Media Stories

The photo under the heading Media Stories is from an article in The Age Newspaper 10 June 2018 shows Taydon Gold at age 9 playing in a major national open teams championship, his father Leigh Gold a professional bridge player and grandfather Geoffrey Gold who last year organised an international competition between the Australian and Indonesian Youth Teams.

Promotional activities of any nature (newspaper/radio/television) must be reported immediately to the ABF National Marketing Officer as this is a critical brand management issue.
Notify Peter Cox on 0413 676 326 or at marketing@abf.com.au.

2021

1. Sydney Morning Herald Good Weekend – 9 October 2021
   Calling Cards – Amanda Hooton

2018

1. The Age Newspaper, Melbourne – 10 June 2018
   Young Taydon proves bridge can span the ages
   Press Release 9 June 2018 ABC Radio Melbourne Mornings
   Taydon Gold Aged 9 interviewed by  Jon Faine
2. ABC Radio, Drive – 20 March 2018
   Peter Cox speaking about bridge with Richard Glover.
   The bridge discussion is from 7:28 to 8:25 but you might find the lead in story on the Tennis and Cricket interesting
3. A Current Affair – 29 Dec 2017
   Bridge Club refuses to be dealt bad hand by tower developer – Surfers Paradise
4. Gold Coast Bulletin – 22 December 2017
   Tower project war on cards
5. Examiner, Canning – 3 October 2018
   Beating the isolation
6. Kalgoorlie Miner – 9 September 2018
   Bridge to higher challenges
7. ABC Radio Melbourne – 4 September 2018
   Andrew Mill interview on bridge
8. Verity LA Melbourne – July 31 2018
   The Biker King of Contract Bridge by Catherine Harris

2017

1. ABC Radio, Adelaide – Sunday 29 January
   Interview with Barbara and Lauren Travis
2. Bridge Winners – March
   The Wonder of Bridge Down Under
3. The Bay Post, April
   Bateman’s Bay Congress
4. Express Newspaper, Port Macquarie – Monday 13 April
   Bridge club hosts Open Day
5. Independent Newspaper, Port Macquarie – April
   Play your cards right and bridge is a winner!
6.  Yeppoon Mirror – May 3
   Spotlight on coast at bridge contest
7. ABC interview – Barrier Reef Congress, May 2017
8. Western Advocate, 11 May
   Bathurst Club hosts successful bridge congress
9. Guardian News, 24 June (Nambucca Heads)
   Nambucca bridge congress draws a crowd.

2016

1. Canberra Times January 18, 2016
   Full page article
2. Channel 2 (National) – Saturday 23 January
   Summer Festival of Bridge – a focus on our younger players
3. 21 January – The Star (Maitland) newspaper – FRONT PAGE ARTICLE
   Bridge club flush with friendship
4.  February – The Senior News, Sydney
   Bridge Club members’ toy drive success.
5. February – 365 Days of Sport utube clip
   A short ‘documentary’ filmed at the SFOB in January
6. 30 March – ABC News
    Tasmanian Festival of Bridge
7. 9 April – The Courier, Ballarat
   Ballarat Festival of Bridge
8. 702AM Radio – 3 June 2016
   Mollymook Bridge Club members assess the election campaign.
9. 13 October – The Courier, Ballarat
   Bridge pair medal in interstate competition
10. The Advocate, Ballina – 7 December
    Bridging mental blank on present ideas
11. GP Speak, Ballina – December
    

2015

1. January 2015 – Sydney North local Community Newspaper
   All cards on the table (Peninsula Bridge Club)
2. 91.7 ABC Gold Coast Radio – 23 February 2015
   Gold Coast kid comes up trumps at National bridge competition.
3. Gold Coast Tweed Seniors Newspaper – March 2015 (Front page)
   Another Grant Slam success for Gold Coast tournament
4. Lakes Post – April 15
   Pairs multiply bridge enjoyment.
5. Audrey Grant’s Better Bridge Magazine – January/February 2015 issue
   Bridge down under.
6.  Campbelltown-News-(SA)-June-2015
   Bridge of learning leads to honour.
7.  Newspaper-Article-2015-June
   City club back in action.
8.  Bairnsdale-Advertiser–1-July-2015
   Red points tight affairs.
9. Star News (community newspaper near Maitland Bridge Club NSW) May 2015
   Help find a cure for dementia.
10.  Star News (community newspaper near Maitland Bridge Club, NSW) – July 2015
    Recovery’s helping hand
11.  Manly Daily (also appeared in 3 other local newspapers) – July 2015
    Bridge rivals link up for title battle.
12.  The Senior News (NSW) – September issue
    A great deal to celebrate
13. 22 September – RN Drive, ABC Radio
    Patricia Karvele interviews Keith McDonald – bridge as a sport. 6:00
14.  Denmark Bulletin, October 2015
    Denmark Bridge Club (WA) holds its first congress
15.  East Gippsland News
    Schools compete for Frank Power Memorial Shield at Bairnsdale Bridge

