2019 ACT Rifle Championships – RA Rolph and ACT Queen’s Prize

Donna Negus wins on her home range!

A huge congratulations goes to Donna Negus on her maiden Queen’s win, on her home range nonetheless. Donna kept the family tradition going, winning 2019 after Steve won in 2018. Donna finished with a score of 492.41. Congratulations to Mahlon Reid from Boddington 214 in F Standard (570.30), Matt Paroz from North Sydney in F Open (594.42) (second year running) and Darren Bradley from Griffith District in F/TR (579.33).

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The ACT Rifle Championship, incorporating the RA Rolph lead up and the ACT Queen’s Prize, was held in Canberra at the McIntosh Rifle Range from 13 – 17 November. The 2019 Queen’s Championship in Canberra yet again proved that this has to be one of the hardest rifle ranges to compete on and the largest turn out in the country for the year. The lead up saw 119 competitors and the Queen’s hosted 184. 2019 was the 50^th anniversary of the McIntosh Rifle Range.

For junior entrants there were 12 shooters that attended and shot extremely well; Adam Beale won his first TR-A badge. Although not shooting the event, Jacinta Bradley (Shooting Australia Junior Female Shooter of the year) helped hand out some prizes. These juniors are the future of our sport and we need to assist and nurture them into the future. Thank you to the parents/coaches/mentors who are putting in the work to teach and encourage these young people.

Congratulation to all the winners from the Shooting Australia Awards of Excellence:

• Jacinta Bradley – Junior Female Shooter of the year
• Chris Schwebel – Junior Male Shooter of the year
• Donna Negus – Senior Female Shooter of the year
• Steve Negus – Senior Male Shooter of the year
• Australian Under 25 Rifle Team – Team of the year
• Ipswich and District Rifle Club – Club of the year

The ACT can boast the running of a competition that hosted shooters from every state and territory where people came from far and wide in the anticipation of taking out the top prize. While there were some exceptional results, there were also some disappointed and confused (at the conditions) shooters at times. Despite the competition experiencing significant dust thanks to drought and high winds, a good time was seemed to be had by most entrants who gritted their teeth (to keep the dust out) and had a go.

All disciplines and ranges were conducted on the Kongsberg electronic target system, with TR and F Class shooters shooting side by side. The system performed exceptionally throughout all five days of individual competition, given the amount of rounds fired into them in a short period of time. This year we purchased some additional targets and monitors to cater for the overall number of shooters we are getting during the Queen’s. Ten-Eleven to a target and a program that includes 100 scoring shots during the Queen’s and 65 in the RA Rolph was a testament to the system and the efforts of Graham (Dad), Dean and Helen and their dedicated target team, putting in the hard work of preparing the targets.

The ACTFBTR association would like to extend a special thanks to our Chief Ranger Officer Peter Hulett and our Butts Officers – Derek Boughton and John Owens.

The Formalities

The range was prepared to an exceptional standard by the two clubs (Bungendore and Canberra); with the drought conditions, we suffered a little bit with the dust.

The all important electronic targets were put through their usual standard of high maintenance, including test firing for accuracy (thanks Chris, Dave, Stuart and Graham (Dad)) and our resident target fairies were on hand to ensure it all ran smoothly (thanks Graham, Helen and Dean). There was one small hiccup that was not at the target end but was related to a monitor that we were able to rectify and all targets were put back online; which was a relief to all with our high attendance, especially for Peter Hulett our Chief Range Officer.

The clubhouse and surrounds were neat and tidy and the bar was stocked with cold refreshments and happy smiling bar staff, which was a pleasure after a hard day on the range.

The Gungahlin Lions Club supplied the meals for the event which was greatly appreciated. They were run off their feet on Saturday night with over 80 dinners and were still able to keep their happy outlook. In the end they raised well over $4000, which will go along way to help the Lions club and the community. Thank you Garry and your team.

The stats team of Dean Chamberlain and Helen Gilbert did a fantastic job of ensuring the results were uploaded as quickly as possible. They were well assisted by Will Chamberlain and his apprentice offsiders in Cedric May and Yvie Chappell. Between them, with Sandy Moore’s assistance, the cards didn’t stop flowing into the office.

