New South Wales
Gem and Lapidary Council of New South Wales (GLCNSW)
PO Box 4233
Londonderry NSW 2753
AUSTRALIA
President: Joan Ball OAM Tel (02) 9773 5092
Vice President: Barbara Try
Vice President: Wally Dove
Secretary: Arthur Roffey Tel (02) 4572 5812
secretary@gemlapidarycouncilnsw.org.au
Treasurer: Fransisca Siow
Assistant Treasurer: John Behrens
Minute Secretary: Marilyn Behrens (02) 9635 8218
Assistant Minutes Secretary: Bev Hodder
Committee: Shirley Flynn, Tony Try, Alec Gardiner, Una King.
Public Officer: Arthur Roffey
Auditor: John Smith
Editor Gem and Lapidary News: (Vacant)
Education Officer: Nelson Robertson (02) 4385 4495
AFLACA Delegates: Arthur Roffey & Marylin Behrens
J&R Delegates: Arthur Roffey & Barbara Try
Property Officer: John Behrens
Hotline To The Council – 0427 993 903
Meeting Venue is Clubrooms of Parramatta-Holroyd Lapidary Club 73 Fullagar Road, Wentworthville
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gem_lapidary
Facebook: Facebook Page Site
Website: www.gemlapidarycouncilnsw.org.au
Our member clubs are listed below !
Club Index
AFG Sydney Branch – Wentworthville
AFLACA -
Australian Federation of Lapidary & Allied Crafts Associations Inc.
Bankstown and Districts Lapidary Club Inc – Bankstown
Batemans Bay Lapidary Club – Batemans Bay
Bathurst Stamp Coin Collectables and Lapidary Club – Bathurst
Blaxland Gem and Mineral Club – Blaxland
Blue Mountains Lapidary Club – Bullaburra
Byron Lapidary Club – Tyagrah via Byron Bay
Campbelltown and Districts Lapidary Club – Macquarie Fields
Canberra Lapidary Club Inc – Lyons
Casino Lapidary Club – Casino
Central Coast Lapidary Club Inc – Ourimbah
Cessnock Gem and Mineral Club – Cessnock
Coffs Harbour Lapidary and Associated Crafts Club
Cowra Gem and Collectors Club Inc – Cowra
Fairfield & Districts Gemstone Club – Wakeley
Fossil Club of NSW Inc
Gemmological Association of Australia (NSW) – Darlinghurst
Glen Innes Mineral and Gem Club – Glen Innes
Goulburn Gem Society – Goulburn
Grafton Gem Club – Grafton
Gulgong Lapidary and Field Geology Club Inc – Gulgong
Hawkesbury Valley Lapidary Club – Richmond
Hunter Valley Gemology Club – East Maitland
Illawarra Lapidary Club – Wollongong
Inverell and District Lapidary Club – Inverell
Lapidary Club of NSW Inc – Surry Hills
Lismore Gem and Lapidary Club Inc – Lismore
MacLeay Gem and Mineral Club – Kempsey
Manning Great Lakes Gem & Mineral Club Inc – Forster
Manning Valley Rock Hounds Lapidary Club Inc
Mineralogical Society of New South Wales Inc – Penrith South
Nepean District Lapidary Club Inc – Penrith
New England Lapidary and Fossicking Club Inc – Armidale
Newcastle Lapidary Club – Adamstown
Northern Districts Lapidary Club Inc – Beecroft
Orange Lapidary and Mineral Club Inc – Orange
Parramatta Holroyd Lapidary Club – Wentworthville
Port Hacking Lapidary Club – Gymea
Port Macquarie Lapidary Craft Centre – Port Macquarie
Rooty Hill and District Lapidary Club – Rooty Hill
Silver Plus Inc – St Ives
Tamworth Lapidary Club – West Tamworth
Ulladulla District Lapidary Club – Ulladulla
VGCA – Melbourne
Wagga Wagga Riverina Lapidary Club – Wagga Wagga
Western Suburbs Lapidary Club – Concord West
Wingala Lapidary Arts Crafts Group – Harbord
Club Details
Bankstown and Districts Lapidary Club Inc
Scout Hall, 1 Baden Avenue Bass Hill NSW 2197
PO Box 346
Bankstown NSW 1885
President: Pam Johnson
Secretary: Peter Boughton (02) 9709 5061
Exhibition: First weekend in August annually
Tuition: Our club offers tuition for both juniors and seniors in all aspects of lapidary and allied crafts.
