It was a busy day at Beaudesert as they put on Round 2 of the South East District Rifle Association (S.E.D.R.A). Great to see both new and experienced shooters giving their best for their clubs!
The Duncan Range saw the elite of the sport vying for a place on the Australian Palma Rifle Team. Shooters from across the country took to the 1000 yard mound, not once, but 5 times! Securing a place is not an easy job at this level. Across the mound were World Championship gold medalists, some are seasoned veterans who’ve done it all before: a few aren’t 25 yet!
Did you realise you can enjoy private events with the Queensland Rifle Association? We offer a Shoot4Fun and LongShot events which you can book privately! Yes, that’s right, you get to enjoy the experience with your friends or co-workers.
Our shooters have had their day in the sun at the NTRA Queens – walking away with some great scores!
M.D.R.A. clubs came together for their fixtures – coached team events. It seems there were some interesting conditions at times as a few wind coaches shook their head in disbelief.
Darryl and Paul have shot extremely well to take out their grades in the Lou Hook in Darwin! They’ll be centre stage at the NTRA Queens over the 11-13 June!
A great weekend of shooting across the various QRA affiliated clubs: from full-bore to sporter/hunter our shooters were showing their skills!
Natives Club member, Kristine Crawford, has stormed home with a 3rd Stage win to take out the NQRA F-Class Standard Queens! Kristine’s daughter, Jessica, and husband, Bob, have finished 4th and 5th respectively in TR A-Grade after some excellent shooting throughout the Championships. Wonderful shooting against tough competition!
WORLD WAR I QRA RIFLEMAN – Private Arthur Laughton HALLIDAY
ARTHUR HALLIDAY MEMORIAL SHIELD – At the monthly meeting of the Q.R.A. Council held on Monday 21st October 1918, Major Woods attended and handed over the shield and badges won by the late Arthur Halliday, at Bisley, in 1913 and 1914, these having been bequeathed to the association.
Member update regarding QRA Secretary, QRA Governance Sub-committee, QRA Annual General Meeting, Members’ Forum on 26 March, City v Country, Champion of Champions (26-27 March).
Member update regarding the Board meeting, Members’ Forum on 26 March, City v Country, Champion of Champions and the AGM.
Attend this year’s ANZAC Day and be part of the commemorations at the Armistice Centenary War Memorial on the 25th of April 2022. New this year, there will be a march of veterans, school students, and other groups preceding the service. Descendants are invited to join the march. The newly constructed memorial walls at the War Memorial will be consecrated and the new structures will be officially opened by Mr Ross Vasta MP and Mr Mark Farrow, President of the Belmont Site Users’ Association.
To state the obvious we have had significant rainfall which has adversely impacted the range and surrounds. The sealed roads are generally in reasonable condition with potholes being repaired as required. The unsealed roads (tracks) have sustained damage which may make them unsuitable for some cars. Please exercise care and car pool when possible to minimise traffic.
QRA clubs enjoyed a massive weekend of shooting from the Duncan Range and International Ranges in Brisbane to its regional centres.
John Killian passed away at 0942hrs on the 16th January 2022 in hospital in the England after a short illness. John was well known to many international shooters who visited Bisley and meeting him on his many tours with British teams around the world.
We have had to take the decision to reduce trading at the QStore due to COVID.
It’s that time of the year again where we look forward to a break in our events and set our sights on the coming year. 2021 has been another one of those odd years. On and off again for everything with none of us really knowing what the foreseeable future looks like. Regardless of the situation though we have achieved much and can look forward to a much brighter 2022.
Our sport of target shooting may be offered to vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Many clubs will have a club house in some form. This often stores club documentation and equipment required to conduct the shoots and provides a meeting place for members to socially interact. The Sport & Rec advice is that club houses are not permitted for use by unvaccinated people when it relates to food and beverage. QRA believes a conservative approach is safest, therefore Club Houses (including covered areas) should only be used by vaccinated people.
Armistice Centenary War Memorial (ACWM), Belmont’s hidden gem – an attractive and peaceful place for public commemoration and private reflection. How it all began. The links to our military – the ANZAC legends,
Belmont Shooting Complex
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).
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.
Small club whose members have many years experience in the sport of fullbore shooting bot target rifle & F Class and will always provide the assistance required to potential new members in order to grow to our sport and open it up to others.
