Hi Members & Friends,
March Club Meeting – Tuesday 3rd March 2026 @ Unley Community Centre – 7pm.
A huge thanks to John Mulley for being available at extremely short notice to provide a presentation on “preparing your birds for the upcoming show season”. John’s talk was very well researched and extremely topical given our first show for this year is the Murphy Classic Novice, Intermediate & Junior show on March 29. Full details are attached to this Digest including the show entry form and all the relevant classes.
We have added Juniors to the Murphy Classic for 2026, so calling all Juniors – get your entries in ASAP. Lots of great prizes on offer plus the chance to share in an enjoyable day with the wider Club members.
The Member on The Couch session followed John’s presentation, and George England interviewed Tom Sismey about his experiences and challenges in our hobby along with learning a bit about Tom outside of budgies. Not many of our members would have “being an Undertaker” on their resumes? Our next Member on the Couch interviewee will be Sue Adams, so get ready for that!!
BSSA On Line Auction.
Auction 3 – 2026 is live and will be up and running from 1pm Monday. We have birds this week from Sue Adams, Ken & Janet Harris and George England already listed, with a couple from the Holmes Family to be listed during the week.
The link for the auction this week is
https://www.32auctions.com/BSSAAuction3-2026
If any of our Members have surplus birds they would like to enter in upcoming auctions, please give our Auction Coordinator Ken Harris a call – 0456-160-553 for details and information.
Show Cages for Sale
The Club has plenty of Show Cages for sale. They are un painted, but fully assembled – so all that is left for you to do is mask them up and paint them. Several of our members are using cans of spray paint rather than a brush and paint can, and are having good results. My advice would be to use the better quality cans of spray paint as the coverage and consistency is much better than the “budget” cheaper brands.
The show cages are priced at $34, including assembly, drinker and perches and given we are 4 weeks away from Show season starting in South Australia, please contact Brice Wheaton – 0438-246-696, or Marie Murphy 0417-840-777, to secure your cages.
Judges Meeting - 2026
The BCSA will be holding its annual judges meeting for 2026 on Sunday 12 April. All judges will receive their invitation and agenda items direct from John Mulley – Judges Coordinator, however, if any of our members are interested in becoming a Judge, please contact John and express your interest. You will need to be an Open Exhibitor to fully qualify, but some of the theory and practical sessions can be conducted as you progress from Novice to Intermediate and then up to Open.
Important upcoming events for 2026.
Monday 9 March – BSSA Auction 3 commences.
Monday 16 March – BSSA Auction 4 commences.
Monday 23 March – BSSA Auction 5 commences.
Sunday 29 March – Murphy Classic Intermediate, Novice & Junior Show @ Ascot Park Scout Hall.
Tuesday 7 April – Monthly meeting at Unley Community Centre @ 7pm.
Saturday 18 April – BCSA 30 year anniversary @ Max Amber Community Hall.
Sunday 3 May – Stan Watson Breeders Show @ Ascot Park Scout Hall.
Sunday 17 May – Logan Shield & State Selection Show @ Kilburn Community Centre.
Friday 22 May – Sunday 24 May – 2026 ANBC Show on the Gold Coast.
Link to the BSSA website and facebook page is http://www.bssainc.org.au/
Link to the ANBC website for all the latest information on the 2026 ANBC Show in May is https://anbc.org.au/news/2026-anbc-show/
Once again, thanks to the wider membership for coming along last Tuesday night. It was a great evening and 2 excellent presentations to top it all off. Have a wonderful week everyone!
Chris Murphy
BSSA President
0409-799-627
March Club Meeting – Tuesday 3rd March 2026 @ Unley Community Centre – 7pm.
A huge thanks to John Mulley for being available at extremely short notice to provide a presentation on “preparing your birds for the upcoming show season”. John’s talk was very well researched and extremely topical given our first show for this year is the Murphy Classic Novice, Intermediate & Junior show on March 29. Full details are attached to this Digest including the show entry form and all the relevant classes.
We have added Juniors to the Murphy Classic for 2026, so calling all Juniors – get your entries in ASAP. Lots of great prizes on offer plus the chance to share in an enjoyable day with the wider Club members.