Meetings: Third Wednesday monthly at 12:30pm
Fees: Joining fees are family $10, adult $5, junior (under 16) $2. Annual fees are family $25, adult $15 and junior $5.
Phone : (02) 9723 9379 during opening hours You can also ring the Editor, Beverley on 96421267
FAX : (02) 9723 9379
Website: http://www.bankstownlapidary.com
Batemans Bay Lapidary Club Inc
Location: Batemans Bay Primary School,
1 Mundarra Drive, Surfside 2536
PO Box 456, Batemans Bay NSW 2536
Club Meeting 7:30pm on 4th Wednesday of every month, except December and January
Contact Person: Murray Sheil
Telephone: (02) 4471 8375 Email: much@internode.on.net
Bathurst Stamp, Coin, Collectables and Lapidary Club Inc
Publicity Officer: Alan McRae FAIHA
PO Box 9156, BATHURST NSW 2795
Phone: 02 63321622 (Business hours)
Email: amcrae@lisp.com.au
Website:http://www.philas.org.au/bathurst/index.html
Blaxland Gem & Mineral Club
15 The Valley Rd, Valley Heights
PO Box 98 Blaxland NSW
Website: www.freewebs.com/blaxlandgemmineralclub/index.htm
President: Michael Wilde (02) 4754 1436
Treasurer: Doug Austen (02) 4739 8658
Secretary: Carmen Bainbridge carmen.bainbridge@bigpond.com
Blue Mountains Lapidary Club
Progress Hall,
cnr Great Western Hwy and Noble St,
Bullaburra NSW 2784
Postal: c/- 85 Railway Pde, Bullaburra NSW 2784
Ph: 02 4759 2440
Byron Lapidary Club
Tyagarah Airstrip, via Byron Bay
President: Oriel Wright - 0409 771870
Secretary: Margaret Dodd – PO Box 5284, East Lismore, 2480
Assistant Secretary: David Wrathall – Po Box 1114, Mullumbimby, 2482
Public Officer: Margaret Dodd – PO Box 5284, East Lismore, 2480
Campbelltown and Districts Lapidary Club
Lot 1 Bensley Road Macquarie Fields
PO Box 477 Ingleburn NSW 1890
Ph: 02 9618 3206
Website: http://www.campbelltownlapidary.cjb.net
Email: campbelltownlapidary@hotmail.com
Canberra Lapidary Club Inc
Tooms Place Lyons ACT
PO Box 577 Curtin ACT 2617
Contact: Secretary, Bruce Kruttschnitt Ph: 02 6161 0876
Clubhouse: Ph 02 6281 3312
Website: www.canberralapidary.org.au/
Casino Lapidary Club
154 Grennan Road Tregeagle NSW 2480
Contact: Secretary, Les Danby 02 6629 8205
President: Errol Haglestein
Treasurer: Sue Wearden
Committee: K Cheadle Val Omealy K Danby
Public Officer: Les Danby
Central Coast Lapidary Club Inc
Lot 7 Ourimbah Creek Road Ourimbah NSW 2258
PO Box 60 Ourimbah NSW 2258
Ph: 02 43622246 (Club hours only)
President:Brian Foster
Activities: Faceting, cabbing, silverwork, enamelling, beading plus special workshops for casting, bone carving and wire wrapping.
Fees: Joining fee $5 Annual subscription $23 single. Family membership is $30 plus $3 per person (including children) insurance per year. Daily fees $4.50 for machine room and $3.50 for all other classes.
Club Hours: Tuesday 9am to 2.30pm, Thursday 9am to 2.30pm and 7pm to 10pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm (special workshops).
