The Anzac Rifle Range
The Anzac Rifle Range had its beginnings in Paddington in 1860 as the home of the NSW Rifle Association. The rifle range location changed several times as a result of residential development, moving to Centennial Park, Randwick, Maroubra and eventually to its current home at Malabar.
For a period in the early 1920s the rifle range was used as military barracks. It was used extensively for military training purposes in the two world wars and the Korean War, and the range remained under military jurisdiction until 1988.
During the Depression local residents used the range for gambling purposes. In 1973 the name was changed from Long Bay Rifle Range to Anzac Rifle Range. It now caters for many school cadet groups and rifle associations.
In 1987, 80 hectares of the range were entered in the Register of the National Estate, as it is home to more than 60 species of native vegetation. Groups are lobbying the government to make the site a national park, as it is one of the few places where Eastern Banksia grows.For more information see:
Randwick City Council > About Randwick > A to Z Of People & Places > Anzac Rifle Range
The Sports Coast website.