SSAA NSW

We were pleased with the very high satisfaction level with the services that SSAA National provides for its members. When it comes to what the members are prepared to pay for, there were three stand-out winners. 1. Ranges & places to shoot, 2. Advocacy - both political and other Shooting entities, 3. Insurance, all rate very highly in the research as what the members believe they would pay for. A very pleasing statistic that was high on our surveys six years ago and which has dropped significantly on the current survey is the social licence question. Previously over 90% of members felt that the community did not support their sport, and members felt uncomfortable about participating, whereas now just under 50% are still concerned. I believe this has come about through our communications and the promotion of the law-abiding firearms owner to the government, police, and the media. Criminals are a problem, with or without firearms, whereas law-abiding firearms owners are not a risk to society. Mandatory Attendance Support Toward the end of our last mandatory attendance compliance period that concluded on the 30th of June 2023, we conducted online meetings for over 2000 of our members that provided training on hunting as well as hosting two collecting meetings. The result of these meetings means that people who were struggling in the post-COVID environment to complete their attendances were able to complete their attendances. I thank Warren Brown, Tim Barry, and Lance Mitchell for their excellent training and presentations. SSAA NSW staff put these meetings together with short notice and I also thank them for the input and support to our membership. Membership & Membership Fees Our membership in New South Wales continues to grow at an excellent rate, achieving 12% growth over the last three years. Very soon the membership fees will change after no changes for the last four years. One of the changes means you will need to decide if you want a printed Australian Shooter magazine or an electronic Australian Shooter magazine. If you choose the electronic version, it will be emailed directly to you, and if we do not have your email, it will be sent as a link on SMS. You will also receive the magazine electronically if you choose to get the printed magazine as well. Choosing to receive a printed magazine will increase the adult membership fee by $15.00 over the adult membership fee for only receiving an electronic Australian Shooter magazine. The adult membership will become $100.00 with the electronic Australian Shooter magazine and the adult membership will become $115.00 if you choose to receive a printed Australian Shooter magazine. This is by far the cheapest full-service membership fee for a peak body that provides safe ranges to shoot, genuine reason for firearms ownership, Disciplines to compete in, and hunting opportunities.

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