Australian Hellenic Game & Conservation (Hellenic Gun Club)
Hellenic Gun Club (AHGC): 75-target sporting clays at Balliang East near Geelong VIC on the first Saturday of the month, with a coached practice area.
About Australian Hellenic Game & Conservation (Hellenic Gun Club)
Australian Hellenic Game & Conservation (AHGC), also known as the Australian Hellenic Gun Club, shoots sporting clays and simulated field targets at the Geelong Clay Target Club ground, 444 Moretons Road, Balliang East, north of Geelong. It moved its shoots there in June 2024 and became a Sporting Clays Australia affiliated club in June 2025.
Shoot days
The monthly shoot is 75 targets of sporting clays on the first Saturday of the month.
On each shoot day the club sets up a coached practice area with at least five automatic machines. Club over-and-under shotguns, hearing protection, glasses and vests are supplied free, and no firearms licence is needed while shooting under the instruction of a licensed coach.
The club was established in 1997 to promote multiculturalism in hunting and shooting and to encourage family, female and junior participation. It has about 300 members. It is a registered club with Victoria Police Licensing Services, so membership is a valid reason for a firearms licence, and club staff help members with licence applications and renewals.
To ask about a practice session or membership, use the enquiry button on this page or visit the club's website.
Browse more shooting clubs in Victoria and sporting clays clubs, or other Sporting Clays Australia clubs. Nearby on Find Shooting Clubs: the club shares the Balliang East ground with Geelong Sporting Clays; also Metropolitan Clay Target Club (about 55 km) and Frankston Australian Clay Target Club (about 68 km).
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