Malachite
WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB
Welcome to the Warrnambool Gem Club Website! The most recent updates on this web site are: • 2021 Club activities • places you might like to visit • some australian gems
Close up view of Canadian Ammonite shell
The famous 'Alma King' rhodochrosite specimen. The 'Alma King' specimen  measures some 1m high and is covered with fine quartz, calcite and flourite crystals as well as the magnificent 'Alma King crystal' which is approx. 6" across. The specimen was mined at the ‘Sweet Home Mine). Photo taken at the Denver museum of natural history ( Colarado, USA).
This site was last updated in  April 2025 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 A.F.G. seminar or bush walking etc. I will attend to any problems as soon as I can.
Annual membership fees are :  Adults                        $45  Children (school age)   $15  (minimum age for joining is 12 years, or 8 years if accompanied by an adult who is also a member)  Associate members      $25  (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/glass work/silversmithing, consider joining a club. Being a member of a gem club can provide an introduction to a great hobby for people of all ages The Warrnambool Gem Club was formed in 1968. Warrnambool is a city of some 33,000 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 using the Contact Us page. The physical address of the club rooms is 127 Queens Rd, Warrnambool, Vic., 3280.   Our club rooms in Warrnambool The club workshop    The club holds it's workshop sessions, and monthly meetings, in ' the old pump house ' at the northern end of Queens Rd, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 3280.  For club members there is a $5 workshop fee per session. Newcomers are always welcome! To ensure the safety of all club members there are a number of safety rules which members follow when using the club workshop. Members must wear eye & hearing protection, enclosed footwear is required and long hair must be safely secured. 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. Application for membership form: Member information form: (The above two forms are provided for your information. Please ensure you read both forms. You can print out the forms and complete the relevant sections as required.) General club information brochure: PDF version (494KB) Club Constitution
The Warrnambool Gem Club wishes to thank the following organisations for their support in preparing for our 2024 gem show . WARRNAMBOOL CITY COUNCIL MACEY’S BISTRO THE CLUB WORKSHOP IS OPEN EACH SATURDAY FROM 12 NOON TILL 4 P.M. (AND NORMALLY ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, BUT WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS ARE SUSPENDED TILL FURTHER NOTICE. On wednesdays, the workshop normally open from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. ) The club workshop is usually closed in early December and reopens late January or early February. That is to allow for workshop maintenance and preparation/running of the Annual gem show. Members will be informed of the reopening date.
WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB ANNUAL GEM SHOW 2026. • TENTATIVE DATE FOR NEXT GEM SHOW. NOT YET CONFIRMED! • Our club will be holding our next show on Saturday, 17th of January (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and Sunday, 18th of January (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.). • VENUE: Wannon Function Centre at the Greyhound racing track (located in the Warrnambool Show Grounds, Koroit St., Warrnambool) • ADMISSION: $7/ Adult, Primary School Children Free, Secondary School Children $3, Maximum family fee $20. • For further information visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warrnambool-Gem- Club/961489183891764
December 2023 Our club has been fortunate to receive support again this year from the Warrnambool City Council. We received a ‘Community Development Fund’ grant of $4596 from the Warrnambool City Council to enable the purchase of two new sanding/polishing units including Nova flexible diamond wheels. These are to be used by members who have difficulty standing up for long periods while cutting gemstones. They will be able to sit at these new units while cutting and polishing their gems and so continue with the hobby they love.
Elbaite crystals
WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB
Welcome to the Warrnambool Gem Club Website! The most recent updates on this web site are: • 2021 Club activities • places you might like to visit • some australian gems
Close up view of Canadian Ammonite shell
The famous 'Alma King' rhodochrosite specimen. The 'Alma King' specimen  measures some 1m high and is covered with fine quartz, calcite and flourite crystals as well as the magnificent 'Alma King crystal' which is approx. 6" across. The specimen was mined at the ‘Sweet Home Mine). Photo taken at the Denver museum of natural history ( Colarado, USA).
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This site was last updated in  April 2025 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 A.F.G. seminar or bush walking etc. I will attend to any problems as soon as I can. N.S.W. CARNELIAN The Warrnambool Gem Club was formed in 1968. Warrnambool is a city of some 33,000 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 using the Contact Us page. The physical address of the club rooms is 127 Queens Rd, Warrnambool, Vic., 3280,   Annual membership fees are :  Adults                        $45  Children (school age)   $15  (minimum age for joining is 12 years, or 8 years if accompanied by an adult who is also a member)  Associate members      $25  (do not have use of workshop facilities) 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/glass work/silversmithing, consider joining a club. Being a member of a gem club can provide an introduction to a great hobby for people of all ages Application for membership form: Member information form: (The above two forms are provided for your information. Please ensure you read both forms. You can print out the forms and complete the relevant sections as required.) General club information brochure: PDF version (494KB) Constitution 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. Newcomers are always welcome! To ensure the safety of all club members there are a number of safety rules for the club workshop. Members must wear eye & hearing protection & enclosed footwear. Long hair must be safely secured. The workshop may be closed if members are on a field trip.
The Warrnambool Gem Club wishes to thank the following organisations for their support in preparing for our 2024 gem show. WARRNAMBOOL CITY COUNCIL MACEY’S BISTRO
THE CLUB WORKSHOP IS OPEN EACH SATURDAY FROM 12 NOON TILL 4 P.M. (AND NORMALLY ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH, BUT WEDNESDAY WORKSHOPS ARE SUSPENDED TILL FURTHER NOTICE. On wednesdays, the workshop normally open from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. ) The club workshop is usually closed in early December and reopens late January or early February. That is to allow for workshop maintenance and preparation/running of the Annual gem show. Members will be informed of the reopening date.
WARRNAMBOOL GEM CLUB ANNUAL GEM SHOW 2026. • TENTATIVE DATE FOR NEXT GEM SHOW. NOT YET CONFIRMED! • Our club will be holding our next show on Saturday, 17th of January (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and Sunday, 18th of January (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.). • VENUE: Wannon Function Centre at the Greyhound racing track (located in the Warrnambool Show Grounds, Koroit St., Warrnambool) • ADMISSION: $7/ Adult, Primary School Children Free, Secondary School Children $3, Maximum family fee $20. • For further information visit our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warr nambool-Gem-Club/961489183891764
December 2023 Our club has been fortunate to receive support again this year from the Warrnambool City Council. We received a ‘Community Development Fund’ grant of $4596 from the Warrnambool City Council to enable the purchase of two new sanding/polishing units including Nova flexible diamond wheels. These are to be used by members who have difficulty standing up for long periods while cutting gemstones. They will be able to sit at these new units while cutting and polishing their gems and so continue with the hobby they love.
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