Port Denison Gun Club finished the year on a high note with its November/Christmas Shoot over the weekend of Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 November. Shooters from across the region, including Burdekin, Charters Towers, Dysart, Karumba, Mackay/Sarina, Normanton, Silkwood and Townsville, joined local competitors for a weekend of spirited competition.
The weather provided a challenge, with strong winds on Saturday giving way to hotter, but breezier conditions on Sunday, much to the relief of participants.
Saturday Competition Results
25T DB Continental Port Denison Championship (sponsored by Tim Warren Auto Airconditioning and Electrical) – OA & AA: Simon Steele 41/41; A: Glenn McHenry 40/41; B: Peter Scott 33/34; C: Blake Heffernan 22/25.
25T SB Graded Trophy (sponsored by Bow Pak) – AA: Aaron Lemphers 25/25; A: John Cerqui 24/25; B: Giovanni Celona 21/25; C: Graeme Lydiard 19/25.
25T PS Graded Cash Prize – AA: Aaron Lemphers 74/75; A: Greg Maltby 74/75; B: Bruce McBow 74/75; C: Noelle Young 57/75.
Sunday Competition Results
10 Pair Deauville Doubles (sponsored by Corrsafe and Hall’s Firearms) – 1st: Michael and Christian Populin; 2nd: Wally Masters and Cameron Cislowski; 3rd: Chantal Micallef and Annette Vassalini.
10T DB Handicap Hams – Winners across events included Blake Heffernan, Gian Vassalini, Pedro Le Blowitz, Bill Gall, Glenn McHenry, John Kinnonmonth, Wayne Cislowski, Cameron Cislowski, Phil Scalia, Joe Caruso, Noelle Young, John Calligaro, Bruce McBow, Glenn Clarke, and Michael Zabala.
Consolation Hams – Simon Steele, David Stitt, Colin Edgerton, Alex Parker, and Ron Clive.
Special Draws (sponsored by Glenn McHenry) – Regan Southwood, Chantal Micallef, Michael Populin, and Annette Vassalini.
Raffle winners, generously donated by Lui Populin and Hall’s Firearms, included John Cerqui (slab of ammo), Zane Botteon and Tom Neilson (half slabs of ammo), and $25 Hall’s Firearms vouchers to Lui Populin and Colin Edgerton.
Members enjoyed a hearty spread over the weekend, thanks to Kerry and Cheryl, with additional contributions from the Burdekin ladies, who also helped with dishes. Special thanks were extended to Bruce and Doris for raffle sales and to everyone who assisted before, during, and after the event.
Sponsors for the weekend included Tim Warren Auto Airconditioning and Electrical, Bow Pak, Corrsafe, Hall’s Firearms, Glenn McHenry, and Lui Populin.
This marked the final competition for 2025, with the next shoot scheduled for Sunday 25 January 2026. The club wishes all members and visitors a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Contributed with thanks to Colin Edgerton
Ev 1 10 Pr Deauville Doubles sponsored by Corrsafe 2nd W Masters and C Cislowski
Ev 1 25T DB Cont Cship sponsored by Tim Warren L-R OA AA S Steele, A G McHenry, B P Scott, C B Heffernan
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