Laanecoorie Weekend June 10 - 13 Final Post & Info Update 8/6/2011

Final Post ---- Up Dated Info 8/6/2011 am

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Hi All,

Well with only a couple of days to go I thought I would post the last bit of info and wish everyone a safe trip up and look forward to meeting you all.

As it stands tonight we have 24 confirmed forum members plus their friends and family's attending, most up for the whole weekend and a few coming in for a day or two.

Hopefully all the raffle prizes have arrived and are in Jim's safe hands ready for the Sunday night draw.

I have printed a heap of maps of the local areas which will be available.

Still looking for a couple of people to put their hands up and help out with an hour or two of tuition on Saturday morning, so if you are interested please let me know on Friday night.

Looks like we will have to pack the thermals as the temp is going to drop near zero of a night so throw in that extra blanket.


If you have any questions please PM or post to me and I will get back to you up until late Thursday night.

Look forward to seeing you all

Mariner3800
Peter










Still Looking For Any Other Kind Business Owners To Chip A Few Small Prizes So That We Can Raise A Few Extra Bucks For SCOSA Charity

2/6/2011

Great News..... GoldSearch Australia have kindly donated some wonderful gifts for our charity Auctions, so next time you are in their shop or talking to Tony, please remember to thank him for his kind gesture.



30/5/2011

News Flash...... Gold Prospecting Australia ( GPA ) have come on board as sponsors of the SCOSA Raffle to be drawn Sunday Night. Many thanks to Ronda & Mark for their support of Forum and the SCOSA Charity

Hi All,

I have updated this Post with the latest Info at the very Start, the original post is below all this info.


Well with only 2 working weeks to go before we head off to Laanecoorie I thought I would start and post the info that I have and a very loose agenda for the 4 days. ( Please see Below ).

Firstly I would like to thank Jim & Robyn from the Park who are putting on Pre Dinner Nibbles on Saturday night. ( See full Info Below ). This is open to everyone who are staying in the park and also to all Forum members that are staying else where or just coming up for Saturday. This is a wonderful thing that Robyn & Jim are doing so please thank them for their hospitality when you see them.

I would like to announce that Gold Prospecting Australia " GPA " have come on board with some lovely donations including a couple of gift vouchers for training days at Bendigo ( Tag Along ). Again GPA are proud to be sponsoring that raffle and are very happy that all the money raise will be going to the SOCSA Charity.

I would also like to thank GoldstalkerGPX who is also donating Gold Field Maps and a Hand Held Pin Pointer to the raffle. GoldstalkerGPX is also very proud to be supporting the SOCSA charity so please pass on your thanks when you catch up with him on the weekend.

I have received conformation from a few more members that they have booked their accommodation, so if you have not let me know as yet if you are coming up for a day, or 2 or the whole weekend please do so. This will help Jim & Robyn cater for the Saturday night pre dinner Nibble.

Please See Info Below


Gold Detecting & Prospecting Forum Gathering 2011

Laanecoorie Queens Birthday Weekend
Proudly Supported By Coiltek


Proposed Agenda

Friday Night 7:30 pm.. Meet at the rec room for a meet and greet.

For those who are new to this great hobby this is the time to talk to those who have been prospecting for some time.

Discuss the weekends plans and locations.


Saturday 8:30 am.. For those newbees who wish to participate in a morning of tuition and head out to a secret spot, please meet at the rec room.

5:30 pm.. Pre dinner drinks and nibbles at the rec room. The nibbles are being provided by Robyn and Jim of the Laanecoorie Lakeside Park ( BYO Drinks ). Robyn & Jim have asked me to tell everyone that this event is open to everyone staying at the park as well as those up for the day or staying else where.
After this, the night is yours to move around and get to know everyone.


Sunday Get out and find the Big One

For those who wish to see a bit of the area, feel free to tag along to a couple of the local prospecting areas.

7:30 pm.. Meet up at the rec room to discuss the days finds, enjoy a most informative discussion with Jim and draw the Coiltek, SCOSA Charity raffle.


Monday Head out for the day and good luck, thanks for coming.


