Program function
The NSW Government seeks to enhance sport shooting facilities across New South Wales in order to provide safe, inclusive and accessible shooting environments for local communities and has committed up to $800,000 to the Safe Shooting Program. The Program aims to enhance sport shooting facilities across New South Wales in order to provide safe, inclusive and accessible shooting environments for local communities.
Program term
Applications opened on 25 September 2024 and closed on 23 October 2024 and grants were announced in March 2025. Projects are expected to commence by 31 May 2025 and be completed by 31 May 2026.
Applicants
A total of 88 applications were submitted for consideration, 25 of which were successful. The total amount awarded through the Safe Shooting Program 2024/2025 is $782,656.51 with a total value including co-contributions of $890,114.51.
Probity
The Office of Sport engages an independent probity advisor to oversee its grant programs. The role of the probity advisor is to ensure program administration satisfies probity principles of impartiality, fairness, accountability, confidentiality and achieves policy objectives. In doing this the probity advisor:
- Reviews and provides feedback on key program documents
- Provides clarifications to queries when required
- Recommends management action for conflicts of interest and any other probity issues that arise
- Attends assessment meetings to ensure, amongst other things, that assessment criteria are applied diligently, and the assessment is based on information provided by applicants.
With respect to this particular grant program, the probity advisor confirms the process was open and fair and there are no outstanding probity issues.
Source agency
The NSW Office of Sport administered the Program on behalf of the NSW Government. Final decisions on the award of funding were made by the Minister for Sport.
List of recipients
| Applicant Organisation | Project Title | Brief project description | Project Location LGA | Total Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown Liverpool Districts Pistol Club | Protecting Our Members: A Safer Approach to Range Maintenance | This project seeks to enhance safety by replacing traditional earth mound stop butts with modern angled steel alternatives. The new design will significantly reduce lead dust exposure, eliminate the need for extensive protective equipment during maintenance, and streamline the collection and removal of spent bullets at our outdoor pistol ranges. | Campbelltown City Council | $50,000.00 |
| Bermagui Field And Game Sporting Clays | Bermagui Field & Game Sporting Clays Bushfire Damaged Trap Replacement | Bermagui Sporting Clays trap replacement program will provide new equipment including clay target traps for the club and its participants following the devastating loss of these assets in the 2023 Coolagolite bushfires on the Far South Coast of NSW. | Bega Valley Shire Council | $49,575.00 |
| Gilgandra Rifle Club Incorporated | Stop Butt Repair and Upgrade | To repair and upgrade the stop butt as per range inspection in RANGE INSPECTION CONDUCTED 11 MARCH 2021, Reference No: 104091763/RAN:DJY, Conducted by Deakin Yates, Senior Adjudicator – Ranges Unit, Industry Regulation & Engagement Unit. When completed range safety and viability will be substantially improved. | Gilgandra Shire Council | $49,287.00 |
| Ungarie Rifle Club Inc | Electronic targets | 4 Electronic targets as need for holding shooting practices and competitions at our range as we have and encourage more shooters to your area | Bland Shire Council | $14,435.00 |
| Cootamundra Rifle Club | Solar Power System | Stand alone solar power system with storage battery to supply electrical power to the Cootamundra Rifle Club Clubhouse, Shed, and Toilet block. | Cootamundra-gundagai Regional Council | $37,243.80 |
| Newcastle Small Bore & Air Rifle Club | Lead Retrieval Project | Lead Retrieval System for target frames to reduce our environmental impact. | Newcastle City Council | $24,000.00 |
| Goulburn Workers Smallbore Rifle Club Inc. | Modernisation with Electronic Targets | We want to install 4 electronic target systems. To provide modern equipment for members and potential members to practice for State/National competitions on their home range in Goulburn NSW. This allows for easier target restart for people with a disability as they will not have to navigate uneven terrain. | Goulburn Council | $38,794.00 |
| Barraba Civilian And Military Rifle Club Inc | Equipment and Access Safety Upgrade | Aim: upgrade clay target shooting traps from hand operated, to portable electric traps for safe operation and club growth; safe, inclusive access for members of all physical abilities by rehabilitating road access and levelling carparking; upgrade flooring in rifle range for trip prevention and wheelchair access. | Tamworth Regional Council | $37,192.80 |
| Lithgow Vally Pistol Club Inc | Earth Wall rebuilding/ stabilization and Concrete pathway extension | Rebuilding the perimeter Earth wall height and stabilization of wall. Concrete path extension for safe access to target patching, Range Red flag raising for all members and visitors. Will assist our seniors and members with disabilities. Concrete pad in front of firing line to recover used brass shells for recycling. | Lithgow City Council | $29,729.00 |
