
The 30th Barrier Reef Contract Bridge Congress was played in Townville last week. Players travelled from all over the state to compete. Five pairs of Mackay players received coveted Red points in the Walkins. Noel Saunders and Martin Pearce won the Novice Pairs (Gold points) with Team Morris – Sandra Morris, Annie Lynch, Jan Harris and Helen Van Den Broek placed second in the Restricted Team event, also Gold points. All Mackay players competed well and received a percentage of Red or Gold points.
Weekly Results
Monday 11 May 2026 – 5 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Griffin Bancroft / Gwen Liddell
1st
Patrick Rasmussen / Mary Rose Ramsden
2nd
Monica Darley / Joy Block
2nd
Sandy Patterson / Karen Caldwell
3rd
Faith Hutchinson / Mary Jane Marsh
3rd
Diane Stokes / Edward Kliese
Tuesday Evening 12 May 2026 – 4 Table One Winner Green Points
1st
Eric Goodchild / Noel Bugeia
2nd
Ken Seaniger / Ann Whitmore
3rd
Patricia Garner / Adrian Westcott
4th
Vicki Howard / Richard Wix
Wednesday 13 May 2026 –8 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Griffin Bancroft / Diane Stokes
1st
Anne Lutz / Gwen Liddell
2nd
Bob Ellis / Susan Wright
2nd
Andrew Canavan / Kath Poole
3rd
Robert Carless / Joy Robinson
3rd
Geoff Taylor / Ian Vary
4th
Josie Cowley / Barbara Tait
4th
Mary Rose Ramsden / Patrick Rasmussen
Thursday Evening 14 May 2026 – 4 Table One Winner – Green Points
1st
Faye Wright / Adrian Westcott
2nd
Griffin Bancroft / Mick King
3rd
Ken Seaniger / Robert Carless
Friday 8 May 2026 –- 6 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Joy Robinson / Geoff Taylor
1st
Nancy Martin / Kath Poole
2nd
Monica Darley / Barbara Tait
2nd
Sue Mayer-Miller / Gwen Liddell
3rd
Joyce Deguara / Shirley Worland
3rd
Eric Goodchild / Sandy Patterson
Saturday 9 May 2026 – 10 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S
E/W
1st
Janelle Conroy / Robert Carless
1st
Christine Nice / Mary Rose Ramsden
2nd
Joy Robinson / Ken Seaniger
2nd
Eric Goodchild / Debra Goodchild
3rd
Max Holewa / Diane Holewa
2nd
Monica Darley / Nancy Martin
4th
Ann Whitmore / Sandra Morris
4th
Errol Morris / Ian Gaskell
5th
Gwen Liddell / Julie O’Neill
5th
Anne Lutz / Ian Vary
Contributed by Joy Block