Col Payne Shield BR30

SPORTING SHOOTERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (NSW) INC. ILLAWARRA BRANCH www.ssaaillawarra.org.au

www.ssaaillawarra.org.au

L-R John Locke - Range Captain Winner by handicap Graham Payne Winner off the gun Rob Coombs

2013 Newsletter

SSAA Illawarra Branch Legal Notices Member Signon’s SSAA Illawarra committee wishes to remind its members that when they sign on at the range they are stating their intention to participate and pay full range fees. If the member does not comply with both these conditions it becomes an invalid sign on in accordance with the Firearms Regulations Act. Our new signon books can be somewhat confusing. Please note that you must cross or tick either/and T for target, H for hunting or C for collecting. There is a provision to record your Firearms License number but this is only recorded if you attend a range without Target being on your membership. Due to privacy and security reasons, members will not be required to record their address on the Visitors Signon Book at the Illawarra Pistol Club. Simply place “SSAA” in that space provided. Between July and March 2014, we have scheduled 5 General Meetings, including the Special General Meeting and the AGM. For most months we will be holding 2 shoots per month. This should be ample opportunity for members to honour their legally required attendances. Please do not leave this to the last minute. Also remember to retain your signons as in some cases it will be necessary to prove your attendances.

Permit to Acquire The Firearms Registry website now advises all firearms licence and permit holders to obtain blank Permit to Acquire (PTA) application forms from their firearms club or the nearest firearms dealer. The option to order blank forms online has been removed. Do not photocopy these forms as photocopies are not compatible with the scanning system used by the Firearms Registry.

SSAA Illawarra’s Club Armourer Firearm Transfers for SSAA Illawarra Branch Member’s $20

Come in and speak to Ratko or Adam for all your Hunting & Shooting supplies Firearm Licence Safety Courses conducted 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month (by appointment) Ring Barry 4271 8442 for bookings or enquires.

Position

Name

President

Leanne Batey 4262 2313 [email protected]

0412 070341

Senior Vice President

Ali Ambs 4296 2866 [email protected]

-

Secretary

Mark Banasiak [email protected]

0421 710 528

Treasurer

Kim McCrudden [email protected]

0414 560 041

Hunting & Conservation

Joe Rossi [email protected]

0407 308 215

Range Captain

John Locke 4297 4047 [email protected]

0408 974 047

Publicity Officer

Grant Knowles [email protected]

0419 125 376

Branch Email

[email protected]

Firearm Safety Instructors 4296 2866 Ali Ambs 0431 928 016 Barry Wooton Frank Gomboso 0419 424 728 0411 286 594 Greg Cobbin

Home

Mobile

Club Armourer 4271 8442 Ratko A&R Industrial Supplies

Unit 2/8 Lady Penrhyn Drive Unanderra NSW 2530

Aims and Objectives To promote and improve the role of the Sporting Shooter in Australia. To help educate young people in the skills of hunting, shooting and proper care and safe handling of firearms. To encourage all hunters to abide by a strict code of ethics. To work for a better understanding between landholder and Association member. To actively advocate game conservation and assist appropriate authorities in game management programs.

Unit 2/8 Lady Penrhyn Drive Unanderra NSW 2526 2

To act as an effective and credible voice, representing all Australian shooters to the public, community leaders and authorities. 11

NOTICE OF MEETING SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NEW BRANCH CONSTITUTION 17th October 2013, 7:30pm at the Kemblawarra Portuguese Sports and Social Club 156 Shellharbour Rd Kemblawarra It is intended to propose, as a special resolution:

The Alan Batey Memorial Trophy - Field Rifle John Locke Graham Payne Jared Briggs Range captain C Grade Juniors

