Highest Placed Novice Pair - Judy Bodkin and Jenni Darlington being presented by Congress Convenor, Tim Porter, and Club President, Greg Munck.

Highest Placed Restricted Pair - Paul Matthews and Kathy Duke

Division C 3rd Place - Naureen Gearon and Rebecca Knight

Division C 2nd Place - Rozalyn Wright and Suzanne Brazier (absent)

Division C 1st Place - Jill Dunning and Sue Ziegenfuss

Division B 2nd Place - Denise Hartwig and Mavis Simpson

Division B 1st Place and Shield for Highest Placed Toowoomba Pair - Trevor Henderson and John Churchett

Open 3rd Place - Majorie Askew and Bill Powell

Open 2nd Place - Tony Hutton and Kim Morrison

Open 1st Place and Pairs Congress Championship Shield - Ann McGhee and Gillian Mason

Open 1st Place and Nancy Penfold Memorial Shield - Ann McGhee and Gillian Mason

Chief Tournament Director - Chris Snook

Thank you to all of our volunteers without whom this event would not have been the success that it was. Our gardens and flowers were a joy to behold. Thank you to Margaret Tucker and Garden Crew.

Caddies - Glenys Clift and Michele Alroe

Caddies - Bernie Wills and Murray Pietsch

Delicious food prepared by the Catering Team (too many to mention) under the direction of Adrienne Montague

Raffle Organisers and Sellers - Maree Neale and Marie Steger

Lucky Raffle Prize Winners

Raffle Ticket Sellers - Robert Ramsay and Maree Neale

Raffle Ticket Sellers - Judy Barkla and Sue Gregor

Lucky Raffle Prize Winners

Congress Greeters - Tracy Collen and Steven Lee

Car Park Attendants - Bernie Wills and Ken Orange

Car Park Attendants - Mark Hunt and Tony Pattison

Car Park Attendants - Roger Green and Sandy Fraser

Division C 1st Place - Rebecca Knight, Naureen Gearon, Suzanne Brazier and Rozalyn Wright

Division B 1st Place - Lilly Jia, John Morris, Vanessa Brewis and Jenny McGowan

Open 3rd Place - Kim Morrison, Nikolas Moore, Rachel Langdon and Tony Hutton

Open 2nd Place - Majorie Askew, Bill Powell, Winston Guymer and Paul Smith

Open 1st Place and Hiley-McCutcheon Shield - Magnus Moren, Neville Francis, Ralph Parker and Sanmugaras Kamalarasa

Some pairs will go to any length to keep the opposition on their toes, even trying to look alike!🤣🤣

20 Teams competed on the day across three grades

Director and Coordinator of Teams of Three - Chris Snook

Just some of the Function and Catering Team helpers ably lead by our Catering Manager - Adrienne Montague

C Grade Winners - Denise Hartwig (Team Mentor), Steven Lee, Eric Rudorfer and Tracy Collen

B Grade Winners - Dianne Dwyer, Ian Costin, Shea Stanley and Paul Matthews (Team Mentor)

A Grade Winners - Aino Jaatinen, David Edwards (Team Mentor), Pauline Curin and Debra Coward

28 Pairs begin play on Sunday 4 August

The Catering Team - Bev and Ross McCasker

Congress Director Chris Snook

Division C - First Place - Terry Sheedy and Mark Hunt

Division B - First Place - Carol Edwards and David Edwards presented by Chris Snook (Congress Director)

Division A - Third Place - Shanaal de Zoysa and Hema de Zoysa

Division A - Second Place - Mavis Simpson and Denise Hartwig

Division A - First Place - Will Higgins and John Erlandson

Novice Team Third Place - Peter Green, Sue Green, Chris Ferguson and Eve Sirigos presented by Club Vice President and Congress Convenor - Tim Porter

Novice Team Second Place - Jenni Darlington, Marie Steger, Judy Bodkin and Gretchen Graf

Novice Team First Place - Debra Coward, Andrew Mollison, Kerry Gibson and Pauline Curin

Under 500 Third Place - Desley Hanrahan, Suzanne Brazier, Rozalyn Wright and Lyn Vary

Under 500 Second Place - Mavis Simpson, John Erlandson, Joan Mladen and Robert Fulcher

Under 500 First Place - Jennifer McGowan, Vanessa Brewis, Marge Henry and Sally Hall

Deb Archer and Adrienne Montague - part of the amazing catering team. Thank you also to Maree Neale.

