Hawthorn Pipe Band
Band profile, current ranking snapshot, and competition history.
Current Rank Points
Movement Story
Rank Points Trend
Competition Placings Trend
Profile Highlights
Discipline Breakdown
Band Details
| Location | Melbourne, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1914 |
| Active | Active |
| Association | PBA |
| Region | Oceania |
| Country | Australia |
| Website | Visit |
About the Band
Hawthorn Pipe Band was established in 1914 in Hawthorn, Melbourne, originally as the Hawthorn Highland Pipe Band. Its first meetings were held at Glenferrie Hotel, where local pipers and drummers gathered to form a band dedicated to Scottish pipe band music in Australia
Over more than a century, Hawthorn has become one of Australia’s leading competitive pipe bands, performing across Australia and overseas. The band is listed by Pipe Bands Victoria as Grade 1 and wears the RJK Semple OAM BEM Hawthorn tartan.
In recent years Hawthorn has been one of Australia’s strongest bands, described on its own site as current Victorian and Australian champions. A proper Melbourne pipe-band warhorse, still kicking doors open with chanters and side drums.
Leadership & History
Grade History
Competition Results
| Order | Date | Competition | Contest Grade / Section | Place | Set | Rank Points | Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 29 Mar 2026 | Victorian Pipe Band Competition | 1 | 1 | MSR | 9.18 | Yes |
| #2 | 29 Mar 2026 | Victorian Pipe Band Competition | 1 | 1 | Medley | 9.75 | Yes |
| #3 | 15 Mar 2026 | Haileybury Contest | 1 | 1 | MSR | 6.69 | Yes |
| #4 | 15 Mar 2026 | Haileybury Contest | 1 | 1 | Medley | 6.61 | Yes |
| #5 | 23 Mar 2025 | Melbourne Highland Gathering | 1 | 1 | MSR | 4.91 | Yes |
| #6 | 23 Mar 2025 | Melbourne Highland Gathering | 1 | 1 | Medley | 5.90 | Yes |
| #7 | 7 Mar 2025 | New Zealand Pipe Band Championships | 1 | 5 | MSR | 3.88 | Yes |
| #8 | 7 Mar 2025 | New Zealand Pipe Band Championships | 1 | 3 | Medley | 7.81 | Yes |