Promoting BRIDGE within Victoria
Fostering interest in the game
Latest Victorian Qualifying Points rankings at Sept 15th are now available Click Here
The September 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.
The 2023 Australian Interstate bridge championships have been underway this week in Perth, with the following players representing Victoria in each of the four team categories: Open: David Beckett/Neil Ewart; Philip Fent/Dee Harley; Chen Ding/Ming Zhang Senior: George Lovrecz/Martin Wilcox; Quentin van Abbe/Andrzej Krolikowski; Robert Gallus/Stephen Weisz Women: Kim Frazer/Kitty Muntz; Penny Blankfield/Sue Read; Laura … Continue reading “ANC Team Performances”
The Victor Champion Cup was very successful this year. A survey was completed by many of our players and feedback was overwhelmingly positive. There was also feedback on how to improve next years event and we will be working to make that happen. Thanks to those who helped to make this event successful, to the … Continue reading “VCC A Winner”
As a new member on the MyABF Steering Committee I am now learning more about the great platform that MyABF is for our clubs and players. There are areas still under development, but I recommend that all affiliated clubs investigate it further now as it already offers clubs management tools. Julian Foster recently came to … Continue reading “MyABF For Clubs and Players”
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”
A 3 week online (Real Bridge) teams event on Mondays August 14th 21st 28th. Enter here
The PENNANT starts on September 6th. Full Details Here or Enter the Pennant
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.
