The Club was formed in 1972 by Pat Shedden and a group of very keen bridge players, some of whom are still active and enthusiastic members. Today the Club has almost 200 members and holds sessions every day in its own spacious and comfortable clubhouse. We offer an active program of lessons which has become our main source of new members.
It is very clear that the success of the Club is due to the continuing support and hard work of its members.
It is appropriate that the 25th anniversary celebrations included Cairns' first national event. The 1997 Barrier Reef Congress, held at the Cairns Colonial Club, attracted visitors from all over Australia.
Thank you to Floris Brown, Prue Haussmann and Marguerite Sexton for compiling this history from the Club minutes and from their personal recollections.
Please contact me if you have suggestions for additional material or if any omissions need fixing.
Andrew Hooper
Updated September 2014