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Contact a Victorian club near you. Most clubs welcome prospective members and are happy to explain their facilities and disciplines.
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Victorian Clay Target Association
Clay target shooting throughout Victoria.
Supporting affiliated clubs, members and the future of the sport.
Discover the sport
A sport for all ages and experience levels.
Whether you are looking for a new challenge, a family sport or the opportunity to compete at club, state and national level, there is an affiliated VCTA club ready to welcome you.
Safety
Discipline
Respect
Concentration
Sportsmanship
Resilience
New to clay target shooting?
Your pathway into the sport.
ACTA membership begins through an affiliated club. You cannot join ACTA independently before joining a club.
Visit and try the sport
Meet members, learn how the sport works and ask about an introductory visit, practice session or beginner opportunity.
Join the club
ACTA membership is obtained through an affiliated club. Once you join, the club can guide you through the ACTA membership process.
Visit ACTA →Use ACTA MyPage
Existing ACTA members can use MyPage to manage membership details and access national member services.
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Why clay target shooting?
Focus, responsibility and resilience.
Clay target shooting develops concentration, discipline, responsibility and the ability to reset after every target. It rewards patience, safe decision-making and continual improvement.
It is one of the few sports where juniors, parents and grandparents can participate together, building friendships and strong club communities.
Every target is a new opportunity.
A sport built on safety, self-discipline, respect and the confidence to begin again.
Firearms licensing
Victoria Police Licensing
You do not need to own a firearm before contacting a club.
An affiliated club can explain how beginners may participate and what is required before using or purchasing a firearm. Firearms licensing in Victoria is administered by Victoria Police.
Clubs and zones
Find clay target shooting near you.
The club directory will help visitors locate an affiliated Victorian club without requiring the VCTA website to duplicate every club's news and events.
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Affiliated clubs
Find a Victorian clay target club.
Search affiliated clubs alphabetically, by town, Zone or discipline, and open a club page for contacts, location details and upcoming shoots.
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Public document library
Governance and member resources.
The website will become a clean front end to authoritative documents stored in Nextcloud, avoiding duplicate files and unnecessary maintenance.
Constitution & RulesAssociation rules and competition references
PoliciesCurrent governance, conduct and operational policies
Meeting MinutesApproved minutes and formal records
Annual ReportsReports and annual meeting material
Forms & DownloadsMember, club and event forms
State ProgramsCurrent and archived program booklets
Association
People, service and history.
Meet the VCTA Executive and recognise those honoured through Life Membership and the Victorian Hall of Fame.
Supporting affiliated clubs
Environmental compliance assistance.
The VCTA is developing and maintaining an Assistance Fund to support eligible affiliated clubs facing significant EPA Victoria compliance, enforcement or regulatory matters.
Assistance may contribute to appropriate legal advice, technical reports, specialist consultants and regulatory submissions. Applications are assessed by the VCTA Executive Committee and the fund operates as assistance of last resort.
Featured events
Major VCTA activities.
VCTA-specific championships and programs are featured here. For all club competitions, use the annual program or MyClubsMyScores.
National body
Australian Clay Target Association.
The VCTA operates in affiliation with the Australian Clay Target Association. Use the ACTA website for national information and MyPage for member services.
For the Executive
Open Governance Portal
Correspondence and meeting papers, available immediately.
Executive members can use the secure Governance Portal to search approved documents, correspondence and meeting information according to their access level.