Annual Gem Festival: Our annual gem festival isat Mingara Club, Tumbi Umbi on 15th & 16th October, 2011 More info
Email: cclapidary@optusnet.com.au
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Central-Coast-Lapidary-Club-Inc/239618152742900
Cessnock Gem & Mineral Club Inc
Hall Park – Stephen St Cessnock, NSW 2325
PO Box 467 Cessnock, NSW 2325
Contact: Doug Endersby (President) – (02) 4990 3837
Email:cessnockgemclub@gmail.com
Coffs Harbour Lapidary and Associated Crafts Club
Wedds Road Boambee
PO Box 4087 Coffs Harbour Jetty NSW 2450
President: Errol Hagelstein Ph 02 6652 4959 or 0417 234601
Vice President: Nick Thomas Ph 02 6656 4375
Secretary: John Eggelston Ph 02 6656 4564
Treasurer and Public Officer: Hartley Bretherton Ph 02 6655 7775 or 0407 413300
The Overflow, 44 Rosedale Drive, Urunga NSW 2455
Committee Member: Vaughan Hagelstein 02 6653 3939
Cowra Gem and Collectors Club Inc
PO Box 399
Cowra NSW 2494
Meetings: Meetings are held at Cowra Showgrounds on the second Thursday of each month except January, starting at 7:30pm. Visitors are welcome to attend
Email: cowracollectors@yahoo.com.au
Website: http://www.cowraregion.com.au/collectorsclub/
Fairfield & Districts Gemstone Club
Fairfield Showground Smithfield Road Wakeley NSW 2176
PO Box 3A Fairfield Heights NSW 2165
Contact: President Bruce Murphy 02 9823 3339
Email: woorreelane@optusnet.com.au
Treasurer: Peter Aitken 02 9725 1683
Fossil Club of NSW Inc
Club Meets at Rooms of Parramatta-Holroyd Lapidary Club
73 Fullagar Road
Wentworthville NSW 2176
President: Gary Davies (02) 9618 1254
Secretary: Albert Sequiera
Postal Address: 2 Hugh Place, Kings Langley, NSW 2147
Ph 0402 879266
Email: secretaryfossilclub@yahoo.com.au
Website:www.fossilclubnsw.org.au/
Gemmological Association of Australia (NSW)
GAA (New South Wales Division Inc)
Gemmology House
24 Wentworth Avenue
DARLINGHURST NSW 2010
Telephone: 61 2 9264 5078
Fax: (02) 9283 5629
Email: nsw@gem.org.au
Website: www.gem.org.au/nswdivf.htm
Glen Innes Mineral and Gem Club – Glen Innes
PO Box 112
Glen Innes NSW 2370
President: P Jessen
Secretary: Sandy Clarke Ph 0428 831167
Email: bobsandy1@optusnet.com.au
Goulburn Gem Society
Rear of McDermott Community Centre
163 Auburn Street
Goulburn NSW 2580
Postal Address: The Secretary
PO Box 31
Goulburn NSW 2580
President: Michael Depledge Ph (M) 0411 105501 or
Secretary: Sue O’Neil Ph (H) 02 4822 4294 or (M) 0417 224294
Vice President: Craig Hearn
Meeting and Memberships Details: The Club House is open Monday and Friday from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm. Closed on public holidays. We have juniors from 12 years old. Daily Fees are $4.20 per day, per person. Membership Fees Including Insurance are as follows.
Singles: $12.50 per year, Couples: $20.00 per year, Family: $25.00 per year, Junior: $5.00 per year.
All new and old members welcome!
Grafton Gem Club
PO Box 68
Grafton NSW 2460
Gulgong Lapidary and Field Geology Club Inc
PO Box 91 Gulgong NSW 1852
Contacts: President Richard Wilson Ph 02 6374 1006
Secretary Barry Sharpe Ph 02 6374 4227
Email: kymore@harboursat.com.au
Hawkesbury Valley Lapidary Club Inc
Richmond School of Arts Annex
(entrance off March Street, near the Richmond Park end)
P.O. Box 179 Richmond NSW 2753
Club Activities: Wire Wrapping Classes, Silver Rings And Findings Classes, Gem Tree And Jewellery Class, Grinding, Shaping And Polishing Gemstones , Faceting Classes (Wednesday Night), Collecting Mineral And Fossils, Fossicking Trips.
Workshops:
Tuesday 12.30pm – 2.30pm,
Wednesday 6.30pm – 8.30pm,
1st Saturday Every Month Silver Class 9am – 12.00pm, Wire Wrapping 1.00pm – 3.00pm
3rd Saturday Every Month, Wire Wrapping 9.30am – 1.00pm
Monthly Meeting: 3rd Saturday 2pm
Open Day to the public 2nd Saturday 8.30am – 3.00pm
Shows: Jewellery, Beading, Gem & Mineral Show, at The Windsor Function Centre, Windsor each June and November see Events page for dates
All Enquiries To: John Vincent (President) 0414844507 email jev@internode.on.net or
Richard Schmidt 02 4565 0492 email hawaianbay@yahoo.com.au
Hunter Valley Club Inc.
