Coolgardie Gem & Mineral Club Inc

GOLD & GEM FESTIVAL 2009

26th - 27th September

The club would like to announce that the next Gold & Gem Festival is to take place this year in Coolgardie, same venue, on the Queens Birthday long weekend.

It will incorporate the Metal Detecting Championships (held on the Sunday), the Panning Championships , numerous other events (most of these to be held on the Saturday), displays and workshops. Free entertainment Saturday night.

Free camping will be from Friday to Monday on site.

More details will be published on this site in the coming month, for more information phone 90266169 or email : ausgold1@westnet.com.au

If you would like to sponsor this event or donate a prize please email address above.

SPONSORS TO DATE & SPONSORSHIP APPEAL FOR THE 2009 EVENT go to this page

NOMINATION FORM go to this pdf

(for all sponsors of the 2007 event go to this page)

GEM NEWS
GOLD & GEM FESTIVAL 2007
MEMBERSHIP
FOSSICKING AREAS
PHOTO GALLERY

ABOUT THE CLUB

The idea of a Gem & Mineral Club was first proposed by a small, like minded, rock crazy, group in Coolgardie.
One of the reasons for establishing the club was that there was no such club in the Eastern Goldfields - a region with abundant minerals, gemstones, and of course world famous for gold! Lots of people in the region were gathering rocks and interesting stones (which usually ended up in the garden!) but with no knowledge of what they were or how to turn them into jewellery.

For many months club members gathered in the Old Gaol, Coolgardie (our present club room!) without any equipment but fortunately the club eventually acquired a grant for some equipment from Lotterywest. Even then, we did not have the knowledge of how to use this machinery. Gradually with the help and advice from members of other lapidary clubs we are gaining in knowledge and know-how. That is the great thing about joining our club - we all learn from each other!

Many of us also prospect for gold in the region so our field trips are often both for rocks, gemstones and gold. It seems that most gold prospectors also have a passion for rocks!
Most of all though we like to go out bush, sit drinking tea under a tree and have a laugh!

Gold & Gem Festival 2007- start of Metal Detecting Champioships