Luke Batey

Mal Giles Leanne Batey Ron Douglas Overall & A Grade Ladies B Grade

"That the SSAA (NSW) Illawarra Branch Inc adopt the revised Standard Branch Constitution in the same form as that located on the SSAA (NSW) Inc website www.ssaansw.org.au, as its constitution in replacement of its existing constitution and for the Branch Committee to notify the NSW Registry of Co-operatives and Associations accordingly." As you are probably aware the last twelve months has been reviewing constitutions for both SSAA NSW and Member Branches. At the State AGM held on 4th & 5th May the revised SSAA NSW Constitution was adopted with a few amendments and the Standard Branch Constitution was also endorsed with a couple of amendments. The revised Standard Branch Constitution will enable all SSAA NSW Member Branches to operate under the same set of rules. At present, Member Branches are operating under quite a number of varied constitutions which makes it extremely difficult to ensure consistency for our members. In order to adopt this Constitution we need to have a minimum of 50 members present at this meeting. If we do not have enough members present, we will need to postpone the meeting and then print and post another letter of notice for the following month. This will be an added expense that the committee does not wish to see. Copies of the proposed new Standard Branch Constitution can be accessed by sending an email to: [email protected] stating your full name and membership number. Or by visiting the SSAA NSW website http://www.ssaansw.org.au

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Hilltop Update! 800 Metre Range We have been waiting since early this year for Wingecarribee Shire Council to approve the erection of sound baffling at the 800 and 400 metres firing mounds. When this occurs the baffles with be erected and centrefire shooting can recommence. If the council does not respond to the matter by mid-May it will be passed to the Joint Regional Planning Panel who is empowered to exercise the functions of council.

500 Metre Range

As previously reported the range does not comply with the Firearm’s Registry’s requirements and the Government through the Sport and Recreation Dept is negotiating with the contractor GHD to rectify the situation so the range does comply. There are apparently disagreements as to who is to blame and who is going to pay to rectify this.The Shooters and Fishers Party are continuing to negotiate with the Government to fund completion of the facility.

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https://www.ssaaillawarra.org.au

A Quick Look at SSAA Illawarra’s new website! The new look SSAA Illawarra website is now up and running. I encourage you to go online and explore the new site. I would like to thank members for their patience during the change over period. A new site has been created that is much easier to manage and enables updates and changes to be made at any time with relative ease. It was important to find a site design that could be changed regularly and at short notice so that members have a reliable point of reference for details on coming events and check on recent event scores.

other interesting pages including a gallery that is slowly coming together and should become a valuable resource. If you have any photos from previous events please forward these to [email protected] so they can be shared. Please remember that we need permission from parents if they are of people under 18.

It is important to remember that the site is a work in progress and is designed for members. If you have any suggestions in regards to its layout, functions and information presented please contact The site will be updated and scores me and I will try to make the appropriuploaded after each event. You will find ate adjustments. a page that has information for new members and those wishing to participate in our sport. There are also several Grant Knowles, Publicity Officer

Grant Knowles..

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2013 SSAA Illawarra Event Calendar Date Location THU 5 Sep Portuguese Club SUN 8 Sep Hilltop SUN 15 Sep Bass Point

Time 18.30 10.00 12.30

Range Officer Leanne Batey

Event Ammunition Committee Meeting Sight in day - General Practice General Practice/sighting in/and 2P 5 rnds

THU 3 Oct SUN 13 Oct THU 17 Oct

Portuguese Club 18.30 Hilltop 10.00 Alois Ambs Portuguese Club 19.30

Committee Meeting Marksman Shield, 200 mt score Special General Meeting Branch Constitution

SUN 20 Oct

Bass Point

12.30

Field Rifle

42 rnds/10 rnds off hand cat

THU 7 Nov Portuguese Club SUN 10 Nov Hilltop SUN 17 Nov Bass Point

18.30 10.00 12.30

Committee Meeting Goat Class Shoot BR-30

20 C/F and 20 R/F 30 rnds/10rnds offhand cat

THU SUN THU SUN

18.30 10.00 19.30 12.30

5 8 12 15

Dec Dec Dec Dec

Portuguese Club Hilltop Portuguese Club Bass Point

Barry Wooton

Barry Wooton

Committee Meeting Field Rifle Centrefire Christmas Party Benchrest Silhouette

20 centrefire

Very Import ant I Must Go !

42 Centrefire 40 rnds/10 rnds offhand cat

Our 40th w as great evenin a g, lets hope the 50 th will be bigger a nd better!