One of the raffle prizes

Enjoying fellowship at the conclusion of play

The Catering Team - Eleanor Johnson, Deb Archer and Adrienne Montague (Catering Manager)

Patron’s Day Graded Pairs with Chris Snook (Director)

Under 50 Third Place - Mark Hunt and Terry Sheedy presented by Marie Steger (Club Treasurer) on behalf of the Toowoomba Bridge Club Committee

Under 50 Second Place - Steven Lee and Tracy Collen

Under 50 First Place - Brenda Quick and Jeanette Dalton

Under 200 First Place - Lawrence Price and Tim Porter

Under 200 Second Place - Aino Jaatinen and Pauline Curin

Under 200 Third Place - Susie and Sandy Fraser

Open First Place - Ian Jesser and Henry Eastment

Open Second Place - Rod Brilliant and Eileen Josey

Open Third Place - Hema de Zoysa and Shanaal de Zoysa (absent)

The Kitchen Crew - Kim Nalder, Michael Kaiser and Val Shield

Equal Third Place Novice Final - Murray Pietsch and Michael Rose-Miller

Equal Third Place Novice Final - Rosanne Munns and Dale Burey

Second Place Novice Final - Debra Coward and Andrew Mollison

First Place Novice Final - Pauline Curin and Kerry Gibson

First Place Open Plate - Laurie-Marie McRoberts and Kathy Duke

Second Place Open Final - Denise Hartwig and Chris Snook

First Place Open Final - Adrian Mayers and Will Higgins

First Place Novice Plate (E/W) - Helen Fitzgerald and Ann Downs

First Place Novice Final (N/S) - Pauline Curin and Debra Coward

First Place Open Plate (E/W) - Ruth Hanson and Diana Drummond

First Place Open Plate (N/S) - Sandy and Susie Fraser

First Place Open Final - Kathy Duke and Paul Matthews

First Place - Restricted Team (Under 300 MP) - Dennis Lincoln, Pam Steele, Kathy Duke and Paul Matthews

First Place Open Team - Adrian Mayers, John Erlandson, Will Higgins and Liz Zeller

First Place Under 100 Matchpoints presented by Tim Porter and President Greg Munck to Heather Douglas and Peter Wilce (Kenmore Bridge Club)

Second Place - Tim Porter and Roger Green

Third Place - Andrew Mollison and Helen Fitzgerald

First Place Under 500 Masterpoints - Hema and Shanaal De Zoysa

Second Place - Ruth Sargent (Dalby Bridge Club) and Dennis Lincoln (not in photo)

Third Place - Paul Matthews and Kathy Duke

Best B Grade (Under 500MP) - Bev and Ross McCasker

Tournament Director Chris Snook

1st Place Division A - Normand MacLaurin, Larry Moses, Richard Fox and Ralph Parker

2nd Place Division 1 - Ivy Luck, John Luck, Sue O'Brien and Paul Collins

1st Place Division B - Hema De Zoysa, Shanaal De Zoysa, Kathy Duke and Laurie-Marie McRoberts

2nd Place Division B - David Roberts, Libby Thorne, Paul Matthews and Tony Thorne

Vice President Tim Porter welcomes members to the TBC Christmas Party and Awards Presentation 2023.

Over 100 members attended the Luncheon following the Awards Presentation and Book Launch.

Winners of the "Best Dressed" Award.

Each year members donate gifts and money to the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal presented at the Christmas Party.

This year members donated a large number of gifts and $1,353.50 in cash.

Vice President Tim Porter provides the introduction to the official launch of the Toowoomba Bridge Club History Book 1959 - 2022.

Copies of the book are still available for purchase. Please refer to Toowoomba Bridge Club email sent 29 October for more information.

Glenys Clift is acknowledged as the author and chief editor of the book, with many others including Henry Eastment contributing to this outstanding production.

Following photos show Chris Snook presenting "Certificates of Achievement" to the highest performance in 2023 at each Masterpoint Ranking. Diana Bryant receives hers for players under 2 Masterpoints.