The Member on The Couch session followed John’s presentation, and George England interviewed Tom Sismey about his experiences and challenges in our hobby along with learning a bit about Tom outside of budgies. Not many of our members would have “being an Undertaker” on their resumes? Our next Member on the Couch interviewee will be Sue Adams, so get ready for that!!
BSSA On Line Auction.
Auction 3 – 2026 is live and will be up and running from 1pm Monday. We have birds this week from Sue Adams, Ken & Janet Harris and George England already listed, with a couple from the Holmes Family to be listed during the week.
The link for the auction this week is
https://www.32auctions.com/BSSAAuction3-2026
If any of our Members have surplus birds they would like to enter in upcoming auctions, please give our Auction Coordinator Ken Harris a call – 0456-160-553 for details and information.
Show Cages for Sale
The Club has plenty of Show Cages for sale. They are un painted, but fully assembled – so all that is left for you to do is mask them up and paint them. Several of our members are using cans of spray paint rather than a brush and paint can, and are having good results. My advice would be to use the better quality cans of spray paint as the coverage and consistency is much better than the “budget” cheaper brands.
The show cages are priced at $34, including assembly, drinker and perches and given we are 4 weeks away from Show season starting in South Australia, please contact Brice Wheaton – 0438-246-696, or Marie Murphy 0417-840-777, to secure your cages.
Judges Meeting - 2026
The BCSA will be holding its annual judges meeting for 2026 on Sunday 12 April. All judges will receive their invitation and agenda items direct from John Mulley – Judges Coordinator, however, if any of our members are interested in becoming a Judge, please contact John and express your interest. You will need to be an Open Exhibitor to fully qualify, but some of the theory and practical sessions can be conducted as you progress from Novice to Intermediate and then up to Open.
Important upcoming events for 2026.
Monday 9 March – BSSA Auction 3 commences.
Monday 16 March – BSSA Auction 4 commences.
Monday 23 March – BSSA Auction 5 commences.
Sunday 29 March – Murphy Classic Intermediate, Novice & Junior Show @ Ascot Park Scout Hall.
Tuesday 7 April – Monthly meeting at Unley Community Centre @ 7pm.
Saturday 18 April – BCSA 30 year anniversary @ Max Amber Community Hall.
Sunday 3 May – Stan Watson Breeders Show @ Ascot Park Scout Hall.
Sunday 17 May – Logan Shield & State Selection Show @ Kilburn Community Centre.
Friday 22 May – Sunday 24 May – 2026 ANBC Show on the Gold Coast.
Link to the BSSA website and facebook page is http://www.bssainc.org.au/
Link to the ANBC website for all the latest information on the 2026 ANBC Show in May is https://anbc.org.au/news/2026-anbc-show/
Once again, thanks to the wider membership for coming along last Tuesday night. It was a great evening and 2 excellent presentations to top it all off. Have a wonderful week everyone!
Chris Murphy
BSSA President
0409-799-627
Important upcoming dates for 2026
Sunday 29 March
Murphy Classic
Intermediate, Novice & Junior Show
Ascot Park Scout Hall.
Sunday 3 May
Stan Watson Breeders Show
Ascot Park Scout Hall.
Sunday 17 May
Logan Shield & State Selection Show
Kilburn Community Centre
Friday 22 May – Sunday 24 May
2026 ANBC Show
on the Gold Coast.
Sunday 5 July
Ron Norman Annual Show
Ascot Park Scout Hall.
Sunday 15 November
Interclub 26 V NEBS
Ascot Park Scout Hall
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Since Covid hit and has disrupted our wonderful hobby the BSSA has brought you an insight into many top breeders aviaries from around Australia and the World via Zoom meetings. If you'd like to view any of them you can visit the BSSA Youtube page and view them anytime.
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Ring order form for 2025 is now available. Orders now for 2025 Rings. Click here.
New BSSA Apparel
New BSSA Apparel available. See the BSSA Apparel page to view and contact Ian Jenke to order.
Website last updated 28/01/2026
