Club Reopening
We hope that everyone has had an enjoyable Christmas Break. The Clubroom workshop reopens on Tuesday 14th January 2025.
See you there, new year, new projects…
Committee Planning Day
There will be a Committee Planning Day on the 16th January 2025.
Numurkah Historical Society 150th Anniversary
Join us at the Numurkah Historical Society 150th Anniversary. GV Woodworkers has been asked to run demonstrations at the Numurkah Historical Society 150th Anniversary. Other trades will also be on show.
See link to the Historical Societies web site for more details about the event. Click here
Christmas Function 2024
Join us to celebrate a great year. This year we are having a luncheon at the Peppermill Inn. Order off the menu.
OPEN DAY
There will be lots of members to have a chat with and show you around. As well as:
Demonstrations of a variety of woodworking skills e.g., turning, box making, pyrography, scroll sawing, using various machines and much more.
Tours of the clubrooms, workshop and other areas.
Opportunity to buy member’s wooden items - you might find that birthday or Christmas present you’ve been looking for.
Lots of members to meet including the committee.
BBQ lunch - grab a snag in bread!
Eltham Woodshow and Pops Shed Visit
Pops Shed will do a demonstration in dragon egg pouring and provide morning tea or lunch. Full details to be determined after General Meeting on 19/10/2024. Stay Tuned
Eltham & District Woodworkers are a club of 130 members both men and women, who share the same interest in creating with wood.
Visit Eltham Community and Reception Centre in November to view s display of members' work such as scrollsawing, carving, turning, furniture making, planing and pyrography art.
Works are for sale to the public, and a raffle will be drawn on the Sunday.
Free exhibition, demonstrations and children's workshop run all weekend.
GV Woodworkers Woodshow
32nd Annual Woodshow incorporating the bi-annual National Scrollsaw Exhibition
Bunnings Fathers Day Event
GV Woodies has been invited to attend the Bunnings Fathers Day Event.
This is being held on Thursday 29th August at Bunnings Shepparton.
It is a great opportunity to display woodworking items, sell your items, promote our Club and the Woodshow.
Forest Hill Woodturners Demonstration
TO ALL OUR FELLOW WOODWORKING CLUBS:
This is an invitation to your members to join us for a demonstration by respected turner PAUL BARTON. Our rooms are located at
32 Richmond St, Blackburn South. Saturday 20th July
There is plenty of parking on site and morning/afternoon teas and lunch is included. Our FLYER is attached to this e-mail so you can make sure your members are aware of this event.
Berwick Woodworkers Members Exhibition
Berwick District Woodworkers Club Inc. Annual Expo: 12 - 14 July 2024
Following the outstanding success of last year’s Expo, the Berwick District Woodworkers Club Inc. will again hold an exhibition of members’ work on the weekend of 12th July (5pm – 8pm), and 13th and 14th July (9am – 5pm daily) 2024. Entry is free.
Held in the Club’s clubrooms and workshop in the grounds of The Old Cheese Factory, 34 Homestead Rd., Berwick, this year’s Expo will display a broad range of members’ woodwork, some of which will be for sale. We will also have a dedicated Sales area, where members will be offering non-exhibition pieces for sale as well as a selection of timbers. A number of live demonstrations will run during the Expo, including wood turning, rocking horse making, band saw, scrollsaw, toy making, carving, and pyrography. A chain saw sculptor will be in action outside the clubrooms, and there will also be a kid’s corner, a raffle with great prizes, and drinks available.
We will also be conducting our popular monthly Farmer’s Market on the Saturday morning till 1pm,
So it promises to be another great weekend, and we would love to see you there. For further information and queries, contact John McMahon 0437096840 or our club secretary at bdwwcsec@outlook.com
Merrigum Heritage Day
The Merrigum Historical Society is holding it’s annual Heritage Day on Sunday 21st April 2024.
Bendigo Woodshow
Annual EASTER Exhibition
29th - 31st March 2024
Bendigo Trades Hall Council Building
40 View Street Bendigo
9am - 5pm Good Friday & Easter Saturday
9am - 4pm Easter Sunday
Entry $5.00 / adult, Children Free
Hand made products created by local craftspersons at very reasonable prices
Demonstrations in woodturning, scroll sawing, pyrography and carving
Contact: Bendigo Woodturners Inc
0488 666 006
jmphillips54@gmail.com
Club Christmas Party
The club will close over Christmas from Thursday 22nd December until and reopen Saturday 7th January 2023. Have a safe and Merry Christmas and New Year.
AGM & November General Meeting
Annual General Meeting 2023
Come and see what is happening with your club at our monthly General Meeting open to all members. They are held on the 3rd Saturday each month. Enter through the Packham Street door and sign in via the members book. The meeting finishes with the raffle draw, show n’ tell and a cuppa and chat. Why not bring along what you have been working on for the month and share your creation with us!
Club Day & Toy Workshop - November
The Saturday following our General Meeting each month, is dedicated to toy making and club tidying up. All club members are invited to attend the clubrooms from 9am to 3pm, to assist with the day. The toys are gathered up in November and donated to local charities across the Goulburn Valley. So why not come along and hone your skills in band sawing, sanding, turning and much more, whilst helping local charities.
31st GV Woodworkers Woodworking Show
2023 will see the running of our 31st Woodworking Show. Businesses, stall holders, demonstrators and Wood Working Clubs from all across Victoria, NSW and SA come to showcase their amazing talents and products and do demonstrations on the latest wood working techniques. Why not come along and get those bits n’ bobs you’ve been looking for, stock up on wood supplies, grab some early Christmas presents and ask those questions you have about woodworking.
