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World Youth Archery Championships – Limerick, Ireland - Congratulations to Jai Crawley and Sophie Southall on their selections into the Australian team for the World Youth Archery Championships held in Limerick, Ireland. Sophie went down in the first round taking out one of the 5 ends in her...

AV Club Forum - Another successful AV Club forum has recently been conducted. This forum included 8 clubs and discussed various topics such as the National Integrity Framework, Child Safe, Mentors, and a general sharing of knowledge. All Clubs are invited to attend these regular events – notifications...

AV subsidised First Aid Courses now available - The AV Board would like to advise all Clubs and members that AV will cover the cost for endorsed Club members to undertake First Aid Courses. It is important that Clubs have members with these skills available should the need arise....

National Pathways Squad – Victorian members selected - Archery Victoria would like to offer our congratulations to several young archers who have been accepted into the Archery Australia Pathways Squad. Amelie Lu, Yash Sharma, Peyton Jarosz, and Archer Gray have all been accepted into the Pathways program.  The Pathways program...

2022 Championship and Grand Prix Winners announced - In 2022, Archery Victoria hosted a number of State Championship events in Target, Field, and Indoor Grand Prix classifications. Congratulations to the 2022 winners. Competition Status Discipline Division Name Placing Club Championship Recurve U16 Female Amelie Lu 1 WA Open Female Leanne...

State Team Selection process – National Indoor Championships - The National and State Indoor Championships will be held on the weekend of 8 and 9 July 2023.  Part of this event comprises competitions between athletes from Regional Governing Bodies around Australia (in our case Archery Victoria).  Our teams have a...

2023 World Archery Oceania Championships - Congratulations to all archers selected to represent Australia at the recent World Archery Oceania Championships. The event was hosted by Archery South Australia in Adelaide from the 13th to the 16th of April. Victoria provided representatives in 5 of the...

2023 Trans Tasman Challenge - Congratulations to all archers who competed in the Trans Tasman Challenge held in Adelaide, South Australia on the 8th April 2023. While the overall trophy returned to New Zealand, Victorian archers featured in the results taking 2 Golds, and a...

Vale – John Basemore – Waverley City Archers - Vale – John Basemore – Waverley City Archers (26/03/1927 – 12/04/2023)   Archery Victoria is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Waverley City Archers’ life member John Basemore at the age of 96.   The club will be...

Child Safe Legislation & Training Resources now available - As most of you will know, Victoria has specific Child Safe Legislation which protects children from harm by creating safe spaces and safe environments for children.   The Victorian Child Safe Standards apply to all sporting organisations that operate and provide...