WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB

The Warrnambool Gem Club was formed in 1968. Warrnambool is a city of some 30,000 people in the south-west of Victoria, Australia.

The aims of the club are

to promote the enjoyment of lapidary crafts

improve members knowledge of lapidary skills & gemstones

provide facilities for club members to carry out their lapidary hobby

conduct fossicking excursions to gem localities

You can contact the Warrnambool Gem Club by writing to P.O. Box 18, Warrnambool, Vic., Australia, 3280 or by e-mailing us at Send Email


Peridot Gems from Mortlake	A calcite specimen from Tarrone quarry.

General Information about the Warrnambool Gem Club

The club workshop
    The club holds it's workshop sessions, and monthly meetings, in 'the old pumphouse' at the northern end of Queens Rd, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 3280.
    For club members there is a $3 workshop fee per session. The workshop is normally open on Satuday afternoons from 1-30 till 4-30 p.m. and on alternate Wednesdays from 1-30 till 4-30 p.m. The workshop may be closed if members are on a field trip. It is normally closed from mid-december till mid- january during the christmas period.
    The club's monthly meeting is held on the third wednesday of the month, starting at 7-30 p.m.

Annual membership fees are :

Adults $20
Children (school age) $10 (minimum age for joining is 12 years)
Associate members $4 (do not have use of workshop facilities)

The club library

The club has an extensive collection of books related to gemstones, minerals, jewellery and fossicking. Club members can borrow books from the club or read them in our club rooms.

Field Trips

The club operates field trips when convenient. Many of our club members get together to organise their own field trips, particularly during winter when many members head to warmer parts of the country to fossick.

If you are interested in fossicking/gem cutting/lapidary work, consider joining a club. Being a member of a gem club can provide an introduction to a great hobby for people of all ages.

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This site was last updated on the 18h of May, 2008
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This site is managed on a voluntary basis. If you find any problems in using the site please contact us (e-mail preferred). If you do not get a reply or if the problem is not remedied within a few days it is probably because I am away interstate fossicking, at the AFG seminar or bushwalking etc. I will attend to any problems as soon as I can.

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