Mineralogical Society of Queensland Inc.

Mineralogical Society of Queensland


The Society, Where and When we Meet: Map of Queensland
Our Newsletter
Membership fees
Contacts

For latest information on our society, please check our facebook page which gets updated regularly: https://www.facebook.com/minsocqld/

Our Society:

The society currently has over 60 members and is based in Brisbane, Queensland. Its members predominately come from South-East Queensland, but we have quite a few members from northern New South Wales.

MinSoc Qld meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of each month, excepting December, when an end-of-year BBQ is held instead. The meeting venue is in a meeting room the Garden City Library located in the northern end of the Garden City Shopping complex. If you are planning on visiting, please contact a committee member as access can be confusing.

There is free parking within the complex AFTER 5.30pm. if you have the Garden City phone app. (Else you will pay shopping centre parking rates of $4:00 or so). The library is on the top level 4 with a lift between the cinema building and the multilevel carpark (facing Logan road). Entry to the meeting room is through the after hours door passed the main Library door. This door is locked at 7.30pm to allow all members to be at the meeting.

Most meetings are well attended, and have stereo microscopes available for mineral viewing and identification. Guest speakers frequently attend, and a 'Mineral of the Month' session enables members to become better acquainted with various mineral species.

Committee Meetings are held prior to the General Meetings every two months.

We have a keen micro mineral group ('Micromob') who also meet regularly to view and discuss micro minerals. (see calendar for details)

The 'Australian Mineral Collector' Internet site has been sponsored for the past 27 years, and aims to make the hobby more educational and accessible.

For latest information please check our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/minsocqld/

(Combined Minsoc meetings in black, and Micro meetings in red)

The 2024 Events calendar will be extended as soon as they are finalised!

Date

Day

Agenda

MinSoc Q meetings are usually held on the last Wednesday of each month, excepting December, when an end-of-year BBQ is held instead. 

2024 Meetings:
Wednesday

Jan31st
Feb 28th
No March meeting!
April 24th
May 29th
June 26th
July 31st
August 28th (AGM),
September 25th
October 30th
November 27th

The meeting venue is the Upper Mt Gravatt Library at Garden City Shopping Centre . Meetings at 7:00pm for 7.30pm start. Free parking over 3 hours only for those registered with the Garden City phone app. There is a separate entry to the library via a lift.

2024 Committee Meetings:
Wednesday

February 28th
March 27th
May 29th 
July 31st,
September 5th,
November 27th

Micromob
10:00 am on

Saturday
TBA

Addresses

Our Newsletter:

The Queensland Society's newsletter is published and emailed to members four times a year. (hard copies are available to those without email facilities). The newsletter contains notes on topical issues, events, and also contains many interesting articles written by members.


Annual Membership Fees:


Society Contact Details:

Postal Address: PO Box 6362,
Upper Mt Gravatt,
Queensland
4122 AUSTRALIA
President: Tony Forsyth
(07) 3396 9769
0419 661 962
tonyandjude@outlook.com.au
Vice President: Fabian Bracco
fabian558@gmail.com
Secretary: John Heywood
0431 017 419
Treasurer: Kathryn Parsons 
0402 634 192 minsocqldtreasurer@gmail.com

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