Welcome to Pipe Bands Victoria
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Welcome to Pipe Bands Victoria, the
website of the Australian Pipe Band Association, Victoria Branch, and the
Victorian Highland Pipe
Band Association.
The Victorian Highland Pipe Band
Association, established in 1924, is the oldest pipe band association in the
world, and now functions to support the Victorian Branch of the A.P.B.A. Inc and
the bands of that branch.
Pipe Bands Victoria is the name used to
market both associations, the APBA Inc. Victoria Branch being the body
responsible for everyday band activities, the V.H.P.B.A. Inc.
(the State Association formerly responsible for everyday band
activities) remains active as an administrative facility to support the
branch.
There are some forty pipe bands in
Victoria. The oldest have attained their centenary, while bands are still being
formed in new areas. Most bands offer instruction to learners and players alike.
Standards are set, and Certificates of Proficiency awarded by the Australian
Pipe Band College.
The Branch issues a newsletter, Pipe
Bands Victoria to members, six times annually. Current subscription is $20.00
including postage.
The Victorian Pipe Band Foundation is
endeavouring to provide for the future of the arts of piping and drumming in
Victoria: for more information, please contact the
association.
