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Safe Shooting grant program

The program is open to ‘not for profit’ shooting organisations and aims to assist responsible shooters and their shooting clubs to provide better and safer facilities for their sport.

Who can apply?

Shooting clubs that have been notified that they must comply with relevant legislation and standards.

Projects that will be considered under this program:

  • Projects aimed at addressing compliance issues
  • Projects that improve the safety of facilities that are used by the community
  • Projects that increase opportunities for the community to participate safely in the sport of shooting.

When to apply?

Program is continuously open.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for this program download and complete the application form.

Guidance notes and application

Projects to be assisted

The following projects will be assisted for 2007/08.

Club Project description Amount $
Ardlethan/Beckom Sporting Clays Inc upgrade to automatic traps and provision of container to house traps 12,263.00
Barrook Sporting Field & Game Aust Inc upgrade to automatic traps 2,425.00
Bathurst Pistol Club Inc construction of an indoor air pistol rifle range 8,170.00
Bermagui Field & Game Inc purchase and set up of three automatic clay target machines 9,500.00
Braidwood Pistol Club Inc upgrade of range 11,000.00
Broken Hill Field & Game Assoc Inc upgrade to automatic traps 9,760.00
Broken Hill Pistol Club Inc upgrade of facility with disabled acess 9,000.00
Cessnock Clay Target Club purchase and installation of traps 10,000.00
Coffs Harbour Pistol Club Inc erection of a roof/baffle over target frames 2,034.00
Cowra Pistol Club fascia to existing target frames and red flags installed 7,457.00
Crookwell Gun Club Inc installation of an automatic clay target trap 8,497.00
Explorers Rifle Club Inc upgrade of range 3,736.00
Finley Gun Club purchase and modification of new trap machine 11,453.00
Finley Pistol Club Inc disbaled footpaths 2,416.00
Goulburn Clay Target Club Inc installation of automatic clay target trap 12,000.00
Grafton Rifle Club Inc upgrade of benchrest 4,000.00
Gulgong Pistol Club perimeter safety fencing 1,860.00
Lismore Target Rifle Club construction of earth mound as a safety barrier 3,322.00
Mendooran Gun Club construction of an amenities block 8,000.00
Milparinka field and game Association purchase four electric traps with remote release 10,245.00
Moree Gun Club Inc amenities block and pathway access 8,462.00
North Shore Regional Target Shooting Complex Management Association Inc perimeter safety fencing 9,276.00
NSW Field & Game Association Inc - Cooma Branch upgrade to automatic traps 12,479.00
SSAA - Bellingen Branch supply flagpoles and warning notice and replace damaged stop butt sandbags 950.00
SSAA - Coffs Harbour Branch upgrade of perimeter safety fencing 5,049.00
SSAA - Goulburn Branch upgrade of rifle range 9,000.00
SSAA (NSW) - Griffith Branch range access upgrade 11,935.00
SSAA (NSW) - Sydney Branch upgrade benchrest facilities 13,323.00
SSAA Taree/Wingham Branch construction of safety bullet stop butts on range 8,250.00
SSAA Tenterfield Branch Fencing and concrete access ramp 1,967.00
Sutherland Small Bore Rifle Club upgrade of firing range 8,420.00
Tyagarah Clay target Club Inc replace existing trap 10,194.00
Yass Clay Target Club Inc upgrade to automatic traps 8,607.00
Coffs Harbour Rifle Club upgrade facilities and installation of water tank 20,000.00
Cessnock Pistol Club Inc upgrade of range and clubhouse 20,000.00
Mudgee Sporting Clays upgrade to automatic clay target traps 19,950.00
Newcastle Lake Macquarie Clay Target Club upgrade to automatic hopper fed machines 20,000.00
Quirindi Sporting Clay Target Club upgrade of manually operated traps, build trailers for traps and erect skillion to shed 20,000.00
Bega District Miniature Rifle Club Inc extension to provide a safe area for the indoor rifle range 20,000.00
Inverell RSM Clay Target Club upgrade to automatic traps and erection of a single rail fence with safety rails 20,000.00
Cobar Clay Target Club Inc upgrade to automatic traps 20,000.00
Warren Gun Club upgrade clay target traps 20,000.00
Metropolitan District Rifle Association (Sydney) mantlet construction, mantlet stabilisation and upgrade of target frames 15,000.00
TOTAL $450,000.00

 

Further information

For further information about this program, contact us or send an email

Useful links

Downloads

ATO Statement by a supplier form (PDF) - Further information about this form is on the Australian Taxation Office's website