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Bathurst Rifle Club Saturday 29^th October 2022.

          Bathurst Rifle Club held their annual presentation dinner at the Bathurst RSL Club on Saturday evening with members and their guests enjoying their meal followed by the presentation of over three dozen trophies and awards achieved over the 2022 shooting year commenced in June 2021. 

          A highlight of the night was the awarding of Bathurst Rifle Club Life Membership to Gordon Shepherd, who has served meticulously as Club Treasurer since 1978.

          The A Grade Target Rifle Championship Trophy was won by Steve Williams along with a selection of other trophies with the B Grade Championship winner John Coghill. The F Class Championship Trophy was won by Geoff Willis and the large and prestigious 112-year-old R L Gilmour Esq Cup was won by Ron Gibson. The Alan Pratley Clubman Award was won by Phil Mahon with many thanks also going to Peter Bennett and Dave Butler for their effort and leadership along with other club members in assisting to complete the shooting mound upgrades that were also supported by NSW Government Sports Grants. Also, a big thank you to Graham Willis for his skills in managing the electronic target systems and website throughout the year. The Bathurst Rifle Club is looking forward to more improvements in range facilities and safety aspects to help support the changing range requirements.

Geoff Willis