Pipe Bands Victoria is delighted to be invited to participate in a special event at Government House (Melbourne) featuring members of several of our bands on the evening of Friday 19 November 2021 commencing at 6:00pm. This special evening concert …
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Daylesford Highland Gathering 2021 – cancelled
Pipe Bands Victoria advises that the 2021 Daylesford Highland Gathering has been cancelled. We thank the promoter for ongoing consultation with Pipe Bands Victoria and other stakeholders, and thank them and our other promoters for their continued support of Scottish …
Ringwood Highland Gathering 2021 – Cancelled
Pipe Bands Victoria is sad to advise that the postponed Ringwood Highland Gathering scheduled to take place at Eastfield Park, Eastfield Road, Croydon on Sunday 3 October 2021 has been cancelled. The gathering committee has advised that due to ongoing …
Haileybury Inter-School Contest Results
Please see attached the results from the Haileybury Inter-School band contest held Sunday 16 May 2021. Haileybury Mastersheet_160521 Haileybury Mastersheet_160521
Haileybury Inter-School Band Contest
Please see attached the contest draw for the Haileybury contest for school bands to be held on Sunday 16 May 2021. COVID safe practices will apply, and this contest is limited to school bands only which at the time of …
Ringwood Highland Gathering
Pipe Bands Victoria is pleased to advise that the postponed Ringwood Highland Gathering will take place at Eastfield Park, Eastfield Road, Croydon on Sunday 3 October 2021. The gathering committee has intimated they have some exciting announcements as they emerge …
ANZAC Day 2021
Pipe Bands Victoria acknowledges the support and dedication of all our bands who were able to participate in ANZAC Day parades and services around Victoria this year. After the lockdown of 2020 preventing active participation, this was the first event …
Vale Grace Neal
It is with great sadness that we inform our community of the passing of Grace Neal, wife of former President of the VHPBA and Haileybury Drum Tutor, Bruce Neal. Grace’s contribution to our community was considerable, serving as an active …
Ringwood Highland Gathering 2021 – postponed
The Ringwood Highland Gathering has released a statement to stakeholders including Pipe Bands Victoria to advise that their committee has decided to postpone this year’s event scheduled for 28th March 2021 until early October 2021. The Gathering Committee have postponed …
Tom Troup – winner of the Sir Rupert Hamer Award 2020
Pipe Bands Victoria is delighted to announce the winner of the 2020 Sir Rupert Hamer Award is Tom Troup. Tom has been involved in pipe bands and snare drumming since he migrated to Australia in the 1960’s. He learnt to play …
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