LATEST NEWS

COPPER WIRE WEAVING DAY CLASS 

(Limited time and limited vacancies - so be quick)

Alison is back in town for a short time before heading north again.  She will be conducting a one-day class on copper wire weaving for anyone interested. This will be a perfect opportunity to learn a new jewellery making skill. 

Those of us who have seen Alison's finished pieces know just how beautiful this artform is.

The one-day class will be held at our Clubhouse on Saturday, 9th July from 9.00am until 12 noon.  The cost of the class will be $40 for material and $4.00 workshop fee.

If you have your own flat nose pliers / round nose pliers and cutters, it would be great if you can bring them, along with your good self.

Numbers are limited to 4 students, so be quick.  FIRST IN BEST DRESSED.  Contact Alison on 0439 142 192 and secure your place.

 

Campbelltown & District Lapidary Club

Until further notice: 

Workshop opening hours for the Mordialloc Lapidary Club are as follows:  

            Tuesday * 7.00pm – 10pm 

            Thursday 11am – 3pm   &  * 7.00pm – 10pm

            Saturday 1pm – 5pm.

* As a result of Members requesting an earlier start for evening workshops during the Winter months, the Committee has agreed that the Club can open at 7.00pm instead of the official opening time of 7.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.  This arrangement will continue until further notice.

Please note:  If the rostered Duty Officer cannot be there by 7.00pm, then the first non-scheduled Duty Officer to arrive will need to open up and take on the Duty Officer role until the rostered Duty Officer arrives.        

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YOWAH  OPAL FESTIVAL

15-17 July 2022

Welcome to this year's Opal Festival. 

Yowah Is A Hidden Uncut Gem

The Yowah Opal Festival has been happening annually for the past 30+ years and is a jam packed weekend where opal lovers come from all over the world to buy and sell opal's and gems.

 For more details go to their webpage by clicking on the link:

Yowah Opal Festive Webpage

 

CAMDEN CRYSTAL FESTIVAL

16th - 17th July 2022

Time: 9am to 5pm Sat. 9am to 4pm Sun.

Location: Camden Civic Centre, Auditorium

Contact: 0405 904 881

Email: crystalfestivalsaustralia@gmail.com

Bookings: http://www.crystalfestivalsaustralia.com.au

Jewellery. Gems, Findings, Minerals, Silver Rings, Beads, Opals, Pearls and Carvings.  Fossils, Rocks and Crystals. Australian Geology and Minerals.

For more information email crystalfestivalsaustralia@gmail.com

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Are you curious about what we get up to at the Club?  
Do you want to know more?

Do you want to learn how to cut and polish a piece of rough stone

like this …..   

 and then turn it into something like this ....

          or even this ...  

If you are interested, then click on our 'Membership Enquiries'  window from the main Menu to find out more about our Club and what it has to offer its Members.

 

WHAT'S HAPPENING FOR 2022

Note:  Please check that the event has not been cancelled or rescheduled at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances.

June

July 

9th July -  MLC Clubhouse. Copper Wire Weaving 1-day Class.  9.00 - 12 noon.  To be held at our Clubrooms.  Limited space. Contact Alison on 0439 142 192.

9th - 10th - New South Wales.  Campbelltown 42nd Annual Crystal, Crystal, Gem, Mineral & Jewellery Show. The Greg Percival Community Centre, Oxford Road, Ingleburn. The show opens at 9:30 on both Saturday & Sunday.

15th -17th Queensland.  Yowah Opal Festival. Yowah Opal Festive

16th - 17th - New South Wales- Camden Crystal Festival 16th of July 9am - 5pm. 17th of Feb 9am - 4pm.  For more information call our organizer Rob on 0405 904 881 or email crystalfestivalsaustralia@gmail.com

August

4th - 5th - Queensland - Australian Opal Exhibition, 7 Staghorn Avenue, Surfers Paradise, Queensland. The world's most elite and inclusive opal experience, showcasing the beauty of Australia's national gemstone. Australian Opal Exhibition (Aug 2022), Gold Coast Australia - Trade Show (10times.com)

12th - 15th - Victoria - Victorian Facetors’ Group, Horsham Workshop, Horsham Table Tennis & Community Centre, 11 Harriet St, Horsham, 3400.  For details contact Secretary, Sarah Cirillo Phone: 0407 819 399. Email: secretary@victorianfacetorsgroup.com or visit our Website: www.victorianfacetorsgroup. 

