Gem and Jewellery Festival

Each year, usually on the first full weekend of March, the North Brisbane Lapidary Club hosts a Gem and Jewellery Festival at Aviation High, Hendra. We believe one of, if not the best, gem shows in SE Qld. Please note that for 2009 the festival will be held on the 28th February - 1st March.

Within the hall are Exhibitors selling rough gemstones, faceted stones, cabochons of gemstones and opal, jewellery, fossils, mineral specimens, lapidary tools and equipment and much more. There are also demonstrations, of faceting, by members of the Australian Faceting Guild. A list of Exhibitors and what they sell is here.

You can see photo's of the 2007 show here. Clicking on this link will take you outside of this website.

On stage are the entries to the various competitions we run in conjunction with the show. There are individual pieces as well as displays. The Gemmological Association of Australia man a stall here to promote their courses and identify gemstones.

Outside we have Tailgaters selling anything and everything that relates to lapidary.

Please don’t forget to get tickets in the Raffle which is drawn on Sunday at 2.30pm. These are available at the Front Gate, where the prizes are displayed, as well as on the stage and at the NBLC stall. All the prizes are jewellery and come with an independent valuation. The prize photo’s and descriptions are below.

Please come along and bring the family, like so many other people you’ll find yourself coming back every year.

Details

Date and Time

Saturday 28th February 2009 9.00am – 5.00pm

Sunday 1st March 2009 9.00am – 3.00pm

Location

Aviation High

Widdop St

Hendra

UBD Refidex Map 140 N6

Admission

Adults $3.00 Children $0.50 Families $7.00

Raffle Prizes For the 2009 Gem Show

Tickets are $1.00 each and available at the entry or the NBLC Stall. Prizes are drawn at 2.30pm on Sunday 1st Mar. All winners will be notified by phone and the prizes delivered, if not present for the draw. Results will be published on this page.

1 st Prize – Chrome Tourmaline (Forest Green) 18k Yellow Gold Ring Valued $1577.00

2 nd Prize – Parti Sapphire (Green/Blue) 9k Yellow Gold Ring Valued $565.00

3 rd Prize – Garnet and Diamond 9k Yellow Gold Pendant Valued $375.00

Total prize value $2517.00

All prizes come with independent valuations. Members can download a copy of the Raffle Ticket Poster.

Faceting Competition

This years Faceting Competition is being conducted by the Australian Facetors' Guild and it is being sponsored by North Brisbane Lapidary Club and Coolamon Mining. There are two classes, Open and Novice, and prizes, from Coolamon Mining, are being supplied for each class for the Ist, 2nd and 3rd place of $150, $100 and $50 of sapphire rough respectively. Download the Competition Schedule 2009 .

Cabochon Competition

This years Cabochon Competition is a Boulder Opal and the prizes are:

First Prize - $100 boulder opal rough.

Second Prize – $50 boulder opal rough.

1 st. 2 nd. and 3 rd. places will be awarded a certificate

Full details of the Cabochon Competition and entry form can be downloaded here.

Please view the Exhibitors for the 2009 Gem and Jewellery Festival here.

Exhibitors click here to download Dealer or Tailgating Applications. Tailgaters can fill out the form and bring it along on the day, there is no need to mail it to us.

A copy of the 2008/9 Gem Show Schedule for Queensland and Northern NSW can be viewed or downloaded here.

For NBLC members a copy of the Show Duty Roster is here.