This Complex will be of great benefit to the greater Illawarra, Southern Highlands and Western Sydney area which contains a substantial proportion of NSW shooters.
It is the only rifle range with relatively easy road access in the Sydney metropolitan area, able to cater for a full range of rifle shooting activities.
The range will also benefit Police and the military, who are required to do firearms training and regular practice, but who are currently without adequate range facilities.
The new facility will greatly increase access for people with disabilities and enable them to participate more easily.
With its covered firing points, it can operate as an all weather facility, which the adjacent 800m range does not.
The extended hours of opening will also greatly increase custom and the sound level measurements will be a more reliable and accurate reflection of the complex's compliance.
Shooting noise generated by this range, and the current 800m range is insignificant compared with the generally accepted noise levels in and around Hilltop village, eg vehicles and motor mowers.