Eugene Chekaluk passed away on Sunday 23rd August. He wanted to say "thanks" to all his bridge buddies. He enjoyed playing at the club. Eugene requested no funeral.

After two hotly contested rounds in each division, we are happy to announce that the winners of the Club Teams competitions are....
In the Intermediate Division were Kirsten Hartley, Simon Elderfield, Elly Edgar and Harley Hart and in the Open Division were Murray Booth, Robyn Griffiths, Saima King & Bob Jess. Congratulations on a great result and well done to all participants. We look forward to seeing you all back next time.

The Club Qualifying events (CQE’s) of the 2026 State Pairs and Teams competition have now concluded.

The next stage of this competition are the Regional Finals, which are to be held in Coffs Harbour on 26 September (Pairs) and 27 September (Teams).

Any pair or team that played in any CQE event is entitled to go to the regional finals, regardless of the number of times they played or their ranking i.e. even the bottom placed pair or team, playing in only one session, may go to the regional finals.

Entry costs for the Pairs is $50 per pair and for Teams it is $100 per team.

Will all pairs and teams who wish to attend the regional finals please notify Ray Ingielewicz (rayingielewicz@hotmail.com) of their intent before Friday 28 August.

The results have been collated for the recently held NSW State-wide Pairs Competition. In the 50-100MP section were Sandra Jackson & Margaret Jordan in 28th place followed in 32nd by Kirsten Hartley & Simon Elderfield. In the overall rankings Sue Lindner & Pat Sleat were in 65th and Ron Cross & Graeme McLaren were placed 136th. Well done to all participants. For a full run down of placings use the link below.

https://www.australianbridge.com/SWP/2026SWP.php

Congratulations are in order for our team of Sue Lindner, Rhonda Evans, Carol Briscoe & Murray Booth who cleaned up in the GNOT regional finals last week. They achieved 8 wins, 1 draw and no losses in their 9 rounds. Well done to all of you:-)

August:
Fri 21st - State Pairs (CQE) 3:3 (Under National Master Only)
Sat 22nd - Club Teams Open 2:2
Mon 31st - Australia-wide Open Pairs

September:
Sat 12th / Sun 13th - PMHBC Congress Pairs / Teams
Thur 24th - Spring Pairs
Sat 26 / Sun 27th - State Teams & Pairs Regional Finals 

Please check your bookings regularly to ensure that you are booked in for the days you wish to play. We understand that it can become confusing, playing different days with different partners. However, it makes our directors days easier if they have accurate numbers for each seating plan.