Our Volunteers

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As a not-for-profit, volunteer managed community club, our volunteers are the lifeblood of the organisation. Volunteers take on a huge range of responsibilities, many of which may not be obvious, for example –

• coaching at introductory courses
• coaching new members
• running income generating ‘special’ events
• helping new members decide on their equipment purchases and setting it up
• maintaining and repairing broken beginner equipment

 

Repairing beginner arrows

• keeping the toilets clean
• attending working bees
• maintaining the gardens

 

The new garden under the big tree

 

• emptying the bins
• collecting recycling materials to generate revenue
• maintaining the distances grid on the outdoor range

 

Line marking the grid on the outdoor range

• grant writing and acquittal
• implementing the projects for which grants have been received
• updating and maintaining our computer and technical resources
• planning for and running state and national tournaments

 

Getting ready for the Indoor Nationals tournament

• DOSing (Director of Shooting) the shoots
• maintaining electronic support systems., eg., online course booking system, shoot registration, website
• refurbishing the indoor and outdoor butts

 

Refurbishing the outdoor practice butts

• purchasing for the canteen, and other requisites
• staffing the canteen on Saturday mornings
• responding to ‘phone and email enquiries
• banking takings and accounting for the Club finances
• acting as a judge at official tournaments

 

Judging tournaments

• maintaining shoot results and arranging achievement badges
• representing the Club at state level management meetings
• developing the annual shoot calendar
• dealing with facility issues., eg., when the septic system cracks up
• overseeing contractors.,eg., mowing, weed poisoning, electricians, facility improvements
• the Club Committee is made up of unpaid volunteers