SSAA NSW

Sporting Shooters Association of Australia (NSW) Inc. 3 From Diana's Desk Volunteers – we need you... It's an exciting time to be a SSAA NSW member and a sporting shooter with the positive growth our sport continues to experience. However, this positive growth means there is a lot of work and responsibility on the shoulders of our Branches and our many volunteers. It takes a lot of hard work, dedication and effort just to run a Branch and add to that all of the work that goes into running a range that our members enjoy, and the workload is significant. Throughout the past few years I have travelled around NSW and visited quite a few Branches and their ranges to see firsthand the result of the volunteer work done by so many Branch Committee members to provide these services to our members. As I've said on a number of occasions, the results of our membership survey indicated that 90% of our members visit ranges but only 18% of them are involved with their Branch in any way at all and we really need to get that participation rate increased. For a Branch to function and grow its range and activities, it needs volunteers to fill the many and varied roles. If we want the future of our sport to be secure we need more members to volunteer, it's not fair for all of us to rely on the same faces who often work tirelessly for years. As well as lightening the load, new people can have new ideas and this can also help broaden the opportunities and activities offered to members. So if you're one of the many members that enjoy visiting your local range but haven't yet had the chance to assist your Branch, your chance has arrived. No matter how much time you can spare, whether it be 10 minutes or 10 hours, I'm sure your Branch Committee will be very happy to hear from you. You can help out as a Range Officer, people with administration skills can assist the Committee, if you're more hands on you can help out with range maintenance whenever possible or if you know your stuff and enjoy introducing new people to our sport perhaps becoming a Safe Shooting Instructor may suit you. We really need more help from our members to continue to service and grow our sport, so please lend a hand! Diana Melham Executive Director - SSAA (NSW) Inc. 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. Advertising and Contributions: Newsletter PO Box 1001 ST MARYS NSW 2760 or email nswshooter@nsw.ssaa.org.au Deadline: Attention Branch Secretaries/Publicity Officers, editorial deadline for the September 2015 Quarterly Review issue of the NSW Shooter is Wednesday 12 August 2015. Cover: Photo of Donny Parsons competing at the SSAA NSW Benchrest State Championships in July and highlights from other stories. Editor: Jay Pandya Graphic Designer: Craig Rogers Benchrest: Dave Billinghurst 0418 478 160 Big Game: TBA Colonial Action: Jeff Bultitude 02 6373 8481 Field Rifle & 3P: Julie Wilson 0414 526 620 Single Action: Dennis Jackson 0418 674 531 Pistol: Beau Griffith 02 4734 6734 Lever Action: Don Chesworth 02 6628 3979 Muzzleloading: Ian Hanlon 02 6568 7050 Rifle Silhouette: Con Smith 02 9609 1216 Combined Services: Kerry Benson 02 4572 0421 Shotgun: Greg Allen 0409 444 955 Discipline Coordinator: Dave Billinghurst 0418 478 160 Discipline Chairmen

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