1 Maize Street, Tenambit 2323
PO Box 166, East Maitland 2323
Website:www.hvgc.asn.au
Contact:0488 984 236
Illawarra Lapidary Club Inc.
Tarrawanna Community Hall
51 Meadow Street, Tarrawanna NSW 2518
Postal Address PO Box 15, Wollongong NSW 2520.
President: David Hindmarsh
Secretary: Dorothy Mc Gonigle – 02 42842404
Treasurer: Geoff Irwin – Email: Geoffrey@1earth.net
Website: http://www.createillawarra.com/lapidary
Inverell and District Lapidary Club – Inverell
PO Box 600, Inverell NSW
6722 4693
President: Ken McDonald
Vice President: Sonja Sharp
Secretary: Ross Provis
Lapidary Club of NSW Inc
136 Reservoir Street Surry Hills NSW 2010
PO Box 425 Darlinghurst NSW 1300
Contact: Wolfgang Kwiatkowski Ph: 02 9519 5438
Lismore Gem and Lapidary Club Inc
Lismore Showground
Alexandra Parade North Lismore NSW 2480
PO Box 743 Lismore NSW 2480
President: Bruce Copper Ph 02 66888280 bcopper@bluemaxx.com.au
Vice President: Heather Boulton Ph 02 66280732
Secretary: Lesley Cann 02 66635377
Website: http://www.gemclublismore.org.au
Manning Great Lakes Gem and Mineral Club Inc
PO Box 620 Forster NSW 2428
President: John Riley Ph: 02 6559 7191
Vice President: Ian Odgers ianodgers@hotmail.com
Manning Valley Rock Hounds Lapidary Club
Wingham Showground on the Gloucester Road
Postal Address:
939 Wherrol Flat Road
Wingham NSW 2429
President: Laurie Greentree
Vice President: Kevin Layton
Treasurer: Steve Watson
Contact Secretary: Ms Jenny Summerville Office hours: Ph 02 6552 2100 Home: Ph 02 6550 7244. Our club was formed in 2009 and has around 50 members.
Email: Jenny@maxfm.com.au or copy@2re.com.au
Workshop: We have a well equipped workshop with everything a lapidary enthusiast could want.
Teaching and Activities : We teach faceting and cabbing to beginners and have some great fossicking adventures locally and away.
Museum: We have an impressive mineral museum open to the general public.
Meetings: Meet every Saturday 10 am till 3 pm in the Grandstand Pavilion beneath the Grand Stand at Wingham Showground on the Gloucester Road
Information Sheet
Mineralogical Society of New South Wales Inc
C/o School of Natural Science
BCRI Parramatta Campus
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC NSW 1797
Email: bglaking@tech2u.com.au
Contact: George Laking (02) 9636 7145 or Jim Sharpe (02) 9871 2502.
