All the latest information about the Victorian Bands' League (VBL) can be found on this site. Use the navigation bar on the left to find out information about the VBL, its activities, publications and members. If you're looking for a band to play in or to hire for a performance, we can help. Contact our office by email or call 03 9362 0200 to find out about bands in your area! The VBL offers many services to its members. Some of these include: VBL Concert Calendar Public Liability Insurance for Victorian Bands VBL Awards for service Web pages for Victorian Bands Privacy Statements for Bands Minutes of Executive Council Meetings Minutes of Delegates' Meetings Don't forget to join our Email list for all the latest VBL News delivered directly to you! CONTEST RESULTS  BENDIGO BANDS GROUP AT CASTLEMAINE 2009 BENDIGO COMPETITIONS 2009 2009 STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 STATE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 LaTROBE VALLEY 2009 AGGREGATE RESULTS

NEWS Important Announcements will appear below for a few days, and then will be available from the NEWS page. To read the latest VBL news, click here ADVERTISEMENTS NOW APPEARING ON OUR "CLASSIFIED" PAGES - HAVE A LOOK (Use the button on the left) OUR 2010 AND 2009 CALENDAR OF EVENTS For the 2010 and 2009 Calendar of Events and previous Calendars click here (or click on the "Event Calendars" button on the left.) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS Vale Stan Elliott Details of the West Gippsland Music and Drama Eisteddfod 2010 Details of Gold Coast Band Fest and Queensland State Championships VBL Delegates express concern as ABC FM "Strike Up the Band" goes off air. Vale Nancy Ovenden The Special General Meeting held on 31st January 2010 has now finalized the new VBL Contest Rules, and the resulting amendments to the Constitution. These can be accessed from the Publications button on the left, or from here. Bands or Band members having any questions or queries in relation to how the new Contesting Rules (particularly registrations) will affect them in competing at the 2010 Nationals, are invited to contact the VBL Registrar Ben Fixter via email registrar@vbl.org.au 2009 Aggregate Awards for Bands Drum Major Training for 2010 - details here. (Note that the February session has been cancelled) Press Release from November 2009 NBCA Conference (including Plenary Discussion Paper) St Marys Band Club Offers Conducting Scholarship New versions of the "Application for Registration" and the "Contest Declaration" are now available from the "Forms" area. Use the button on the left. N.B. Various forms rendered obsolete by the introduction of the new Contesting Rules have been removed from this site. Their titles have been left in place for identification only. Details of State Youth Brass Band Annual Camp and Tour. Young musicians invited to attend. Vale Frank Thompson - MD Portland (Vic) Citizens' Band VBL President Advises in Regard to "Showcase 2009" Vale Wilf Dyason Details of the 2009 Victorian State Championships in Ballarat 22nd & 23rd August 2009 Information about Awards and Scholarships for Victorian State Youth Brass Band Members ITEMS OF INTEREST Information about Fun for Bands - "Brassfeast"