Cairns Gem Club in Cairns, Queensland, Australia | Community organisation

Cairns Gem Club

Locality: Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 7 4053 4845

Address: 85-93 Greenslopes Street 4870 Cairns, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.cairnsgemclub.com.au

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25.01.2022 Some of our jewellery related stalls next sunday see you then Celina ..Brokenboughs ... Kauro from Tecrafted...Sara from stomping elephants...Kim from Glass obsessions..Joan from purple Lady ..Jenny from we love Nanny P to name a few plus handmade jewellery stalls from our members and gem stone displays

25.01.2022 The latest beautiful rings completed by members who are taking our intermediate silversmithing course. Ask how you can take these courses when you attend our Open Day at 85 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill this Sunday between 9a.m. and 3p.m.

24.01.2022 More stunning work from our very talented members of the advanced silversmithing class. Their own creations. Fabulous.

21.01.2022 Today was the completion of another Intermediate silversmithing course. This is an example of today's work. I think you will all agree this is magnificent work.

21.01.2022 The last Basic silversmith course results a ring and a pendant from my self,Dani and Leah. Soldering practice and techniques, bending and twisting. We are on our intermediate classes at the moment so watch out next week where we finish off our ear rings and commence some more doming techniques.

20.01.2022 Cairns Regional council events page. Anyone you know who doesnt use FB please refer them to the council events web page or app for reminders of the event

19.01.2022 These beautiful earrings were made by students participating in our Intermediate silversmithing course.

18.01.2022 Beautiful gem trees created at The Cairns Gem Club, 85 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill. Our brilliant instructor is Kay Gadd. If you are interested in this class contact us and we will send you the details. Limited numbers in the class.

18.01.2022 We did it ! 10k views of our event on FB in the 3 weeks since we listed the event. Keep sharing..the count down is on ...10 days to go.

17.01.2022 More stunning work from our members. The last ring has a little mouse soldered on it.

16.01.2022 Dear All, As we are aware due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the club has been closed. The Management Committee has met today to discuss if we are able to open again, with the staged lifting of restrictions. We have referred to the QLD Health websites advice on undertaking activities Non- essential Leisure & Community Clubs & social activities are not able to operate until further notice. ... The Queensland Health website provides the following; "Community facilities (such as community centres and halls, recreation centres, youth centres, community clubs, RSLs, PCYCs) Community facilities that operate community services may continue to operate to the extent they provide such services, including: Community hubs in remote communities may continue to operate if they are essential for distributing health or medical information or education to the community, with social distancing observed. Community facilities may continue to operate if they provide formal out of school hours care, with social distancing observed. Facilities may remain open for the purpose of hosting essential voluntary or public services, such as food banks or homeless services, with social distancing observed." As we do not fall under the category of offering a community service such as those listed above, the Management Committee confirm that the Cairns Gem Club will remain temporarily closed, however we will work on composing an Action Plan for when we can reopen. This Action Plan will include how and when we may open, how we manage the numbers of members able to attend at one time and a strict cleaning schedule for members attending the club to adhere to, ensuring hygiene standards are maintained. We will keep you all updated following our next meeting, in the meantime, stay safe and remember to contact Danni should anyone require any assistance. Take care, Regards Gem Club Management

16.01.2022 Cannot wait Kim

15.01.2022 Earings made in the current intermediate silversmith class last week. 2 to 3 jewellery items are made in each block of classes in basic, intermediate and advanced silversmith classes. The skills we continue to learn are doming and soldering with easy/middle/hard and annealing which allows bending of the silver. In our class today , taught by the knowlegeable, patient Stella saw us as usual call for her problem solver hubby and our president. Ken for us students makes a pla...n to rectify what errors we do which redeems our outcome. Especially when we get to the times of burning , needing ideas to fix our errors of soldering cheers to Dani my co learner having lotsa laughs with burning and melting what we were not supposed to today and working through to get to our precious silver art work.We missed Leah our co learner who was sick today who joins in on our laughs on all our lessons in silversmithing so far .......cheers from L plate jewelery maker Leesa See more

