The first Tuesday in November is always a gala event (or should it be galah? Or gaga?) at our bridge club, and this year was no exception. Well done to the players that went the extra mile to celebrate the Melbourne Cup in style (although did we see that shirt last year Louis?). Special thanks go to Wazza and Lynn for organising the sweeps.

We will be offering Free Bridge lessons in 2027.  Anyone in our community is welcome to join us and investigate this stimulating game of cards.  Lessons start at the Clubhouse on Tuesday 2 February 2027 at 2pm for about 2.5 hours.  

These lessons will run for 7 weeks, join us and be amazed!

Contact Sylvia Goodwin on 0431066388 for any further information.  Also look at our Website: Great Lakes Bridge Club. The link will take you to our Lessons menu.

 Lessons 2027

Our directors ask that we please heed the following simple rules:

Please note that due to the long weekend holiday, the bridge game on Saturday afternoon 3 October 2026 is cancelled. 

Also, the following scheduled Saturday afternoon game on 17 October will be a teams game. Teams events are run and scored differently to duplicate pairs - the 17-Oct-26 game provides a great opportunity to experience and learn about teams play while 'still in the sandpit'. We hope players of mixed skill and expertise will form teams themselves. Contact Nikki for further information or to join a team.

Please note that the Club’s carpark will be available as usual during September 2026. Repainting will now occur early October. 

To the rest of the world, an X is a sweet kiss but to many of us bridge tragics, an X strikes fear in our hearts and loathing in our stomachs. Well, not anymore!

For two consecutive weeks, our trusty tutors Sylvia and Shirley will run lessons and practice on some of the simpler (and very handy) doubles. 

Tuesdays, 8th & 15th September 2026, from 2pm.

The 46th Annual General Meeting was held with great success. We had over 40 members in attendance - no doubt due to Jennifer Turville arranging scones for the day, and a free game of bridge that followed. Our new Committee Members for 2025/2026 are: 

President: Uve Anderson; Vice-President: Sylvia Goodwin; Secretary: Wendy Edwards; Treasurer: Bronwyn Williams; Assistant Treasurer: Ian Stewart; Tournament Director: Denise Marr; Master Points Secretary: Barbara Richardson; 

Earlier this year, our club held the Australia-wide Novice Pairs (<100Masterpoints) with excellent results: Highest GLBC pair overall with a nationally adjusted score of 61.8% (& 72nd overall) were Warren Mason & Carolyn Jackson-Moore. Closely following them with a nationally adjusted score of 61.7% (& 77th overall) were Robyn McNamara & Fiona Lewis. Coming first locally on the day, special mention goes to Maureen Harlock & Susan Gilmore who scored 57.3% nationally. 

Congratulations Gil Clarke & Pauline Erby (pictured) on winning the 2026 Memorial Day Pairs with an amazing 63.8%. Well done to 2nd and 3rd place-getters, respectively: Hope Tomlinson & Ray Pierce, and Robert Palasthy & Janet Flanagan. And to Ken, our director extraordinaire who ran the 2-week event fairly and smoothly. And of course, to everyone who played!