The presentation ran smoothly and with a happy relaxed MC, Stephen Sharp for the leadup and Piers Cambridge for the Queen’s, it made it a pleasure to sit and listen to the results and applaud the eventual winners.

These types of events could not be a success without the assistance of sponsors and donors. Mt Majura Wines provided an entry prize which was won by Daniel Sly of Canberra.

On the Range

One of our diligent members, Stephen Sharp, provided a summary of conditions for each day which we have included below to highlight the extreme conditions experienced over the five days.

The RA Rolph:

Wednesday – shooting commenced at 0830. Conditions were very dry and dusty, with the temperature a cool 11°. The wind blew in from the North West at a blustery 20-25Kmh. By 1100, winds gusted to over 30Kmh from the West, swinging back to the North West by mid-afternoon. The maximum temperature for the day was a mild 20°. The strong gusts continued all afternoon. Mitch Bailey was the only shooter to go through the day clean (in any discipline); a whopping 4 points in front of the next position.

1st Day Rolph winners:

TR A Grade	Mitchell	Bailey	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	175.20
TR B Grade	Andrew	Heard	Murray Bridge	SA	169.15
TR C Grade	Peter	Mitchell	Port Macquarie Rifle Club	NSW	165.11
F Std A Grade	Mahlon	Reid	Boddington 214	WA	198.12
F Std B Grade	Joseph	Jason	Concord Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	192.9
F Open	Ernie	Mace	Central	QLD	205.12
F/TR	Marty	Kelly	Wangaratta	VIC	206.11

Thursday – the temperature at 0830 was a mild 14°. A brisk Westerly breeze greeted shooters. The (yet again) blustery wind again increased from about 20Kmh to 30Kmh by midday, gradually swinging to the North West during the afternoon. Savage drop offs and flare ups occurred throughout the day. Maximum temperature for the day was 25°. An indication of how difficult conditions were, was that only one possible was achieved in any discipline for both of the 15 shot, 800M ranges; that was to Peter Maher with a 75.6.

2nd Day Rolph winners:

TR A Grade	Mark	Buchanan	Roseville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	148.13
TR B Grade	Sandi	Moore	Mosman Neutral Bay	NSW	145.8
TR C Grade	Bill	Pryde	Spalding	SA	131.7
F Std A Grade	Mahlon	Reid	Boddington 214	WA	168.3
F Std B Grade	John	Young	Ungarie Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	158.3
F Open	Ben	Goodwin	Explorers	NSW	177.14
F/TR	Mark	Fairbairn	Cannon Hill RSL	QLD	173.13

Lead Up Badge Winners as sponsored by Heron Security and Sport.

TRA– RA Rolph

1	Mitchell	Bailey	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	321.33
2	Duncan	Davies	West Wallsend	NSW	317.28
3	Donna	Negus	Bungendore Rifle Club	NSW	317.26
4	Stephen	Williams	Bathurst Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	316.22
5	Mark	Buchanan	Roseville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	315.25
6	Peter	Maher	Lilydale	VIC	314.26
7	Rob	Cadden	Central	QLD	314.26
8	Alex	Davies	West Wallsend Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	313.28
9	Nick	Cock	Grafton RC	NSW	312.29
10	Tim	Letts	Darwin	NT	312.25
11	Mike	Chad	Port Macquarie Rifle Club	NSW	310.27
12	George	Edser	Central	QLD	309.15
13	Mark	Wilson	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	308.20
14	Graeme	Bright	Bathurst Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	307.24
15	Graham (Dad)	Aitchison	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	307.24

TRB – RA Rolph

1	Sandi	Moore	Mosman Neutral Bay	NSW	312.20
2	Barney	Neilsen	Southern Highlands RC		306.16
3	Andrew	Heard	Murray Bridge	SA	304.25
4	Ann	Chinnery	Marian Rifle Club Inc.	QLD	302.20
5	Harro (Gordon)	Harrison	Murray Bridge	SA	301.25
6	Rex	Waite	West Wallsend	NSW	301.19
7	Richard	Brodie	Goulburn Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	298.14
8	John	Caske	Natives	QLD	298.11

