The state government's relaxation on COVID-19 pandemic restrictions means archers will have the chance to shoot at outdoor ranges again.
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Archers of Warrnambool club captain David Reid said the club was excited members could shoot together again, albeit with limitations.
Archery Australia has advised the club to follow state government guidelines.
It means a maximum of 10 people can shoot at the club's Duram Park outdoor range.
"There's plenty of room on our range, we can spread them out easily," Reid said.
The club captain added the group was prepared with appropriate measures such as having hand sanitiser available.
Reid said the situation had created the dilemma of how to decide who gets to shoot and who doesn't at a given time.
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The club - which has 67 members - has decided to do a raffle each week to decide who can shoot on a Saturday.
He said that would be as simple as him putting members' names in a hat and pulling them out to decide the participants.
"That's the fairest way we can do it," he said.
That will be the arrangement for the next three weeks until the state government restrictions are reviewed again.
Reid said the club wanted to get people back on the range to help give members the best value for their money.
He said there would be eight spots available given he and the club president would be at the range as well.
But Reid said it was likely the club would also open up the outdoor range on Tuesdays and Fridays to give those who miss out on Saturdays, the chance to get a shoot in.
The club will not host its usual come and try sessions on Saturdays until the restrictions are further relaxed.
Reid said Archers of Warrnambool had also just completed part of its target field course that was two years in the making.
He said it was likely the club would wait until restrictions eased again before allowing people to take on that course.
Reid said there weren't many field shooters at the club so it wanted to run an introduction to that style of shooting.
Warrnambool City Croquet Club president Judy Stewart said her Cramer Street-based club was still waiting on a green light.
"The Victoria Croquet Association (VCA) has advised us to please be patient and don't go back on the courts just yet until the VCA guidelines for clubs on how to manage within the restrictions which still apply have been approved by Sport and Recreation Victoria," she said.
"We expect to be re-opening very soon, but cannot give a firm time and date at this stage."
There's plenty of room on our range, we can spread them out easily.
- David Reid
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