| Broken Hill Field And Game Association Incorporated | BHF&G Electric trap upgrade | Upgrading and modernising our range by replacing old manual traps with electric ones to ensure maximum safety and usability for all participants. | Broken Hill City Council | $10,800.00 |
| Hume Pistol Club Inc | Refurbishing The Clubs Unserviceable Air Pistol Range | We have a 45 year old air-pistol facility that is becoming unusable and unserviceable due to age. With more juniors and women taking up the discipline, we need to nurture them to continue in a safe and supportive environment which at present is debatable. Soon we will have no working targets at all. | Albury City Council | $50,000.00 |
| Wyong District Pistol Club Inc | Off Grid Solar System | Install an Off Grid Solar system to provide safe, reliable and environmentally friendly 240v power to our range complex to replace the existing unreliable generator. Cost to connect to mains power is close to $100,000 and uneconomical for this Non for Profit sports club. | Central Coast Council | $27,179.00 |
| Eugowra Rifle Club | Long Range Electronic Targets | The purchase of two long range electronic targets will help increase Eugowra Rifle Club membership through offering additional long range activities. These targets will also be made available to local, State, National and International teams for practice, including male, female, junior and veteran sides. | Cabonne Shire Council | $21,846.00 |
| Springwood Smallbore And Air Rifle Club | Funding request for facility upgrades to Springwood Rifle Club to reduce environmental impact, and to improve safety and utilisation for our diverse membership community | All participants will benefit from the proposed improvements which comprise replacing the existing roof over the air rifle range/clubhouse (providing all weather usage and removing the asbestos risk), the supply of light weight, wheeled shooting benches (increasing range utilisation) and replacing the target backing plates thereby reducing the environmental hazard. | Blue Mountains City Council | $49,084.88 |
| Muswellbrook Pistol Club | Safety wall upgrade | Our safety walls have slumped below minimum height due to recent rain events. We require minimum heights to be compliant with our 'safety range' status which allows us to operate without a fallout zone. All club members and visitors will benefit from the re- opening of the ranges. | Muswellbrook Shire Council | $49,852.00 |
| Ardlethan-Beckom Sporting Clays | Equipment Upgrade | Purchase of three (3) additional traps to allow the club to host more robust events and improve the experience for existing and new members. The additional traps will allow committee members to set more interesting ranges whilst helping to guarantee their health and safety. | Coolamon Shire Council | $10,000.00 |
| Ssaa Nsw Condobolin Branch Inc | Amenities Block Development | The Amenities Block Development will replace the existing portable toilet with a permanent prefabricated toilet block, offering separate men's and women's toilets, with safety shower, and disabled-accessible features. The project also includes installation of a septic system, providing a more hygienic and sustainable sanitation solution for club members and visitors. | Lachlan Shire Council | $49,834.00 |
| Gosford District Pistol Club | Renovate the GDPC amenities block to provide the facilities needed for persons with a disability and for women. | The GDPC toilet amenities were constructed approximately 40 years ago and are in urgent need of a renovation to accommodate the needs of disabled persons. GDPC has three members who are confined to a wheelchair and the Central Coast Small Bore and Air Rifle Club have one member. | Central Coast Council | $10,000.00 |
| Cooma Sporting Clays Incorporated | Replace remaining hand cocked traps with automatic electric traps and replace existing lead acid trap batteries with Lithium FePo4 and appropriate charging technology. | Hand-cocked clay target throwers pose a significant risk of injury to the operator. Replacement of these with automatic loading trap machines eliminates this risk. Our automatic traps currently use 12v lead acid batteries which weigh over 30kg replacing these with lifepo4 (<15kg) eliminates acid spill and manual handling risks. | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | $30,997.03 |
| Broken Hill Pistol Club Inc. | Purchase of 10 x "Shot Marker" Electronic Target Systems | This project involves the purchase of 10 "Shot Marker" Electronic Target Systems and associated hardware. Using high precision technology shooters will receive instant feedback for each shot fired, negating the need to travel down range (sometimes in 40+ degree temperatures) to inspect, score, and patch out targets. | Broken Hill City Council | $25,000.00 |
| Corowa Clay Target Club Inc | Safety Upgrades to Concrete Lanes and Equipment | We aim to enhance safety for our participants by installing stable concrete standing surfaces. We aim to significantly boost our patronage and diversify our event offerings by enhancing one of our target-throwing machines. | Federation Council | $23,410.00 |
| Concord Rifle Club Inc | Electronic Targets Safety Program | The Concord Rifle Club seeks to invest in updated electronic targets to assist existing and new members with safe target shooting activities. | Randwick City Council | $15,690.00 |
