Members

Pipe Major – Matt Fraser

Matt hails from New Zealand and shifted to Melbourne in 2016 after living in Scotland for five years. In Scotland, Matt played for the Grade 1 Inveraray and District Pipe Band where he achieved multiple top 3 finishes at RSPBA Majors, including 1st at the European Pipe Band Championships and 2nd at the World Pipe Band Championships. He also competed successfully in solo competitions around the games, qualifying for the Silver Medal piobaireachd competitions at Oban and Inverness. Prior to shifting to Scotland, Matt played with the Manawatu Pipe Band in New Zealand. Matt has taken lessons from Don and Matt Smith, Mark McNoe, Stuart Easton, Dr. Brendon Eade, and Dr. Angus MacDonald.

Drum Sergeant – Steven Shedden

Steven, originally from Glasgow, Scotland has played at the top level of pipe bands since the early age of 13 – winning his first championship drumming prize in 2007 with Boghall & Bathgate Pipe Band.

Steven later joined The House of Edgar Shotts & Dykehead Pipe Band. Under leadership of 16 time world solo drumming champion, Jim Kilpatrick.

Shotts & Dykehead won the drumming prize at the 2011 World Pipe Band Championships.

Steven is also the current Australian Solo Drumming Champion, having held this title since 2017.

Pipe Sergeant – Katherine Belcher

Pipe Corporals

Struan Thorpe
Will Sincock
Mark Saul

Pipers

Amber Ives
Andrew Dye
Cam Devries
Cam Ely
Craig Sked
Dan Wheelan
David Stulpner
Freddie Cameron
Greg Lowe
Matt Holzberger
Megan Brodie
Mihin Perera
Simon MacLean
Tom Hulbert
Tristan King
Xavier Luzar

Drummers

Amelia Tong
Angus Jones
Bella Plunkett
Dylan Fraser
Georgia McCourt
Hamish Wallace
Harrison Gill
Hayden Middleton
Jeremy Harland
LJ Macdonald
Monte Stamm
Nicola Cairns
Richard Black
Sam Thomas
Thomas Carruthers

Band Support and Administration

Patron – Richard Smith

Band Executive:

President – Matthew Ead
Vice President – Freddie Cameron
Treasurer – Bruce Freeman
Secretary – Mihin Perera
Committee – Matt Fraser, Steven Shedden, Angus Jones, Will Sincock, Andrew Dye

Band Manager – Bruce Freeman

Contest Coordinator – Ian MacMillan

Life Members:

Ross Campbell

Nancy Endersby

Bruce Freeman

Peter Glover

Bryce Graham

John Kingston

John McIver

Mark McLean

Ian McMillan

Mark Saul

Andrew Scott

Click here for a full list of previous office bearers.