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PARTICIPATION ACTION GROUP

Background

After an independent Governance Review and a long
period of consultation with the leaders of the sport of
Shooting, there was overwhelming support for developing a

Whole of Sport Participation Plan that could contribute to
the promotion of the sport and assist clubs at a grass root level.

A National Come & Try Day has been one of the significant ideas to come from this

planning and consultation, and as such became the primary focus of the
Participation Plan’s first year.

Why A National Come And Try?

Throughout the consultation process, one thing that became clear was that there
was a longing to show the broader community just how great our sport is. If they
had the opportunity to come and try it in a safe and welcoming environment, if they

just gave it a go! They would gain a better understanding of us and the sport we
love.

That’s what the National Come & Try Day’s main focus is; a national effort to

change the way the public think, see and interact with our sport and the people
involved with our sport.

The National Come & Try Day would also create a number of other benefits; shift

the public perception, portray the sport of shooting nationally in the right manner,
increase the promotion and positioning of our sport, create an opportunity for the

sport to work together, expose more people to our great sport, potentially
increase membership numbers, raise awareness about safe handling of firearms and
overall increase in a positive manner the growth and sustainability of our sport.

The Next Step

In order to deliver a successful national Come And Try Day we are putting together
an action group of like-minded people who are interested in being champions of

this project and leading our sport through this exciting project. This Action Group
would also help the sport of shooting ensure that the other outcomes in the
Participation Plan around resources, club support, promotion, coaching and official

development all progress.

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