| Sporting Shooters Assoc Of Aust (N.S.W.) Mudgee & District Branch Inc | SSAA Mudgee Target and Infrastructure Project | Acquisition if hard targets will allow increased participation and allow specialised groups such as young persons, women and disabled persons greater access to one on one coaching. Increase secure storage of organisation assets and safe storage of firearms during range usage. | Mid-western Regional Council | $10,000.00 |
| Spring Ridge Rifle Club | Spring Ridge Rifle Club Infrastructure upgrade for current and future members. | Spring Ridge Rifle Club is a small yet ambitious Rifle Club in the heart of the Liverpool Plains in North West NSW. We wish to improve our infrastructure and amenities to retain our current members but also to gain more participation in our sport by being attractive to new members. | Liverpool Plains Shire Council | $50,000.00 |
| Parkes Pistol Club Inc | Power & Solar connection | The Parkes Pistol club currently gets its electricity from our neighbor, Parkes gun club. We are wanting our own power connection to mains power as well as have a solar system to feed back to the grid. | Parkes Shire Council | $18,707.00 |
| Applicant Organisation | Project Title | Brief project description | Project Location LGA | Total Amount Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbelltown Liverpool Districts Pistol Club | Protecting Our Members: A Safer Approach to Range Maintenance | This project seeks to enhance safety by replacing traditional earth mound stop butts with modern angled steel alternatives. The new design will significantly reduce lead dust exposure, eliminate the need for extensive protective equipment during maintenance, and streamline the collection and removal of spent bullets at our outdoor pistol ranges. | Campbelltown City Council | $50,000.00 |
| Bermagui Field And Game Sporting Clays | Bermagui Field & Game Sporting Clays Bushfire Damaged Trap Replacement | Bermagui Sporting Clays trap replacement program will provide new equipment including clay target traps for the club and its participants following the devastating loss of these assets in the 2023 Coolagolite bushfires on the Far South Coast of NSW. | Bega Valley Shire Council | $49,575.00 |
| Gilgandra Rifle Club Incorporated | Stop Butt Repair and Upgrade | To repair and upgrade the stop butt as per range inspection in RANGE INSPECTION CONDUCTED 11 MARCH 2021, Reference No: 104091763/RAN:DJY, Conducted by Deakin Yates, Senior Adjudicator – Ranges Unit, Industry Regulation & Engagement Unit. When completed range safety and viability will be substantially improved. | Gilgandra Shire Council | $49,287.00 |
| Ungarie Rifle Club Inc | Electronic targets | 4 Electronic targets as need for holding shooting practices and competitions at our range as we have and encourage more shooters to your area | Bland Shire Council | $14,435.00 |
| Cootamundra Rifle Club | Solar Power System | Stand alone solar power system with storage battery to supply electrical power to the Cootamundra Rifle Club Clubhouse, Shed, and Toilet block. | Cootamundra-gundagai Regional Council | $37,243.80 |
| Newcastle Small Bore & Air Rifle Club | Lead Retrieval Project | Lead Retrieval System for target frames to reduce our environmental impact. | Newcastle City Council | $24,000.00 |
| Goulburn Workers Smallbore Rifle Club Inc. | Modernisation with Electronic Targets | We want to install 4 electronic target systems. To provide modern equipment for members and potential members to practice for State/National competitions on their home range in Goulburn NSW. This allows for easier target restart for people with a disability as they will not have to navigate uneven terrain. | Goulburn Council | $38,794.00 |
| Barraba Civilian And Military Rifle Club Inc | Equipment and Access Safety Upgrade | Aim: upgrade clay target shooting traps from hand operated, to portable electric traps for safe operation and club growth; safe, inclusive access for members of all physical abilities by rehabilitating road access and levelling carparking; upgrade flooring in rifle range for trip prevention and wheelchair access. | Tamworth Regional Council | $37,192.80 |
| Lithgow Vally Pistol Club Inc | Earth Wall rebuilding/ stabilization and Concrete pathway extension | Rebuilding the perimeter Earth wall height and stabilization of wall. Concrete path extension for safe access to target patching, Range Red flag raising for all members and visitors. Will assist our seniors and members with disabilities. Concrete pad in front of firing line to recover used brass shells for recycling. | Lithgow City Council | $29,729.00 |
| Broken Hill Field And Game Association Incorporated | BHF&G Electric trap upgrade | Upgrading and modernising our range by replacing old manual traps with electric ones to ensure maximum safety and usability for all participants. | Broken Hill City Council | $10,800.00 |
| Hume Pistol Club Inc | Refurbishing The Clubs Unserviceable Air Pistol Range | We have a 45 year old air-pistol facility that is becoming unusable and unserviceable due to age. With more juniors and women taking up the discipline, we need to nurture them to continue in a safe and supportive environment which at present is debatable. Soon we will have no working targets at all. | Albury City Council | $50,000.00 |
| Wyong District Pistol Club Inc | Off Grid Solar System | Install an Off Grid Solar system to provide safe, reliable and environmentally friendly 240v power to our range complex to replace the existing unreliable generator. Cost to connect to mains power is close to $100,000 and uneconomical for this Non for Profit sports club. | Central Coast Council | $27,179.00 |
