GEMBOREE
61st National Gem & Mineral Show, GEMBOREE 2025 Ballarat Victoria.
61st National Gem & Mineral Show, Easter Weekend 18th to 21st April 2025, Ballarat Victoria.
We invite you to visit Ballarat Victoria in 2025 to attend the 2025 GEMBOREE® Easter 2025 (18/04/2025 through to 21/04/2025) at Federation University Mt Helen Campus.
Opening dates and times.
Friday (Good Friday) 18/04/2025 12pm – 5pm
Saturday 19/04/2025 9am – 5pm
Sunday (Easter Day) 20/04/2025 9am – 5pm
Monday 21/04/2025 9am – 3pm
The GEMBOREE 2025 Booklet may be downloaded here
2025 GEMBOREE Booklet
Corrections to the GEMBOREE Booklet are here.
1. O 8B1 diagram
We have been informed of an omission on the O 8B1 diagram. The size was not specified on the diagram but was in the schedule. The file below is the corrected diagram.
Diagram O 8B.1
2. The Free Forms
Section O 3.5 AA should read Any Material – 15 mm – also remove the trophy AT – 14 as this does not apply.
2025 GEMBOREE® COMMITTEE
Postal Address
PO Box 642 Ringwood Victoria 3134.
Convener, Greg Lewin 0412 923 844 Email: vgca.shows.acc@gmail.com
Secretary, Rose Hallowell Email: vgca1lapidary@gmail.com
Treasurer, Lexie Baker Email: vgca1lapidary@gmail.com
Competition Manager, Craig Baker Email: craig.baker@svha.org.au
Past GEMBOREES
GEMBOREE 2024 South Australia Results and Photos are here
For results, photos and reports from earlier GEMBOREEs visit our History page
http://aflaca.org.au/history/
Locations for future GEMBOREEs
2025 Victoria, (VGCA) 18 Apr – 21 Apr 2025
2026 Queensland (QGCA) 03 Apr – 06 Apr 2026,
2027 Tasmania, (TLMA) 26 Mar – 29 Mar 2027,
2028 New South Wales, (G&LCNSW) 14 Apr – 17 Apr 2028,
2029 Queensland (QLACCA) 30 Mar – 02 Apr 2029,
2030 South Australia, (GMCASA) 19 Apr – 22 Apr 2030
Here are a few photos from GEMBOREEs, more are in the GEMBOREE Gallery