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Tim Catling

Tim Catling Age: 80
ACTA Club: Katanning Clay Target Club
Preferred Discipline: Any Shooting
Age Started Clay Target Shooting: 21
Years Clay Target Shooting: 60th year in shooting
Shooting Achievements:

1968 National Title in Point score (this record stood for 40 years)
1984 National Title in Champion of Champions
Many 2nd and 3rd placings.
14 Mackintosh Teams
64 WA State Teams
Founding member of the Coaching Council in 1978 and still coaching.
6 years on National Executive
Approx. 30 years on WACTA
Life member of Katanning and WACTA
2002 won gold in World Veterans Title
I feel my best achievements have been to help the sport develoop and I have always been supportive of the rules and their importance. I have shoot marshalled 10 major championships, and enjoyed working with some wonderful people. My 10c contributed has returned at least 1000%. I have a total of 300 sashes and badges, including 12 for sporting and skeet.

Other Interests: Played golf for 55 years, lowest handicap of 2. Played golf for Australia and WA. Tried nearly every other sport known.
Other Personal Info: Wife - Doreen, 3 daughters and 2 step children. Farmed all my working life, a life I loved. Have travelled to many parts of the globe, including 2 hunts in Africa.

 

August 2026 CTSN

On the cover: James Willett and Catherine Skinner claimed gold in the Trap Mixed Team event at the 2026 ISSF Lonato World Cup.

Inside this month's edition

ACTA Chairman’s Report
From the Desk of the EO
Expression of Interest: ACTA Rules Supervisor, Coaching Sub-Committee
ACTA Directors Nomination Package
Code of Conduct for ACTA Board Members
Riverina Zone Carnival
2026 Victorian ISSF State Trap and Skeet
Peter Papps Order of Australia Medal
ACTA New Members
Record Field for Bendigo Compak
Clay Target Sports Tasmania
Roma Gun Club Junior Pathway to QCTA
What’s Happening in the VCTA
WACTA Roamin’ Around
Psychological Skills for Shooting
ISSF Junior World Championships
ISSF World Cup Team Announcements
Waratah Notes
Competition Results: VCTA, SACTA, QCTA, TCTA, WACTA, NSWCTA, QCTA
Western Zone Monthly Muster
From Our Archives – 20 Years Ago
Blustery Day at Bega
Fine Weather Produces Quality Shooting at Maryborough
Shoot Calendar
Break Badges


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