Gem and Mineral Club Townsville

Gem and Mineral Club Townsville A club where you get to discover and learn everything about rocks, gems, minerals and fossicking. Some are day trips and others over a longer period.

Membership Details:-
One off Joining Fee:-
Adult $25 Junior:- $15
Annual Fee:-
Adult $40 Junior:- $15
Family $70 2A2C
Annual fees are due by the 1st August each year. Workshop Times:-
Mornings: 9.00am – 12pm
Tues: Own work
Wed: Faceting, lapidary or own work
Sat morning: Juniors, lapidary or own work
Saturday afternoon 1pm-4pm: Creative wire workshop, lapidary or own work
Evenings: 7.30pm – 1

0pm
Mon: Faceting, lapidary or own work
Tues: Art Metal or Own work
Workshop Fees per session:- $5
Saturday Workshops:- $8 includes materials
Eftpos available
Field Trips have been with the club since inception, the first one being to Cape Hillsborough near Mackay, which is now a National Park. These days we have organised field trips from April, after the wet and heat. Lapidary, Silversmithing and Faceting:-
These sessions are offered on a regular weekly basis and many members enjoy these sessions held at the clubrooms. Other workshops held throughout the year have been: Bone Carving, Lost Wax Casting, Gem tree making, basic gemology, wire wrapping,working with opal and creative workshops. The club would like to hear from any persons experienced in these fields or other related fields to run workshops to improve our level of members’ expertise. Annual Gem Show:-
Our annual Gem Show event is held on the third weekend in July, Saturday 9am to 4pm, and Sunday, 9am to 2 pm at the club premises. The weekend show hosts a large display of gems and minerals with
lapidary demonstrations, tailgaters and dealers. Come and visit or be a part of the annual show and at the same time enjoy our magnificent Townsville winter weather.

23/08/2026

Wishing our President Russell ‘Rusty’ Farren a Happy 7️⃣0️⃣th Birthday. A member of the club for over 25 years, you will see him at the club most days. So if you see him this week or next, give him a shout and hip hip hooray. 🎉

We are hosting an information session for members to learn about the role of an instructor in the club. There is no obli...
21/08/2026

We are hosting an information session for members to learn about the role of an instructor in the club. There is no obligation to become an instructor by attending this session, but we want to ensure that members understand what this entails if they are interested. Without instructors, we are unable to keep our doors open for our members, so we are asking members to come forward and show interest in what’s involved.

This session will talk you through the process of becoming an Instructor and the support the Chief Instructors provide. The current Chief Instructors for Faceting, Silversmithing and Lapidary will be there to answer any questions.

If you have any questions in the meantime, please see Russell. If you could RSVP for this so we have an indication of numbers attending that would be great.

There can never be too many instructors, but we can't afford to have no instructors, so please consider helping if you can.

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We just released two dates for Casting Nights for members only. Friday 28th August and Friday 25th September.Check your ...
21/08/2026

We just released two dates for Casting Nights for members only.
Friday 28th August and Friday 25th September.
Check your emails and member portal to register your place. Limited spots and only one pot per person.

Shout out to one of our young rockhounds, Harriette for just competing in the state championships and now qualified for ...
16/08/2026

Shout out to one of our young rockhounds, Harriette for just competing in the state championships and now qualified for the World Irish Dancing Championships for 2027 which will be in Belfast Ireland. 🇮🇪 All the best and congratulations Harriette.

12/08/2026

It’s National Youth Volunteering Week, so we would like to highlight some of our youth members who make our club great. Especially come gem show time, we love the ‘get in and help’ attitude they bring. We couldn’t do it without them! 🙌
Community Information Centre Townsville
Volunteering North Queensland

AGM NOTICE:📆Thursday 10th September at 7pm📍96 Mooney Street, Gulliver 📩 Members: keep an eye on your email’s for the Age...
09/08/2026

AGM NOTICE:
📆Thursday 10th September at 7pm
📍96 Mooney Street, Gulliver
📩 Members: keep an eye on your email’s for the Agenda, Nomination forms and details.
RSVP will be through link in the email you receive. If you don’t receive the email, please let the Secretary know on [email protected]

We would love to see as many members there as possible. This is your club, so come and find out what the future looks like.

Did you check out our display cases at this year’s Gem & Mineral Show?These displays showcased the incredible talent, cr...
07/08/2026

Did you check out our display cases at this year’s Gem & Mineral Show?

These displays showcased the incredible talent, craftsmanship and creativity of our club members. Each one reflected the passion and dedication they bring to their chosen craft, whether it be lapidary, faceting or silversmithing.

To help judge the displays, we invited the Triple t 103.9 team to announce our winners.

🥇 1st Place: David Propthero
🥈 2nd Place: Eschelle Walters
🥉 3rd Place: Alan Fabian

Congratulations to all of our winners!

Our winners thought their prize was simply the winning ribbon displayed on their showcase. However, thanks to the generosity of True Love For Coffee and Phelans Pies Townsville, both located just down the road from the club on Mooney Street, they’ve also won coffee and pies to celebrate their achievement. ☕️ 🥧

A huge thank you to our wonderful local businesses for helping us recognise the amazing talent within our club. Congratulations once again to everyone who entered!

Friday 31 | Saturday 85 | Sunday 74This is the number of volunteers/members who assisted over three days of the Gem Show...
31/07/2026

Friday 31 | Saturday 85 | Sunday 74
This is the number of volunteers/members who assisted over three days of the Gem Show from set up to pack down with most volunteers giving their all, all day! All ages chipping in to help out for their club. We can't say thank you enough to each and every volunteer who contributed to the weekend's success. We know the camera didn't capture them all, but we know who you are and we want you to know that we

Volunteering North Queensland

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96 Mooney Street
Townsville, QLD
4812

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Monday 9am - 12pm
7:30pm - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 12pm
5:30pm - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 12pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

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