Scrubby Creek Sports Club Inc.

Scrubby Creek Sports Club Inc.: DTL trap shooting on a remote ground about 160 km north-west of Charleville QLD, with a two-day annual in late September.

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Scrubby Creek Sports Club Inc.

About Scrubby Creek Sports Club Inc.

Scrubby Creek Sports Club runs clay target trap shooting on a remote rural ground in the Langlo district, about 160 km north-west of Charleville. The way in is along the Adavale Road and then the Langlo Road; the Adavale Road also links the ground to Blackall and Tambo. There is no published street address.

Shoot days

The main event is a two-day annual carnival in late September, a highlight of the Queensland Western Zone calendar. The 2026 annual drew 71 nominated competitors.

The club runs other shoots through the year, but no regular schedule is published. Club events include the Scrubby Mug handicap and a double-barrel mug event.

Disciplines

Shooting is Down the Line trap, including handicap and double barrel events.

More clay target clubs in Queensland, and more on Down the Line (DTL) and ACTA.

Nearby on Find Shooting Clubs: Tambo Clay Target Club Inc. (about 96 km), Charleville Gun Club Inc. (about 117 km), Blackall Gun Club (about 121 km).

Shoot and practice days

Shoot days
Annual two-day carnival in late September. Other club shoots held, but no regular schedule published.
Practice days
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Club information

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