For those people just coming up for the day, we will leave our destinations for the days at the Kiosk if you wish to catch up with us in the field






Laanecoorie Queens Birthday Weekend Charity Raffle

Proudly Supported Coiltek




Tickets will be sold on Friday, Saturday & Sunday nights


Tickets will be limited to 5 per person


Ticket Price will be $5.00 per ticket


The entire amount raised will go to SCOSA ( http://www.scosa.com.au/ ) so dig deep and support this wonderful organization.



The Gold Detecting & Prospecting Forum would sincerely like to thank Coiltek and especially its managing director Trevor Ferraresso for their kind donations of the Coiltek products.

Please send your thanks and support to Trevor at the below addresses,


Trevor Ferraresso
Managing Director.
COILTEK MANUFACTURING PTY. LTD.
5 Mengel Court, Salisbury South
South Australia, 5106
P: +61 ( 8283 0222
F: +61 ( 8283 4005
E: trevor.f@coiltekmanufacturing.com.au
W: www.coiltekmanufacturing.com.au





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Hi All,

As promised, please find more information the Forum Get Together.

I have just spoken with Jim at the Laanecoorie Lakeside Park and he informs me that it is a pretty busy weekend in the Park, so if you require a powered site or cabin accommodation please book now as I would hate to see anyone miss out. For those taking kids up, Jim informs me that there is going to be billy cart races and heaps of things for the kids to do.
( Laanecoorie Lakeside Park 03 5435 7303 )

Jim Also has confirmed that he will entertain us one night, topic TBA so if you would like to hear Jim talk on something specific please let me know and I will put a bit of a list together for Jim.

As this is not a " Club Run Event " or " Formalised Gathering " it is up to each individual to organise their own catering and look after themselves.

Most camp site have fire places so pack the camp oven or hot plate and don't forget to collect a bit of wood when you are out in the bush, but only from the designated areas.

So, if you are coming up for a day or the weekend can you please respond to this topic ( even if you have already just so I confirm the numbers

Looking forward to great weekend, catch up with forum members, exchange ideas and find some Gold.

See you all at Laanecoorie

Peter ( Mariner3800 )

G'day Peter,

Not able to do the full weekend however I will visit on the Sunday with a fully charged battery..

Regards
Paul

What would be the best day/days and time for newby daytrippers to join you so we could go out with folk who know what they're doing? Not expecting an answer from you on this yet till you know more about who is coming etc. But if you could sometime later on let us know, it would be appreciated.

Hi Marigold,

Good question and keep them coming.

At this stage I was thinking Saturday would be the best day for any type of training session as it will then give you the rest of the weekend to try your luck on your own or match up with some other people if that's your thing??

As you say, I will post more info as the numbers come in and we can see how many people we have attending

Marigold, what type of detector set up do you have ( just so we can supply the right info )??

Peter

g'day peter
i will book a site first thing monday with jim and will be down there some time friday around lunch , ps somebody should bring down stoppsy to cheer him up, look forward to meeting the members
regard sean

Definate

mariner3800 wrote: Marigold, what type of detector set up do you have ( just so we can supply the right info )?? Peter

GPX-4000 running on factory presets with 14"x9" mono. Only been out five days with it as of today. I'm brand new, clueless (top-heavy on research and short on fieldwork), and looking for help. So far I've been helping clean up trash areas for you experienced folks - shotgun pellets, tiny bullets and locating 30" deep utility mains with metal markers in bushland is my forte so far...

Hi Marigold,

If you are finding pellets have we got some info for you.
I was in your boots not that long ago, and know how it feels, but the good news is you will find something soon just keep at it.
If you are planing a day out before the QB weekend PM me a email address and I will send you some settings and info that really work for us.

Look forward to meeting you in June

Peter

Thanks Peter, PM sent.
Regards, Deb.

I ll be there but probably staying at Dunolly or Tarnagulla.

Sounds great.

Cheers,

Tim Eureka

Hi there,

I will probably get to Laanacoorie at around 10am on the Friday 10th June and then again on Saturday 11th June morning.
On Sunday I have the Minelab training day but i will there for both the Friday and Saturday.
Looking forward to it.

