The first Mitcham Band was formed in 1878 and rehearsed in the Mitcham Institute. The band functioned until the Tee Tulpa Gold Diggings were found in 1887, when it disbanded and all the members took their instruments and other property with them and disposed of them in any way they wished.

The present band was formed in 1901 by Carl Stanley, Geo Lawson and J. Tyler and has continued to function ever since.

Practice was held in the Saint Michaels Church Hall and the band was known as the Mitcham Brass Band. Later this name was to be changed to Mitcham City Brass Band, after Mitcham became a city. To get the band started it was loaned a grand sum of forty pounds which was repaid at the rate of ten pounds a year.

In 1906 the band would congregate in Mr. Godden's cow shed in Hawthorn where they practiced by candlelight and hurricane lanterns.

In 1908, at its own expense, the band enlarged the Rotunda on the Mitcham Reserve from which many open air concerts were staged by the band.

By 1909, the band possessed 23 instruments valued at 125 pounds. The band was giving fortnightly concerts throughout the summer at this time.

In 1911, the first set of rules for the band was drawn up. This was the foundation of the current constitution of the band.

1914 saw the first set of uniforms for the band which cost the princely sum of 34 pounds. Also in this year the band moved to the Mitcham Institute for rehearsals where it remained until 1983 when it moved to its current band rooms comprised of the headmasters cottage of the old Mitcham Infant School, now renamed the Mitcham Community Centre.  

Today Mitcham City Brass is still serving the Mitcham Community. We actively compete in the ‘C’ Grade competitions in South Australia and we are the current State Champions of this Grade.

Mitcham City Brass has a long and proud history as a community based organisation. We play a wide variety of music from traditional to contemporary styles, perform at a range of concerts and compete both at National & State Competitions throughout the year.

Our Musical director is Steven Packer. Steve has a distinguished international musical career and was until last year a full time musician in the Royal New Zealand Navy Band. He was the winner of the 1997, 2006 & 2007 Australian National EEb Bass Solo titles. He also won the Bass Trombone in 1999. In 2010 Steven won the Euphonium section of the SA Band Association Solo Competitions. 

Band Rehearsals.

Band rehearsals are on Monday evenings 7.30 PM to 10.00 PM at the band-room situated on the corner of Belair & Grange Roads Lower Mitcham (opposite Mitcham Council Chambers). Car-park to the rear.