Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
Fostering interest in the game
The Victorian Open Butler Pairs is one of the premier events on the Victorian Bridge Calendar. Click for full details. Enter
The Annual General Meeting of the VBA will now be on Monday December 9th at 6:00pm
The November VBA Bulletin is now available Click Here to download or read online. Read results around the state, some informative hands by Dee Harley and some interesting regular columns and news.
In a career spanning 5 decades Simon Hinge has amassed over 10,000 masterpoints and has joined the elite Emerald Grand Master category – one of only 10 players to ever have achieved that extraordinary milestone. Simon was raised in country South Australia and learnt bridge as a child and commenced competitive play in 1977. He … Continue reading “Simon Hinge attains Emerald Grand Master”
It is with sadness that we pass on the news that Henri de Jong passed away on Saturday 5th October Henri was probably the VBA’s longest serving member and was playing here as recently as last month, he will be remembered as a great club member and a very fine player. Henri was a Silver … Continue reading “Vale Henri de Jong”
Congratulations to Ben Thompson, President of the VBA and a management consultant from Melbourne, Australia, who has been elected as a member of the WBF Management Committee in 2019. Ben was elected President of the South Pacific Bridge Federation (Zone 7) and a member of the WBF Executive Council in 2018. He has previously been … Continue reading “Ben Thompson Elected to WBF Management Committee”
The Victorian Open Butler Pairs is one of the premier events on the Victorian Bridge Calendar. Click for full details. Enter
A 3 weeks Swiss teams club event. enter here Mondays: Nov 11th, 18th, 25th
The last Wednesday night event of the year. For 4 weeks on November 27th, Dec 4th, 11th, 18th
You are invited to the Tivoli Congress Swiss Pairs on Sunday 24th November 2019. The congress will be held at the Waverley Bridge Club. Flyer
Feb 10th 2019 10am at At Dendy Park clubrooms, Breen Drive, East Brighton More details
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.
