Mackay players Max and Diane Holewa, Janelle Conroy and Terry Sheedy played in the Townsville Australia Day Congress. Max and Diane came second in the Walk-ins, Janelle and Terry second in the Swiss Pairs, and all combined to win the Division A Team event. Noel Bugeia came a respectable fourth in the Swiss pairs at the Festival of Bridge in Canberra earlier in the month.
Weekly Results
Tuesday Evening 27 January 2026 – 5 Table Mitchell Green Points
1st Eric Goodchild / Noel Bugeia 1st Adrian Westcott / Patricia Garner
2nd Mick King / John McGee 2nd Martin Pearce / Christopher Myers
Wednesday 28 January 2026 – 8 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Max Holewa / Diane Holewa 1st Janet Hansen / Alan Brown
2nd Monica Darley / Frances Brown 2nd Jan Harris / Sandra Morris
3rd Faith Hutchinson / Geoff Cowan 3rd Terry Sheedy / Lorna Shuttlewood
Thursday Evening 29 January 2026 – 3 Tables One Winner – Green Points
1st Martin Pearce / Karen Caldwell 2nd Terry Sheedy / Noel Bugeia 3rd Jan Harris / Diane Stokes
Friday 30 January 2026 – 8 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Susan Wright / Geoffrey Patterson 1st Noel Bugeia / Terry Sheedy
2nd Christine Fitzpatrick / Joy Block 2nd Sandy Patterson / Eric Goodchild
3rd Lorna Shuttlewood / Debra Goodchild 3rd Christine Nice / Diane Cox
4th Joy Robinson / Jewel Schmidt 4th Martin Pearce / Gwen Liddell
Saturday 31 January 2025 – Section A - 7 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Mary Rose Ramsden / Chris Nice 1st Lorna Shuttlewood / Susan Wright
2nd Frances Brown / Christopher Meyers 2nd Marilin Robins / Faye Wright
3rd Janelle Conroy / Robert Carless 3rd Jan Harris / Griffin Bancroft
Saturday 31 January 2025 – Section B – 7 Table Mitchell Green Points
N/S E/W
1st Joy Robinson / Ken Seaniger 1st Monica Darley / Nancy Martin
2nd Sandy Patterson / Joy Hold 2nd Max Holewa / Diane Holewa
3rd Annette Howe / Jewel Schmidt 3rd Eric Goodchild / Debra Goodchild
Contributed with thanks to Joy Block
Terry Sheedy, Janelle Conroy, Max Holewa and Diane
Noel Bugeia. Photos supplied
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