Life Members Honoured At Mackay Contract Bridge Club

The Life Members Trophy was played over two consecutive Wednesdays with the same partner to honour our past and present life members. Life members present were Barbara Tait and Monica Darley. Both ladies worked tirelessly over many years and contributed to make our club what it is today. Winners of the competition were Life Member Monica Darley and President Frances Brown.

Weekly Results

Monday 27 October 2025 - 7 Table One Winner Green Points
1st David Ting / Ming Ting 2nd Terry Sheedy / Janelle Conroy
3rd Geoffrey Patterson / Robert Carless 4th Geoff Taylor / Nancy Martin
5th Jan Harris / Helen Van Den Broek 6th Shirley Worland / Joy Block

Tuesday 28 October 2025 – Australian wide Restricted Pairs (<300 MP’s) Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Janine Rodgers / Jewel Schmidt 1st Mick King / Ian Gaskell
2nd Jan Harris /Helen Van Den Broek 2nd Jennifer Cameron / Rosie Smith
3rd Joy Hold / Anne Lutz 3rd Susan Gibson/ Caldwell
4th Sandy Patterson / Geoff Cowan 4th Joy Block / Diane Stokes

Tuesday Evening 28 October 2025 – 5 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Diane Morgan / Sandra Morris 1st Susan Gibson / Vicki Howard
2nd Janelle Conroy / Geoff Taylor 2nd Helen Van Den Broek / Terry Sheedy

Wednesday 29 October 2025 – Life Members Pairs Week 2 of 2 - 9 Table Mitchell Red Points
N/S E/W
1st Terry Sheedy / Diane Morgan 1st Ming Ting / Debra Goodchild
2nd Monica Darley / Frances Brown 2nd Martin Pearce / Sue Mayer-Miller
3rd Joy Robinson / Robert Carless 3rd Sandy Patterson / Geoffrey Patterson
4th David Ting / Eric Goodchild 4th Susan Wright / Bob Ellis

Thursday Evening 30 October 2025 - 5 Table One Winner Green Points
1st Shirley Worland / Diane Stokes 2nd Janelle Conroy / Janine Rodgers

Friday 1 November 2025 – 9 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Terry Sheedy / Janelle Conroy 1st Eric Goodchild / Sandy Patterson
2nd Joy Robinson / Geoff Taylor 2nd Christine Nice / Gillian McCallum
3rd Helen Van Den Broek / Jennifer Cameron 3rd Julie O’Neill / Ann Whitmore

Saturday 2 November 2025 – Presidents Trophy Week 2 of 3
N/S Section A E/W
1st Helen Van Den Broek / Julie O’Neill 1st Jan Harris / Andrew Canavan
2nd Frances Brown / Alan Brown 2nd Robert Carless / Anne Lutz
N/S Section B E/W
1st Annie Lynch / Diane Stokes 1st Marilin Robins / Mick Robins
2nd Patricia Garner / Martin Pearce 2nd Janine Rodgers / Faye Wright

Contributed by Joy Block

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Monica Darley & Barbara Tait
Barbara, Frances & Monica. Photos supplied

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