Contacts
  Visitors are very welcome to attend regular meetings and may be invited to attend field trips.
  Our President is Steve Dingwall (03 5147 1186) and our Secretary is Spencer Eakins (03 5147 1108).  Pam and John Smith will also answer queries, provided they are not off somewhere on a field trip (03 5147 1817)
  Our postal address is PO Box 202, Maffra, Vic. 3860.

The Club's logo
  The club's logo is a stylised representation of the Avon River with Mt Wellington in the distance to the right. Ben Cruachan is to the left of the river; the notch at the top suggests the helicopter landing site clearly visible from Maffra.

Monthly meetings
  Regular club meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month except December, commencing at 7.30pm. The clubrooms are situated on the eastern side of the Maffra Recreation Reserve and are accessed from Edward Street.
  Members also meet on a social basis every first Thursday for a "pub tea" at a Maffra hotel.

Membership details
  Annual membership costs $20 per adult, $10 per junior (under 16). Membership includes public liability insurance through VGCA.  Adults are also covered for personal accident insurance; juniors are covered through Medicare.
   Members are entitled to discounts on Club activities, including class fees.
   To access a membership form, please click here.

Field trips
  The Club organises a number of field trips each year. Locations include Longford, Morwell, Walhalla, Golden Point, Buchan, Bindi, Toongabbie, McKinnons Point, Woods Point and Dargo. Specific locations and times are decided at the regular meetings and members informed.

Current Field Trip/s
   - To be announced

Classes
   Workshop classes currently operating
   For insurance purposes, adults who attend more than two classes are required to become Club members; juniors must become financial members before commencing classes.
   Classes are normally held every Wednesday during school term time in the clubrooms from 7.00 to 9.00pm. 
    Attendees may be taught to cut various stones; to shape and polish them to create cabochons; to create fashion jewellery using cabochons and "findings".  Other activities upon request.
   Cost (to cover use of equipment and basic materials) is $5 per session. $2 to members.
 

Exhibitions 
  The Club participates in the annual Gippsland Gem Shows held in various locations throughout the region.  In 2006 the Show was held in Maffra - see details.
   The Club also runs its own exhibition and activities every year during the Maffra Agricultural Show.