South West Zone -VCTA

27/08/2026

🏆 2026 SOUTH WEST ZONE VCTA SCHOOL STUDENTS CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆

What a fantastic day at the South West Zone School Students Championship, with an incredible 168 students competing! 🎯
Congratulations to all of our 2026 placegetters:

🏆 OVERALL CHAMPION
🥇 Braden Veale – Hamilton College — 20/20

🌟 SENIOR GIRLS
🥇 Bridie Mason – Emmanuel College — 19/20
🥈 Georgie Harris – Monivae College — 18/20 (23/25 after shoot-off)
🥉 Kayla Foley – Emmanuel College — 18/20 (21/25 after shoot-off)

🌟 JUNIOR GIRLS
🥇 Halle Barake – Mercy — 17/20
🥈 Katie Hansford – Camperdown College — 16/20
🥉 Izzy Kempman – Kings — 7/20

🌟 JUNIOR BOYS
🥇 Logan Nixon – Beaufort — 18/20
🥈 Anthony Barber – Geelong College — 15/20 (20/25 after shoot-off)
🥉 Angus Meade – Cobden Tech — 15/20 (24/30 after shoot-off)

🌟 SENIOR BOYS
🥇 Lenny Dobbins – Cobden Tech — 19/20
🥈 Hunter Knoop – Emmanuel College — 18/20
🥉 Harrison Glennen – Mercy — 17/20 (31/35 after shoot-off)

🏫 WINNING SCHOOL TEAM – EMMANUEL COLLEGE 🏆
Congratulations to:
⭐ Angus Bourke
⭐ Bridie Mason
⭐ Cooper Hargreaves
⭐ Kayla Foley
⭐ Max Titmus

A huge congratulations to every student who competed today. It was wonderful to see so many young shooters representing their schools and enjoying clay target shooting.
Thank you to the schools, teachers, parents, volunteers and everyone who helped make the day possible. 👏🎯
South West Zone VCTA

13/08/2026

‼️10AM Start‼️

28/07/2026

Saturday 15th of August Starting 10am 🕙

Our Monthly Competition + Rnd 2 of the South West Zone Team Series

Practice will be open from 9:15am

Grab yourself an egg and bacon roll from 9:15am

🟢 Meat Tray Raffles

🟢 Jackpot $250+

🟢 Afternoon Tea Available (Individual Plates)

🟢 Redgum Challenge (at completion of shoot)

See you there for a fun filled day...

23/07/2026

07/02/2026

Myamyn is on Sunday 8th Feb 12:30pm

21/11/2025

Vale - Joe Hirth

Joe was a member of the SWZ Veterans team this year and in 2023.
On behalf of the SWZ condolences to Rhys and Jenny and families. Joe will be truely missed.

10/11/2025

South West Zone - with great pleasure take back the shield for winning the zone teams match for 3 years in a row since having the shield. Showing that our zone is strong and competitive. I think we can safely say “We are the better zone.”

Junior SWZ - 🥇Winning with 1 target down
Open - 2nd
Veterans - 2nd
Ladies - 3rd

Fantastic results from our members. If I’ve missed anyone I apologise, let me know.
I’ve added a few photos, please feel free to post/add some of your own.

Vic State Double Rise
Roger Duthie -48/50 2ndA and Veterans

Vic State Handicap
🥉 Gerard Hose

Vic State Single Barrel
- Gary Hayden perfect score 50/50 to win AA grade and veterans.
- Lenny Dobbins 48/50 to win A grade and Juniors
- Lincoln Brown 47/50 3rd B

Vic State Double Barrel
- Josh Nixon 126/127 3rd AA grade
- Lincoln Brown 50/50 2nd B grade
- Harrison Glennen 50/50
- Andrew Smith 50/50
-Rhys Hirth 50/50
- Tom Clark 50/50

Vic State Pointscore
Massive well done to Tom Clark shooting a perfect 150/150
Gary Hayden 149/150 Veteran
Both Harrison Glennen and Amelia Pride shoiting 148/150 to shoot off for Juniors. Harrison the eventual winner.

Vic State Ladies High Gun- Amelia Pride this young lady has had a fantastic State carnival.

Postal Teams
Open
- Andrew Smith
-Tom Clark
-Gary Hayden

Junior Postal
-Amelia Pride
-Harrison Glennen (winning Team high gun)
-Lenny Dobbins
-Harley Pickford

Ladies Postal
- Sarah Holt(also winning Team highgun) & Fiona Dobbins

Veterans Postal
- Allan Po***ck

Victorian Shoulder to Shoulder teams to represent Vic at 2026 Nationals

Juniors - All SWZ members
- Harrison Glennen
-Amelia Pride
-Lenny Dobbins

Ladies-2 SWZ members
Sarah Holt & Fiona Dobbins

Veterans
Gary Hayden & Allan Po***ck

Congratulations everyone 🏆😀

09/11/2025

Amazing results from our shooters from SWZ at the State carnival… will post tomorrow as I’ve just got home 😴

26/10/2025

2025 SWZ DTL Carnival 26th October 2025

High gun winners
Amelia Pride - Ladies HG
Gary Hayden- Veterans HG
Mark Aitken - Overall HG
Harley Pickford- Junior HG

Overall winners- Andrew Smith (Double Barrel) Sam Rundell (Single Barrel)
Josh Nixon (point score) Amelia Pride (Junior Double Barrel winner) and Gerard Hose - Handicap winner

Well done on the following to represent our zone at Echuca at State Titles.

SWZ Teams
OPEN
- Harley Pickford
- Josh Nixon
- Mark Aitken
- Gary Hayden
- Andrew Smith

JUNIOR
- Amelia Pride
- Harrison Glennen
- Braden Veale

LADIES
- Fiona Dobbins
- Katie Hansford
- Jorja Rundell

VETERANS
- Stephen Holt
- Mal Dyson
- Joe (David) Hirth