Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
Fostering interest in the game
We are pleased to announce that Laurie Kelso has found time in his busy schedule to run a Director’s Course on the weekend of June 24th and 25th. The Saturday session is for people with no directing experience, where Laurie will cover the basics every director should know. On Sunday, he has requested that attendees should have … Continue reading “Free Directors Course June 24-25”
The ABF Online Bridge Committee presented its interim report to the 2023 ABF AGM on 3rd May 2023. The Committee and Task Force will now be spending the next five months consolidating all its findings and doing more research to make a final presentation to the ABF Board in October. Included in this will be … Continue reading “The ABF Online Bridge Committee Interim report”
Update SUITABLE FOR PLAYERS AND BRIDGE CLUB OFFICIALS Saturday 10th June 1.15pm in Octagonal Lounge , Moonee Valley Racecourse (during the VCC). Julian Foster (ABF) and Jacqui Dudurovic (Northern Suburbs Bridge Club, Brisbane) will give a short presentation about the latest developments with My ABF and what’s planned next. Latest developments: Improved congress listing. Personal … Continue reading “MyABF Update”
All Victorian players are invited to play in the Victorian Online Open Teams. The Teams Championship starts on Monday May 8th and runs for four consecutive weeks. Come along and have fun and play a good game of bridge! Placegetters in this event will gain VQP’s for the 2024 Selection process. This is your chance … Continue reading “Victorian Online Open Teams starts May 8th”
An ABF Event On Real Bridge Second Tuesday of each month, starting June, 7.30 pm Eastern Qualifying:June-August-September: Knockout and Consolation:October-November-December: Where:RealBridge
The June 2023 Bridge Victoria Bulletin is now available Click Here to download or read online. Read news updates on Bridge, some informative hands by our new editor Chris Hughes and some interesting regular columns and news.
All Victorian players are invited to play in the Victorian Online Open Teams. The Teams Championship starts on Monday May 8th and runs for four consecutive weeks. Come along and have fun and play a good game of bridge! Placegetters in this event will gain VQP’s for the 2024 Selection process. This is your chance … Continue reading “Victorian Online Open Teams starts May 8th”
Entry Fees paid to ANC Open or Mixed Butler! Wednesdays at the Club April 12th, 19th, 26th, May 10th Fred Altman is remembered for being a member of Australia’s most successful team at the World Bridge Open Team Championships in partnership with Dr Ian McCance. He was also a stalwart member of the Victorian bridge … Continue reading “Altman Swiss Pairs”
The Ros Blutstein Swiss Pairs is a 3 week Victorian Bridge Centre Club Event that starts on Monday April 24th. It will be held online on Real Bridge Entries Dates: Mondays April 17th, 24th, May 1st, Ros Blutstein played on both Open and Women’s teams for Victoria. She was a fierce competitor at the table. … Continue reading “Blutstein Swiss Pairs Mondays Starting April 24th”
The VBA is now operating all sessions from the Brighton Bowling Club, Breen Drive, Brighton East
The Victorian Bridge Association Limited is the governing body for Bridge in the State of Victoria. In addition the VBA runs a bridge club from its premises in Murrumbeena. It represents over 60 Affiliated Clubs and over 5000 players in Victoria and is actively involved in promoting the game of bridge throughout Victoria and fostering interest in the game. It organises and conducts championship and other tournaments and works with all interested parties to ensure the effective and efficient administration and promotion of bridge. The VBA aims to promote Bridge within Victoria by enabling: Advice and support to affiliated club; Directing and Teaching seminars; Mentoring and recruiting new directors and teachers; Assistance to new and emerging clubs; Starter Pack for newly affiliated clubs
The ABF has retained the services of Tony Bemrose Insurance Brokers as its insurance broker.
