Session Times & Fees
We currently play 8 sessions a week in our club premises.
- Monday 9.30am - Open Pairs (standby available, no partner required)
- Monday 1.30pm - Supervised (standby available, no partner required)
- Tuesday 1.00pm - Open Pairs
- Wednesday 1.00pm - Open Pairs
- Thursday 9.30am - Open Pairs (standby available, no partner required)
- Thursday 1.30pm - Supervised (standby available, no partner required)
- Friday 1.00pm - Social bridge
- Saturday 1.00pm - Open Pairs
We welcome both visitors and members to play at the club.
Member table fee $10 per session
Visitor table fee $12 per session
We only accept game vouchers or card payment at the club - no cash
Coming Events at CCBC
July to September (revised 1 August): Contact the club to enter
Open Day at CCBC: Saturday 2nd August 10.00 until 12 Noon
Bami Plate: Wednesday 6 August 1:00 pm
Weekend of Bridge: Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th August 9.30 each day
Club Novice Teams : Thursday 14 and 21 August 1:30 pm
August Pairs: Tuesday 26 August 1:00 pm
Club Open Pairs : Wednesday 13 and 20 August 1:00 PM
Aus-Wide Open Pairs : Wednesday 27 August 1:00 PM
Club Restricted Teams : Thursday 18 and 25 September 1:30 pm
September Pairs: Friday 26 September 1:00 pm
Club Swiss Pairs : Wednesday Wed 24 Sep and 1 Oct 1:00 pm
Presidents Cup: Wednesday 15 October 1:00 pm
Further events are included in the 2025 Programme booklet.
Current Newsletter
Our April/ May 2025 Newsletter is out and can be found here
Latest News
Beginners Lessons will commence on Tuesday 29 July at 10.00 a.m. in the Training Room. This is a 6 week course costing $60. Many thanks to Matt. For more info call Matt 0414 713 825 or Colleen 0412 377 004.
Intermediate Lessons will re-commence on Wed 30 July at 10.00 a.m. in the Training Room. Many thanks to Peter and Kerrie for their clarity and skills sharing.
AGM reports and Statements have been added under the Main Menu / AGM 2025 above. The minutes from 9 Apr and 23 Apr meetings are available under General / Minutes of Meeting.
AGM forms including Minutes, Nomination forms, and Apology forms are available under the Membership menu item above.
2025 Novice Pairs results: Winners – Rod Shellshear & Phil Thomas 2nd – Thea McCallum & Lyn Bigland 3rd – Julie & Ian Leigh
2025 Club mixed pairs winners (Wed 26 March) – Jane Stephens/Colin Kleinig
2025 March pairs winners (Mon 17 March) – Peter Cloughessy/Stewart Duxbury, Marilyn Scott/Norm Berger.
The club phone is back in action, ring 02 4339 3824.
♠♥ Learn Bridge ♦♣
If you have a friend who would like to learn how to play bridge, or for anyone that wants to go back to basics, you are welcome to come along and learn in our next round.
Lessons for beginners. CCBC will hold Beginners Bridge Lessons commencing on Tuesday July 29 from 10 am to 12 Noon. The lessons will taught by Matt Raj Mal who is a very experienced teacher. These Lessons are for absolute beginners and cost $60 for a course of 6 weeks. If you know anyone who may like to come please let them know and ask them to email ccbridgeclub@gmail.com or contact Matt 0414 713 825 directly or Colleen Milne 0412 377 004 or leave a message at the Club 02 4339 3824 with your contact details.
Next Committee Meeting
Second Wednesday of each month
CCBC Prize Winners 2024
Our Club
Individual Champion - Nancy Asquith
Wamberal Cup - Berenice Air and Colin Kleinig
BEP Plate - Thea McCallum and Rod Shellshear
Selangor Plate - John Redfearn and Norm Berger
Club Novice Pairs - Julie Leigh and Ian Leigh
Bami Plate - Berenice Air and Colin Kleinig
Restricted Teams - Berenice Air, Colin Kleinig, Jane Stephens and Matt Raj Mal
Open Teams - Berenice Air, Vic Pietraszkiewicz, Jane Stephens and Colin Kleinig
Restricted Pairs - Thea McCallum and Rod Shellshear
Novice Teams - Thea McCallum, Rod Shellshear, Yvonne Zammit and Mike Hilton
Spring pairs (Oct) – Nola Daly and Berenice Air
HiLo pairs (Nov) – John Aldridge and Colleen Milne
Black Swan pairs (Nov) – Keith and Susan Woodbury
Premises Anniversary pairs (Nov) – Peter Cloughessy and Alan Raward
Charity Day (Nov) – John Redfearn and Norm Berger
November pairs – Kerrie and Peter Johnman (NS), Gail Beverley and Colleen Milne (EW)
Club open pairs – Kerrie and Peter Johnman
Other clubs
Cairns Tropical Spring Congress (Oct) – Brian Richardson and Matt Raj Mal (2nd)
State restricted teams (Nov) – Jane Stephens, Colin Kleinig, Lucy D’Ambrosio, Kevin Hughes (3rd)
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CCBC SUPER CONGRESS MARCH 23-24, 2024
This event was held at Diggers The Entrance, and was a huge success. On Saturday 23rd March there were 30 tables in the Pairs event, and on Sunday 24th there were 24 Teams competing. Thank you to everyone for participating. Congratulations to our members who won prizes:
SWISS PAIRS:
In the Restricted section -
1ST Place - Alison Heathcote, and her partner, Peter Muller
In the Novice Section -
1ST Place - Brian Lilley and Charles Gilmore
2ND Place - Jenny Walmsley and Dorothy Rosewell
SWISS TEAMS:
In the Restricted Section -
1ST Place - Colin Kleinig, Lucy D'Ambrosio, Berenice Air, Vic Pietraszkiewcz
In the Novice Section -
1ST Place - Ros Hoatson, Glenice Riley, Deb Tatham, Pauline Haydon
2ND Place - Rod Shellshear, Peter Greening, Maree Fitzgerald, Jenny Macpherson
CONGRATULATIONS to team Kleinig ( Colin, Lucy, Berenice and Vic) who actually came 3rd in the Open Section even though they are all Restricted players. Well done!