VBL 2025 Annual General Meeting
Dear VBL Members, The 2025 Victorian Bands’ League Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday May 31st at 9am via video link. A general delegates meeting will follow the AGM which will include a report on the financial outcome of the 2025 National Band Championships. All VBL Members are invited to attend the AGM and to nominate for a position on the VBL Executive. Please note: you no Read more…
Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod 2024
Entries to the 68th Latrobe Valley Eisteddfod will close on 30th June. The Brass competitions will be held on the 7th and 8th September 2024, and are open to all solo brass instruments, percussion and ensembles on Saturday and the bands on Sunday. The Band competition attracts bands from all Read more…
VBL 2024 Annual General Meeting
Dear VBL Members, The 2024 Victorian Bands’ League Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday May 18th at 9am via video link. A general delegates meeting will follow the AGM. All VBL Members are invited to attend the AGM and to nominate for a position on the VBL Executive. Please note: you no longer need to be a Delegate to run for a position on the VBL Executive Council (excluding Read more…
Janice Valma Davey OAM Memorial Award 2024
Nominations are now open for the Janice Valma Davey OAM memorial award. This prestigious award aims to recognise and honour outstanding contributions of women to the brass band movement in Australia. Whether they are active players, non-playing members, or dedicated supporters, we seek to celebrate those individuals who have made Read more…
Bendigo Eisteddfod 2024
Please find below information from the Bendigo Competitions Society: Band Competition (Sunday 26th May)The following sections will be held: A Grade Brass BandsB Grade Brass BandsC Grade Brass BandsD Grade Brass BandsConcert BandsJunior Grade Bands Entries close on April 29th Open Grade Bands: Time limit of 25 minutes to play Read more…
2023 Victorian State Band Championships – Adjudicator Announced
The Victorian Bands’ League is excited to announce the adjudicator for the 2023 Victorian State Band Championships is Maureen Cameron. Maureen began her passion for music with the East Kilbride Borough Silver Band and Clydebank Borough Band. By a young age, she had won the Scottish and British National Championships Read more…
VBL 2023 Annual General Meeting
Dear VBL Members, The 2022 Victorian Bands’ League Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday May 21st at 11am via video link. A general delegates meeting will follow the AGM. All VBL Members are invited to attend the AGM and to nominate for a position on the VBL Executive. Please note: you no longer need to be a Read more…
Bendigo Eisteddfod 2023
The event is taking place on Sunday May 28th at Capital Theatre. The schedule is: Open D Grade Brass – 10.00am to 12.30pm(5 bands) Junior Brass – 2.00pm to 3.15pm(3 bands) Open C Grade Brass – 3.15pm to 4.45pm(3 bands) Open B Grade Brass – 4.45pm – 5.15pm(1 band)
Adjudicator Announcement – 2022 State Band Championships
The VBL is excited to announce that the Adjudicator for the 2022 State Band Championships is Andrew Snell. Andrew Snell was born in Somerset, UK, and started playing trombone at the age of 10. After finishing tertiary study on the band degree course at Salford he was offered the position Read more…