{"id":81510,"date":"2014-09-16T00:03:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T14:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=81510"},"modified":"2020-11-27T10:38:47","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T00:38:47","slug":"weekend-goes-off-with-a-bang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/16\/weekend-goes-off-with-a-bang\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Goes Off With A Bang"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_81512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81512\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81512\" title=\"20140912 Commonwealth shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather and Brian Bailey, from Bellerive, travelled all the way from Tasmania for the ACTA Commonwealth Clay Target carnival; they were welcomed to the South Burnett by Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell \u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81513\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81513\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-81513\" title=\"20140912 Commonwealth shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun2.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun2-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81513\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is what it&#8217;s all about &#8230; the trap shooter has two shots to hit the clay target which is released from a blind in front of him\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>September 15, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of Australia&#8217;s finest shooters packed into the Kingaroy Clay Target Club grounds at the weekend for the 2014 Australian Clay Target Association Commonwealth Clay Target Carnival.<\/p>\n<p>There were trap shooters from every State, including several Commonwealth Games representatives and dual Olympian George Barton.<\/p>\n<p>By lunchtime on Friday, 137 competitors had registered &#8211; and the camping grounds were full &#8211; but even more shooters rolled up on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first year the event has been held in Queensland, and it was quite a coup for a regional club to host the event which has previously been held in capital cities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related article: <a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/09\/top-shooters-heading-to-kingaroy\/\">Top Shooters Heading To Kingaroy<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81514\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81514\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81514\" title=\"20140912 Commonwealth shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun3.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun3-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81514\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank Cicala, from Sydney, with Australian Clay Target Association president Allan Vilcins, from South Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81511\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81511\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81511\" title=\"20140912 Commonwealth shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun7.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun7-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81511\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Darren Schmidt, from sponsors Stanwell, with one of the carnival organisers,\u00a0Scott Prendergast, from the Queensland Police Clay Target Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81515\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81515\" title=\"20140912 Commonwealth shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun4.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun4-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying a drink at the bar &#8230; Steve Kelly, from Wondai; Dallas Hill, from Mondure; and Nev Weier, from Moffatdale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81516\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81516\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81516\" title=\"20140912 Commonwealth shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun5.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun5-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81516\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deputy Mayor Keith Campbell was a guest speaker at the official launch on Friday night; he is pictured with his wife Marion and Kingaroy Clay Target Club president Gary Brown<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_81517\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81517\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-81517\" title=\"20140912 Commonwealth shoot\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/20140912shotgun6-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-81517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Helping out in the kitchen were back row, Maryanne Horn, from Kingaroy; and Andrea Stewart, from Mondure; front row, Jan Thorp, Kingaroy; Marilyn Weier, Moffatdale; and Sheryl Mills, Kingaroy; also helping out were &#8220;Birds Of A Feather&#8221; and Kingaroy Quota Club members<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of Australia&#8217;s finest shooters packed into the Kingaroy Clay Target Club grounds at the weekend for the 2014 Australian Clay Target Association Commonwealth Clay Target 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