Maryborough Clay Target Club Inc.
Maryborough Clay Target Club, Island Plantation QLD: DTL trap and Compak sporting. Competition 3rd Sunday; Come 'n' Try Wed & Sat 9–11am.
About Maryborough Clay Target Club Inc.
Maryborough Clay Target Club shoots Down-the-Line trap and 5-stand Compak sporting on Baumgart Road, Island Plantation, beside Maryborough Airport. The club started at Saltwater Creek in 1962 and moved in 1978 to its present 9.75-hectare ground, leased from Fraser Coast Regional Council. It is affiliated with ACTA and sits in the QCTA South-Eastern Zone.
The ground has three DTL layouts with Canterbury voice-release systems and Mattarelli automatic traps, plus a 5-stand Compak layout. The clubhouse has a kitchen, canteen and a veranda looking over the ground.
Shoot days
- Competition (ACTA members): 3rd Sunday of each month
- DTL practice and Come 'n' Try: Wednesdays and Saturdays, 9–11am
- Compak practice: one Saturday a month from 11:30am
- Annual Two Day Shoot: every May
Joining
Come 'n' Try covers 25 targets, including firearm, ammunition, safety gear and coaching. No licence or booking is needed, but bring photo ID; minimum age is 15. The club also hosts firearm safety courses run by an outside training provider. Use the enquiry button on this page or the club's website for details.
More Queensland clubs, plus DTL and 5-stand listings, and other ACTA clubs. Nearby on Find Shooting Clubs: Fraser Coast Sporting Clays (about 13 km), Childers Sporting Clays (about 50 km), Gympie Pistol Club (about 71 km).
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