General Meetings

General Meetings are usually held at 8pm every 2nd Friday of the month at Cheong Park (Cnr Eastfield & Bayswater Rds, Croydon 3136).

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.

 

In 2011, they are scheduled for the following dates and times:

11/2/11 at 8pm

19/3/11 at 8pm (delayed due to Labor Day holiday)


8/4/11 at 8pm

13/5/11 at 8pm

17/6/11 at 6pm for annual Club Casserole Dinner, followed by Club General Meeting at 8pm.

SUNDAY 10/7/11 at 2pm

August: no general meeting (club luncheon to be held on 14th August instead).

9/9/11 at 8pm ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

14/10/11 at 8pm

11/11/11 at 8pm

9/12/11 at 8pm

Club Calendar Events:

In 2011, they are scheduled for the following dates and times:

Annual Club Casserole Dinner is scheduled to happen at 6pm 17/6/11 at the clubrooms.

Annual Club Luncheon is scheduled for 12noon 14/8/11. Venue: TBA.

Annual Rock Swap/Treasure Market is scheduled for Sunday 20/11/11. Venue: Cheong Park...
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Annual Christmas BBQ is scheduled to happen on Sunday 11/12/11. Venue: Cheong Park.

Workshops

Workshops are a fun way to learn lapidary skills.

 

There are several classes offered. These include: Faceting classes, Cabachon classes, Silversmithing classes, and an Opal course.

 

Workshops are held at the Clubrooms (Cheong Park, Cnr Bayswater & Eastfield Rds, Croydon, 3136) most Saturdays.

 

At 11am most Saturdays, everyone takes a short break from using the machinery while an information session about a gem/mineral is be held. A different gem/minerla will be covered by our resident gemmologist (Pien) each week.

 

Workshop times:

Saturday:

10:00am - 1:00pm cabochon instruction is available.

1:00pm - 4:00pm cabochon (no instruction), and silversmithing (some instruction available but we're all still learning).

 

Visitors Welcome.

 

The workshop is also open Tuesday evenings 7:00-10:00pm.

Use of machinery on these evenings is restricted to those who have already completed basic courses, so that the person who uses the machinery can work independently.

Use of slabbing saws on Tuesdays will have to fit in with the requirements to prepare rocks for the rock swap.

 

You can confirm when/if the workshop is on by calling Henk Holmer. PH: 9870 9336

 

 

Field Trips

 

We have some combined club field trips planned for upcoming months though.

 

Field trips are only open to club members - so they are not advertised in full here.

 

If you are interested in coming to a field trip you need to contact us.

 

It is essential that anyone who comes is a member of a gem/mineral club in order to be covered by insurance.

 

Most field trips also require the member to have a miner's licence on them at the time of the trip. Miner's Rights can be purchased for about $28 for 2 years.

 

Committee Meetings

Committee Meetings are only open to Club Members as they are when we focus on the administration of the club.

They are held at 7.30pm on a Monday night prior to the general meeting. These occur at Cheong Park (Cnr Eastfield & Bayswater Rds, Croydon 3136).

 

In 2011, they are scheduled for the following Mondays:

7/2/11, at 7.30pm

7/3/11, at 7.30pm

4/4/11, at 7.30pm

9/5/11, at 7.30pm

6/6/11, at 7.30pm

4/7/11, at 7.30pm

8/8/11, at 7.30pm

5/9/11, at 7.30pm

10/10/11, at 7.30pm

7/11/11, at 7.30pm

5/12/11, at 7.30pm

Other Upcoming Gem & Mineral Events:

If you would like us to advertise your event here please contact us.