented Australia internationally and was Vice Captain of the Australian FTR team in Ottawa 2017 where they came a close second. Nikki is currently the Australian FTR team Captain for the 2026 World Championships coming up in Bisley. She has also been on previous Queensland FTR state teams and a current member on the Queensland FTR squad. Nikki likes traveling to country Prize Meetings and has that competitive streak that is in all of
us.


Nikki has excellent leadership and communication skills, governance and regulatory management, and risk management. She is a graduate and member of the Australian Institute of Company of Directors and understands the challenges organizations face in the current climate. As a small business owner Nikki understands the financial and commercial side to business and the need for adaptability and resilience. She is keen to see the sport grow and to continue to foster the amazing community spirit she has seen throughout her shooting career.

DAVID NEELY

BOARD MEMBER

Portfolios: Technology

Club: Pacific Rifle Club

Where did you grow up, and where in Queensland are you based now?

I was born in Glasgow and now live in Brisbane.

How long have you been involved in the shooting sport? And what triggered you to get involved?

15 Years. I became a target rifle shooter as a result of searching for a hobby that required me to fully focus. As a result of an injury I had trigeminal neuralgia and the medication I needed to take to treat it reduced my ability to focus. As it turned out TR was more fun than chess.

What is it that you are bringing to the sport of shooting in your role as board member?

My work as a project manager delivering enterprise level technology solutions to organisations has given me knowledge and experience in technologies, delivering outcomes, stakeholder management, messaging, governance and compliance

What do you love most about the sport of shooting?

Those “zen” moments when you are in the groove, your sight picture and position are great and the v bulls are stacking up.

Leon Lindley

Club: University of Queensland

Postion: Board Member

Leon Lindley has over 40 years’ experience as an active club participant in a number of shooting disciplines. He came to the QRA where he found his passion for FTR, and has successfully represented Qld in the FTR team in 2019 and 2022 and was Qld State Champions in 2022.

Leon has experience in a number of industry sectors, Automotive, utilities, Civil Infrastructure and Transport & Logistics. He specialises in Compliance Management Systems and change management, influencing change and process improvements. He is a qualified Auditor for Safety, Quality, Environment, HACCP with strong project and business management skills.

Leon is actively involved with in all levels of shooting at the QRA, he volunteers for the QRA Give it a Shot Program, is a qualified Club Range Officer as well as the Secretary for the University of Qld Rifle Club. He is the Chairman of the QRA Assurance, Audit and Risk sub-committee.

Ryan Shaw

Independent Board Member

Ryan is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and his current role is as Director of Risk Specialist and Defence Liaison Officer for a north side RSL Club.

He has a strong background in corporate governance and strategy gained from over 13 years’ experience in the Military, Government and Defence Industry. He has a sound working knowledge of not-for-profit entities and ability to apply that knowledge to improve organisational performance.

Ryan has a strong background in developing and implementing strategic and compliance frameworks and ensuring that they meet organisational corporate governance, vision and risk management obligations.
As a former sniper, Ryan understands the importance of benchmarking safety, innovation, and competition, all of which our organisation values.