PMAV Annual General Meeting

This years annual general meeting will be held at "Chiltern War Memorial Hall, 86 Conness St. Chiltern"
The meeting starts at 1pm on Saturday with the program highlighted with talks from two special guest speakers - Bill Birch, mineral expert from Melbourne Museum, and Gary Schafer who is coming all the way from Minelab in the USA. Afternoon tea will be provided, then a few more highlights, then followed by the PMAV Fundraising Auction. (The Auctioneer is again Alan Gay that we had at the bash)
There is more things happening over the weekend :-
The weekend starts on the Friday with an official "Welcome" at the Telgraph Hotel and get together over dinner.
Saturday morning will see a "Chiltern Sightseeing Walking tour (note- Cost to participants) Contact Judy Dixon on 03 5727 1280 if you are interested.

Saturday afternoon AGM meeting 1 pm.

Saturday night evening meal at the Black Dog Bistro - Telegraph Hotel

Sunday another sightseeing tour with Judy Dixon.

Monday National Park Walk. Contact Eileen Collins 03 5726 1484

Chiltern has provided the Racecourse to members and friends to camp on for a donation.

I'll be there on the Saturday for the AGM, but not staying for the full weekend.
So PLEASE come along. I know it is a fair distance to come from Melb but support your organisation as they support you and prospecting in general.

wombat  

See you there Wombat - cheers

I'm planning to do a day trip from Canberra (leave around 0600 back at 9-10PM).

Anybody want to join me for the run?

steve.

Have a look at the amazing list of auctions items,(and more ariving daily) from all our super amazing sponsors for this years AGM in Chiltern.
Its sure worth the drive for this auction, let alone the discussions and updates of the whole year, and a couple of guest speakers that will have you well and truly captivated.
see you all there at 1pm Sat. (I had to cut and past the list so it might look a bit disjointed a bit)
PMAV
Fund-Raising Auction 2014

Immediately following the PMAV’s 34th Annual General Meeting, the following goods including a Minelab GPX5000, will be offered for sale by auction.
All proceeds will go towards the work of the Association.
Lot Description Item Donated by:
1 Fisher Pinpointer Gold Scan & Goldhunter Detectors
2 8” Double D Detech Coil Detech Australia
3 Signed book ‘Not for Greens’ Prof Ian Plimer &
Connor Court Publications
4 4 x Chiltern Geological maps
1 turbo pan & sniffer bottle
3 maps New South Wales DSDBI
Miners Den
Outdoor Press
5 2015 Tag-Along Tour to Western Australia Gold & Relics
6 Rare Earth Magnet &
2 passes to the Long Tunnel Mine at Walhalla Peter Maffey
Walhalla Board of Managment
7 1 year subscription to Australian Gold, Gem & Treasure Magazine Works
8 WA Atlas
Nugget Scoop & Hipstick Voucher Doug Stone’s Outdoor Press
Aurum Australis
9 4 day Vic Goldfields Tour - Easter 2015
2 passes to Underground Central Deborah Mine CGS
Bendigo Trust
10 12 volt portable compressor Don Brereton
11 NSW Prospecting Atlas Doug Stone’s Outdoor Press
12 Book – ‘Dunolly Gold’
Small Walco Pick
DVD ‘SETA Project’ Wehla Publications
EE Day & Sons
Aurum Australis
13 250g silver ingot PW Beck
14 12” x 18” Coiltek Mono Coil Coiltek Manufacturing
15 Book – ‘Dunolly’s Brothels’ Wehla Publications
16 Control arm for right handed
Control box cover
Hipstick Voucher Goldsearch, Dunolly
Coiltek, Maryborough
Aurum Australis
17 Small pick
Heavy Duty Bungee & Clamp CC Picks
Aurum Australis
18 Deluxe Panning Kit and carry bag Prospecting Supplies Aust.
19 Detector Carry bag, Bungee Cord & DVD ‘Dickies Lost Gold’
Long Tunnel mine pass
Bungee Cord
Starlite head phones
Small Dig Spade
3 x NSW maps Goldhunter detectors and
Gold Scan
Walhalla Board of Managment
Coiltek, Maryborough
Goldsearch, Dunolly
Goldsearch, Dunolly
Outdoor Press
20 Victorian Registration Plates ‘PMAVEE’ Wallace Young
21
Control arm for left handed
Control box cover Goldsearch, Dunolly
Coiltek, Maryborough
22 250g silver ingot PW Beck
23 Detector Interface
Coil mini booster Linktech
Coiltek, Maryborough
24 Aussie Pan & 2 Sniffer Bottles
DVD ‘Forgotten Gold’
3 x NSW Maps
DVD GPX Factor Miners Den
Wehla Publications
Outdoor Press
Aurum Australis
25 12” Nugget Finder Mono-Coil
DVD Outback Prospector ‘Unwrapping GPX5000 Nugget Finder Coils
Aurum Australis
26 1 day detecting tour Golden Triangle Tours
27 DVD ‘Dunolly Gold Fields’
No. 3 Pick Wehla Publications
SH Wallace Marine
28 Bug Zappa – special Chiltern edition David Bentley
29 Victorian Gold Atlas
Turbo Pan & Sniffer Bottle
Hipstick Voucher
Razorback 9 x 14 Mono Coil Doug Stone’s Outdoor Press
Miners Den
Aurum Australis
Brian Bateson/Razorback Coils
30 DVD’s - Nugget Hunting Essentials Vol 1 & 2
Turbo Pan & Sniffer Bottle
2 passes to the Long Tunnel Mine Walhalla Aurum Australis
Miners Den
Walhalla Board of Managment
31 Original 1903-1904 & 1904 – 1905
‘Annual Reports on Mining and Water’ Bob Thorne
32 Original Oil Painting of Jessie Gap Northern Territory Peter Maran
33 Heavy Duty Pick
Hip Stick Voucher SH Wallace Marine
Aurum Australis
34 17” Mono Nugget Finder Coil Nugget Finder Coils
35 Control Box Cover, Mini Coil Booster and
Bungee Cord
3 NSW Maps Coiltek, Maryborough

