John holds dual trade qualifications in Fitting & Machining as well as Instrument & Automatic Control Fitting.  He commenced his working life as an apprentice at Wallerawang Power Station in Western NSW in 1966 and finished as Training and Development Manager in 1996.

John grew up on a family farm near Lithgow and is married with three sons and six grandchildren.  He studied Mechanical Engineering and holds an Associate Diploma in Front Line Management.  John commenced target shooting in 1967 with the Lithgow Small Arms Rifle Club and has been a continuing member since that time.  He was club Captain for 11 years.

John has enjoyed many personal successes in this sport as a Target Rifle competitor and has captained the NSWRA State Team on four occasions as well as captaining the prestigious Australian National Team five times, two have been Palma Team captaincies.  He has enjoyed representations in such exotic countries as New Zealand, Barbados, America, the UK and Scotland.

John recently retired as Chairman of the NSWRA after six years in that role, including nine years as a Director.

Matthew is a Mechanical Engineer previously having worked for a coalmine in the Hunter Valley, NSW.  He has since commenced a PhD project at the University of Queensland.

Matthew is a member of the University Rifle Club on Belmont Shooting Range.  He was introduced to shooting by his grandfather, initially as a marker for the Mackay Rifle Club and fitting in a range at the end of the day.  This soon progressed into him becoming a full-time shooter.  Matt is a current World Champion being a member of the winning Palma Team that competed in New Zealand in 2019.