International Clay Target Club
A club built on friendship, family and a love for the sport
Read our history, vision, safety standards and objectives guiding clay target shooting in South Australia.
About the International Clay Target Club
What a fantastic sport we enjoy. From the very beginning, the founding members shared the same joys we do now, a family sport shared with friends, great food, and the simple pleasure of being outdoors. Clay target shooting is a sport that challenges both body and mind. It can take you all the way to representing your country or simply offer the joy of spending time in good company.
The International Clay Target Club began with a small group of Italian migrants who shared a passion for hunting and the outdoors. In the early 1960s, these friends would gather with their families, enjoying meals and lively conversation, often dreaming about continuing their shooting passion even when the hunting season was closed.
Money was tight, but in 1964 they pooled their savings and purchased their first Plus Trap, the club’s humble beginning. The group shot wherever they could, driven by enthusiasm and community spirit.
From those early makeshift days, members turned enthusiasm into momentum, then momentum into a home for the sport in South Australia. The result is a friendly club that still feels personal, with facilities ready for local practice and state level events.
The club now offers seven DTL layouts, four Skeet layouts, two Olympic Trap layouts and one Compak or 5 Stand layout.
Proudly conducts the South Australian Clay Target Association State Championships.
Our shooting disciplines
Members and visitors can enjoy a wide range of disciplines at the club. Each offers a different challenge and skill focus.
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Our vision
The International Clay Target Club exists to promote clay target shooting as a safe, inclusive and enjoyable sport for people of all ages and abilities. Our vision reflects our heritage of family, community and fair competition.
“Our club is committed to promoting the sport of clay target shooting creating a welcoming and safe environment for members and participates. We believe in developing a club following collective of like-minded members who share a passion for clay target shooting. Our aim through our events, coaching, and camaraderie, is to provide an enjoyable experience for everyone involved.”
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Our mission
To be a welcoming, safe and high-performing clay target club where all shooters can develop skills, enjoy participation and achieve excellence.
- Promote clay target shooting
- Promote expansion
- Promote inter club relations
- Promote respect
- Promote safety practices
- Promote succession
- Promote viability
- Promote a future improvement fund
- Promote NFP (not for Profit) compliance
- Promote club visual recognition
How we do it
- Promote clay target shooting by club member interaction
- Promote expansion by future development
- Promote inter club relations by collaboration and communication
- Promote respect by leading by example and protocol code of conduct
- Promote safety practices by abiding law requirements and training
- Promote succession by following member’s individualities progression
- Promote viability by ensuring profitability and governance
- Setup of a future fund for improvements
- NFP (not for Profit) compliance
- Promote club maintenance for visual recognition looking the best club aesthetically.
Our objectives
Under The International Clay target Club Constitution the responsibility of management committee, committee and subcommittee we are bound by the Objects.
The objects of the Club are:
To provide competitive Sport and Recreation for members for this purpose to encourage clay target shooting in its various disciplines.
To train and coach members in safe and responsible handling of firearms (namely the shotgun) within the community.
To apply its profits (if any) or other income in promoting its objects.
To subscribe to and co-operate with any association or other body whose objects are altogether or in part similar to this Club and to procure from and communicate to any such association, such information as may be liable to forward the objects of this Club.
To purchase take on lease or otherwise acquire for the purpose of the Club any real or personal property and in particular and land buildings furniture or other apparatus.
To let any part or parts of any land or building in such manner as may be deemed discreet and expedice.
To invest the money of the Club upon such securities or otherwise and in such manner as may from time to time be determined by the Club.
To sell or dispose of any apparatus or furniture or real estate surplus to the Club’s requirements, the best interests of the Club being served by continue enjoyment of quiet possession of real estate suited to clay target shooting. The Club’s grounds shall be considered surplus to its requirements only when a two-thirds majority of members present at the Annual General Meeting or and extraordinary general meeting is satisfied that satisfactory arrangements have been made for the immediate purchase of other suitable land and authorises the sale of the Club’s Grounds.
To take out or acquire money on loan, bank overdraft or mortgage for the purpose of improvements to the Club or to the Club’s assets.
To obey all current Laws with regards to firearms and any other Law in force issued by the State or National Governments.
To adopt from time to time any additional objects and rules relative to and in the interest of the Club and clay target shooting.
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Safety statement
Safety is the foundation of everything we do. All shooting at the club is supervised by qualified range officers, and every activity follows the safety rules of the Australian Clay Target Association (ACTA) and South Australian regulations.
Members and visitors must follow the club’s safety statement, which ensures that all participants act respectfully and responsibly at all times.
Be wise vigilant and safety conscience
Always carry firearm licence having A1 club use
Always lock your vehicle and have firearms and ammunition secured appropriately to SAPOL regulations
Always never leave your firearm unattended on club grounds
Always sign the club register on club visitations and be a current financial member
Always carry an opened and unloaded firearm
Always wear hearing aids and safety glasses on range
Always obey shooter marshals instructions
Club member courtesy, token is 25 targets any more a fellow shooter misses out
Every person who engages in filling traps or assisting must always have club accreditation and wear provided safety glasses and safety hard hat in all trap disciplines. It is a safety breach for a shooter or visitor to engage in filling clay target throwing machines without accreditation
Please notify club office of any members concerns
The club welcomes everyone to enjoy the clubs facilities and member camaraderie
Please remember our favourite 7 letter word RESPECT
Safe shooter Safe club
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Affiliations and management
The International Clay Target Club is affiliated with the Australian Clay Target Association (ACTA) and the South Australian Clay Target Association (SACTA).
The club operates from the State Shooting Park, 65 Carmelo Road, Buckland Park, South Australia 5025, under the guidance of an elected committee of volunteers who oversee its events, membership, and facilities.
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Our facilities
The International Clay Target Club operates at the State Shooting Park in Buckland Park and offers some of the most comprehensive clay target facilities in South Australia.
The grounds include:
- 7xDTL Layouts (2 with lights for night shooting)
- 4xSkeet Layouts
- 3xISSF Skeet(Olympic Skeet)
- 2xOlympic Trap Layouts
- 1xCompak/ 5 Stand Sporting Layout
- Club house with canteen facilities, outside undercover veranda with seating
- Ladies and Men’s toilets
- Ample parking
- Loan guns for running corporate events and club members conditions apply
The club provides coaching, gear advice and a friendly community for both new and experienced shooters.
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Visit and get involved
The club continues to welcome new members, juniors, families and visitors who share a love of sport, community and friendly competition.
To learn more about joining, training or visiting the range, see our Membership or Come and Try pages.