Graduate Master - Stephen Nugent

Club Master - Marie Steger

Local Master - Adrienne Montague

Bronze Local Master - Kerry Gibson

Silver Local Master - Pauline Curin

Regional Master - Andrew Mollison

State Masters - Sandy and Susie Fraser

National Master - Robert Fulcher

Silver Life Master - Trevor Henderson

Gold Life Master - Denise Hartwig

Grand Master - Liz Zeller

Highest Master Points earned in 2023 - Denise Hartwig

Winning Performances in Congresses throughout 2023

Col Martin Shield - Chris Snook and Mohan Trada

Tuesday Night Teams Winners - Ngaire Wills and Eileen Josey

Club Pairs Championship Winners (Restricted) - John Ryan and Dave Mulherin (absent)

Club Pairs Championship Winners - Chris Snook and Denise Hartwig

Club Teams Championship Winners (Restricted)

Clive Berghofer Pairs Championship - Chris Snook and Denise Hartwig

2023 TBC Management Committee

January 2023 U500 and Novice Congress - Hema & Shanaal De Zoysa , Winners of the U500 section

Open Day January 29th 2023

January 2023 U500 and Novice Congress

Monday 9th January, 22 tables, 3 sections, great to see you all back in 2023

Monday 9th January, 22 tables, 3 sections, great to see you all back in 2023

Monday 9th January, 22 tables, 3 sections, great to see you all back in 2023

Monday 9th January, 22 tables, 3 sections, great to see you all back in 2023

Monday 9th January, 22 tables, 3 sections, great to see you all back in 2023

Monday 9th January, 22 tables, 3 sections, great to see you all back in 2023

Patrons Day 2021 3rd Placed (C Section) - Simon Wicks & Ian Costin with Presenters Glenys Clift & Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 Runners Up (C Section) - Alison Eising and Lynn Hall with Presenters Glenys Clift & Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 Winners (C Section) - Tim Porter & Roger Green with Presenters Glenys Clift & Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 3rd Placed (B Section) - John Ryan & Peter Bryce (Absent) with Presenters Glenys Clift & Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 Runners up (B Section) -Ken Orange & Dave Mulherin with Presenters Glenys Clift & Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 Winners (B Section) - Andrew Mollison & Paul Woods with Presenters Glenys Clift & Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 3rd Placed A Grade - Glenys Clift & Trev Henderson with Presenter Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 Runners Up A Grade -Rod Brilliant & Eileen Josey (Absent) with Presenters Glenys Clift & Henry Eastment

Patrons Day 2021 Winners A Grade (Ian Jesser & Henry Eastment)

Management Committee for 2020/21

Management Committee for 2018/19

Management Committee for 2017/18

2017 Butler Pairs 1st - President Denise Hartwig with winners Ross Murtagh and Barbara Kent

2017 Butler Pairs 2nd - Tony Hutton and Richard Ward

2017 Butler Pairs 1st in Plate - Denise Hartwig and Mavis Simpson

2017 Butler Pairs 3rd in Plate - Valarie and Peter Robbins

2017 Butler Pairs 1st in Consolation - Dave and Carol Edwards

2017 Butler Pairs 2nd in Consolation - Paul Matthews and David Roberts (our Convenor)

2017 Novice Pairs congress - Directors award for most improved - Michael Mumford and Alison Banks

2017 Novice Pairs congress - Directors award for most improved - Virginia Hathaway and Anne Fisher

2017 Novice Pairs congress 3rd in consolation - Desley Hanrahan and Alastair Nixon

2017 Novice Pairs congress 2nd in consolation - Lawrence Price and Greg Munck

2017 Novice Pairs Congress 1st in consolation - Neville Lutton and Pam Davies

2017 Novice Pairs Congress 3rd in plate - Libbie and Tony Thorne

2017 Novice Pairs Congress 2nd in Plate - Colleen Wildman and Judy King

2017 Novice Pairs Congress 1st in plate - Jamie Long and John Cox

2017 Novice Pairs Congress 3rd place - Shelley and Chris Farr

2017 Novice Pairs congress 2nd place - David and Carol Edwards

2017 Novice Pairs Congress winners - Keith Cohen and David Le Good