Bairnsdale Bridge Club, Australia

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$ ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE NOW DUE $

Home Club members $55

Associates $20

Payment may be made in person or online.

BSB 033 203 Account No. 214325

NO BRIDGE MONDAY 9TH MARCH (due to the long weekend).

CHARITY DAY FRIDAY 20TH MARCH

BRIDGE MARATHON SATURDAY 28TH MARCH

EASTER BRIDGE WILL BE PLAYED GOOD FRIDAY AND EASTER SATURDAY. NO BRIDGE EASTER MONDAY

BRIDGE LESSONS

Thursday evenings, 7pm start. $7 per lesson. Contact John Haylock to register your interest: 0419 578 412 or haylockjohn322@gmail.com

Lessons with Ann Gibbs are also available through U3A on Thursday afternoons 1-3 pm. Contact Ann on 0411 858 905 if interested.

CHARITY DAY

Our annual Charity Day is Friday, March 20th.

Proceeds to go the Bairnsdale Neighbourhood House. Raffle with multiple prizes (including winning a trick with a 2). Food will also be supplied. 12pm start.

BBC Phone Number

0461 294 072

During bridge only - AH 0491 190 501

ABF Australia-Wide Novice Pairs


Bill and Heather Cornwall were the club winners of the ABF Australia-Wide Novice Pairs. They scored an impressive 62.5%. Jan Gamble and Mary Brown closely followed in 2nd place and Ruth Eaton and Kathleen Cassidy came 3rd. Nationally, Bill and Heather were placed 93rd. Well done team!

Sale ERBA Novice Swiss Pairs

Andrew Wood and Tony Peck were the winners of the 2025 Sale ERBA Novice Swiss Pairs held on Saturday 15th February. They are pictured with outgoing ERBA president Jean Macleod.

SALE ERBA SWISS TEAMS


The runner up team in the 2025 Sale ERBA Swiss Teams held on Sunday 16th February were Sandor Varga, Anna Kearon, Ann Gibbs and George Campbell, pictured here with newly elected ERBA president Greg Nicholson.

Session Times

A friendly reminder of the Bridge Session times for Bairnsdale
Monday: 7.00 pm

Tuesday: 1pm (Supervised)

Friday: 12.00noon

Saturday: 12.00noon

Please arrive at least 10 minutes before play. If you know you will be late, phone the club on 0461 294 072 and let someone know.

ABF System Cards


Click on here to go to the ABF system card web page. There you can print a card and fill it in by hand or go to the ABF convention card PDF page and download the form and usage guide and fill/print it out on your computer. Why not give it a go?

Welcome to Bairnsdale Bridge Club

Bairnsdale Bridge Club

Bairnsdale Bridge Club runs duplicate bridge sessions on Monday evening 7.00 pm, Friday 12.00 noon and Saturday 12.00 noon. The club runs regular Duplicate Pairs as well as other red and gold point pairs and teams events. Supervised bridge (non-competitive) is on Tuesday at 1.00 pm and Thursday evening 7.00pm. Table fees are $7per player per session. Tea and coffee provided all day, hot and savoury food provided on special event days. Come along and relax in a pleasant and comfortable atmosphere and enjoy a game of Bridge.

BRIDGE MARATHON

SATURDAY, MARCH 28TH

COME AND BE PART OF THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND EVENT

$1500 PRIZE MONEY (1st and 2nd prizes across three skill levels)

+ $150 ROOKIE PRIZE

HELP RAISE VALUABLE FUNDS FOR OUR CLUB

LIMITED TO 20 PAIRS (10 TABLES)

MORNING & AFTERNOON TEA PROVIDED

PAY ON THE DAY OR BOOK ONLINE (See left for BBC bank details)

For more details contact John Haylock.

BAIRNSDALE 2026 GNOT

Congratulations to Robynne Owen, Jean Macleod, Henry Gasko and Lorraine Griffiths who won the 2026 Bairnsdale GNOT event held on 1st March.

2026 President Pairs

Winners of the 2026 President Pairs were Terry and Nick Nadebaum. Runner up pairs were Robynne Owen/Lorraine Griffiths and Anna Kearon/Ann Gibbs respectively.

Club Championship Teams


Congratulations to George Campbell (not pictured), Anna Kearon, Jennifer Coverdale and Carole Sorby who won the Bairnsdale Club Championship Teams event held on 21st November, 2025.

Club Championship Pairs


Congratulations to Robynne Owen and Sandor Varga who won the Bairnsdale Club Championship Pairs event held on 24th and 31st October, 2025. Carole Sorby & Jennifer Coverdale followed in 2nd place with Faye McMillan & Phillip Goode coming 3rd.

2025 Joan Quartermanche Section A


Joint winners of the 2025 Joan Quartermanche Open section Lorraine Robinson, Rosie Schwabegger, Jean Macleod and Henry Gasko. In second place by a whisker Peter Nuyens and Ron Wilson.

2025 LAWRENCE RIVERIA TEAMS

Heather Cornwall, Tony Peck, Kaye Munro & Bill Cornwall were the winners of the 2025 Lawrence Riveria Teams event held on Tuesday 9th. Runners up were John Haylock, Roger Wilson, Henry Gasko & Mal Robertson.

2026 Committee

The annual meeting of the Bairnsdale Bridge Club was held on 7th of February 2026 at the Bairnsdale club rooms, where the following office bearers and committee members were elected.

PRESIDENT: Ann Gibbs
VICE-PRESIDENT: Jane West
SECRETARY: Jane West
TREASURER: Tony Peck
MASTERPOINT SECRETARY: Andrew Wood

COMMITTEE: Dawn Wallace, Elaine Newcomen, Liz Falkiner, Angela Hutson, Jen Lawrence, John Haylock

Vale Bob Moorhouse


The Bairnsdale Bridge Club is saddened to learn of the passing of Bob Moorhouse. Bob was a respected past member who brightened up the club with his singing, quick wit and sacrifice bidding.

WINNERS - 2026

Congratulations to Robynne Owen, Jean Macleod, Henry Gasko and Lorraine Griffiths who won the 2026 Bairnsdale GNOT event held on 1st March.

Congratulations to Terry and Nick Nadebaum who won the 2026 President Pairs event.

Congratulations to Lorraine Robinson and Rosie Schwabeggar and Anna Kearon and Jean Macleod who came 5th and 6th respectively (out of 32 pairs) at the recent ERBA congress. In the teams event Anna Kearon, Jean Macleod, Sandor Varga and George Campbell came 6th.

PROMOTIONS 2026

Congratulations to the following members who have achieved a Rank Promotion :

Jen Lawrence has moved up to ABF Club Master level.

Best Monthly Players

BEST MONDAY PLAYERS FEBRUARY

Jen Lawrence 57.19%

Lynette Biggs 56.78%

Lou Pemberton & Angela Hutson 55.13%

BEST FRIDAY PLAYERS FEBRUARY

Lorraine Griffiths 62.58%

Ann Gibbs 61.95%

Jean Macleod 60.94%

BEST SATURDAY PLAYERS FEBRUARY

Lorraine Griffiths 60.90%

Ruth Spears 55.44%

Rosie Schwabegger & Jean Macleod 54.10%

Need A Partner?


CALL! Pat Waite on 51521782 or mobile 0477437776