SSAA NSW

SFP's Federal Election Wrap-Up "Overall, S&F party membership has soared, donations are coming in steadily and our NSW branch has a sizeable "war chest" for the vital 2015 NSW State election." The 2013 Australian Federal election results took the country by surprise, not in terms of the LiberalNational victory but in the success of the minor parties and the reinforcement of our nation's democracy. We're disappointed the Shooters and Fishers Party didn't succeed in winning the Senate seat we aimed for, but we ran a smart campaign and if not for unprecedented circumstances in NSW would almost certainly have won a seat. Despite not winning a seat, we can boast that our careful preferences damaged the Greens in a number of States, including in NSW where former NSW MLC Cate Faehrmann failed to win a seat. The message for us is that the S&F remains in a strong position, while the vital alliance of minor parties that we helped pull together has broken the power of the Greens in the Federal Parliament by ensuring they do not control the balance of power. However, with the Federal election over, we are now turning our attention back to the individual States and Territories, where a number of crucial elections are only months away. We have registered our South Australian branch to contest the upcoming election in March, and have a very good chance of repeating the victory we had in the last WA election, when Rick Mazza was elected to the upper house. Moves in other States and Territories are being planned. In NSW, we already have two Members of the Legislative Council in Parliament, so we have an extremely high bar to clear if we are to succeed in our ambition of winning another seat. As a result, we have enlisted an experienced campaign manager to work on the campaign. More regional branches are opening all the time, we have established a Bowhunting branch and Motorcyclists branch, and we have the funding for a full-time Membership and Donations Officer. Overall, S&F party membership has soared, donations are Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc. coming in steadily and our NSW branch has a sizeable "war chest" for the vital 2015 NSW State election. But to reach our goals we will need the grassroots support of shooters and fishers, their families, friends and community networks. Every vote will be crucial in our campaign to ensure Barry O'Farrell doesn't gain control of the NSW Upper House. The Shooters and Fishers Party is in a strong position around Australia, and with more people than ever before getting involved in shooting, hunting, fishing, camping, 4WDing and other outdoor activities, we will continue to grow. We will win more seats in the States and Territories in the coming years and will enter the 2016 Federal election campaign in a very strong position. *As this analysis was being sent to print, the final results had not been officially declared. A more detailed commentary will be available on www.shooterandfishers.org.au Robert Borsak, MLC The NSW Shooter is published by the Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed are not necessarily those of SSAA (NSW) Inc. Attention: Branch Secretaries/Publicity Officers Editorial deadline for the November 2013 issue of the NSW Shooter is Friday October 18, 2013. Editor: Tim Horan Graphic Designer: Craig Rogers Post all correspondence and contributions to: Newsletter PO Box 1001 ST MARYS NSW 1790 or email nswshooter@nsw.ssaa.org.au Cover: SSAA NSW President Paul McNabb with Jacob and Sam Bonfield. 6

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