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By popular request, we have now added the latest silver pricing to our website:

LAKE BOLAC CARAVAN PARK has been very hospitable to members of the Essendon Gem Club during a trip to Mortlake, providing us with pancakes for breakfast and great accommodation and facilities. They even returned a lost item after we'd left! Essendon Gem Club members highly recommend the park to other rockhounds. To book accommodation, get in touch with Frank at lake.bolac.caravanpark@westnet.com.au or phone 03 5350 2329.

ROCK & MINERAL SUPERMARKET AUSTRALIA is an ecommerce business that specialises in mine direct wholesale and retail sale of gem rough, gemstones, cabochons, specimens and carvings. Our stock range include Marlborough chrysoprase, Koroit and Yowah opals, Lapis Lazuli, Jadeite, Nephrite and a lot of other rocks. We aim to bridge the gap between mines and buyer to maximise buying power.

Rock & Minerals Supermarket Australia
PO Box 4215
Briar Hill VIC 3088
Ph +614 02559937
Email: info@rockandmineralsupermarketaustralia.com
Website: www.rockandmineralssupermarketaustralia.com

DONATIONS TO OUR CLUB WELCOME!
If anyone would like to donate gems, rocks or minerals to our club, please phone Daryl on 9350 1804 to arrange pickup.

*****WANTED*****
Most back issues of Australian Journal of Mineralogy. Email Ken at ken.andrew@bigpond.com

MINERAL JUDGES COURSE

If you are interested in completing a Mineral Judges Course, please register your interest with:

Elma Butler
VGCA Secretary
PO Box 4076
Melbourne VIC 3001

Subscribe to Pointer Magazine
Pointer Magazine is back and ready for subscriptions. Find out about the latest gem shows, Victorian lapidary club news and articles! To receive Pointer via snail mail 10 times a year, contact Ralph Smith on (03) 9337 9516. Pointer is a magazine of the Victorian Gem Clubs Association (VGCA).

Want to get some gemstones cut?
Check out BenchMark Gems & Gemmology for quality cut gems. Specialising in Australian Sapphires. Quotes gladly given and stones faceted. Phone (03) 9802 1754 or mobile 0412 191 929 for more information. Located in East Burwood, VIC.

Want a FANTASTIC HOLIDAY for FREE?
Would you like to escape the hustle and bustle and spend some time in a comfortable cottage on a picturesque New England cattle property with 6kms of creek renown for sapphire fossicking? All FREE, in return for looking after our vacant homestead and surrounds and providing occasional assistance to the farm manager. Some rural or handyman experience useful. Term flexible. Contact the Farm Accommodation Officer at 52 Baikal Place, Westlake, QLD 4074

Want to get involved with GEMKHANAS and GEMBOREES?
Have you thought about becoming a VGCA delegate? Join us and have your say on national issues on behalf of your lapidary club. For more information, contact Des McKiernan on (03) 5253 1233.

*** WANTED ~ Rough Lapidary Material ***
I am a show dealer looking to trade for or purchase aussie rough lapidary material, jasper, agate, rhodonite or any quality cabbing material. Aussie material is hard to find in the USA.

Keith R. Ludemann
Owner/Operator Of Ludemann's Lapidary
803 NW Illahee Dr.
Oak Harbor, Washington
98277 USA

Check out Gems & Beads International P/L
110 Smith Street, Collingwood VIC ~ Phone: 9416 3365
Come and see our fantastic range of quality gemstones, semi-precious beads, beads and chips, crystals, pearls, coral, jewellery accessories and ready-to-wear jewellery. Also in stock: Amber, shell beads, amethyst caves & pieces, animal carvings, crystal clusters, feng shui trees, world globes, gemstone display items, tumbled stones, agate wind chime and metaphysical crystals.

Nature's Workshop
346 Separation Street, Northcote Victoria 3070 ~ Phone: 03 9482 2677
Offers minerals, rough materials and polished gemstones in a large store direct to the public. Bulk amounts are available.

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