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Deserie Baynes

Deserie Baynes Birth year:  
 1960
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Year inducted into the ACTA Hall of Fame: 2014
Deserie was introduced to clay target shooting in 1970 aged 10, by her mentor, coach and father, Gordon Wakefield.
At the age of 13 years she attended her first Trap nationals in Melbourne, winning the ladies high gun, a feat that she followed up eight times in the succeeding ten years.
In the early 1980's she commenced shooting ISSF Trench. In 1991 Australia fielded it's first ever ISSF International ladies team, which she was a member.
In 1992, she became the first lady to win the Open Team High Gun in the Mackintosh event.
1994 she was a member of the Australian Open Team for the 1994 World Trap Championships.
Oceania ISSF Championships saw her win gold in 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999.
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games she won Bronze in Double Trap.
2000 was a significant year in her shooting career with a win in the Lonato World Cup, was a member of the Australian Olympic team for Sydney and runner up in the World Cup final in Nicosia.
Deserie joined forces with Suzy Corry (nee Balogh) to win Gold at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.
She has kept herself involved in the sport behind the scenes for many years with the South Australian Clay Target Association (SACTA) as state secretary from 2007-2015.
In 2012 she was the recipient of the SACTA Presidential Medal for her outstanding contribution made to Clay Target shooting in South Australia.
In 2018 she was awarded Life membership with the Australian Clay Target Association (ACTA).

July 2025 CTSN

On the cover: Overall High Gun winner for the NSWCTA Skeet Carnival, Michael Buttigieg, shooting 336/350.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman's Report
ACTA Director’s Nomination Package
Ern Hawkins Perpetual Trophy
2025 NSW State Skeet Carnival
Roma Gun Club Junior Pathway to QCTA
ACTA 2025 50 Year Membership
Queensland SEZ Compak at Toowoomba
Psychological Skills for Shooting
De Pedro and Richardson at ISSF Junior World Cup
Cypress ISSF World Cup
Silkwood CTC Annual
Taipan Perpetual Ladies Team Postal Comp Nomination
Waratah Notes
Kings Birthday Shoot Bendigo
VCTA News
Ode from Phantom
Toowoomba Ladies Day
Competition Results: NCWCTA, TCTA, NTCTA, QCTA, WACTA, SACTA, VCTA
Trap AA Elite Shooters
Four Events at Burdekin in May
Normanton Gun Club Annual
Phil and Vic head to Perth for the Nationals
ACTA New Members
Great Day at Bega
Two Competitions at Maryborough in May
Shoot Calendar
Break Badges


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