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 (We know people look at this facility to find band concerts to attend, and we encourage ALL bands to tell us about their concerts by emailing details to the VBL office.) 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 FOR NATIONALS 2010 RESULTS USE THE LINK AT THE RIGHT. ON THE OFFICIAL SITE CHECK UNDER LATEST NEWS. 2010 STATE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS BENDIGO BANDS GROUP AT CASTLEMAINE 2009 BENDIGO COMPETITIONS 2009 2009 STATE SOLO & ENSEMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 STATE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 LaTROBE VALLEY 2009 AGGREGATE RESULTS

For information about Besson Brass instruments go to the Melbourne Brass and Woodwind Web Site 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 CALENDAR OF EVENTS For the 2010 Calendar of Events and previous Calendars click here (or click on the "Event Calendars" button on the left.) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS The Schedule and necessary forms for the 2011 National Band Championships in Adelaide are now available from the SABA web site accessible from the "Nationals 2011" button on the left. Vale Robert Anthony Bowden Press release in Regard to Buffet Crampon Brands (Published for the information of bandpersons - the VBL does not endorse any of the products mentioned) (PDF 57KB) Details of Visit to Australia by Legendary Jazz Cornetist Warren Vache (PDF 504 KB) The 2010 NBCA Drill and Marching Regulations can be seen from the "Publications" button at left As from 2nd May 2010 some changes have been made to navigation on this web site, as follows. The links on the left have been put into alphabetical order, but with the "Home" page still at the top. Links have been added for Band contact details where permission has been granted for their display, for contest schedules and entry forms, and for Band programs on the Radio. Prize is offered for writing/composition of a new Christmas Carol. Details here. Schedule and Entry Form for LaTrobe Valley Eisteddfod 2010 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. The new VBL Contest Rules have now been set out in their final form. They can be accessed from the Publications button on the left, or from here. The resulting amendments to the Constitution have been approved by the Registrar of Incorporated Associations, and the final version of the Constitution is available on the same link. 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. Information about Awards and Scholarships for Victorian State Youth Brass Band Members ITEMS OF INTEREST Information about Fun for Bands - "Brassfeast"