Clubroom slideshow ... at home!
16 Mar 2026
· John Grosvenor
· General
How to view the clubroom slide show at home!
Read more →Welcome to the Tasmanian Bridge Association
Welcome to the new website for the Tasmanian Bridge Association. This post provides an introduction to some of the new content and features.
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The Tasmanian Festival of Bridge 2026
20 Mar 2026 — Event Reports — John Grosvenor
Tasmania's premier bridge event of the year, the Tasmanian Festival of Bridge has finished. This was a record year for the Festival, with 216 tables in play for the first two days, and record fields in most of the events. The ABF also ran stage one of the Australian Mixed Playoff on the weekend sharing the fantastic MyState Bank Arena venue, with stage 2 of the Mixed and the Seniors' Playoffs being held at the TBA clubrooms from Monday to Wednesday.
For a full report of all of the winners and photos of the event, see the TFob 2026 page.
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TBA Annual General Meeting
15 Mar 2026 — General — Hugh Grosvenor
The TBA Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday 14 March, followed by lunch and a free session of red masterpoint bridge.
No positions were contested so the following officers were elected unopposed:
| President | Julie Rhodes |
|---|---|
| Vice President | John Grosvenor |
| Secretary | Trish Colles |
| Treasurer | Leigh Blizzard |
| Committee | Robin Barnes |
| Committee | Sue Falkingham |
| Committee | Paul Fredheim |
| Committee | Fran Healy |
| Committee | Pam Murphy |
For more information see Who's Who (which you can also access under the More Menu).
The meeting thanked retiring committee members Leonie Atkins and Chris Girvan and welcomed Robin Barnes as a new committee member.
Congratulations to Simon Edler for being appointed a Life Member of the TBA in recognition of many decades of service to the bridge community.
The winners of the bridge were Sue Falkingham and Julie Rhodes (EW) and Dallas Cooper and Sue Wilkinson (NS). See full results
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St Patrick's Day Roger's Teams
14 Mar 2026 — Event Reports — Hugh Grosvenor
The first specially themed Roger's Teams for 2026 was held on Friday evening as an early St. Patricks's Day (St. Patrick's Day is actually on March 17th). Eight tables of green accented players gathered for an evening of food, socialising and bridge.
Sue Falkingham won the best dressed prize for her sophisticated outfit.
Julie Hunt proved the most adept chocolate coin tosser.
The bridge was won by Maggie Crawford, Sue Falkingham, Julie Hunt and Joy Stoddart. Full results.
Thanks to Erica and Jeremy for their organization and to Dallas for her usual directing efforts.
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Queen's Walk Reopened - Carpark Changes
15 Mar 2026
· Hugh Grosvenor
· General
Queen's Walk now open again. Outside carpark will be inaccessible Monday or Tuesday.
Read more →President's Annual Report - AGM, March 2026
13 Mar 2026
· Julie Rhodes
· Notices
A copy of the President's Annual Report to 2026 Annual General Meeting
Read more →From the President – March 2026
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· Julie Rhodes
· Newsletter
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Read more →More Masterpoints for Sessions with Strong Fields
7 Mar 2026
· Hugh Grosvenor
· General
The ABF has made a change to the Masterpoint Scheme to award extra points to some sessions that are judged to have a strong field.
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MyState Bank Arena & TBA Clubrooms
MyState Bank Arena & TBA Clubrooms