TRC – RA Rolph

1	Bill	Pryde	Spalding	SA	294.18
2	Peter	Mitchell	Port Macquarie Rifle Club	NSW	281.16
3	Christopher	Bourke	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	270.9

FSA – RA Rolph

1	Mahlon	Reid	Boddington 214	WA	366.15
2	Craig	Weaire	Nagambie	VIC	359.14
3	John	Kent	Fashions Mount Wellington	NSW	350.16
4	Dave	Phipps	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	350.16
5	Peter	Johnstone	Marrickville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	350.14

FSB – RA Rolph

1	Joseph	Jason	Concord Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	345.15
2	Bob	Harvey	Marrickville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	340.10
3	John	Young	Ungarie Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	338.7

FO – RA Rolph

1	Ben	Goodwin	Explorers	NSW	379.22
2	Ernie	Mace	Central	QLD	379.21
3	Stephen	Lazarus	Cairns Rifle Club Inc.	QLD	376.22
4	Tim	Nugent	Cessnock Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	374.27
5	Geoffrey	Krake	Bendigo	VIC	374.23

F/TR – RA Rolph

1	Mark	Fairbairn	Cannon Hill RSL	QLD	374.23
2	Dennis	Formiatti	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	370.16
3	Marty	Kelly	Wangaratta	VIC	366.16
4	Don	Laughton	Rosedale	VIC	363.17
5	Stephen	Sharp	Bungendore Rifle Club	ACT	361.20

The ACT Queen’s

Friday – Day one of the Queen’s started as pretty much a mirror of the previous day – dry, dusty and windy. The temperature at 0830 was 16° and the wind about 20Kmh from (you guessed it) the North West. Just to spice things up, gusts reached over 40Kmh by midday and continued near this level for the rest of the day. Maximum temperature was 25° at around 1300. The tough conditions resulted in no possibles being recorded at 600M in any discipline.

The individual Queen’s Day 1 winners were rewarded with 500 Winchester Primers as donated by Winchester Australia.

TR A Grade	Nick	Cock	Grafton RC	NSW	173.21
TR B Grade	Damon	Livermore	Sydney Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	169.13
TR C Grade	Anthony	Fassilis	Bankstown Chatswood	NSW	164.8
F Std A Grade	John	Simons	Broken Hill	NSW	198.9
F Std B Grade	Warwick	Sides	Ungarie Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	191.8
F Open	Matt	Paroz	North Sydney Rifle Club Inc	NSW	208.13
F/TR	Darren	Bradley	Griffith District	NSW	201.12

The Tiverton Cup Teams Match started immediately after the individual matches. Reasonably high scoring persisted. Winner of the Tiverton Cup in TR from a maximum field of 9, as sponsored by Robert Courtney was for the fifth year running:

• West Wallsend – Grasshoppers: 194-17
  • Ben Picton             48-6
  • Brett McCauley     48-5
  • David Brown         50-4
  • Alex Davies            48-2
  • Non Shooting Coach: John Maguire

The F Class version of the Tiverton Cup required two F Standard compliant shooters and two F Open compliant shooters. A field of 5 participated with Russell Le Maitre of Group Solutions Gunsmithing Services providing the medals to:

• NSW Blue: 233-14
  • Richard Bailey     59-8
  • Robert Eagers     55-0
  • Tim Golden         59-2
  • Darren Bradley   60-4
  • Non Shooting Coach: G Warrian

Saturday – The second day of the Queen’s began a little milder than the first. Alas, this was not to last. The temperature at 0830 was 15° with a Northerly breeze of about 10Kmh. For something a little different, a gentle North Easterly briefly appeared at around 0900. This was followed by the usual swing to the West by 1000 which intensified to above 30Kmh by early noon with a distinct swing to the North. Maximum temperature was a mild 24°. Possibles were pretty scarce at the second 800M; three were recorded in TR, and two in F Open.

