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The Archery Society of Western
Australia was founded in 1939 to be the peak governing body for the
sport of Archery in Western Australia. It is the only archery group
within WA, which is aligned with the Archery Association of Australia,
and by direct links to the international body of FITA.
Membership of the Society is provided
via affiliation through one of 14 clubs. Membership is open to all
individuals with older archers and juniors being an integral part of the
Society’s and local club’s activities. This gives all affiliated archers
(aged 16 and above) voting rights in the affairs of the Society and
access to the other benefits of being a member. These include
appropriate insurance and public liability coverage, the right to shoot
in any state sanctioned event, State Championships, National
Championships or other open international events sanctioned by the
international body of FITA.
The Society is run on a totally
volunteer basis as are all the clubs. The
Committee of the Society
comprises a range of Executive and administrative officers plus a
representative from each club, several committees and a number of
individuals who represent the Society on external bodies such as the
Olympic Council, Sports Federation, Shooting Association etc. These
officers and committees meet once a month to deal with the business of
the Society.
Members are actively encouraged to
participate in the administration of the Society. Each year there are
many people who volunteer their skills to fill positions within the
committee and without them the Society would not function. These
volunteers are often the people behind the scenes that have been
responsible for the development of archery in this state.
In recent times, the Society has hosted
the 1996 National Junior Championships, the 1999 National Indoor
Championships, the 2001 combined National Indoor and Outdoor
Championships, the 2003 National Junior Championships and this year
(2007) the 60th Open National Championships, 29th Australian Junior
Championships, National Crossbow Championships, 5th Australian Grand
Prix and the 15th National Veterans Championships.
Each of these
events was conducted to the highest standards and widely acclaimed by
archers from around Australia and overseas visitors.
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