Gladstone Clay Target Club Inc
Gladstone Clay Target Club, South Trees QLD: DTL, ball trap, continental, skeet and tower. Trap 2nd Sunday, skeet/tower 4th Sunday each month.
About Gladstone Clay Target Club Inc
Gladstone Clay Target Club shoots Down-the-Line trap, ball trap, continental, American and ISSF skeet, and tower on its ground on Boys Road, South Trees, off the Gladstone–Tannum Sands road. The club is affiliated with ACTA and sits in the QCTA Central Zone.
Wind and a technical layout make it one of the more challenging grounds in the region to shoot. The club's honours board of champions goes back to 1976, and it runs an annual two-day Trap Carnival.
Shoot days
- Trap: 2nd Sunday of each month
- Skeet and tower: 4th Sunday of each month
- Members' practice: 2nd and 4th Thursday, 3:30pm–6:30pm (ACTA and Gladstone members only)
Come-and-try runs on the Sunday shoot days. To check details before you go, use the enquiry button on this page.
In November 2025 the club hosted a two-day Ball Trap Carnival that included the QCTA Central Zone and State Ball Trap Championships, with camping, a bar, kitchen and ammunition on site. Its September 2025 ladies night drew more than 115 women, 85 of them new to the sport.
More Queensland clubs, plus DTL, ball trap and skeet listings, and other ACTA clubs. Nearby on Find Shooting Clubs: Callide Dawson Clay Target Club (about 94 km), Rockhampton Clay Target Club (about 101 km).
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