2020 Commendations AwardsNational

2020 Commendations

The annual Pipe Bands Australia President’s Commendations have been announced, this year particularly recognising performance…

Pipe Bands Australia5 September, 2020

COVID Cancels Championships ChampionshipsNational

COVID Cancels Championships

The highly anticipated Diamond Jubilee of the Australian Pipe Band Championships has been cancelled due…

Pipe Bands Australia5 September, 2020

Federal Backing – VP75 Tribute National

Federal Backing – VP75 Tribute

The VP 75 – Our Piping Tribute commemorative project of Pipe Bands Australia for the…

Pipe Bands Australia1 September, 2020

Applications Open – Cook Scholarship National

Applications Open – Cook Scholarship

Applications for the 2020 Peter Cook Scholarship to assist in the encouragement and advancement of…

Pipe Bands Australia1 September, 2020

2020 Cook Scholarships Announced National

2020 Cook Scholarships Announced

Three recipients have been named for the 2020 Peter Cook Piping Scholarship awarded annually through…

Pipe Bands Australia1 September, 2020

Online Competition Success Competitions

Online Competition Success

Pipe Bands Australia congratulates all its members who have recently participated in international online piping…

Pipe Bands Australia17 August, 2020

Marking 75th Anniversary WWII National

Marking 75th Anniversary WWII

Pipes and drummers on Saturday will pay tribute to Australian men and women who served…

Pipe Bands Australia8 August, 2020

Appointments Announced National

Appointments Announced

The following appointments have been made in accordance with the Rules of Pipe Bands Australia.…

Pipe Bands Australia5 July, 2020

Applications to Close – Cook Scholarship National

Applications to Close – Cook Scholarship

Applications for the 2020 Peter Cook Scholarship to assist in the encouragement and advancement of…

Pipe Bands Australia23 June, 2020

Band Survey – COVID 19 Impacts National

Band Survey – COVID 19 Impacts

Pipe Bands Australia has opened an online survey of member bands to gather information on…

Pipe Bands Australia7 June, 2020

VP 75 – Mark Saul’s New Tune National

VP 75 – Mark Saul’s New Tune

A tune specially composed for the 75th anniversary of VP Day – the end of…

Pipe Bands Australia7 June, 2020

Appreciation for National Service National

Appreciation for National Service

Pipe Bands Australia acknowledges with gratitude the contribution of three highly valued members who have…

Pipe Bands Australia5 June, 2020

Tribute to Bob Semple National

Tribute to Bob Semple

Pipe Bands Australia has received a new tune by Scottish composer Iain Bell composed in…

Pipe Bands Australia4 May, 2020

ANZAC Day 2020 Tribute National

ANZAC Day 2020 Tribute

Pipe Bands Australians sincerely thanks all members of our band family across the nation for…

Pipe Bands Australia25 April, 2020

ANZAC Day 2020 – Musicians Give Honour & Respect National

ANZAC Day 2020 – Musicians Give Honour & Respect

On the eve of ANZAC Day 2020, Pipe Bands Australia thanks the many hundreds of…

Pipe Bands Australia24 April, 2020

ANZAC Day 2020 – Pipers Preparing National

ANZAC Day 2020 – Pipers Preparing

Pipers across Australia are preparing to continue more than a century of tradition by performing…

Pipe Bands Australia22 April, 2020

Annual General Review National

Annual General Review

Pipe Bands Australia’s annual review of band gradings will formally proceed in 2020 with the…

Pipe Bands Australia20 April, 2020

Supporting Our Movement During COVID Pandemic National

Supporting Our Movement During COVID Pandemic

The impact of Australian and state government health directives and restrictions in place to combat…

Pipe Bands Australia20 April, 2020

New Hall of Fame Inductees Awards

New Hall of Fame Inductees

Two new inductees to the Pipe Bands Australia Hall of Fame have been announced recognising…

Pipe Bands Australia3 April, 2020

National Awards 2020 – Performance Awards

National Awards 2020 – Performance

World champion pipe major James Cowie and internationally-renowned composer and piper Mark Saul have been…

Pipe Bands Australia2 April, 2020