Cheers,

Tim Eureka

Hi Tim,

I don't think we will have much organised for Friday as most people are traveling in that day. Friday night we will proberbly meet up after dinner and plan the weekend to suit the needs of the majority.
I won't be arriving until about Lunch time on Friday, as I like to let the traffic die down before I leave Melbourne.

One week before the weekend I will post a bit of an agenda so people will know where / what we are up to

I see the wekend as a meet and greet as well as some of the more experienced people helping out the newbees, nothing to formal and enjpy a few laughs. Some people might think this a bit strage, but I think our forum members will see where I'm coming from. The more people become involved in prospecting the bigger the voice we will have in the future

Are you staying at the park or out in the bush??

Regards

Peter

Hi Peter,

I will be probably be staying at either Dunolly motel or at Laanacoorie itself in a cabin.So i wil let you know as soon as possible.

I will keep you posted.

Many thanks.

Cheers,

Tim Eureka

PS: I might go gold detecting friday and catch up on firday late afternoon/night at Laanacoorie.

Hi Tim,

Just remember Jim said that they will be busy that weekend, so book early if staying at the park.

Look forward to seeing you

Peter

HI All,

Just an update, we have another to forum members who have said they will be coming, so this puts us up around the 15-18 in numbers.

Can you start throwing me some ideas on topics that people would like Jim to talk on, just so I can give him a bit of an idea?

Just keep in mind to book early or you might miss out on a cabin or powered site. There are always plenty of unpowered site available.


Peter
Mariner3800

I contacted Trevor at Coiltek as follows:

Hi Trevor,

Over the Queen’s Birthday weekend (10-13 June) approximately 25 members of the Gold Detecting and Prospecting forum (https://golddetecting.forumotion.net/)will be staying at or close to the Laanecoorie Lakeside Park owned by Jimmy Stewart.
It will be an informal weekend with the park as a meeting/eating place with a talk to be given by Jimmy. Quite a few “newbies” will be in the mix so some of the more experienced operators will be doing some teaching.

As a possible incentive to attract more members, I wonder if you might consider donating a new “Blitz” coil to be raffled on the Saturday night. Maybe $5.00 a ticket and the proceeds could go to a charity of your choice.

If you agreed to my idea then perhaps the coil could be sent to Jimmy for safekeeping in the interim.


Best regards,
Robert

And his reply



Hi Robert,

Thanks for your contact.
I have seen this thread on the forum and was thinking the same.
We would be happy to Donate a 14x9” GOLDSTALKER BLITZ coil. For our internal reference, can you outline your intentions for the weekend as we keep records of all donations and their purpose. I will also ensure you get a bunch of hats and a few other goodies to help you with your raffle.

We support many children’s charities, the big one being SCOSA. It would be a fantastic gesture to mention that all monies raised from the raffles for the COILTEK equipment is being donated to SCOSA. As you can understand , we need to ensure that all monies is kept with yourself or someone trusted to collect and remit the monies either directly to SCOSA or remitted to us knowing that we will immediately send the donation to them. I will be able to contact them to inform them of this effort and hope that we can mention on the forums and our website of this great cause.

I do like you initiative for this and hope to discuss more with you soon.

Well done.

Regards,


Trevor Ferraresso

Managing Director.
COILTEK MANUFACTURING PTY. LTD.
5 Mengel Court, Salisbury South
South Australia, 5106
P: +61 ( 8283 0222
F: +61 ( 8283 4005
E: trevor.f@coiltekmanufacturing.com.au
W: www.coiltekmanufacturing.com.au

I will "pass the ball" to Peter if he is happy to look after it now as it's his baby.

Robert

i'm hoping that i can make it as i would love to catch up with you all ....if i can make it i'll be there on saturday for sure...
cheers
stoppsy

Goldnomad that's a great thing to do well done mate...
cheers
stoppsy

Hi Goldnomad,

You have just blown me out of my boots and I have a smile from ear to ear
How good are you and how good is Trevor From Coiltek with a huge donation of the 14x9” GOLDSTALKER BLITZ coil and other items. What has really blown me away is they request that that all money raised go to such a wonderful charity as SCOSA.

I think COILTEK have just become the number one ticket holder for the weekend, well done Trevor & COILTEK.

If you cam PM me your contact phone number i will give you a bell tonight and work out the finer details.