All medallists in the Queens Day 2 aggregate who were in attendance received the product of our neighbour and sponsor, the Mount Majura Vineyard.

TR A Grade	Donna	Negus	Bungendore Rifle Club	ACT	198.18
TR B Grade	Peter	Spencer	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	192.18
TR C Grade	Anthony	Fassilis	Bankstown Chatswood	NSW	184.12
F Std A Grade	Mahlon	Reid	Boddington 214	WA	230.16
F Std B Grade	Joseph	Jason	Concord Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	214.10
F Open	Ben	Ferrara	Lithgow Rifle Club Inc	NSW	236.19
F/TR	Darren	Bradley	Griffith District	NSW	231.13

Sunday – At last some calm weather! Conditions were finally more typical of mid-November in Canberra. The temperature was about 14° with scattered clouds. The wind, a benign 5Kmh from the West. This condition briefly switched to a Southerly of 10Kmh then drifted in from the North at a readable 5Kmh. A mild westerly of about 10Kmh blew in at around midday and conditions remained pretty stable until the end of the series at about 1330. The maximum temperature for the day was in the low 20’s. Scores on the final day improved significantly.

The individual Queens Day 3 winners were rewarded with 500 Winchester Primers as donated by Winchester Australia.

TR A Grade	Mitchell	Bailey	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	125.21
TR B Grade	Ethan	Hewett	Southern Highlands Rifle Club	NSW	123.10
TR C Grade	Anthony	Fassilis	Bankstown Chatswood	NSW	121.10
F Std A Grade	Craig	Weaire	Nagambie	VIC	149.12
F Std B Grade	Kevin	Schwebel	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	146.6
F Open	Stephen	Lazarus	Cairns Rifle Club Inc.	QLD	150.19
F/TR	Mike	Samuels	Beaudesert	QLD	148.13

Many thanks to our long standing member Chris Bourke for again playing the piper and to Group Solutions Gunsmithing and Corella for providing access to the set of seven Hardy Engineering rifle barrels that were again won by each Queen’s Prize winner.

The very generous sponsors who partnered with Group Solutions Gunsmithing and Corella to supply the barrels, make all the difference between an ordinary event and a highly attractive event. They are each noted in the following badge lists.

Queens Prize Badge Winners

Target Rifle – A Grade – Queens Prize

The Target Solutions – Kongsberg E-Targets

1	Donna	Negus	Bungendore Rifle Club	ACT	492.41
2	Jim	Bailey	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	491.55
3	Jim	Jeffery	Lyndhurst Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	491.52
4	Mark	Buchanan	Roseville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	491.48
5	Ben	Picton	Mungindi Border	NSW	489.49
6	Nick	Cock	Grafton RC	NSW	489.47
7	Mitchell	Bailey	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	489.46
8	Alex	Davies	West Wallsend Rifle Club	NSW	489.45
9	Michael	Millen	Mosman Neutral Bay	NSW	489.45
10	Scott	Brindley	Explorers Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	489.43
11	Brett	McCauley	Narromine – Dubbo	NSW	488.48
12	Peter	Thurtell	Wingham	NSW	486.43
13	Steve	Negus	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	486.39
14	Rob	Cadden	Central	QLD	486.35
15	Adam	Beale	Roseville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	484.46
16	Mark	Thurtell	Lyndhurst	NSW	484.45
17	Andrew	Sims	Port Jackson Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	483.47
18	Chris	Money	Canberra Rifle Club	NSW	482.38
19	Neil	Gibbins	Mosman Neutral Bay	NSW	482.38
20	Tony	McGuigan	Mosman Neutral Bay	NSW	482.34

Target Rifle – B Grade – Queens Prize

Chris Maher and Donna & Steve Negus

1	Peter	Spencer	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	480.39
2	Damon	Livermore	Sydney Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	478.42
3	Ann	Chinnery	Marian Rifle Club Inc.	QLD	476.37
4	Ethan	Hewett	Southern Highlands Rifle Club	NSW	476.29
5	Adithep	Phaktham	Concord Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	472.26
6	Raymond	Wilson	Katoomba Rifle Club	NSW	471.36
7	Sebastian	Hodge	Newington College Rifle Club	NSW	470.34
8	John	Caske	Natives	QLD	469.30
9	Laura	Brindley	Explorers Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	467.27
10	Peter	Setford	Werribee	VIC	467.26
11	Rex	Waite	West Wallsend	NSW	467.25
12	Harro (Gordon)	Harrison	Murray Bridge	SA	464.32

