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 …
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 …
Ballarat Highland Gathering 2021 – Cancelled
Regrettably, on 7 October, Pipe Bands Victoria has received the following from the Federation University Pipe Band, the promoter of the Ballarat Highland Gathering: “At a meeting held earlier this evening, the FedUni Pipe Band has made the decision to …
Australian Pipe Band Championships cancelled
A press release was issued on 2 September by the Maryborough Highland Society cancelling the postponed 2020 Pipe Band Championships. Pipe Bands Victoria understands this has been communicated directly to those bands who had entered the Championships. The following link is …
Ringwood Highland Gathering 2020 – Cancelled
Formal advice has been received from the Ringwood Highland Gathering secretary that the event scheduled for 11 October 2020 has been cancelled and refund of entry fees to bands will be processed forthwith. The Ringwood Highland Gathering is now scheduled …
ANZAC Day Commemoration 2020
ANZAC Day was a beautiful still morning in Melbourne with stunning red skies over the bay. Although the Dawn Service at the Shrine was not open to the public, many in the community took the opportunity to remember those who …
Australian Championships date – April 2021
The Australian Pipe Band Championships scheduled to be held in Maryborough, Victoria have now been postponed until April 10-11 2021. A memo has been distributed this afternoon to all band secretaries. Please use the following link to the Pipe Bands …
Postponed – Ringwood Highland Gathering latest news
The latest communication from the Ringwood Highland Games is as follows. Due to Government restrictions regarding COVID19, and on advice from our local authorities the Ringwood Highland Games and Celtic Festival WILL NOT take place on the 29th March 2020. The Ceilidh …
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