Members of the Bathurst Archers are taking a visionary approach to the current Pandemic and are planning ahead to promote the sport in the region and beyond.
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The club has received a $4200 Sports Grant from the NSW Government for the purchase of targets, signage and course markings for an important event they are planning once COVID-19 restrictions start to ease.
Bathurst Archery Club president Steve Olive said the funding from the NSW Government has allowed the club to buy specially made targets.
"We have taken delivery of a couple of the dinosaur 2D targets, but are still waiting for the three more 3D targets that are coming from America," he said.
"It would have been great to proceed with the archery festival, but following advice we decided it was best to put things on hold as an event like this would have attracted a lot of competitors and visitors from outside the local area."
Member for Bathurst Paul Toole met with representatives from the club to deliver the good news and inspect the facilities at their Boundary Road headquarters.
Toole said the club was planning to host the second Bathurst Archery Festival this month, an event which had the potential to draw competitors to the region from across the state.
"The inaugural Bathurst Archery Festival was held in August 2019 and attracted more than 80 competitors to the city over the weekend," he said.
"However, due to the Pandemic, this year's event had to be put on hold until restrictions start to ease.
"As a result, the club has now pencilled in August 2021 to host the tournament. Hopefully by then things are back to some sort of normality."
Organisers were keen for this year's edition of the festival following the success of the 2019 event, where more than 80 competitors converged on Bathurst to take part in the two-day event which also featured a horseback display.
