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Upcoming Field Shoots at Illawarra Archers July 13 QRE registrations close July 11!
Upcoming Field Shoots at Illawarra Archers
11/7/2024
Still plenty of spots available for our upcoming Field shoots!
QRE and Club Field shoot July 13 (QRE registrations close July 11!!)
Don't leave it until the last minute and risk missing out on your chance to shoot one of the best Field Courses in NSW!
IA Success at the National and State Indoor Championships July 6-7!!
11/7/2024
Great results and lots of bling for our club members who competed in the National and State Indoor Championships over the weekend!
Fiona Hyde took both national and state gold in 60+ Female Compound, and state gold in Open Female Compound. Con Goik took both national and state gold in 70+ Male Barebow Recurve. Melissa-Ann Dunn took national bronze and state silver in 50+ Female Compound. Rebecca Attard took state bronze in Open Female Compound. Jason Attard also competed and acquitted himself creditably in a national field of 75 Male Open Compound entrants. Full results here.
Congratulations to you all!
Diane
president@illlawarraarchers.org
Learning Archery at Illawarra Archers has been updated.
04/07/2024
In the June Ordinary General Meeting, Club members approved changes to our courses. We have started a new Introduction to Archery session (based on a combination of the the Come-and-Try session and the first day of the Beginners Course), with some changes to duration and content. The Introduction to Archery is now a pre-requisite for attending the Beginners Course. Updates to the Beginners Course have been made to reflect the pre-requisite Introduction to Archery, with the biggest change being to move to two sessions for the Beginners Course (down from the current timetable of 3 days)
Beginning in August, an Introduction to Archery course will be held early in the month, and then attendees who wish to continue on their archery journey with Illawarra Archers will be welcome to book into the Beginners Course sessions later in the month.
For people new to archery, completion of the Introduction to Archery (one session), followed by the Beginners Course (two sessions), are required for application for club membership.
for more information follow these links (or choose from the menu options)
Saturday Competition - July 13
07/07/2024
The Saturday shoot will be a QRE Field competition. As always, there will be pegs for different bow types and club shooters of different skill levels.
Just a reminder, Archery Australia has updated its Shooting Rules for Field Shoots. Compound and Recurve shooters in the categories of Women 60+, Women 70+, and Men 70+ now compete from the Blue Pegs.
Archery Australia Shooting Rules – Version 7.0 – Electronic version – Mar 2024
registration for the QRE in Assemble closes July 11
register for the club shoot in Archers Diary
WESTLAKES ARCHERS INC will be hosting the LAKE MACQUARIE GAMES Field Shoot on Sunday, August 4, 2024
By entering the event you are agreeing to be bound by the Constitution and Rules of Archery Australia Inc.
EVENT: 24 Target Marked WA Field
(3 arrows to be shot at each target...all arrows score).
LOCATION: Fassifern Oval, 51 Miller Road, Fassifern, 2283.
TIME: 8:00am - 9:00am Practice
8.30am - 9.00am Registration
9.15am Muster
9.30am First arrow shot.
DIVISIONS for all gender / bow types / age groups
his event is open to all Archery Alliance members.
Lake Macquarie Games medallions will be presented at the conclusion of the event for all
divisions.
COST: $35 for Adults. $25 for Under 21s.
CLOSING DATE: 30 July, 2024 (late entries accepted on application with the Secretary)
NOTES: No camo clothing. The canteen will be open all day.
CROSSBOW archers must show a current NSW permit at registration.
Bow weight must be under 60lb.
ENTRIES: Via Assemble; non-AA members Contact the Secretary.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact: V O’Brien (mobile) 0438 430 988
email: westlakes_archers@bigpond.com
Register via Assemble: https://account.archery.assemblesports.io/finder?id=3002410
South Coast Field - August 17-18, 2024
Our South Coast Field event is a 2 day field shoot on our challenging field course. Our course is generally recognised as one of the best in New South Wales (and the country!).
Rounds of 24 marked targets are shot on Saturday and again on Sunday, with BBQ lunches provided, and a medal presentation ceremony on Sunday afternoon. Event medals are awarded for all contested divisions.
The South Coast Field Tournament is World Archery registered. Competitors will be able to claim World Archery Field Awards.
NSW State Field Competition - September 7 & 8, 2024
updated: 10/6/2024
Note the date change!
the Competition has been pulled forward a week to provide the opportunity for our World Field Archery Championship archery team to shoot prior to their departure for Canada.
Illawarra Archers will be hosting this year's NSW State Field Competition. This is one of the major shoots in the 2024 calendar. We look forward to seeing a big turnout taking on our highly rated Field Course.
National Target Championships - Oct 22-28 2024
Are you ready?
NTC IS BACK! The 2024 National Target Championships will be hosted by Archery Australia at the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS). Mark the dates, 22nd - 28th October will be the dates of the event! Be sure to keep checking the Archery Australia socials and newsletter for any announcements. Registration will be via Assemble Sports on 24th June 2024.
follow this link to the registration options
Pan Pacific Masters Games
Gold Coast - 1-10 November 2024
Events Management Queensland based on the Gold Coast, Australia, will be hosting the Pan Pacific Masters Games from 1-10 November 2024 on the Gold Coast. The event consists of over 40 sports for participants aged primarily 30 years old and above, competing in up to 10 days of competition.
The Archery competition will be held 2-3 November 2024, and will have sections for all bow types and age groups.
for more information, go to their Website: https://mastersgames.com.au/ppmg/
to register, on the website, click on ENTER NOW and follow the prompts.
there are early bird fee concessions