Archery Australia New President
At the first meeting of the Archery Australia Elected Board Members, Melissa Mongan has been elected as the Archery Australia President and Deonne Bridger has been elected as the Vice President. Melissa Mongan is well known amongst the archery community having represented Australia at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics as well as being heavily involved […]
2022 Archery Australia Board Election Results
Archery Australia Board is pleased to advise the appointment of Deonne Bridger and Grant Cole to the Archery Australia Board following the recent 2022 Elected Board Member Election. Archery Australia would like to welcome Deonne and Grant who both bring a wealth of experience to the Archery Australia Board. They will both commence a four-year […]
Archery Australia’s Pathways Programs Set to Expand
Archery Australia are excited to announce the expansion of its Pathways Programs towards the end of this year. The High-Performance Team, led by Pathways Manager, Robert Turner, have been working hard on updating pathways strategies and programs, with an eye on longer-term development of our athletes and coaches. On the expansion of the program, Robert […]
2026 Commonwealth Games Bid
Archery Australia and World Archery have officially submitted a bid for the sport to be included in the 2026 Commonwealth Games, due to be held in regional Victoria. Archery’s proposal will be assessed, alongside those from other sports, against criteria including universality, competition quality, consumer and commercial appeal, alignment with Commonwealth values and benefits to […]
NSW Institute of Sport Archery Program Update
The new NSWIS Archery Program is slowly taking shape and we expect to announce the inaugural recurve members of the squad in the coming weeks. Current Squad Members The current NSWIS Para Archers will transfer across to the new program and will continue to be supported by NSWIS – they are: Jonathon Milne Marek Steiner […]
Victorian Institute of Sport Archery Program Update
Archery Australia and the Victorian Institute of Sport (VIS) are excited to announce a new program partnership to deliver a high level Archery program to nationally identified athletes in Victoria. The program will focus on athlete preparation for selected athletes competing across all Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. About the Program The VIS Archery Program aims […]
2022 Archery GB Disability Championships
Our 2022 National Para Program athletes recently attended the 2022 Archery GB Disability Championships at Lilleshall, England from 3-12 September 2022. With the lack of international para tournaments, this competition provided valuable experience to our Australian athletes on their road to the Para World Championships next year and onwards to the 2024 Paralympic Games in […]
2023 National Selection Policies
Archery Australia is pleased to announce the 2023 National Selection Policies for upcoming international events. The principal objectives when selecting a team is to win medals in as many events as possible and to enhance Australia’s reputation internationally as a competitive Archery nation. Click below to read the relevant selection policies: 2023 World Archery Championships […]
7plus to livestream 2022 National Target Championship Matchplay Finals
In an exciting development, the 2022 National Target Championship Matchplay Finals will be produced by Sports Entertainment Network (SEN) and live streamed via the Seven Network’s digital platform, 7plus. On Monday 3 October, fans can tune into 7plus to watch Australia’s best archers shoot it out for the National Championship. After Seven’s successful archery coverage […]
Updating Names of Youth Categories
Archery Australia has amended the names of its youth age categories to follow the naming conventions at an international level. World Archery have clearly laid out the youth age divisions and Member Associations around the world are now following suit. Previous Youth Age Category Names Previously the age categories were: Cub: Athletes born in the year […]