14.01.2022 Love this beautiful tree at the back of the Gem Club.

14.01.2022 Winner winner chicken dinner Prize winner from todays open day Qlder found a rock of Jos our treasurer with an omen Qld for tonite!!... All winners have been ph or texted Mabe Pearl winner{ photo} William $100 prize Liz Centsale Pendant lemon chrosopras. John Druzy quartz pendant. Jo Opal pendant. Blaze Basket candles and choccies. Kate 3 prize winner Ilona Ring Utility trolley and mookaite jasper earing and pendant set Tealight candle holder. Jos Carry back with bath pampers. Bridee Carry bag biscuits. Jo again Golf accessories. Kay Hand made throw rug. Wendy Bucket fishing knife etc Nicole Bathrobe body wash etc Tony Charotte earrings and pendant set Bev Onyx earrings and pendant set Manuela Thulliteearrings and neclace. Elle Malachite earrings and pendant set Lorraine Lemon chrosophas earrings. Fay Fossilised coral pendant George Mookaite jasper necklace Len Thanks for your support

12.01.2022 Beautiful work designed and made by Sue during the Advanced Silversmithing Course, at the club

12.01.2022 This is the other ring that Leah made by herself. I'm impressed. Very proud, Leah.

12.01.2022 A beautiful ring made by Danni in our club. Danni designed the ring and made the setting. She faceted the topaz which she set it in her setting. A truly brilliant piece of jewellery.

11.01.2022 The weekend is near and so is our open day. If you have an hour or so spare this sunday pop down. So much to see and buy. The raffles are in the clubhouse you have to be in it to win itThe weekend is near and so is our open day. If you have an hour or so spare this sunday pop down. So much to see and buy. The raffles are in the clubhouse you have to be in it to win it

10.01.2022 Absolutely stunning jewellery designed and created by the students in the advanced silversmithing course at The Cairns Gem Club. All the silver work is made at the club by the members.

10.01.2022 Our annual open day was such a fantastic day. Stall holders and members chatting to everyone on this beautiful sunny day and it was such a relaxed atmosphere. The kids screaming out in the sand sieving when they found some gems, the kids looking at our fossils and some had some amazing knowledge of their own. The sausage run to get more sausages at 1030! For the sausage sizzle. The home made cakes, scones and cupcakes went down well when they were washed down with tea and co...ffee. The demonstrations in cabbing, facetting and silver smithing highlighted the skill of our members. The members showcasing their hand made jewellery to you all. People bringing in rocks to identify. 11 new member sign ups today and a lot more coming back. All the phone and texts done to advise the prize winners. Another post will advise 1st names of winners. Thanks to all the members who assisted leading up and on the day. I am totally exhausted but in a good way , I am all raffled out. May bright and shiny things tantalise you..... See more

10.01.2022 While most people are learning remotely at the moment, members of the Cairns Gem Club at 85 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill, Cairns, are learning in person, with new safety measures implemented. The club features 7 faceting machines for cutting beautiful gemstones, 7 x 6 wheel polishing machines for lapidary work and 9 fully equipped jewellery benches for silversmithing. This wonderful equipment allows members to explore gem cutting and jewellery fabrication fully, while remai...ning socially distanced. In addition frequent cleaning and sanitation of work areas, face masks and hand cleaner being available everything is in place for members safety. Pop in for a visit and learn more about The Cairns Gem Club and all our courses and activities. Our hours are on our website: cairnsgemclub.com.au Take a look at what our members have created, it is well worth the time.

09.01.2022 Thankyou for sharing our open day event on FB we have nearly reached 7500 people who have opened the event view on FB

09.01.2022 We wish to advise that as of 7/6/19, the Agate Creek Safari Camp is under new ownership. The Safari Camp has been purchased by David & Dot Terry (Old Robin... Hood Forsayth) however we would like to inform campers/fossickers that the camp will be closed until further notice for maintenance & repair works however our Agate Creek Camping Ground is still open as usual. Please contact [email protected] for information See more

09.01.2022 These are some beautiful pieces of jewellery created by students who attended our intermediate silversmithing course at the Cairns Gem Club, 85 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill, Cairns. Our courses are suitable for beginners and introduce people to the traditional silversmithing skills. They learn many different techniques such as scribing, sawing and soldering. The individual tuition will ensure that students complete a beautiful piece of jewellery with the confidence they need... to create more for themselves, to give as gifts or even sell in their own business. The course is designed for all levels and no prior knowledge is necessary. All tools and materials are supplied and included in the tuition fee.

08.01.2022 My wonderful students have completed this step in their silversmithing course at The Cairns Gem Club, 85 Greenslopes St, Edge Hill. Beautiful malachite and set in sterling silver. The clever people made the setting from scratch. Why don't you join us on our Open Day next Sunday, 23rd June from 9am to 3pm.

