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2023 Club Calendar
J A N U A R Y
Jan 29 | AA40/720 | AA30/720 | AA20/720 | 72 | 8am
F E B R U A R Y
Feb 5 | Drake | Drake | Drake | 90 | 8am
Feb 12 | Darwin | Geelong | Newcastle | 90 | 8am
Feb 19 | Shire | Short Shire | Junior Shire | 72 | 8am
Feb 26 | WA70/720 | AA50/720 | AA30/720 | 72 | 8am
M A R C H
Mar 5 | Special Event | 8am
Mar 12 | FITA Indoor | FITA Indoor | FITA Indoor | 60 | 8am
Mar 19 | Working Bee | 8.30am
Mar 26 | WA60/900 | Short Canberra | Junior Canberra | 90 | 8am
A P R I L
Apr 2 | Geelong | Geelong | Geelong | 90 | 9am
Apr 9 | Easter Sunday – no league event - practice only
Apr 16 | Holt | Samford | Samford | 90 | 9am
Apr 23 | Melbourne | Darwin | Darwin | 90 | 9am
Apr 30 | FITA Indoor | FITA Indoor | FITA Indoor | 60 | 9am
M A Y
May 7 | AA40/720 | AA40/720 | AA40/720 | 72 | 9am
May 14 | Mother’s Day – no league event – practice only
May 21 | Shire | Short Shire | Junior Shire | 72 | 9am
May 28 | Working Bee | 8.30am
J U N E
Jun 4 | FITA Indoor | FITA Indoor | FITA Indoor | 60 | 9am
Jun 11 | Long Weekend – no league event – practice only
Jun 18 | Adelaide | Short Adelaide | Junior Adelaide | 120 | 9am
Jun 25 | Samford | Samford | Samford | 90 | 9 am
J U L Y
Jul 2 | Fita Indoor | Fita Indoor | Fita Indoor | 60 | 9am
Jul 9 | WA Indoor - Indoor Championships 8th and 9th July ***
Jul 16 | Working Bee | 8.30am
Jul 23 | Holt | Samford | Drake | 90 | 9am
Jul 30 | WA60/900 | Short Canberra | Junior Canberra | 90 | 9am
A U G U S T
Aug 6 | Special Event | 9am
Aug 13 | Darwin | Geelong | Newcastle | 90 | 9am
Aug 20 | WA70/720 | WA60/720 | AA40/720 | 72 | 9am
Aug 27 | Geelong | Geelong | Geelong | 90 | 9am
S E P T E M B E R
Sep 3 | Father’s Day – no league event – practice only
Sep 10 | AA40/720 | AA30/720 | AA20/720 | 72 | 9am
Sep 17 | Working Bee | 8.30am
Sep 24 | Adelaide | Short Adelaide | Jnr Adelaide | 120 | 9am
O C T O B E R
Oct 1 | Long Weekend – no league event – practice only
Oct 8 | Shire | Short Shire | Junior Shire | 72 | 8am
Oct 15 | Grange | Melbourne | Geelong | 90 | 8am
Oct 22 | Special Event | 8am
Oct 29 | WA60/900 | Short Canberra | Jnr Canberra | 90 | 8am
N O V E M B E R
Nov 5 | Working Bee | 8.30am
Nov 12 | All Divisions: Fita Indoor | 60 | 8am - Last League Shoot
Nov 19 | Melbourne | Darwin | Darwin | 90 | 8am
Nov 26 | Jnr Canberra | Jnr Canberra | Jnr Canberra | 90 | 8am
D E C E M B E R
Dec 3 | AA30/720 | AA30/720 | AA30/720 | 72 | 8am
Dec 10 | Presentation Day - details to be decided
2024 Calendar will be available early in 2024.
Entries are in the following format:
Date | Div 1 Round | Div 2 Round | Div 3 Round | No. of Arrows | Start Time
What Rounds Do We Shoot?
Ensure to Select
- Country: Australia
- RGB: Archery NSW
- Club: Shirewood Forest Archers
Club Shoots
Club shoots are for members only and are run every Sunday (when possible) using mainly AA rounds.
60, 72 and 90 arrow rounds:
--- Jan to March and Oct to Dec ---
- 8.00 am Sign-in + Setup + Warmup
- 9.00 am Competition start
--- April to Sept (inclusive) ---
- 9.00 am Sign-in + Setup + Warmup
- 10.00 am Competition start
120 and 144 arrow rounds:
- Start time will be emailed to club members
Wind
Check out the wind situation for Barden Ridge on Willy Weather.
