The Queensland Rifle Association generally bestows life-membership on recipients about every decade, and we consider Johnno a very worthy person for such an award. Johnno has provided exceptional support for the sport of rifle-shooting in Queensland and Australia.
QRA State Championships August 2019 – Duncan Range, Belmont Shooting Complex
On the 25th of April the Queensland Rifle Association held its first Anzac Day Service in front of the Armistice War Memorial. The QRA would like to extend thanks to all the wonderful volunteers and attendees.
BRUCE A. R. SCOTT, CSC, ADC, ANZAC DAY ADDRESS – BELMONT RIFLE RANGE – 25 APRIL 2019, BRUCE A. R. SCOTT, CSC, ADC
Queensland’s newest War Memorial will be Officially Opened by Mr Ross Vasta MP, Federal member for Bonner and consecrated by Chaplain LT COL (retd) Graeme Ramsden OAM this Remembrance Day, marking the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice ending the Great War of 1914-1918.
QRA State Championships August 2018 – Duncan Range, Belmont Shooting Complex
Unchallenged as the greatest competitive marksman Australia has ever produced, Percy Pavey dominated his chosen sport in the same manner as Sir Hubert Opperman in cycling, Sir Donald Bradman in cricket, and Sir Norman Brookes in tennis. His career as a top level marksman spanned more than 30 years.
NORTH ARM RIFLE CLUB PM OCT 2017 – North Arm rifle range lived up to its challenging reputation for a big field of more than 70 shooters at the 2017 Club championship and Lilley District Open at Yandina. There were some outstanding range scores but fluky winds and humid conditions proved a test for consistency across the weekend.
BILLY SING MARKSMAN SHOOT, CLERMONT RIFLE RANGE ,1ST AND 2ND OCTOBER 2016. The Third Billy Sing Marksman Shoot, was held at the Clermont Rifle Range on the 1st and 2nd October 2016. Saturday morning saw a very cold start with 3.8 degree temperature, warming up over the weekend to 36 degree on Sunday afternoon.
New Zealand shooter John Snowden set a hot pace winning the Duncan lead-up match to the QRA Queens with a possible 300 with 33 centres over the six range event. John, from Ashurburton in the South Island, has been a regular visitor to Brisbane and is part of a strong 2017 Kiwi contingent.
2017 QRA Queens – A big week of shooting, Duncan Range, Belmont Shooting Complex
Brisbane Rifle Club veteran Geoff Grosskreutz has been in fine early form for the 2017 QRA Queens, winning his club open prize shoot on Saturday, 12th.
Natives shooter Kim O’Loghlen mastered gusty conditions over three long ranges to win the Metropolitan District Rifle Association Open on Sunday, 13th.
A change of scenery seems to have agreed with Brendan Parkins who held his nerve to close out a tense Beaudesert Prize Shoot win.
Crows Nest shooter Ashley Bidgood just prevailed in the hotly contested 2017 Ipswich Open Prize Shoot.
Social Media is a fantastic communication tool that is used every day around the world, allowing people to connect and disseminate information via various channels. The Queensland Rifle Association (QRA) recognises the benefits of social media as an important tool of engagement and enrichment for its members and the importance it plays in increasing the awareness and profile of the QRA, Shooting, athletes and more.
QRA Team at National Veterans Team Championships 2017 at the Duncan Range, Belmont
The Board of Directors, members, management and staff of Queensland Rifle Association extend their heartiest congratulations to John “Johnno” Johnstone on his award of the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Australia Day Honours List.
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.