07.01.2022 ******update post Brydee is organising working bee 1 sat 1 st june starting 11. So if you are coming for monthly GM at1pm please see if you can pop in a bit earlier and lend a hand. Still need a barby for the day too please as a sausage sizzle will raise more funds for the club Cheers Leesa... 1.Members can you please share the open day event on your fb page 2. Also in the comment section can you please advise support you can offer for working bee tentatively Sunday 2nd june . Need working groups for exterior, lap room, silversmith room, faceting room and front room. Even 2 hrs of your time will be great. We need to clean, tidy for open day. More hands less work. 3. Need volunteers for open day to do demonstrations in lap room as Alan is a stall holder that day 4. Need a barb q to be taken to the club for the sausage sizzle .who has one they can bring It will be really appreciated any members with free stalls on open day if you can assist for the open day in the prework part of it, as you are manning your stalls on the day . By being a part of the working bee if everyone can at least do 2 hrs sunday 2nd june it will assist on presenting our club house in the best light to potential new members, the public and the dignatories that are attending. 9 am we hope to open clubhouse to start. Please members update in comments by Friday this week 31 st may on any of the 4 points

07.01.2022 Some more gorgeous work from our students completing the Intermediate and Advanced silversmithing courses.

06.01.2022 A well worn ring brought into the Gem Club, Greenslopes St., Edge Hill. The stone was recut by a member whilst still in the setting. Not a bad job.

06.01.2022 These beautiful pieces of jewellery were completed in our latest silversmithing classes. We have some very talented people in our club. Absolutely stunning work.

05.01.2022 Wow we have nearly reached 10 thousand views of our event on FB open day and market stalls that is on in 12 days time. Please share the event if you havent already and Pin the event post so it as a the top post on your FB page. Thankyou for sharing

05.01.2022 Counting down , 5 more days. To see the club house where some awesome skills and techniques in jewellery making will be show cased. 12000 views of the FB event.

04.01.2022 OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT The Management Committee met yesterday to plan the reopening of the Cairns Gem Club following the relaxation of CoVID-19 restrictions. We are pleased to announce that we will open accommodating limited numbers to adhere with social distancing restrictions from next Saturday 11 July 2020 at the following times;... Sat 11 July 8:30am - 12 noon Sat 11 July 12:30pm - 4pm Sun 12 July 12:30pm - 4pm Tues 14 July 8:30am - 11:30am and continuing 2 shifts on Saturdays, one on Sunday and one on Tuesday each week. We will be operating with the following limitations on the number of members in the following areas; Faceting room - 6 pax Cabochon - 4 pax Jewellery room - 4 pax Jewellery area - 3 pax Please contact Danni via email on danni_tela@yahoo,com,au to book in times for the first week of operation, following the first booking, booking lists will be available in each room/area at the club for members to book in for subsequent days. Thank you, we look forward to seeing everyone. Regards Gem Club Management

04.01.2022 The Cairns Regional Council has given our club an incredible grant of $50,000 to extend our clubhouse to include a dedicated Jewellery Room. This is brilliant and supplemented with funds from our club we now have this fabulous area in which our members can create beautiful jewellery and also in which we can incorporate our educational training facilities. With a dedicated jewellery workshop area the club will be able to meet the growing demand of students wanting to learn and... become proficient in jewellery fabrication and metal casting in a safe environment. How great it is that during the last few months we didnt get distracted and instead continued to put our heads down and remain focused. As a result we have become a strong, combined and solid club. Due to this we are delighted to share with you the news that the new Jewellery Room extension has been completed and is debt free. A big thank you to Damien Hyde, Smith & Sons Renovations & Extensions Cairns South, for a wonderful pain free experience in building this extension. Damien, Adam and their team were very professional. There were no unexpected costs which was a great relief to the club and there were no dramas. Also a big thank you to Christl Lohrum our Architect from Bau designs Architects for giving us just what we wanted, again without drama. We are continuing the examples set by our past members when every stage of our clubhouses building growth has been debt free upon completion of that stage. We are so excited and can't wait until we are all happily working away in our new environment. Thank you once again to the Cairns City Council Arts & Cultural Infrastructure Grant committee for their wonderful support.

03.01.2022 In our lapidary/ cabbing classes you learn to cut the rock and dome etc to these polished products. Here are some of the beauties i was taught to do in my classes by Alan. The before and after green is chert and the other is agate. Its amazing the transformation of the before and after. I cannot wait to go back and learn more after my silversmith classes it is so addictive.