2014

1. January 16 The Canberra Times
   Joy in spades for bridge fans (article about SFOB)
2. 13 February 2014 Maitland Star News
   ABF Marketing Grant news
3. 20 February 2014 Maitland Star News
   Joan Butts visits Maitland Bridge Club
4. 17 February 2014 Peninsula News
   Red point event and beginner lessons given FREE coverage
5. March 2014 The Bunyip
   Article about innovative events planned by Gawler Bridge Club during 2014.
6. 28 March 2014 – The Examiner (Tasmania)
   Article about the Tasmanian Festival of Bridge held in Launceston.
7. 14 April – Radio Northern Beaches
   Derrick Brown on ‘A senior moment or two’ presented by David Harris.
8. 2 April – “The News”, Bairnsdale
   Joan Butts visit to Bairnsdale to teach students and club members
9. 14 June 2014 – People & Place Magazine, Warwick
   Article promoting the Warwick Bridge Club (Queensland)
10. 1 July 2014 – Warwick Daily News (Queensland)
    Card players enjoy ‘exercise for the brain’
11. 18 July 2014 ABC RN – “Never too old to learn”
    Radio interview – Lindy Raine and Joan Butts (25:30 into tape)
12. Bribie Weekly / Caboolture News (July)
    Article about the club’s recent competition (and info about upcoming lessons).
13. 28 July – The Bairnsdale Advertiser
    Schools Bridge program the real deal
14. Bribie Weekly – 29 August
    Article about a 90 year old bridge winner
15. Beenleigh Quest news September 2014
    Enjoy some free bridge lessons
16. 1 October – WIN Television, Gippsland National News
    Ice Bucket Challenge – Sale Bridge Club raising money for one of their members
17. 12 December 2014 – Bribie Island News
    Hi-tech links keep tournament connected

2013

1. January 13 Manly Daily Page 10
   Article on Northern Suburbs Inter Club Competition
2. May 2013 Local newspaper
   Raising money for neuroscience research.
3. June 2013
   Interview with Joan Butts
4. June 2013 Beenleigh Newspaper
   Article promoting new club (and bridge)
5. January – May 2013 – Herald and Star Newspapers, Maitland
   A bridge club building excellent relationships with local newspapers.
6. July 2013 – Manly Daily
   Northern Sydney Pairs competition
7. 2013 – The Local Bulletin, Brisbane (West) – promotion for youth bridge
8. July 2013 Sydney Morning Herald (Travel section)
   Letter to the editor about the ABF travel insurance offer
9. August 28 – ABC Radio Gippsland Podcast
   Interview with Ishmael Del’Monte
10. September – article in Warriewood community newspaper
11. Brisbane Water Club (NSW) get local coverage
12. December – Brisbane Water Club, NSW gains coverage of Xmas activities

2012

1.  January 2012 – Australia Day Awards to WA club
2.  The Gold Coast Bulletin, 29 February 2012
   An article about the Gold Coast Congress.
3.  March 2012 – Make-A-Wish website
   features article about partnership arrangement with ABF
4.  April 2012 – Bridge in Australia
   An article which appeared in French magazine “Jouer Bridge”
    English Translation
   (with thanks to David Cohen for the translation.)
   The handbook mentioned in the article was written by our Marketing Officer, Sandra Mulcahy.
5.  May 2012 Bridge Magazine
   An article which appeared in UK Bridge Magazine
6.  May 2012
   An article in “Toowoomba Mail” about a Bridge-for-Brains event
7.  May 2012 ACBL Magazine
   Ron Klinger gains an honourable mention in the ACBL Magazine
8.  Quest Newspaper, Brisbane, June 12
   an article about bridge lessons during school holidays
9.  June 30 2012 Bridge topics.com
   Gold Coast congress mentioned in interview with Giorgio Duboin
10.  July 2012
    ABC TV coverage of the Territory Gold Festival in Darwin
11.  July 2012
    Interview on ABC Radio in Darwin – Julia Hoffman
12. October 2012
    Article in WA Australian Newspaper re Seniors’ Week (page 2)
13. November 12 WAPost
    Article on Inaugural SuperVets competition

2011

1. Radio interview on Adelaide’s Amanda Blair show on 5AA
   March 2011. This interview with Gary Deaton, Club Manager, SA Bridge Association, generated 20 new members for the SA Bridge Club.
2. May 2011 – Channel 7, South-East Queensland (Program “The Great South East”)
   A related link:
   www.greatsoutheast.com.au/gsec2cqw/story.asp?weekID=818&storyID=3833
3. July 2011 – Jewish News
4. July 2011 – A suburban newspaper – Melbourne
5. August 2011 – a local newspaper article – Moonee Ponds, Melbourne
6. Radio Adelaide (Adelaide Uni) – 29 August 2011
   Barbara Travis interviewed by Tim Brunero
7. Manly Daily newspaper – 1 September 2011
   Story about the Peninsula Bridge Club.
8. September 2011 – Pakenham-Berwick Gazette (Vic)
   Example of results in community paper
9. September 2011 – Seniors Newspaper (Victoria)
10. The Canberra Times Magazine – December 2011
    An article about the upcoming Summer Festival of Bridge.