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Lorraine Hughes

Lorraine Hughes Age: 48
ACTA Club: Caboolture - Qld
Preferred Discipline: Skeet
Age Started Clay Target Shooting: 38
Years Clay Target Shooting: 10
Shooting Achievements: 2005 Qld State Titles Ladies Skeet team
2006 Qld State Titles Open winner of State Title 100 target event, Ladies and Open Skeet Team and Ladies overall high gun
2007 Qld State Titles Ladies Skeet champion, Open winner Pacific Coast 50 target event, Ladies doubles champion, Ladies overall high gun and Open Skeet Team
2007 Australian Skeet Nationals, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies Champion of Champions, Ladies 20g, Qld Ladies Skeet team, Ladies Mackintosh team and team high gun, Ladies Doubles and Mixed Pairs.
2008 Victorian State Titles winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies Handicap, Ladies 20g, State Skeet, Ladies 50 target VCTA champion and Ladies State Doubles
2008 Qld State Titles, winner of State Skeet, Ladies Pacific Coast, Ladies State Doubles, Ladies overall high gun and Ladies Skeet team
2009 World Skeet Championships in UK, Ladies team took Silver medal
2009 Qld State Titles, winner of Ladies Skeet, Ladies overall high gun and Ladies Skeet team
2009 NZ Nationals, winner of Ladies NZ 20g, Ladies NZ 100 target CVR, Ladies NZ Kilwell Trophy, Ladies NZ Doubles and overall Ladies champion
2010 Australian Skeet Nationals, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies Champion of Champions, Ladies 20g, Qld Ladies Skeet team (1st), Ladies Mackintosh team and Ladies team high gun, Ladies Doubles, Mixed Pairs and All Australian Open Team
2010 Qld State Titles, winner of overall 50 target 12g, Ladies State champion, Ladies 50 target pacific coast, Ladies Skeet team, Open overall State high gun and State team captain.
2011 Victorian State Titles, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies 20g, Ladies Champion of Champions, Ladies Doubles.
2011 NSW State Titles, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies 28g, Ladies 20g, Open State champion and Ladies Doubles.
2011 Qld State Titles, winner of Ladies overall high gun and Ladies Skeet team captain.
2011 Australian Skeet Nationals, winner of Ladies Champion of Champions, Qld Ladies State team (1st), Ladies Mackintosh team and team high gun. Ladies Skeet and Ladies 2 women team winner with Paulette Walker.
2011 NZ Nationals, winner of overall Ladies, Ladies 20g, Ladies Kilwell trophy and Ladies Doubles.
2012 Victorian State Titles, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies 20g, Ladies Doubles and Ladies Champion of Champions.
2012 Qld State Titles, winner of Ladies State champion, Ladies Skeet team and ladies Doubles.
2012 NSW State Titles, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies 28g and Ladies State champion.
2012 Australian Skeet Nationals, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies Champion of Champions, Ladies 20g, Ladies Mackintosh team and team high gun. Ladies National champion, Ladies Doubles, Mixed Pairs and 2 women team with Paulette Walker.
2012 NZ Nationals, winner of overall Ladies champion, Ladies 20g, Ladies champion and Ladies Doubles.
2012 World Skeet, runner up in Ladies mini world Doubles, runner up in Ladies mini world 12g and Ladies runner up in main world east/west champion.
2013 Victorian State Titles, winner of Ladies overall high gun, Ladies Handicap, Ladies State champion, Ladies Doubles.
2013 Australian Skeet Nationals, runner up in Champion of Champions, winner of Ladies 12g, Ladies overall high gun, Trans Tasman Ladies team and Glenn Trophy team and winning Ladies State team.
2013 NSW State Titles, winner of Ladies 20g, Ladies 410g, State Title and overall high gun.
2013 Qld State Titles, winner of pre state 12g, 100 target State Title, Ladies Skeet team captain, Open team, Ladies 20g and Ladies overall high gun.
2013 World Skeet, Ladies runner up in mini world Doubles, Ladies winner of mini world 12g and personal long run.
Other Interests: Yoga
Other Personal Info: Married to Nigel Hughes who is a AA Elite shooter. I am an accountant by trade and employed by Bylaser as a commercial manager as well as director of own family business. Travel to USA and NZ every year to compete (funds permitting).

 

September 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Mitchell Iles with son Leo after winning the Overall High Gun at the 2025 NT State Trap Carnival in July.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman's Report
Bendigo – Goldfields Classic and Harcourt Cup Challenge
Winding Back the Clock – Harcourt versus Huntly
What’s Happening in the VCTA
46th Central Victorian Grand Prix – Maryborough
Port Denison Two Day Annual
Corporate Overview – Green Range
Cowra Gun Club 70th Anniversary
Ode from Phantom
ACTA Compak Sporting – Bendigo
‘Around the Traps’ Shooting in Tasmania
Top End Gun Club ACTA Compak Referee Course
Psychological Skills for Shooting
Atherton Clay Target Club Young Guns
Waratah Notes
Break Badges
Competition Results: SACTA, QCTA , TCTA, VCTA, WACTA, NSWCTA
Competition Over Five Events at Burdekin CTC
Collecting Rare ACTA Memorabilia
Victorians Win WilkyWollock Cross-Border Challenge
Another Civilised Day at Bega
ACTA New Members
Shoot Calendar
From Our Archives


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