Target Rifle – C Grade – Queens Prize

Piers Cambridge and Peter Spencer

1	Anthony	Fassilis	Bankstown Chatswood	NSW	469.30
2	Christopher	Bourke	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	453.22
3	Richard	Aitchison	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	451.25

F Class Standard – A Grade – Queens Prize and The Trindall Belt

Malcolm Challen and Rae Foot

1	Mahlon	Reid	Boddington 214	WA	570.30
2	John	Simons	Broken Hill	NSW	567.36
3	Joshua	Weaire	Nagambie	VIC	565.36
4	John	Kent	Fashions Mount Wellington	NSW	565.23
5	Dave	Phipps	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	563.33
6	Bruce	Rowlands	Lyndhurst Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	560.22
7	Malcolm	Sharp	Lyndhurst Rifle Club	NSW	558.36
8	Anthony	Loh	Hornsby RSL	NSW	555.31

F Class Standard – B Grade – Queens Prize

David Higgins and Shaun Wingrove

1	Warwick	Sides	Ungarie Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	543.14
2	Joseph	Jason	Concord Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	542.28
3	Bob	Harvey	Marrickville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	535.13
4	Thomas	Doxford	Nowra Rifle Club Inc	NSW	532.24
5	Anthony	Daniel	Bungendore Rifle Club	ACT	531.14
6	Kevin	Schwebel	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	529.16

F Class Open – Queens Prize and The Phil Dovey Belt

The Dovey Family

1	Matt	Paroz	North Sydney Rifle Club Inc	NSW	594.42
2	Stephen	Lazarus	Cairns Rifle Club Inc.	QLD	591.58
3	Tim	Nugent	Cessnock Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	591.52
4	Ben	Ferrara	Lithgow Rifle Club Inc	NSW	584.45
5	Adrian	Siebel	Hornsby RSL Rifle Club	NSW	583.48
6	Jacko	Bending	Canberra Rifle Club	VIC	583.36
7	Richard	Bailey	Goulburn Rifle Club	NSW	580.38
8	Ernie	Mace	Central	QLD	579.34

F/TR – Queens Prize and The Wilson Belt

Dennis Formiatti and Stephen Sharp

1	Darren	Bradley	Griffith District	NSW	579.33
2	Rohan	Barlow	Pacific	QLD	568.27
3	Anthony	Pedersen	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	567.24
4	Stephen	Sharp	Bungendore Rifle Club	ACT	566.31
5	Marty	Kelly	Wangaratta	VIC	563.30
6	Mark	Fairbairn	Cannon Hill RSL	QLD	561.25

Special Prizes

	DONATED BY	NAME	CLUB	SCORE
Junior Badge in Queen’s	Helen Gilbert	Adam Beale	Roseville	484.46
Ladies Trophy for TR	Graham Aitchison	Donna Negus	Bungendore	492.41
Veterans Trophies – FS in ACT Queen’s	Trevor Kingston and Stuart Thomson	Mahlon Reid	Boddington	570.30
Veterans Trophies – TR in ACT Queen’s	Peter Robinson	Jim Jeffrey	Lyndhurst	491.52
Super Veterans Trophies – FS in ACT Queen’s	Trevor Kingston and Stuart Thomson	Mahlon Reid	Boddington	570.30
Super Veterans Trophies – TR in ACT Queen’s	Peter Robinson	Rob Cadden	Central	486.35
Junior Badge for Grand Agg	Helen Gilbert	Adam Beale	Roseville	789.66
TR Queens Junior Trophy	Andrew Sarri and Mark Wilson	Adam Beale	Roseville	484.45
FSTD Queens Junior Trophy	Andrew Sarri and Mark Wilson	No Qualifier
FOPEN  Queens Junior Trophy	Andrew Sarri and Mark Wilson	No Qualifier
FTR Queens Junior Trophy	Andrew Sarri and Mark Wilson	Rohan Barlow	Pacific	568.27

