Melbourne Gliding Club

Melbourne Gliding Club Located at Bacchus Marsh Aerodrome. FREE instruction to members. Call us on 03 7047 8118. Ideally located only 40 min from Melbourne.

The Melbourne Gliding Club is one of the largest gliding clubs in Australia. The club utilises a modern fleet of aircraft, and provides a variety of training programs, including FREE instruction for members. Call us on 03 7047 8118

We operate on weekends from the Bacchus Marsh Airfield, contact operations on 0490 098 529. New members are always welcome, call us on 03 7047 8118 or visit www.MelbourneGlidingClub.com

A couple of our members recently spent an incredible week over Easter competing at the Lake Keepit Grand Prix—and what a...
07/04/2026

A couple of our members recently spent an incredible week over Easter competing at the Lake Keepit Grand Prix—and what a journey it was! ✈️

Highlights included:
🌄 Soaring over some of the most scenic landscapes in Australia
🦅 Sharing the sky in formation with an osprey
⚡ Achieving task speeds of up to 130.4 km/h over 471 km
🥇 Securing a day win on one of the days
🌬️ Tackling tough conditions, from weak lift to strong headwinds
🦘 Even coordinating a kangaroo-clear runway landing at dusk!

An incredible week of flying, learning and achievement 👏

04/04/2026

🐣 Our members are making the most of the Easter long weekend!🐰

14/03/2026

It was a great day at the airfield with plenty happening — lots of student flights and two Air Experience Flights taking to the skies.
We even had a few kangaroos bouncing across the runway as they moved from one paddock to another (just another day at an Australian airfield!). 🦘
A runway change kept everyone on their toes when the sea breeze rolled in during the afternoon, but the day wrapped up perfectly with drinks at the clubhouse to celebrate one of our students going solo! 🎉

The past two days have delivered some absolutely stunning weather, and our members have been making the most of it! ☀️✈️...
21/02/2026

The past two days have delivered some absolutely stunning weather, and our members have been making the most of it! ☀️✈️

A few of our pilots took advantage of the conditions to fly cross-country to the beautiful Grampians and back, enjoying strong climbs in the hills around Ararat along the way.

Clear skies, great lift, and big smiles all round — days like these are what flying is all about! 🙌

What a fantastic celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Horsham Week! 🎉The Gala Awards Dinner consisted of announcing th...
14/02/2026

What a fantastic celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Horsham Week! 🎉

The Gala Awards Dinner consisted of announcing the 2026 champions.

Competition Director Craig revealed the overall winners in both classes:

🏆 Club Class Overall
🥇 Jack Hart
🥈 Steve Jinks
🥉 George Schuit

🏆 Open Class Overall
🥇 Craig Dilks
🥈 Mike Durrant
🥉 Richard Traill

Congratulations to all of the winners and competitors who made this year’s event so memorable. Here’s to 60 incredible years of Horsham Week – and many more to come! 🙌

Congratulations to Mark Hunt for coming third in Open Class on the last day of the Horsham Week competition🥉👏🏻
14/02/2026

Congratulations to Mark Hunt for coming third in Open Class on the last day of the Horsham Week competition🥉👏🏻

14/02/2026

Last day of the 60th Horsham Week competition!
Wishing all our members strong thermals, smooth climbs, and tailwinds all the way home.
Fly safe and finish strong! 💪🏻

A huge congratulations to our members for securing a day win in yesterday’s challenging conditions.🥇 Mark Hunt – Open Cl...
14/02/2026

A huge congratulations to our members for securing a day win in yesterday’s challenging conditions.

🥇 Mark Hunt – Open Class
🥉 Richard Traill – Open Class

A brilliant effort and well-deserved results.

13/02/2026

Rested. Recovered. Recharged.
After two days off, our members are feeling fresh, fired up, and ready to hit the start line again!

12/02/2026

Yesterday’s and today’s tasking have been cancelled due to high winds.
Instead, a training session on Distance Handicap Tasking (DHT) was conducted.
This method adjusts task distances according to each competitor’s glider handicap. The system ensures that lower-performance gliders spend a comparable amount of time on task as higher-performance gliders, helping to reduce the disadvantage of flying in deteriorating conditions.

10/02/2026

Day 4 at Horsham Week is here! Good luck to all our members competing today — we’re right behind you! ✈️💪🏻

Address

24 Jensz Road
Bacchus Marsh, VIC
3340

Opening Hours

Saturday 8am - 6pm
Sunday 8am - 6pm

Telephone

+61370478118

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