Members

Pipe Major – Matt Fraser

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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. He also competed successfully in solo competitions around the games, including at 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

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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 – Struan Thorpe

Pipe Corporals

  • Daniel Wheelan
  • Katherine Belcher
  • Mark Saul
  • Will Sincock

Pipers

  • Amber Ives
  • Andrew Dye
  • Cam Devries
  • Cam Ely
  • Dan Wheelan
  • David Stulpner
  • Erin Russell
  • Ferghus Meighan
  • Freddie Cameron
  • Greg Lowe
  • Matt Holzberger
  • Megan Brodie
  • Mihin Perera
  • Simon Blackshaw
  • Simon MacLean
  • Tristan King
  • Vaughn Parker
  • Xavier Luzar

Drummers

  • Amelia Tong
  • Angus Jones
  • Christopher Deterling
  • Douglas Aitken
  • Dylan Breed
  • Edward Roxburgh
  • Georgia McCourt
  • Hamish Wallace
  • Harrison Gill
  • Hayden Middleton
  • Monica Forster
  • Neil Bruce
  • Nicholas D’Couto
  • Richard Black
  • Thomas Carruthers

Band Support and Administration

Patron –  Richard Smith

Band Executive:

  • President – Matthew Ead
  • Vice President – Cam Devries
  • Treasurer – Cam Devries
  • Secretary – Dan Wheelan
  • Committee  – Matt Fraser, Steven Shedden, Angus Jones, Will Sincock, Andrew Dye, Freddie Cameron, Mihin Perera

Contest Coordinator – Ian MacMillan

Life Members:

Andrew Scott
Bruce Freeman
Bryce Graham
Ian McMillan
John Kingston
John McIver
Matt Fraser
Mark McLean
Mark Saul
Nancy Endersby
Peter Glover
Ross Campbell
Steven Shedden

Click here for a full list of previous office bearers.