J G McIntosh Grand Aggregate Badges – Donated by BRC and CRC, Tartan Supplied by David & Robyn McIntosh

Target Rifle – A Grade

1	Mitchell	Bailey	Holsworthy Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	810.79
2	Donna	Negus	Bungendore Rifle Club	ACT	809.67
3	Mark	Buchanan	Roseville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	806.73
4	Alex	Davies	West Wallsend Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	802.73
5	Nick	Cock	Grafton RC	NSW	801.76
6	Rob	Cadden	Central	QLD	800.61
7	Scott	Brindley	Explorers Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	796.64
8	Peter	Maher	Lilydale	VIC	793.62
9	Stephen	Williams	Bathurst Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	790.59
10	Adam	Beale	Roseville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	789.66

Target Rifle – B Grade

1	Ann	Chinnery	Marian Rifle Club Inc.	QLD	778.57
2	Sandi	Moore	Mosman Neutral Bay	NSW	776.49
3	Peter	Spencer	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	773.54
4	Rex	Waite	West Wallsend	NSW	768.44
5	John	Caske	Natives	QLD	767.41

Target Rifle – C Grade

1	Bill	Pryde	Spalding	SA	739.4
2	Christopher	Bourke	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	723.31

F Class Standard – A Grade

1	Mahlon	Reid	Boddington 214	WA	936.45
2	John	Kent	Fashions Mount Wellington	NSW	915.39
3	Dave	Phipps	Canberra Rifle Club	ACT	913.49

F Class Standard – B Grade

1	Joseph	Jason	Concord Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	887.43
2	Bob	Harvey	Marrickville Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	875.23
3	Warwick	Sides	Ungarie Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	874.24

F Class Open

1	Stephen	Lazarus	Cairns Rifle Club Inc.	QLD	967.8
2	Tim	Nugent	Cessnock Rifle Club Inc.	NSW	965.79
3	Ernie	Mace	Central	QLD	958.55

F/TR

1	Mark	Fairbairn	Cannon Hill RSL	QLD	935.48
2	Marty	Kelly	Wangaratta	VIC	929.46
3	Stephen	Sharp	Bungendore Rifle Club	ACT	927.51

More photos are available at https://fotenx.smugmug.com/Sports/Target-Rifle-Shooting/2019-ACT-Championships/ Thanks to Bill MacFarlane for hosting and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ACTRifleChampionships/.

To finish off we conducted a question and answer session with the 2019 Queens winner:

5 MINUTES OF WIND WITH DONNA NEGUS

What made you choose target rifle shooting as a sport? We spent every weekend out at the rifle range in Sydney, as my father Barry was a member of Sydney VDC (now Holsworthy RC), my sister Barbara and brother Kevin both started shooting, my mother never shot but was always there writing down scores and supporting us. It was inevitable that I would take up the sport. 

What is your most memorable moment in the sport? Meeting Steve, being able to do a sport that we both love. Watching Steve winning the World Championships and being part of the winning Palma team. Having Barb and Kevin in Canberra to celebrate my win.

What makes you laugh? Kath and Kim!! (Trude and Prue)

What annoys you? Not much really, only if you put your gear on top of mine! Haha. Personal space you know!!

What inspires you? Being a part of the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane and watching Jim Bailey win his silver medal.

What cheers you up when your scores are down? Knowing I can chat to fellow competitors and gain advice from them. Or, shot at Trentham NZ and we can cheer each other up!

What do you like to eat and drink when competing? Drinking plenty of water and having my Salads for lunch.

What do you do outside shooting? Watch my kids play their sports – Belinda, soccer and Jack, rugby.

What is your favourite rifle range? Well I’d have to say Canberra now, haha, having said that I do like shooting on Belmont, Brisbane.  

What would you like to see improve in our sport? More development with the younger shooters in all states.

What do you aspire to in our sport? Helping others achieve what I have been able to.