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The Melbourne Chapter of the IBNS
was established on 14 April 1983

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month, starting time 6 PM. As meeting dates and venues can vary from time to time, all visitors are advised to check with the Secretary before attending.
Meetings are held at:	Level 16 379 Collins Street Melbourne Victoria Telephone one of the office bearers shown below if you are late and the door is locked.
Postal Address:	PO Box 325 Yarraville VIC 3013 AUSTRALIA
Email:	Ian Yarde (Secretary/Treasurer) or David White (Newsletter Editor) or melbourne-chapter (general enquiries).

2026 MEETING SCHEDULE

DATE	TOPIC	SPEAKER
15 JANUARY	"A Random Assortment of Topics"	Lyndon Chew
19 FEBRUARY	The Weyburn Security Bank	David White
19 MARCH	Annual General Meeting Election of Office-bearers Long Service Awards Banknotes of Venezuela 2007-2020	* * Frank Robinson
16 APRIL	Banknotes of Fiji	Robert Milligan
21 MAY	To be advised	Rezwan Zaman
18 JUNE	Banknotes of The Bahamas	Ian Yarde
16 JULY	National Bank of New Zealand Part II	Stephen Prior
20 AUGUST	To be advised	*
17 SEPTEMBER	To be advised	*
24 & 25 OCTOBER	Australian Banknote Convention & Exhibition	Perth WA
15 OCTOBER	To be advised	*
19 NOVEMBER	To be advised	*
10 DECEMBER ** Second Thursday	Dinner at Red Emperor Chinese Restaurant 131 Little Bourke Street Melbourne 6.15 PM ***	*

** Second Thursday of month *
*** Subject to confirmation **

Office Bearers

*Title*	*Name*	*Telephone*	*E-mail*
President	Stephen Prior	0437 337 605	Contact
Vice President	Frank Robinson	0477 179 045	Contact
Secretary/Treasurer	Ian Yarde	0404 813 973	Contact
Newsletter Editor	David White	0425 787 961	Contact
Conventions Manager	Rion van Zyl Smit	0405 653 641	Contact
Auctioneer	Lyndon Chew	*	*
Honorary Auditor & Returning Officer	Laurie Webb	0409 524 984	Contact

Activities
Monthly meeting with a speaker on a banknote topic. Auctions. Exhibitions.
Annual joint convention with Sydney and Perth chapters - the location alternating between the three capital cities.

Our Newsletter

A monthly newsletter with details of chapter meeting minutes and banknote articles is mailed to all members.

IBNS 2026 AUSTRALIAN ANNUAL BANKNOTE CONVENTION

24 & 25 OCTOBER

at The Metro Hotel, 61 Canning Highway, South Perth WA.

Special Rate for Convention Attendees $165 per night.
Telephone for bookings: (08) 93676122

Talks, displays, auction, dealer bourse, evening dinner.
A daily charge of $75 includes morning and afternoon tea and lunch.

Contact Secretary Robin Hughes
for information and attendance registration.

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Australia - Melbourne

IBNS 2026 AUSTRALIAN ANNUAL BANKNOTE CONVENTION24 & 25 OCTOBER

at The Metro Hotel, 61 Canning Highway, South Perth WA.

Special Rate for Convention Attendees $165 per night.Telephone for bookings: (08) 93676122

Talks, displays, auction, dealer bourse, evening dinner. A daily charge of $75 includes morning and afternoon tea and lunch.

Contact Secretary Robin Hughes for information and attendance registration.

IBNS 2026 AUSTRALIAN ANNUAL BANKNOTE CONVENTION

24 & 25 OCTOBER

Special Rate for Convention Attendees $165 per night.
Telephone for bookings: (08) 93676122

Talks, displays, auction, dealer bourse, evening dinner.
A daily charge of $75 includes morning and afternoon tea and lunch.

Contact Secretary Robin Hughes
for information and attendance registration.