The 2024 NQRA King's with 172 entries was the best attended competition in NQ since the turn of the century and certainly justifies the development of the...
2024 NQRA King’s Prize Meeting
read more
Member Association News
2024 NQRA Wilson
The Wilson 2 day lead up with 153 shooters was the only day that we experienced rain when a brief squall passed through late on the first day. Conditions...
2024 T.M.R.C. Prize Meeting
A good roll up of 78 shooters from all over Australia with very good conditions apart from an early fish tail mirage resulted in some spectacular scores....
NRAA and Biathlon Australia Re-New MoU
NRAA and Biathlon Australia have re-signed their Memorandum of Understanding which provides support for the target rifle activities of the Winter Olympic...
Building and Contents Insurance for NRAA Associations and Clubs Now Available!
NRAA is pleased to make available to its State and Territory Associations and their member Clubs insurance protection for their building and contents. It is...
ANZAC Day Shoot, Mt Barker – annual Fathers and Sons competition
Around 40 shooters from across South Australia gathered on ANZAC Day at the Mount Barker Rifle Range to shoot the annual “Fathers’ and Sons’” competition,...
Recent Posts
2021 NQRA Championships, Townsville QLD
From 11 to 16 May 2021, the North Queensland Rifle Association (NQRA) welcomed the courageous southerners that successfully negotiated the Minefield and Iron Curtain at the Tweed River and ventured north. The much anticipated journey was to attend the 2021 NQRA...
Natives Rifle Club Prize Meeting
Geoff Grenfell wins Natives Club Prize Meeting Geoff Grenfell winner of A Grade Les Perrin Memorial Aggregate with Les’s daughters Donna and Adele The Natives Rifle Club Prize Meeting was held on the beautifully prepared Belmont range on Saturday and Sunday, June 12th...
Townsville D.R.A. & Marksmen Rifle Club Prize Meeting
The Townsville D.R.A. & Marksmen Rifle Club Prize Meeting was held on 11th May after a two year absence due to Covid, with organisers not knowing what sort of numbers to expect. However 68 shooters were in attendance which made it worthwhile. The...
Fathers and Sons Association of South Australia – Annual Anzac Day shoot 2021
Almost 50 shooters and numerous volunteers and helpers gathered on the 25th of April, in almost perfect weather, for the “Fathers & Sons” Anzac Day Shoot at Mt Barker Rifle Range, long since open to mothers and daughters as well. The shoot, which has more than 50...
Miss Emily Willmett (1867-1927) A Prominent NQRA Lady Shooter in the Early 1900s
The first detailed record of an NQRA ladies competition was in 1899 at Charters Towers. The Northern Miner, on 3rd May 1899, reported that “the ladies of Charters Towers made a new departure in sporting matters yesterday by inaugurating a Ladies Rifle Club”. ...
Rifle Club Member’s Second World Ware Service Recognised
Jock Hucker began rifle shooting in 1947/48 immediately after the rifle clubs emerged out of recess post the Second World War. As a new shooter, he was a member of the Woorndoo Rifle Club (where his father William Hucker was also a member) and later the Willaura Rifle...
QRA State Championships 2020
QRA were pleased to be able to conduct this year's State Championships. We shared the disappointment of not having competitors from the length and breadth of Australia, New Zealand and Japan. The range and surrounding grounds had been prepared beautifully and the...
James Wishart OAM (1925-2020)
One of Tasmania's finest and most respected rifle shooters, Mr James Wessing Wishart - B Sc, F.R.A.C.I., C Chem, OAM, passed away on the 21st July 2020. James was born on the 3rd of July 1925, the only son of James and Charlotte Wishart. James started shooting at a...
VRA Annual General Meeting Preliminary Notice
Perth Fremantle Night Shoot 14/3/20
22 shooters from Perth Fremantle, Bassendean Bellevue, Subiaco, Darling Range, some country club shooters from Dalwallinu and Boddington competed in the night shoot back in March. They were supported by a group of spectators and a team of PFRC members who...
TRA Queen’s 2020
David Llewellyn series In Tassie it was time for our Queen's series as Match Rifle and F Class and the 1,500 yds had been shot a week earlier. First up was the David Llewellyn series, a two day match, but due to some very heavy rain state-wide it was only shot...
NSWRA COVID 19 Update 25 March 2020
Postponed – NSW Match Rifle and Long Range F Class State Championships
The NSW Match Rifle and Long Range F Class State Championships, which were due to be held on the 2nd and 3rd of May at Ungarie, NSW, have been postponed. The event will be run in October in conjunction with the Ultra Long Range Challenge on the 6th, 7th and 8th...
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – NTRA Queens Postponed
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – NQRA Queens Cancelled
IMPORTANT INFORMATION – WARA COVID 19 Announcement
Jim Bailey makes it two in a row at Lyndhurst!
The weekend of the 14th and 15th of March saw 49 shooters converge on Lyndhurst to enjoy an excellent couple of days of high class competition in almost perfect autumn weather. Recent rains saw the range looking in pristine condition and a shower of rain on Saturday...
Inaugural Australian Precision Service Rifle Team to Bisley
The Castlemaine Rifle Club welcomed home the inaugural Australian Precision Service Rifle Team that competed at Bisley, England in the 150th Imperial Meeting of the National Rifle Association. The team members who competed in the Imperial Civilian Service Rifle...