It is headquarters to the New South Wales Rifle Association, and hosts the annual NSW Queen's Prize shooting competitions.

The Sydney Model Aero Club operated on the ANZAC Rifle Range from 1982 until their lease was terminated by the federal government in November 2011.

The heritage cottage, horse stables and army huts were demolished by the federal government in October 2012.

The Australian Light Horse have a historical attachment to the Malabar Headland which dates back over 100 years.

The training for the Australian Light Horse involvement in the Reserve Forces Day Parade has been conducted at the headland for almost a decade.

This range is used for national and international target rifle competitions, the most notable of which was the Australian Bicentenary Celebrations attended by approximately 900 competitors from Australia, Great Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Channel Islands, Scotland, USA, Wales and Kenya in 1988.

The firearms used were predominantly semi-automatic, such as the SLR, up to the ban by the federal government and bolt-action military rifles from WWI and WWII such as the Short Magazine Lee–Enfield (S.M.L.E.)

"[11][51] The Sporting Shooters Association of Australia[37] operated on the Malabar headland from 1975 until their lease was terminated by the federal government in November 2011.

[1][3][7] [7] The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy".

Private George Cartwright (VC) Near Peronne France 31 August 1918 4th Battalion Rifle Club Corporal Arthur Charles Hall (VC) Peronne France 1–2 September 1918 Coolabah Rifle Club Lieutenant Arthur Roden Cutler (VC) Merdjayoun-Damour, Lebanon 19 June – 6 July 1941 Manly Rifle Club Corporal John Hurst Edmondson (VC) Tobruk Libya 13 April 1941 Liverpool Cabravale Rifle Club Flight Lieutenant Rawdon Hume Middleton RAAF (VC) Italy 28–29 November 1942 Rocky Dam Rifle Club Captain Alfred Shout (VC) Lone Pine Gallipoli 9 August 1915 Australian Rifles Regiment The George Cross (GC) is an award for civilians; it is the second highest award of the United Kingdom honours system, ranking immediately after the Victoria Cross.