Lara & Jaymie Selected for 2019 Trans Tasman Team

In the era BC (before COVID), Mount Petrie Bowmen welcomed an unnerving new member who, sadly, was nameless. After some intensive research, our resident taxonomist, Sir Charles Astbury, provided the following taxonomical classification reference. “Coronasaurus Frewinius, common name ‘Cuddles’, is a genus of carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived 155 to 145 million years ago during…

On August 10th we remembered late member Donna Miles with a longbow mini clout fun shoot followed by a 36 scored shoot, also using longbows and wood arrows.  There were two divisions for the target shoot – longbow owners who shot at 30m, and ‘the rest’, who shot at 20m.  Winners of each division received a $50.00…

For more photos from the day, go to the ALBUMS page of the MPB website.  There was a record turnout for the fun shoots and party. Club trophies for 2022 were presented and the recipient of the 2023 Terry Donovan Archery Scholarship was announced – Dave Molina. Congratulations Dave. The Terry Donovan Archery Scholarship is…

Longstanding senior MPB member Terry Donovan, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2018 Australia Day Honours List. Terry represented Australia at the Olympics three times and has contributed extensively to the development of the sport in Queensland over 40 years. Read the citation submitted with Terry’s nomination.

  Lynette Eagles was a Life Member and former President of Mount Petrie Bowmen.  She served two terms as President, 1985 – 1986 and 1988 – 1989. Lynette’s life in archery commenced in the early 1970s.  She started retailing archery gear from her home at Sunnybank Hills before starting a mobile service in a small…