2014 SSAA Illawarra Event Calendar

Date THU 2 Jan SUN 12 Jan SUN 19 Jan

Location Portuguese Club Hilltop Bass Point

Time 18.30 10.00 12.30

THU SUN SUN THU

Portuguese Club Hilltop Bass Point Portuguese Club

18.30 10.00 12.30 19.30

6 9 16 20

Feb Feb Feb Feb

Range Officer Alois Ambs

Leanne Batey

Event Committee Meeting Sight in day - General Practice Field Rifle

Ammunition

42 rnds/10 rnds offhand cat

Committee Meeting Presidents Trophy, 100 mt Animal 20 Centrefire General Practice/sighting in/and 2P General Meeting

Very Import ant Must Go to AGM!

THU 6 Mar Portuguese Club 19.30 AGM

Annual General Meeting

SUN 9 Mar Hilltop SUN 16 Mar Bass Point

10.00 12.30

Benchrest Hunter Class 100 mt BR-30

25 Centrefire 30 rnds/10 rnds offhand Rabbit

THU 3 Apr SUN 13 Apr

Portuguese Club Hilltop

18.30 10.00

Committee Meeting Field Rifle Centrefire

42 Centrefire

THU 1 May Portuguese Club THU 15 May Portuguese Club SUN 18 May Bass Point

18.30 19.30 12.30

Committee Meeting General Meeting -Swap Meet Field Rifle/ Alan Batey

42 rnds/10 rnds offhand Rabbit

THU 5 Jun SUN 8 Jun SUN 15 Jun

18.30 10.00 12.30

Committee Meeting Benchrest Hunter Class 100 mt BR-30/ Col Payne

25 Centrefire Long weekend 30 rnds/10 rnds offhand Rabbit

Portuguese Club Hilltop Bass Point

Dal Birrell

Leanne Batey

Dal Birrell

ALL HILLTOP SHOOTS WILL BE RIMFIRE ONLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

https://www.ssaaillawarra.org.au

A Quick Look at SSAA Illawarra’s new website! The new look SSAA Illawarra website is now up and running. I encourage you to go online and explore the new site. I would like to thank members for their patience during the change over period. A new site has been created that is much easier to manage and enables updates and changes to be made at any time with relative ease. It was important to find a site design that could be changed regularly and at short notice so that members have a reliable point of reference for details on coming events and check on recent event scores.

other interesting pages including a gallery that is slowly coming together and should become a valuable resource. If you have any photos from previous events please forward these to [email protected] so they can be shared. Please remember that we need permission from parents if they are of people under 18.

It is important to remember that the site is a work in progress and is designed for members. If you have any suggestions in regards to its layout, functions and information presented please contact The site will be updated and scores me and I will try to make the appropriuploaded after each event. You will find ate adjustments. a page that has information for new members and those wishing to participate in our sport. There are also several Grant Knowles, Publicity Officer

Grant Knowles..

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Hilltop Update! 800 Metre Range We have been waiting since early this year for Wingecarribee Shire Council to approve the erection of sound baffling at the 800 and 400 metres firing mounds. When this occurs the baffles with be erected and centrefire shooting can recommence. If the council does not respond to the matter by mid-May it will be passed to the Joint Regional Planning Panel who is empowered to exercise the functions of council.

500 Metre Range

As previously reported the range does not comply with the Firearm’s Registry’s requirements and the Government through the Sport and Recreation Dept is negotiating with the contractor GHD to rectify the situation so the range does comply. There are apparently disagreements as to who is to blame and who is going to pay to rectify this.The Shooters and Fishers Party are continuing to negotiate with the Government to fund completion of the facility.

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NOTICE OF MEETING SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING NEW BRANCH CONSTITUTION 17th October 2013, 7:30pm at the Kemblawarra Portuguese Sports and Social Club 156 Shellharbour Rd Kemblawarra It is intended to propose, as a special resolution:

The Alan Batey Memorial Trophy - Field Rifle John Locke Graham Payne Jared Briggs Range captain C Grade Juniors