Outdoor Press
36 Large CC Pick CC Picks
37 DVD Set of 4 ‘Jack Lange Nugget Finding Secrets’ Gold Scan & Goldhunter detectors.
38 Tag-Along Tour to Western Australia’s Kimberley district Gold Prospecting Australia
39 Turbo Pan & Sniffer Bottle
Set of Sieves Coiltek Maryborough
40 Minelab GPX 5000
& DVD Unwrapping the GPX 5000 Minelab Electronics
Aurum Australis
A huge Thank You
to all our generous sponsors.
List subject to change without notice.

Also remember many of these sponsors donated to the Laanecoorie event only a couple of weeks ago, ( you know how successfull that was for cancer research)so good on you guys.

Lets support these sponsors generous donations by all showing up to Chiltern, and talking to them in person about thier products and services.
Deano

I attended my first PMAV meeting last Saturday.  

Top show and well done to the organisers & Congratulations to ongoing and new committee members -- including Rita Bentley!

I now know the next big gold detector is some time off...12-18 months according to Minelab rep Gary who gave us a speil.

cheers

Stephen.
President
NAPFA

I also was at the AGM and it was a very well attended for the distance "Chiltern" I came up there as just a member and left as a committee member on the PMAV committee. I was asked to come on board by Rita Bentley so I thought "why not" I've got at least 5 minutes of my live wear I'm not doing anything
Wombat

Another very successful AGM for the PMAV.  It was great to catch up with so many of our friends, whom we often only get to see at the AGM!
Congratulations Bill(Wombat) for taking on the committee position.  
The auction was a great success.
The news from Gary Schafer, Minelab US was most interesting and exciting for what's to come.
We really enjoyed the guest speaker Bill Birch from the Melbourne Museum who spoke on the wonderful Gemstones from Victoria.  Very informative and we will be out looking for some of the gemstones he spoke about in the very near future.
It was good to have a meal at the pub Saturday night and catch up with so many members and guests about all things prospecting etc.
Good to see Steve from NAPFA so soon after the Bash.  Glad you could make it.

Mark and Ronda
GPA

First time I have been to the PMAV annual meeting caught up with some people I know and met some other people who prospect was Pleased to see WOMBAT fill in a vacant position on the committee CONGRATULATIONS Bill I'm sure your knowledge and enthusiasm will be a great help to the PMAV cheers Terry

I took pictures of the AGM for PMAV. I have sent the disc to Rita to distribute to the various branches. I sent one direct to Minelab Gary.
He mentioned the info available on the GPZ (?) and said they have 5 projects on the go but some may not be produced.Could be 18 months and won't be cheaper than our 5's. (no surprise) I have put up some of the pictures on the Bendigo prospecting club facebook site. They are viewable even if you don't have an account. Look for the album marked PMAV AGM Chiltern Oct. 2014
Just Google Bendigo prospecting club facebook and click on the link.

I normally take the pictures for the Wedderburn Token hunt but my daughter has decided to get married that long weekend in March.
Mark and Ronda sponsor the Junior hunt. I have heard that a 2300 will be the main hunt prize. I rang Robin Vella today to confirm but not at the office.
I have a disc for Mark (PMAV AGM) but no postal address. Ray

My cousin is obsessed with these meetings and events and he keeps organizing for one or two events like this in every 15 days. Even still he is looking for meeting rooms for his upcoming event. Is it really that fun?

The PMAV has the AGM in different area's each year. The local branch does a lot of the organising and i would think it's not much fun till the meet and greet at night.