Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
Fostering interest in the game
The July VBA Bulletin is now available Click Here to download or read online. Read about the ANC as well as regular columns and some interesting new stuff.
The 2019 Champion of Champions State Day Time Match Point Pairs will be held at the VBA clubrooms on Saturday August 24th. Every club in Victoria is invited to send up to 6 pairs to participate in the final. You can send three open pairs and one pair each in the women’s, mixed and seniors … Continue reading “Champion of Champions State Day Time Match Point Pairs”
We are delighted to advise that Joan Butts, National Director of Teaching for the ABF, will be presenting a seminar on Competitive Bidding in conjunction with the ANC. This will be held on Sunday July 14 at the ANC venue, the Bayview Eden, in Queen’s Road, from 9.30am to 2.30 pm and is free-of-charge, courtesy of the … Continue reading “Joan’s Back for more Continuing Education!”
The 2019 Australian National Championship will be held at the Bayview Eden between July 14th and 25th. The first week will include the Interstate teams where teams from each state in Open, Womens, Senior and Youth categories will compete. All well as the Interstate Teams there will bridge events for everyone during this week. The second week will include the various TBIB Butler Pairs Championships (Open, Restricted, Womens, Seniors)
The first edition of the TBIB Restricted Pairs prize for Victorian Congresses has concluded. The VBA is delighted to advise that the winning pair, drawn from all pairs who had entered over the entire course of the event, is Janet Keenan and Marg McConvill, from the RACV and Waverley clubs respectively. Janet and Marg have received free … Continue reading “WINNERS OF TBIB RESTRICTED COMPETITION ANNOUNCED”
Congratulations to the 2019 winners of the Victorian Simultaneous Pairs Michael Stokie and Roger Gillard of the Geelong Bridge Club With an impressive 3 round average of 61%, Michael & Roger have won entry to a VCC Pairs event running from the 6 June to 7 June and will have their names engraved on to the … Continue reading “Victorian Simultaneous Pairs Winners”
Qualifying Event for the 2018 Grand National Open Teams Mondays: August 13th, 20th, 27th Metropolitan Final Saturday September 22nd
The 2019 Australian National Championship will be held at the Bayview Eden between July 14th and 25th. The first week will include the Interstate teams where teams from each state in Open, Womens, Senior and Youth categories will compete. All well as the Interstate Teams there will bridge events for everyone during this week. The second week will include the various TBIB Butler Pairs Championships (Open, Restricted, Womens, Seniors)
State Championship 4 Wed nights commencing July 31st. More Details
The Yarrawonga Bridge Club is hosting its congress 21-23 July at the beautiful Yarrawonga Mulwala Golf Club Resort.
The convenors this year are Jan and Tom Hackett
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.