Luke Batey

Mal Giles Leanne Batey Ron Douglas Overall & A Grade Ladies B Grade

"That the SSAA (NSW) Illawarra Branch Inc adopt the revised Standard Branch Constitution in the same form as that located on the SSAA (NSW) Inc website www.ssaansw.org.au, as its constitution in replacement of its existing constitution and for the Branch Committee to notify the NSW Registry of Co-operatives and Associations accordingly." As you are probably aware the last twelve months has been reviewing constitutions for both SSAA NSW and Member Branches. At the State AGM held on 4th & 5th May the revised SSAA NSW Constitution was adopted with a few amendments and the Standard Branch Constitution was also endorsed with a couple of amendments. The revised Standard Branch Constitution will enable all SSAA NSW Member Branches to operate under the same set of rules. At present, Member Branches are operating under quite a number of varied constitutions which makes it extremely difficult to ensure consistency for our members. In order to adopt this Constitution we need to have a minimum of 50 members present at this meeting. If we do not have enough members present, we will need to postpone the meeting and then print and post another letter of notice for the following month. This will be an added expense that the committee does not wish to see. Copies of the proposed new Standard Branch Constitution can be accessed by sending an email to: [email protected] stating your full name and membership number. Or by visiting the SSAA NSW website http://www.ssaansw.org.au

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SSAA Illawarra Branch Legal Notices Member Signon’s SSAA Illawarra committee wishes to remind its members that when they sign on at the range they are stating their intention to participate and pay full range fees. If the member does not comply with both these conditions it becomes an invalid sign on in accordance with the Firearms Regulations Act. Our new signon books can be somewhat confusing. Please note that you must cross or tick either/and T for target, H for hunting or C for collecting. There is a provision to record your Firearms License number but this is only recorded if you attend a range without Target being on your membership. Due to privacy and security reasons, members will not be required to record their address on the Visitors Signon Book at the Illawarra Pistol Club. Simply place “SSAA” in that space provided. Between July and March 2014, we have scheduled 5 General Meetings, including the Special General Meeting and the AGM. For most months we will be holding 2 shoots per month. This should be ample opportunity for members to honour their legally required attendances. Please do not leave this to the last minute. Also remember to retain your signons as in some cases it will be necessary to prove your attendances.

Permit to Acquire The Firearms Registry website now advises all firearms licence and permit holders to obtain blank Permit to Acquire (PTA) application forms from their firearms club or the nearest firearms dealer. The option to order blank forms online has been removed. Do not photocopy these forms as photocopies are not compatible with the scanning system used by the Firearms Registry.

SSAA Illawarra’s Club Armourer Firearm Transfers for SSAA Illawarra Branch Member’s $20

Come in and speak to Ratko or Adam for all your Hunting & Shooting supplies Firearm Licence Safety Courses conducted 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month (by appointment) Ring Barry 4271 8442 for bookings or enquires.

Position

Name

President

Leanne Batey 4262 2313 [email protected]

0412 070341

Senior Vice President

Ali Ambs 4296 2866 [email protected]

-

Secretary

Mark Banasiak [email protected]

0421 710 528

Treasurer

Kim McCrudden [email protected]

0414 560 041

Hunting & Conservation

Joe Rossi [email protected]

0407 308 215

Range Captain

John Locke 4297 4047 [email protected]

0408 974 047

Publicity Officer

Grant Knowles [email protected]

0419 125 376

Branch Email

[email protected]

Firearm Safety Instructors 4296 2866 Ali Ambs 0431 928 016 Barry Wooton Frank Gomboso 0419 424 728 0411 286 594 Greg Cobbin

Home

Mobile

Club Armourer 4271 8442 Ratko A&R Industrial Supplies

Unit 2/8 Lady Penrhyn Drive Unanderra NSW 2530

Aims and Objectives To promote and improve the role of the Sporting Shooter in Australia. To help educate young people in the skills of hunting, shooting and proper care and safe handling of firearms. To encourage all hunters to abide by a strict code of ethics. To work for a better understanding between landholder and Association member. To actively advocate game conservation and assist appropriate authorities in game management programs.

Unit 2/8 Lady Penrhyn Drive Unanderra NSW 2526 2

To act as an effective and credible voice, representing all Australian shooters to the public, community leaders and authorities. 11

Col Payne Shield BR30

SPORTING SHOOTERS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (NSW) INC. ILLAWARRA BRANCH www.ssaaillawarra.org.au

www.ssaaillawarra.org.au

L-R John Locke - Range Captain Winner by handicap Graham Payne Winner off the gun Rob Coombs

2013 Newsletter