| Eugowra Rifle Club | Long Range Electronic Targets | The purchase of two long range electronic targets will help increase Eugowra Rifle Club membership through offering additional long range activities. These targets will also be made available to local, State, National and International teams for practice, including male, female, junior and veteran sides. | Cabonne Shire Council | $21,846.00 |
| Springwood Smallbore And Air Rifle Club | Funding request for facility upgrades to Springwood Rifle Club to reduce environmental impact, and to improve safety and utilisation for our diverse membership community | All participants will benefit from the proposed improvements which comprise replacing the existing roof over the air rifle range/clubhouse (providing all weather usage and removing the asbestos risk), the supply of light weight, wheeled shooting benches (increasing range utilisation) and replacing the target backing plates thereby reducing the environmental hazard. | Blue Mountains City Council | $49,084.88 |
| Muswellbrook Pistol Club | Safety wall upgrade | Our safety walls have slumped below minimum height due to recent rain events. We require minimum heights to be compliant with our 'safety range' status which allows us to operate without a fallout zone. All club members and visitors will benefit from the re- opening of the ranges. | Muswellbrook Shire Council | $49,852.00 |
| Ardlethan-Beckom Sporting Clays | Equipment Upgrade | Purchase of three (3) additional traps to allow the club to host more robust events and improve the experience for existing and new members. The additional traps will allow committee members to set more interesting ranges whilst helping to guarantee their health and safety. | Coolamon Shire Council | $10,000.00 |
| Ssaa Nsw Condobolin Branch Inc | Amenities Block Development | The Amenities Block Development will replace the existing portable toilet with a permanent prefabricated toilet block, offering separate men's and women's toilets, with safety shower, and disabled-accessible features. The project also includes installation of a septic system, providing a more hygienic and sustainable sanitation solution for club members and visitors. | Lachlan Shire Council | $49,834.00 |
| Gosford District Pistol Club | Renovate the GDPC amenities block to provide the facilities needed for persons with a disability and for women. | The GDPC toilet amenities were constructed approximately 40 years ago and are in urgent need of a renovation to accommodate the needs of disabled persons. GDPC has three members who are confined to a wheelchair and the Central Coast Small Bore and Air Rifle Club have one member. | Central Coast Council | $10,000.00 |
| Cooma Sporting Clays Incorporated | Replace remaining hand cocked traps with automatic electric traps and replace existing lead acid trap batteries with Lithium FePo4 and appropriate charging technology. | Hand-cocked clay target throwers pose a significant risk of injury to the operator. Replacement of these with automatic loading trap machines eliminates this risk. Our automatic traps currently use 12v lead acid batteries which weigh over 30kg replacing these with lifepo4 (<15kg) eliminates acid spill and manual handling risks. | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | $30,997.03 |
| Broken Hill Pistol Club Inc. | Purchase of 10 x "Shot Marker" Electronic Target Systems | This project involves the purchase of 10 "Shot Marker" Electronic Target Systems and associated hardware. Using high precision technology shooters will receive instant feedback for each shot fired, negating the need to travel down range (sometimes in 40+ degree temperatures) to inspect, score, and patch out targets. | Broken Hill City Council | $25,000.00 |
| Corowa Clay Target Club Inc | Safety Upgrades to Concrete Lanes and Equipment | We aim to enhance safety for our participants by installing stable concrete standing surfaces. We aim to significantly boost our patronage and diversify our event offerings by enhancing one of our target-throwing machines. | Federation Council | $23,410.00 |
| Concord Rifle Club Inc | Electronic Targets Safety Program | The Concord Rifle Club seeks to invest in updated electronic targets to assist existing and new members with safe target shooting activities. | Randwick City Council | $15,690.00 |
| Sporting Shooters Assoc Of Aust (N.S.W.) Mudgee & District Branch Inc | SSAA Mudgee Target and Infrastructure Project | Acquisition if hard targets will allow increased participation and allow specialised groups such as young persons, women and disabled persons greater access to one on one coaching. Increase secure storage of organisation assets and safe storage of firearms during range usage. | Mid-western Regional Council | $10,000.00 |
| Spring Ridge Rifle Club | Spring Ridge Rifle Club Infrastructure upgrade for current and future members. | Spring Ridge Rifle Club is a small yet ambitious Rifle Club in the heart of the Liverpool Plains in North West NSW. We wish to improve our infrastructure and amenities to retain our current members but also to gain more participation in our sport by being attractive to new members. | Liverpool Plains Shire Council | $50,000.00 |
| Parkes Pistol Club Inc | Power & Solar connection | The Parkes Pistol club currently gets its electricity from our neighbor, Parkes gun club. We are wanting our own power connection to mains power as well as have a solar system to feed back to the grid. | Parkes Shire Council | $18,707.00 |