Club Shirts
If you are interested in purchasing a club shirt, then please get in touch with David Bryan at the field.
Know your Committee
2023 Committee Members:
- Malcolm Cameron - President (& Public Officer)
- Andy Price - Vice President
- David Bryan - Secretary
- Peter Ross - Committee Member
- Vicki Price - Committee Member
- Sterling (Mac) McCorby - Committee Member
- Kim Maston - Committee Member
Renewing Membership
To renew as an existing member online (you will need your username and password - allocated to you when you first joined - SWFA can help you if you need your username but we are unable to help with passwords - forgot password can be reset via the renewal webpage.
Renew Membership.
Active Kids vouchers can be used for membership renewal - but you must contact the Club President, Club Treasurer or the Lead Instructor BEFORE making the payment.
Membership
The membership types are:
- Full member - entitled to be a club officer, vote and can represent the club in registered tournaments
- Associate member - this option can ONLY be used, if you are currently a full member of another registered club - associate members are entitled to use the club facilities like a full member without the entitlements
The club caters to for both abled and disabled bodied people of all ages and gender, as well as catering for almost all bow types.
Minimum age is 10 years old.
We do not subscribe to poaching members from other clubs, but we welcome other club members to avail of our facilities either on a visitor basis or as an associate member.
Click here for Membership Fee details
Past League Results
Congratulations to our Winners
League Results for 2018
Recurve
- 1st Lachlan Cameron
Compound
- 1st Malcolm Cameron
- 2nd Andrew Price
Personal Achievement Award
The person who increased their handicap the greatest number of times.
- Malcolm Cameron
Sharp Shooter Award
The person who shot the greatest number of x’s for the year.
- Malcolm Cameron
League Results for 2016
Kids Comp
- 1st Emily Zinnato
- 2nd Gemma Price
League 1 === Recurve ===
- 1st Kim Harradine
- 2nd David Ross
League 1 === Compound ===
- 1st Matt Campbell
- 2nd Anthony Hands
- 3rd Andrew Price
League 2 === Recurve ===
- 1st Anthony Vial
- 2nd John Alcock
- 3rd Tetyana Melnyk
League 2 === Compound ===
- 1st Matt Campbell
- 2nd Neville Middleton
- 3rd Nathan Rathsam
Dedication Award
- Matt Campbell
League Results for 2015
League 1 === Recurve ===
- 1st place - David Ross
- 2nd place - Brendan Elliot
- 3rd place - Kim Harradine
League 1 === Compound ===
- 1st place - Chris Debreczeni
- 2nd place - Matthew Campbell
- 3rd place - David Clulow
League 2 === Recurve ===
- 1st place - Kim Harradine
- 2nd place - Brendan Elliot
- 3rd place - Anthony Vial
League 2 === Compound ===
- 1st place - Nathan Rathsam
- 2nd place - Neville Middleton
- 3rd place - Chris Debreczeni
Other Achievements
May 2022 - State Championship Event
Malcolm Cameron - 2nd place - Veteran Compound
2021 - World Archery - Indoor World Series
Online Event
Our club was lucky to have the following members represent our club:
- Malcolm Cameron (Male Compound)
- David Bryan (Placed 569 - Male Revcurve)
- Gemma Price (Placed 163 - Female Compound)
- Sam Carson (Female Compound)
- Joel Vanderzwan (Male Compound)
2020 - World Archery - Indoor World Series
Sydney Indoor Archery Festival
Our club was lucky to have the following members represent our club:
- Malcolm Cameron (Male Compound)
- David Bryan (Placed 981 - Male Recurve)
- Gemma Price (Female Compound)
- Sam Carson (Female Compound)
- Joel Vanderzwan (Male Compound)
March 2019 - Golden Gong
Well done SWFA Member - David Bryan - came 4th in the Open Recurve division - on a very difficult cold and wet day.
March 2016 - Golden Gong
Well done SWFA Members - Ian and Evan - winning medals at the "Golden Gong" held by Illawarra Archers.
March 2014 - Golden Gong
Well done SWFA Members:
- Andy Price - 1st place (Open Compound)
- Nathan Rathsam - 1st place (Cadet Compound)
- Tom Cox - 1st place (Intermediate Compound)
- Ethan Price - 3rd place (Cub Compound)
All 4 starters from SWFA WON - 3 x 1st places and 1 x 3rd places.
Golden Gong Events - usually every March
A great way to experience "Competition Archery" at a great club.
Thank you to the Illawarra Archers for putting on a top event.