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Tim Catling

Tim Catling Age: 80
ACTA Club: Katanning Clay Target Club
Preferred Discipline: Any Shooting
Age Started Clay Target Shooting: 21
Years Clay Target Shooting: 60th year in shooting
Shooting Achievements:

1968 National Title in Point score (this record stood for 40 years)
1984 National Title in Champion of Champions
Many 2nd and 3rd placings.
14 Mackintosh Teams
64 WA State Teams
Founding member of the Coaching Council in 1978 and still coaching.
6 years on National Executive
Approx. 30 years on WACTA
Life member of Katanning and WACTA
2002 won gold in World Veterans Title
I feel my best achievements have been to help the sport develoop and I have always been supportive of the rules and their importance. I have shoot marshalled 10 major championships, and enjoyed working with some wonderful people. My 10c contributed has returned at least 1000%. I have a total of 300 sashes and badges, including 12 for sporting and skeet.

Other Interests: Played golf for 55 years, lowest handicap of 2. Played golf for Australia and WA. Tried nearly every other sport known.
Other Personal Info: Wife - Doreen, 3 daughters and 2 step children. Farmed all my working life, a life I loved. Have travelled to many parts of the globe, including 2 hunts in Africa.

 

April 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Victorian State Skeet Handicap winner, Cliff Chambers from the Frankston CTC

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman’s Annual Report
Executive Officer’s Annual Report
89th Annual General Meeting Notice
ACTA Financial Statements for 2024
Warrnambool Seaside Carnival
Waratah Notes
2025 South Australian State DTL Titles
Psychological Skills for Shooting
Roma CTC Press Release
Shooting Australia 2025 National Squad
Shooting Australia 2025 South America World Cups
Vale Wok Kelvy
Toowoomba Multi Gauge and SEZ Skeet Carnival
2025 VCTA State Skeet Titles
Competition Results: TCTA, WACTA, NTCTA, QCTA, VCTA, SACTA, NSWCTA
From Our Archives – 69 Years Ago
VCTA North East Zone
20th Golden Crow
Glen Innes Annual Sapphire Shoot
Burdekin Novice/Come and Try Day
ACTA New Members
Dean’s Fimac Fun at Bega
Hot and Windy at Maryborough
Break Badges
Shoot Calendar
2025 Annual Registration & Club Membership Application


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