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25.01.2022 ...well, if you call 'seeking a suitable volunteer' as "hiring". :-) Pipe Bands Australia is calling for Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified individuals for the position of President of the Association. The Expression of Interest document pack is available on the PBA website or by download via a Dropbox Folder at:... https://www.dropbox.com//Expression%20of%20Interest%20Docu Closing Date for EOI lodgement: 26th October 2020 (9:59AM AEDT).
23.01.2022 President Chris Earl to step down. Chris Earl President of Pipe Bands Australia, advised National Councillors today in a signed letter that he would be standing down as President, effective September 7th, 2020. Chris has been President since 2015 and has been at the helm of Pipe Bands Australia during a period of challenges and transformation. During Chris' tenure as President, competition grades expanded to first include Grade 4B; music and contest requirements were harmoni...sed with the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association including the formation of Novice Juvenile A and B Grades. Chris redesigned the Pipe Band Australia website, created the PBA Facebook page, introduced regular member newsletters to engage and inform members, developed an online training platform during the global pandemic and assisted the expansion of a permanent online training library. He personally chaired feedback sessions with members around the country ahead of green and white paper reviews of the organisation and financial administration reform was undertaken successfully. For competing and non-competing bands alike, Chris championed the involvement of pipe bands across Australia in days of National recognition including Centenary of Armistice (2018), ANZAC Day during the COVID-19 Pandemic and commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific, concluding the Second World War. He also introduced awards and commendations to recognise achievement and service of members, including creation of the Pipe Bands Australia Hall of Fame. Chris' energy and sense of commitment to the cause will be notably absent but he won't be a stranger around the scenes. Thank you for your service and enjoy all that spare time, Chris! John Ralph Secretary, Pipe Bands Australia.
21.01.2022 If there's one thing we've all become used to in 2020, it's events being cancelled or postponed. Then cancelled. Sadly, the deferred Australian Pipe Band Championships is no different. The promoters of the 2020 Aussies, Maryborough Highland Society, advised registered bands of its cancellation for the reasons we all know. Despite that, it is important to recognise the work that had already been done in preparation for the initial event and the work put in to rescheduling to... 2021. Thank you all. Those efforts will bear fruit in the future. It was also great to see that bands from every Branch had entered and we hope they do when The Aussies are next on!
19.01.2022 Registrations for the next free online workshop presented by Pipe Bands Australia - Ensemble Explained - close at 5pm tomorrow. Email [email protected]
18.01.2022 2020 Cook Scholarship Winners announced. Congratulations to Abby Dalziel (Scots PGC Warwick), Gaynor Spriggs (Tasmania Police) and Abbas Manchadi (Emmanuel College Highlanders), this year's recipients of these scholarships to assist in the advancement of their development as players. Chris Earl, President of Pipe Bands Australia, said "the generous bequest from Peter Cook's Estate is an ongoing tribute to Peter's loyal service, his love of the bagpipe and assists in providing encouragement and support for players around Australia on their musical journey."
13.01.2022 George Atkinson lives in the UK but every year he usually pops over to Australia for two months and plays with Kalamunda band in Western Australia. George was one of many around the world to be part of the Pipe Bands Australia VP75 commemoration.
13.01.2022 The 2020 Annual General Meeting and the Special General Meeting due to follow have been deferred to November 9th, 2020. Thank you to all who had intended to attend via Zoom on September 28th and we look forward to formally sealing the year in November.
11.01.2022 The video from our latest free online workshop has been uploaded to the Pipe Bands Australia youtube channel. All five of the free workshops presented in 2020 are available to view on youtube and also our website www.pipebandsaustralia.com.au
10.01.2022 Thanks to Principal Ensemble Rob Bennett assisted by Brett Tidswell, Dean Hall and Stephen Matthews for tonight's Ensemble Explained workshop , the fifth in our 2020 series free online workshops.
08.01.2022 Great news out of WA. A real-life contest!