Club Day & Toy Workshop - October
The Saturday following our General Meeting each month, is dedicated to toy making and club tidying up. All club members are invited to attend the clubrooms from 9am to 3pm, to assist with the day. The toys are gathered up in November and donated to local charities across the Goulburn Valley. So why not come along and hone your skills in band sawing, sanding, turning and much more, whilst helping local charities.
October General Meeting
Come and see what is happening with your club at our monthly General Meeting open to all members. They are held on the 3rd Monday each month. Enter through the Packham Street door and sign in via the members book. The meeting finishes with the raffle draw, show n’ tell and a cuppa and chat. Why not bring along what you have been working on for the month and share your creation with us!
Past/Long Serving Members’ Morning Tea
Our annual Past and Long Serving Member morning tea is on again! It is a celebration of the dedication these people showed in getting the club up and running, and making it what it is today. The invite is open to all past and long serving members. For more information contact Emily: 0488 242 699
Club Day & Toy Workshop - September
The Saturday following our General Meeting each month, is dedicated to toy making and club tidying up. All club members are invited to attend the clubrooms from 9am to 3pm, to assist with the day. The toys are gathered up in November and donated to local charities across the Goulburn Valley. So why not come along and hone your skills in band sawing, sanding, turning and much more, whilst helping local charities.
September General Meeting
Come and see what is happening with your club at our monthly General Meeting open to all members. They are held on the 3rd Monday each month. Enter through the Packham Street door and sign in via the members book. The meeting finishes with the raffle draw, show n’ tell and a cuppa and chat. Why not bring along what you have been working on for the month and share your creation with us!
Bunnings - Father’s Day Stall
Bunnings will be hosting a Father’s Day Event providing family entertainment, fair stalls, games, fun and more. Community groups will have the opportunity to have stalls to sell items and raise money for their organisations. The GV Woodworkers have been invited to do demonstrations and have a stall selling members items. Help needed and all members are invited to come and be apart of this great community event.
Club Day & Toy Workshop - August
The Saturday following our General Meeting each month, is dedicated to toy making and club tidying up. All club members are invited to attend the clubrooms from 9am to 3pm, to assist with the day. The toys are gathered up in November and donated to local charities across the Goulburn Valley. So why not come along and hone your skills in band sawing, sanding, turning and much more, whilst helping local charities.
August General Meeting
Come and see what is happening with your club at our monthly General Meeting open to all members. They are held on the 3rd Monday each month. Enter through the Packham Street door and sign in via the members book. The meeting finishes with the raffle draw, show n’ tell and a cuppa and chat. Why not bring along what you have been working on for the month and share your creation with us!
Club Day & Toy Workshop - July
The Saturday following our General Meeting each month, is dedicated to toy making and club tidying up. All club members are invited to attend the clubrooms from 9am to 3pm, to assist with the day. The toys are gathered up in November and donated to local charities across the Goulburn Valley. So why not come along and hone your skills in band sawing, sanding, turning and much more, whilst helping local charities.
July General Meeting
Come and see what is happening with your club at our monthly General Meeting open to all members. They are held on the 3rd Monday each month. Enter through the Packham Street door and sign in via the members book. The meeting finishes with the raffle draw, show n’ tell and a cuppa and chat. Why not bring along what you have been working on for the month and share your creation with us!
Club Day & Toy Workshop - June
The Saturday following our General Meeting each month, is dedicated to toy making and club tidying up. All club members are invited to attend the clubrooms from 9am to 3pm, to assist with the day. The toys are gathered up in November and donated to local charities across the Goulburn Valley. So why not come along and hone your skills in band sawing, sanding, turning and much more, whilst helping local charities.
Bunnings BBQ
We are running the Bunnings BBQ on this day. It always takes volunteers for it to happen, so please see Emily or write your name on the noticeboard in a time slot that suites.
Come down and support and great community group by buying a snag and drink!
June General Meeting
Come and see what is happening with your club at our monthly General Meeting open to all members. They are held on the 3rd Monday each month. Enter through the Packham Street door and sign in via the members book. The meeting finishes with the raffle draw, show n’ tell and a cuppa and chat. Why not bring along what you have been working on for the month and share your creation with us!
Stephen Hughes - Turning Workshop
TURNING WORKSHOP with Stephen Hughes
Interested in learning how to turn a butterfly box, fretwork and carved inlay lid bowl form and multi-laminated layer goblet? Stephen Hughes will be demonstrating how to do just that. The workshop will be run at the Eastern Woodturners Club in Wandin North (thanks to Charlie for opening the invitation to other clubs). There will also be a raffle and door prizes on the day.
Date: Saturday 3rd June - 9am to 3:30pm
COST $25 for members and $35 for non-members
BBQ Lunch provided
RSVP: ASAP to Charlie on 0408 177 759 or charlie_chamberlain@outlook.com
Bunnings BBQ
We are running the Bunnings BBQ on this day. It always takes volunteers for it to happen, so please see Emily or write your name on the noticeboard in a time slot that suites.
Come down and support and great community group by buying a snag and drink!
Club Day & Toy Workshop - May
The Saturday following our General Meeting each month, is dedicated to toy making and club tidying up. All club members are invited to attend the clubrooms from 9am to 3pm, to assist with the day. The toys are gathered up in November and donated to local charities across the Goulburn Valley. So why not come along and hone your skills in band sawing, sanding, turning and much more, whilst helping local charities.