Great Southern Archers

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  • Then

    An aerial photo of the area that later became the grounds for the Great Southern Archers Club. The photo was taken around 1947 - before Forrest Road existed!

  • And Now...

    The Google Maps excerpt shows the grounds of Great Southern Archers now. While there has been some natural regrowth many of the trees and shrubs have been planted by or with the assistance of the Club.

  • Field Archery

    Great Southern Archers' Field Course is one of the largest in South Australia with 36 targets spread over 20 acres covering ranges from 10 to 60 meters. The variety of terrain and targetting challenges make this a course not to be missed. Field shoots are generally held twice a month and start early. Please see the calendar for exact timings.

    Course Layout
  • Outdoor Range

    Great Southern Archer's target range is loacted on our outdoor field at 85 Forrest Road Strathalbyn approximately a 50 minute drive south east of Adelaide. The range boasts 12 firing lanes so there is no waiting. Ranges from 10 mto 70m are offered on all lanes and 5 of these can fire out to 90m subject to special arrangement. Target shoots are held on every Saturday setting up from 10am for shooting at 1030. If you want to hire any Club equipment (bows, etc) then you need to book on the shoot calendar. Please see our calendar for details.

    Club members can also use the target range at any other time, 7 days a week.

  • Indoor Range

    Great Southern Archers' indoor range is loacted at the Goolwa Goolwa Sports Stadium, Glendale Grove, Goolwa. Shoots are generally held the 3rd Monday evening of each month starting at 7:15 PM. Please see our club calendar for details.

Welcome to GSA

Great Southern Archers offers many forms of archery

Field, Indoor and Target, and we welcome most bow types - Recurve (Olympic) , Compound and Longbow. Our members cover all age groups - juniors, men, women, masters and veterans. The outdoor range is located at 85 Forrest Road Strathalbyn, approximately 50 minutes drive south east from Adelaide, South Australia. The range is available to members 7 days a week. The main shooting day is Saturday with setup from 9:30 AM and shooting at 10.00 for target and field.

Indoor archery is held on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month and every Wednesday at the Goolwa Sports Stadium, Glendale Grove, Goolwa starting at 9:15 AM.

Australian Archery Alliance members are welcome to participate in scheduled shoots as detailed in the calendar.

About Us

The club dates from about the early 1980s and has operated out of various locations.

The founding members were Graeme & Lorraine McVitty, David Percy and in particular, our Life Members Rob and Helen Fairweather. These pioneers started and ran an archery club through some pretty tough times and strong opposition to the idea of having an archery club in Strathalbyn.

The club has had several names over the years including the Strathalbyn District Archers and was originally affiliated with the Australian Bowhunters Association. Today we are officially Strathalbyn Target Archers Incorporated trading as Great Southern Archers, and are affiliated with Archery South Australia and Archery Australia.

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Latest News and Calendar

Latest Calendar revised 19 June

Aug
Wed 14 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Sat 17 - Target: Drake, Darwin, WA 60/720
Sun 18 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Wed 21 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Sat 24 - Target: Newcastle, Melbourne, WA 70/720
              Field: 24 WA Field
Wed 28 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Sat 31 - Working Bee 0900 – 1200hrs
              Target: WA 60/900, Short Canberra, AA 30/720

Sep
Sun 1 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Wed 4 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Sat 7 - Target: Newcastle, AA 40/720, Grange
Wed 11 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Sat 14 - Target: AA 30/720, AA 50/720, WA 60/900
              12:00 pm Annual General Meeting & free BBQ
Sun 15 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Wed 18 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Sat 21 - Target: Geelong, Launceston, WA 50/720
              Field: 24 WA Field
Wed 25 - Indoor: WA Indoor 18m, AA Indoor 18m
Sat 28 - Target: AA 30/720, AA 50/720, Grange

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