Peninsula Paintball Club Inc.

Phoenix Paintball is a Gippsland branch of the Melbourne Based PeninsulaPaintball Club allowing members in the Gippsland region a local venue fortraining and playing purposes.

At Rawson, the club is a very easy going group of people who are currentlya lot more focused on social play than competition, so the games are a lotof fun. Club days have been operating since the start of January 2008 andone year in, are averaging an attendance level of around 30 players minimumeach month.

At first we played a lot of tournament style games before going bush andspending more time there, but as we have all grown with the sport, we arebeginning to go our separate ways, and now that the numbers allow us to,half of the club go bush while the other half stay around speedball & sup-air.

Club Days

Club days are a great opportunity to meet others who enjoy the sport ofpaintball and also give you the opportunity and affordability to play ona monthly (or less frequent) basis without having to organise a group of10 or more friends to secure a session booking.

Club members own and use a wide range of paintball markers from entrylevel to high tech and advice is always available to those looking totry out, or buy their own (second hand gear is often available frommembers too).

Club days are held on the second Sunday afternoon of each month. New members,visitor players and spectators are always welcome. Membership is only $20 peryear plus a $20 initial joining fee. For further information/prices please contactPhoenix Paintball on 1300 78 53 78.

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On club days, members are allowed to use their own markers only afterappropriate checking by the staff at the start of the day. Rental equipmentis also available on the day. Only paintballs purchased from Phoenix Paintballare to be used on club days. Bush games have a ‘no force-feed loader’restriction as well (Speedball/Sup-Air games have no such restriction).

Other Club Benefits

Being a member of the Peninsula Paintball Club has some additional benefitsover just attending regularly as a public visitor. Regular notifications aresent out to club members of upcoming events and club member days. There arealso opportunities to attend paintball marker safety training courses which,along with your current club membership, allow you to apply for a P-ClassFirearms Licence which is required if wanting to own you own paintball marker (See Below).

Also, because the club is not just based at Phoenix Paintball Rawson, you areable to travel to the other PPC venues to attend their monthly club days as well.

Acquiring Your Own Paintball Hardware

Currently (Dec 2008), to be able to purchase and own your own paintball markerin Victoria you must have a P-Class firearms licence. To apply for one ofthese licences you need to be a current paid-member of a registered paintballclub (Such as PPC), be over the age of 18 and have completed a paintball markersafety course within the last 12 months prior to application. Licence applicationforms can be obtained from your local police station, your district firearmsofficer (DFO), or from the Victorian police website.

After completing the application form (including gathering your requiredcertified copies of identification) and posting to the police, and if thisis your first firearms licence, you will need to wait out a 28 day holdingperiod before your licence is processed and a payment slip is returned toyou. Upon payment of your licence fee, your license will be mailed to youand may take up to an additional week to arrive.

To obtain a firearm, you now need to complete an application for a Permitto Acquire (also available at your local police station, DFO or Vic Policewebsite) outlining the type of firearm you are wishing to acquire. Again,if this is your first firearm, you must wait another period of 28 days beforethe payment slip is returned to you. Once paid, you take the bank-stampedpermit to your firearms dealer to purchase your paintball marker (which needsto be stored as per the requirements of your licence).

Note: You can submit your Application for a Permit to acquire with yourLicence Application and the 28 day holding period will run concurrently.