Gold Coast Clay Target Club shoots at Woongoolba on the northern Gold Coast, QLD, offering trap, skeet, universal trench, ISSF and sporting clays. Open to shooters of all levels, the club runs Saturday practice, monthly competitions and coaching.


Gold Coast Clay Target Club is on Gross Road at Woongoolba, on the northern Gold Coast between Brisbane and Surfers Paradise. It is one of south-east Queensland's busiest clay target venues, shooting trap, skeet, universal trench, ISSF and sporting clays, with separate discipline captains for each.
Practice runs on Saturday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm, with competitions on the first Sunday of each month over 75 or 100 targets, and the club hosts Sporting Clays Australia events including the Queensland State English Sporting Championship. Coaching is available for new shooters, and corporate and group bookings are taken, preferably from 10am on Saturdays.
The club is affiliated with the Australian Clay Target Association and Sporting Clays Australia, so members can compete across both bodies' calendars.
Gold Coast Clay Target Club is one of the Sporting Clays Australia affiliated clubs listed on Find Shooting Clubs. Browse more shooting clubs in Queensland, or explore sporting clays clubs across Australia and other shotgun sports. Other SCA clubs nearby: Beaudesert Sporting Clays, Brisbane Sporting Clays, North Arm Shotgun Association, Redcliffe City Clay Target Club, Southern Downs Sporting Clays.
Get in contact with Gold Coast Clay Target Club and organise a visit or enquire about becoming a member.
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