Membership
We welcome visitors and new members to come and experience target rifle shooting sports at the Werribee Rifle Club.
Important information about becoming a member:
- All levels of shooting experience are welcome to our family-friendly club.
- We accept individuals that are 14 years and older.
- You will need to attend the club a minimum of three times before a formall application can be considered.
- You are not required to have a shooting license to join, however once you do join you need to obtain one within 6 months of your join date.
- You are free to use the club rifles and amunition can be purchased on the day to be used while at the club.
- Before joining you’re required to agree to our Standing Orders and Code of Conduct.
- Becoming a member of the Werribee Rifle Club also includes membership to the Victorian Rifle Association, which falls under the National Rifle Association of Australia.
Attitudes encouraged by the sport
At entry-level, target rifle shooting allows people over a wide range of physical fitness to compete, but as with any other sport, achieving top performance requires high levels of physical fitness, alertness and mental control. Like other individual-scoring sports such as diving, gymnastics etc, target rifle does not promote aggression because you compete against yourself. Although there is no intrinsic team structure in this sport, team events using aggregated scores are common, so a team spirit does evolve.
Appealing features as a sport
A non-aggressive, non-contact sport encouraging calmness and mental control.
- Personal challenge: improvement is easy to review with electronic target systems
- Level playing field: one of the few sports where people can genuinely compete on an equal basis, regardless of age, gender, fitness, or disability.
- Low activity: allows the elderly & disabled to compete on an equal basis. Note: There are variations on this where disabilities or health considerations prevent a shooter from shooting prone, they may use a portable bench or table.
- Low strength: allows women and young people to compete on an equal basis. No handicap scoring.
“Mingling with the club members, some representing Victorian and Australian, who are keen in sharing their knowledge about shooting, reading wind and reloading, allowed me to quickly progress enough to secure a few medals and be part of the team that won the Skene Shield in 2019.” Douw De Kock, Club member
Applying for membership
The induction process involes each new member applicant attending the club at a minimum of three times. On these occasion you will be encouraged to shoot either with your own rifle of the club rifles. If you’re not familiar with target shooting, it’s important that you experience the different disciplines so you can be sure the sport is right for you and it’s something that you can commit to.
During each visit we encourage you to speak with other club members. Many of our members shoot competitvely and have many years of experience in the sport and shooting in general.
We will provide you with all the advice you need when it comes to safety, shooting position, shooting consistently and accurately, selecting a rifle that’s right for you and your budget, shooting competitively and reloading if these are things you’re interested in.
If after your first three visits you’re still not sure, please take your time and visit the club first as many times as you need to. We want to make sure that this sport and our club is exactly what you’re looking for.
When you’re ready to join, you can access the application form below or let one of our committee members know and they’ll send you a link to the Victorian Rifle Association’s electronic form. Once you’ve completed and submitted the form the Werribee Rifle Club Secretary will contact you and assist with you with processing your application.
