Calendar+of+Events

=**2018 Field Trip Calendar / Meeting Times / Monthly Activity**=

This is the proposed Field Trip Calendar for 2018. Please note that field trip ** locations are tentative ** pending negotiations with landholders and leaseholders to confirm permission to enter.

The Club Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at the Clubroom. Each month members are encouraged to bring along, show off and discuss their samples for mineral of the month.


 * = ==** MONTH **== ||= ==** FIELD TRIP **== || ** MEETING **
 * MINERAL of the MONTH **

|| Sunday 18th - 8:30 am. (70km round trip) Bring Hammers, Chisels, Carry Bags, etc. Meet – Wentworth Road opposite Zinc Lakes. || **Monday 5th** - 7:30 pm
 * = **February** ||= **No Field Trip** - Due to Heat of Summer || ** AGM - Monday 5th ** - 7:30 pm ||
 * = ** March ** ||= **Balaclava Station - Staurolite Ridge Mine**

Guest Speaker || Friday 30th March - Monday 2nd April. (1100km round trip) National gem and mineral show. Hosted by GMCASA at the Willunga Park Reserve 50 km South of Adelaide CBD, South Australia. || **Monday 2nd** - 7:30 pm
 * = **April** || **National Gemboree - Willunga South Australia**

Mineral Show and Tell - Garnets || Sunday 20th - 8:00 am. (200km round trip) Bring Hammers, Chisels, Carry Bags, etc. Meet – Tibooburra Road opposite Rifle Range || **Monday 7th** - 7:30 pm
 * = **May** ||= **McDougall’s Well Station - Amethyst Diggings**

Rock Swap || Sunday 17th - 8:00 am. (280km round trip)  Bring Hammers, Chisels, Carry Bags, etc.   Meet – Adelaide Road Info Bay  || **Monday 4th** - 7:30 pm
 * = **June** ||= ** Kalabity Station - Chiastolites **

Mineral Show and Tell - Tourmalines || Sunday 15th - 8:30 am.
 * = **July ** ||= **TO BE DECIDED**

|| **Monday 2nd** - 7:30 pm

Guest Speaker || Sunday 19th - 8:30 am. (80km round trip) Bring Hammers, Chisels, Carry Bags, etc.  Meet – Adelaide Road Info Bay  || **Monday 6th** - 7:30 pm
 * = **August ** ||= ** Mount George Station - Lady Margaret Mine **

Mineral Show and Tell - Carbonates || || **Monday 3rd** - 7:30 pm    Demonstration  || Friday 28th Sept, Saturday 29th Sept and Sunday 30th Sept Field Trips to follow on Monday the 1st and Tuesday the 2nd of October || **Monday 8th** - 7:30 pm
 * = **September** ||= **No Field Trip - Due to preparation for Rock-On Show**
 * = **October** ||= **Rock-On 2018 - Gem and Mineral Show**
 * Broken Hill Showground / Memorial Oval**

Postponed 1 week due to the Rock-On || Sunday 18th - 8:30 am. (80km round trip) Bring Hammers, Chisels, Carry Bags, etc. Meet – Corner Kaolin Street and Brown Street || **Monday 5th** - 7:30 pm
 * = **November** ||= **Nine Mile Station - Native Youth Mine Area**

Rock Swap || Mineral Show and Tell - Find of the Yea r  || While on a field trip, please remember to follow the Senior Field Trip Officer's instructions at all times in regards to:
 * = **December** ||= **No Field Trip ** - End of Year / Christmas / Too Hot || ** E nd Of Year Christmas Party**   ** Monday 3rd ** - 6:00 pm

Make sure you are wearing sturdy footwear, long sleeve shirts, long pants. Bring a hat - including a hard hats when visiting a working mine. Safety glasses are needed when breaking rock. High visibility vests, are essential if you are exploring new areas and walking away from the main group.
 * Safety clothing:**

Do not just wander off - let others know where you are going. Be aware of dangerous ground and stay clear of mine shafts, unsafe quarry faces or drop-offs. Be wary of others around you when hitting or breaking rocks or swinging picks and hammers.
 * Where to fossick:**

Carry sufficient water. Bring the appropriate fossicking gear - according to the set list. Check your vehicle is maintained - oil, petrol, tyre pressure including the spare tyre. Bring any other item suggested on the list for that trip.
 * What to Bring:**

No pets allowed. No firearms. This is in respect of the wishes of the station owners and protection of their livestock.
 * What not to Bring:**