Victorian, Highland Pipe Band Championships 2013

**Downunder Kilt** · 24th March 13, 07:36 PM

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

**Nile** · 24th March 13, 08:12 PM

Great shots Downunder, and thank you for identifying each group and their tartans. What an opportunity to have been at an event like that.
Thanks so much for sharing these pictures with us.
Nile

**Downunder Kilt** · 24th March 13, 08:16 PM

Grade 4
Another interstate band, Mt Barker Caledonian Society P&D, South Australia - Tartan Cameron of Erracht

Old Scotch Collegians P&D - Tartan Gordon

Daylesford & District P&D - Tartan Hunting Sinclair

Frankston RSL P&D - Tartan MacGregor

Juvenile Grade. As well as Scotch and Haileybury, Presbyterian Ladies College competed wearing the PLC tartan

And the winners were
Juvenile - Scotch College

Grade 4 - Frankston RSL

Grade 3 - City of Melbourne

Grade 2 - Moorabbin City

**Downunder Kilt** · 24th March 13, 08:19 PM

A few more pics
Massed Bands

**sailortats** · 25th March 13, 06:41 AM

Some great pics DU. It must have been a glorious time to be at this event. I am so very envious. Also, has already been said, thanks for naming all the different tartans and also thanks for showing the aprons and the pleats in the pics. That made the pics that much more enjoyable.