Website: www.minsocnsw.org.au
Nepean District Lapidary Club Inc
12 North Street Penrith NSW 2750
PO Box 99 Penrith NSW 2750
Contacts: President John Jackson Ph 02 4777 4105 Vice President Fred Smith Ph 02 9628 0937
Newcastle Lapidary Club Inc
2 Dora Road Adamstown, NSW 2289
PO Box 66 Adamstown NSW 2289 Ph:(02) 4952 9611
Email: newlap@gmail.com
New England Lapidary and Fossicking Club Inc
PO Box 82
Uralla NSW 2358
Contact Secretary on (02) 6778 5122
President: Matthew Pascoe
Secretary: Kerry Tasik Ph 02 6778 5122
Email: nelfc@hotmail.com
Meetings: The last Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm club room Uralla Showground
Lapidary Sessions: Usually once a month on a Sunday (club room Uralla Showground) and are organised at the monthly meeting
Fossicking / Field Trips: Usually once a month on a Sunday and are organised at the meeting prior to the trip
Membership Fees: Single $25 (Member over 18 yrs of age), Family $30 (2 adults – children under 18), Pensioner Single $20, Pensioner Family $25, Self Funded Retiree Single $20, Self-funded Retiree Family $25
Northern Districts Lapidary Club Inc
Beecroft Community Centre
PO Box 59 Beecroft NSW 2119
Secretary: secretary@ndlapidary.org.au
Ph: 02 9484 0014
Website: http://www.ndlapidary.org.au
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ndlapidary
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Districts-Lapidary-Club/273401459146
Orange Lapidary and Mineral Club Inc
Cultural Centre
Sale Street Orange NSW 2800
PO Box 1234 Orange NSW 2800
President: M Ryan 02 6362 9757
Vice President: N Morrow 02 6360 0295
Vice President: B Pearson 02 6362 2143
Secretary: A Pearson 02 6362 2143
Parramatta Holroyd Lapidary Club
73 Fullagar Road Wentworthville NSW 2145
PO Box 334 Wentworthville NSW 2145
Website:http://www.freewebs.com/parraholroydlapidaryclub
Email: phlapclub@hotmail.com
Ph: 02 9636 7843
Port Hacking Lapidary Club
Gymea Community Centre
The Secretary
Port Hacking Lapidary Club Inc.
PO Box 109 Gymea NSW 2227
President: Kerri McNamara kerrimc@iinet.net.au
Secretary: David Wilson davesally19@bigpond.com
Treasurer: Pam Ferris
G&L Delegate: Wally Dove
Workshop Ph: 02 9526 1106
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/phlcgymea
Email: lapidarygymea@gmail.com
Rooty Hill Lapidary Club
Rooty Hill Lapidary Club opens Tuesday mornings,
Thursday nights and Saturday mornings for new members.
Inquiries: 02 9628 3224.
Silver Plus Inc
C/- Jan Anderson
24/10 Ray Street Turramurra NSW 2074
President: Gillian Moir
Secretary: Amelia Gilmore
Treasurer: Jan Anderson
Public Officer: Jenny Williams
Committee Members: Heidi Francis, Margaret Illy
Email: janpeta@tpg.com.au
Tamworth Lapidary Club
C/- The Craft Centre,
109 Peel Street Tamworth, NSW 2340
Vice President: Paul Moxon
Ph: 67671076
Email: moxons@aapt.net.au
Victoria Gem Clubs Association (VGCA)
GPO Box 4076 MELBOURNE VIC 3001
President: Bill Gordon (03) 9367 5230 / 0402 695 214 president@victoriangemclubs.asn.au
Secretary: Don Johnson (03) 97231332 secretary@victoriangemclubs.asn.au
Treasurer: Peter Day (03) 9878 4558 / 0430 488 442 treasurer@victoriangemclubs.asn.au
Website: www.victoriangemclubs.asn.au
Wagga Wagga Riverina Lapidary Club
Lot 2 Small St, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650
President: Tom Burke 6927 3681
Vice President: Mal Mobbs 6922 7670
Secretary: Cheryl Lynch 6933 1112
Treasurer: Beryl Crompton 6926 6536
Newsletter Editor:Mal Mobbs 6922 7670
Librarian: Margaret Mansell
Publicity Officer: Nelma McDermott 6926 1807
Public Officer: Mal Mobbs
Workshop Supervisor: Tom Bourke
Committee Members: Nelma McDermott, Angus McDonald, Rodney Woolstencroft
Club Opening Times:
Tuesday 1700 hrs Facetting
Wednesday 1700 hrs-2300 hrs All sessions. Juniors till 1900hrs
Friday 0930hrs-1500hrs Silver Smithing.
Western Suburbs Lapidary Club
66 Victoria Avenue Concord West NSW 2138
PO Box 88 Concord West NSW 2138
President: Jacqui Palmer
Contact: Ainslie Flynn for information about workshop times
Ph: 02 9744 9949.
Wingala Lapidary Arts & Crafts Groups Inc
Phone: 0419 247 255
Clubhouse Harbord Park, Wyadra Ave, Freshwater 2096
Mail to: PO Box 111, Freshwater 2096
Description: Teaches lapidary and some other arts and crafts. Silver Jewellery and PMC. Glass bead making
Hours: Wed 10.30-4; Thurs 10-10;
Website updates may be sent to webmaster@aflaca.org.au
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