On Sunday, 24 March 2013, the Victorian Pipe Band Championships were held at Haileybury College in the south east suburbs of Melbourne. There were four divisions, Juvenille, Grade 4, Grade 3 and Grade 2.

Here are some photos of the bands competing

Grade 3
City of Melbourne Highland Highland Pipe band - Tartan Logan/McLennan

Scotch College - Tartan Gordon (They also a juvenille grade band)

Williamstown RSL pipes and Drums - Tartan Robertson


One for all the flatcappers out there. One of the international judges, from New Zealand but born in Ireland, was wearing a flat cap during the morning competition. At the luncheon interval I managed to have a chat with him and queried the flat cap. He told me that he had left his glengarry at his hotel and he need a cover because of the hot morning sun were having at the competition. After the competition resumed he managed to borrow a glengarry from someone and wore that the the remainder of the day


Haileybury Pipes and Drums - Tartan Haileybury (also a juvenile grade band playing in grade 3)

University of Ballarat - Tartan Caledonian


Grade 2
Hawthorn City Pipes and Drums - Tartan McKenzie

Moorabbin City Pipes and Drums - Tartan - Bruce (Current Australian Grade 2 Champions)

They have a 12 member drum corps

Pipe Band Club of NSW travelled to melbourne to try and usurp the local talent - Taran Mac Donald of Clanranald


More to follow