20th - 21st - Victoria - Ballarat  Lapidary Club: Gem Show, Victoria Bowling Club, 231 Victoria Street, access via Gent street. Further details coming soon.

27th - 28th - New South Wales - Windsor Gem and Mineral Expo, Windsor, Western Sydney, NSW.  The Windsor Function Centre on the corner of George St. and Dight St. Windsor, NSW Hosted by Australian Gem & Mineral Expo’s and the Hawkesbury Valley Lapidary Club.  Opening hours are 9:30 till 5:00 on Saturday and 9:30 till 4:00 on Sunday. For more information please go to their website www.agamexpos.com.au or contact Peter on 0412 333 150 or email at raregems@optusnet.com.au 

27th - 28th  - Victoria - Frankston and Peninsula Lapidary Club Gem Show, Peninsula Community Theatre, Cnr Nepean Highway and Wilsons Rd, Mornington.  Stallholders welcome.   Contact: Josefin 0420 364 980 or Maria 0427 196 103 for details.

September

3rd - 4th - Victoria - Mildura Gem Club 28th Annual Gem & Jewellery Show. Location: Sunraysia Masonic Centre, 2091 Fifteenth St, Irymple VIC.

Time: Saturday 3rd September 9.00am - 6.00p. Sunday 4th September 9.00am - 4.30pm. Email: milduragemclub@gmail.com.     Contact Joe Watson: 0428 540 933 or josephwatson@icloud.com

3rd - 4th - Victoria - Bendigo Gem Club Expo, Exhibition Centre, Bendigo Show Grounds enter via Holmes Rd or Kookaburra Ave, Bendigo.                                     Enquiries:bendigogemclubinc@gmail.com        

8th- 9th - Victoria - Bairnsdale Lapidary Club Show. Venue TBC

10th - 11th - ACT - Canberra - National Australian Opal, Gemtones & Crystals Festival, located at The Malleee Pavillion, Canberra, EPIC Canberra Showgrounds, Corner of Flemington Road and Northbourne Avenue,Canberra,ACT,Australia, Canberra, Australia. crystalfestivalsaustralia@gmail.com

 17th - 18th - Victoria - Waverley Gem Club Show, Brandon Park Community Centre, 645 Ferntree Gully Road, Glen Waverley.  10am to 5pm each day.  Contact Garry Shaw - 0425710006, Gwen Dunstan - 0407512883.  Melways Map 71,  C-8

24th - 25th - New South Wales - Gemkhana Hawkesbury. Further details shortly.

October

8th - 9th - Victoria - Mordialloc Lapidary Club GEMFAIR. St Brigid's Primary School 129 AIbert Street, Mordialloc.  

8th - 9th - New South Wales - White Cliffs Gem Fest & Car Boot Sale – Details are to be confirmed. If you  wish to book a stall or be involved feel free to contact Jane Stevenson WCMA  Inc 0429 601 870. 

14 – 16 - New Zealand - National Show of the NANZRMC, hosted by the Canterbury Mineral and Lapidary Club at The Woolston Club, Christchurch, New Zealand. www.cmlclub.org.nz

15th - 16th - Victoria - Nunawading and District Lapidary Club Exhibition (Details to be confirmed)

22nd - 23rd - Victoria - South Gippsland Gemstone and Lapidary Club – has re-scheduled its show to Oct 22 & 23 2022, we have also changed the venue to the Meeniyan Hall, a much bigger hall and can accommodate many more traders, visitors and tailgaters situated in the main street of Meeniyan, 2jinkers@tpg.com.au

November

5th - 6th - Victoria - Geelong Lapidary Club Show: Geelong West Town Hall, 153 Pakington St, Geelong West.

13th - Victoria - Cheong Park Rockswap.  Corner Bayswater and Eastfield Rd.  Starting 9.00am Contact Les Varga (03) 9876 3716

26th - 27th - New South Wales - Carlingford Gem & Mineral Expo, Sydney, Roselea Community Centre, 645 Pennant Hills Road. Carlingford, Sydney, NSW.  Hosted by Australian Gem & Mineral Expo’s and the Northern Districts Lapidary Club. Opening hours are 9:30 till 5:00 on Saturday and 9:30 till 4:00 on Sunday.  For more information please go to our website www.agamexpos.com.au or contact Peter on 0412 333 150 or email at raregems@optusnet.com.au 

December

2023

14 – 18 April 2023 - GEMBOREE® 2023 – QLD, Hosted by QLACCA..

Australian Show Dates 2021 (mineral.org.au)

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