Mackay
Club house with kitchen, Bunk house, Newly built toilets & showers, Laundry, BBQ, Cold Drinks Machine, Camping facilities with some powered sites. Rifle, Pistol and shotgun ranges. The rifle range has 15 concrete benches and extends to 500M. Benchrest disciplines shot at SSAA Mackay include Centrefire and Rimfire Benchrest (Groups), Centrefire and Rimfire Hunterclass, International Rimfire Benchrest (IRB), 500M Fly and 200yd Rimfire Fly.
Travelling from the West (Nebo): If travelling to the S.S.A.A. GEORGE Range (Mackay Branch) from West of Mackay, follow the Peak Downs Highway past Moranbah heading for Nebo, and continue on until you reach Eton. Approx. 500 metres before the shop and Hotel turn left at the sign posted corner. The sign post states that it is Victoria Street, also “Kinchant Dam 13km”. There is a blue “Sporting Shooters” sign on the same signpost. Follow this road – all bitumen- for 12.8km. This road is known as Mirani-Eton road on the map. You will cross a low single-lane causeway, and then the road turns to dirt. After approximately 300m on the left is the entrance to S.S.A.A. GEORGE RANGE.
Travelling from the North (Calen): If travelling to the range from the North, follow the highway past Calen until you reach a small town called Kuttabul. A further 5.1km down the road you will see a large green road sign stating Marian, Eungella etc. on the right. Turn right at the “Marian 9km.” sign and follow this road to the end (exactly 9km). Going over the Pioneer River Bridge, turn right. Now you have 2 choices on which way to go.
Choice 1: After 900m turn left at the Servo / shop corner. Follow this “Marian-Eton” road to the end (past North Eton). You will then be at an intersection of the Mirani-Eton road – the same road as mentioned above in the “travelling from the West” part of this guide (only 1.5km. up from the Eton turnoff). Turn right and follow the road which is all bitumen for another 11.3km until you cross a low single-lane causeway, and then the road turns to dirt. After approx 300m on the left is the entrance to S.S.A.A. GEORGE RANGE.
Choice 2: Continue on this road through Marian and on to Mirani (10km). As you drive in to Mirani, there is a Hotel on the right and some shops. Turn left just past the Hotel, but before you go down the hill to the bridge. (This turnoff is 10.1km from the Pioneer River Bridge at the Marian intersection). Follow this road for 8.9k and the road will change to dirt. This dirt stretch is very good, and exactly 3k further along on the right is the entrance to the S.S.A.A Mackay Range.
Travelling from the South (Sarina – Choice 1): If travelling from the south, you may turn off to the left just past the Sarina showgrounds at Bells Creek. This road is the Sarina-Homebush road. Please Note: This road is sealed, but has several single-lane stretches / bridges, and Go-Slow areas. May not be suitable for caravans etc. unless you go slowly and be alert. Follow this road until it intersects at Homebush. Turn left and follow the Eton-Homebush road to the end, which is the Peak Downs highway. Turn right here and approx. 1km further along is Eton. Take the first left corner, which is the turnoff previously mentioned at Eton (The sign post states that it is
Victoria Street, also Kinchant Dam 13km. There is a blue “Sporting Shooters” sign on the same signpost). Follow this road – all bitumen- for 12.8 km. This road is known as MiraniEton road on the map. You will cross a low single-lane causeway, and then the road turns to dirt. After approx. 300m on the left is the entrance to S.S.A.A. GEORGE RANGE.
Travelling from the South (Sarina – Choice 2): The better road to the range is a little further along the highway from Sarina towards Mackay. Go past the Hay Point turnoff and Sandy Creek until you reach Rosella. Turns left here and follow this Eton-Homebush road all the way to the end which is the Peak Downs highway. Turn right here, and Approx 1km further along is Eton. Take the first left corner, which is the turnoff previously mentioned at Eton (The sign post states that it is Victoria Street, also Kinchant Dam 13km. There is a blue “Sporting Shooters” sign on the same signpost). Follow this road which is all bitumen for 12.8km. This road is known as MiraniEton road on the map. You will cross a low single-lane causeway, and then the road turns to dirt. After approx 300m on the left is the entrance to S.S.A.A. GEORGE RANGE.