So for all the Forum members attending the Laanecoorie Queens Birthday Weekend , you are all in for a great time.

Keep an eye out for more posts soon

Regards
Mariner3800
( Peter )

Hi GUys,

Sorry cannot make it. It would be great to catch up and place faces to names. Too far from QLD.

Coiltek great effort.

Have great weeked. Acan

I will be there. Cabin booked. Look forward to it!

mariner3800 wrote:Hi All,

As promised, please find more information the Forum Get Together.

I have just spoken with Jim at the Laanecoorie Lakeside Park and he informs me that it is a pretty busy weekend in the Park, so if you require a powered site or cabin accommodation please book now as I would hate to see anyone miss out. For those taking kids up, Jim informs me that there is going to be billy cart races and heaps of things for the kids to do.
( Laanecoorie Lakeside Park 03 5435 7303 )

Jim Also has confirmed that he will entertain us one night, topic TBA so if you would like to hear Jim talk on something specific please let me know and I will put a bit of a list together for Jim.

As this is not a " Club Run Event " or " Formalised Gathering " it is up to each individual to organise their own catering and look after themselves.

Most camp site have fire places so pack the camp oven or hot plate and don't forget to collect a bit of wood when you are out in the bush, but only from the designated areas.

So, if you are coming up for a day or the weekend can you please respond to this topic ( even if you have already just so I confirm the numbers

Looking forward to great weekend, catch up with forum members, exchange ideas and find some Gold.

See you all at Laanecoorie

Peter ( Mariner3800 )

Hi Peter, I can not stay the whole weekend but I'd love to visit on Sunday to meet some forum members that for now only know by name.
Please let me know if this is possible.
Cheers
Goldquest

Since starting the topic I would like to donate some items too since proceeds are going to a great cause....

I'll donate some goldfield maps and a hand held pin pointer.

Hi Goldquest,

No Problem at all, it will be great to meet up. Over this weekend I will post a simple program for the weekend, so please keep an eye out for it.


Hi Goldstalker GPX,

Mate where has this gone in such a short amount of time, look forward to catching up on the weekend and your donation of goods I'm sure will raise further money for such a worthy charity.

Till the weekend, may each swing bring you joy.

Mariner3800

Hi All,

Just an update on the Forum Get Together At Laanecoorie on the Queens birthday long weekend in June.

As it stands at the moment I have received 18 confirmed members and their families so far.

Goldstalker GPX has donated so items for the raffel so please don't forget to thank him when you meet up.

I will have bit of a program out soon ( still trying to keep it informal ) just so that you can plan your weekend.

Cabins are filling fast so if you have not booked yet I suggest you do it quick ( Laanecoorie ParK 03 5435 7303 )

Talk Soon
Mariner3800

Hi Mariner3800 just booked my site today should be there mid afternoon friday .Jims caravan park very helpful ,they asked me if i was with the forum as they are putting all the members in the same area

See you all on the 10th

Oh wow guys I am new to this I think I will have to come down for the day good on Coiltek and everyone else for this thats great!!!

Hi all

Hoping i can drop in and catch up for a few hours

Well done Mariner for your efforts in putting this together

Cheers Ruffles

Hi Guys,

Firstly I have to congratulate everyone involved with this weekend on such a great idea and such great efforts. It sounds like it could become a wonderful, ongoing part of the forum and shows just how much the members of this forum can achieve as a team.

Secondly, I have to let you guys know that Ange and I cannot attend . Other commitments have thwarted our efforts to be there and we are truly sorry that we can’t be a part of it . Hopefully it will be an ongoing event and we will be able to attend the next one (come hell or high water!). We wish to you all a fine weekend, full of gold and good times. Good luck to all and a big pat on the back for such a great effort.

Nature Pete and Ange.

Greetings foaks! would love to come to lannecoorie on long weekend, only a good spit from home, Maiden Gully, Bendigo, but sadly (or happily!) I shall be in Thailand. Try as I may can find no info on detecting in Thailand, so shall have to be content with looking for tigers! Although an old chinese proverb comes to mind, 'before one goes looking for tigers, be very very sure you want to find one!' Have a good week-end foaks and trust this may be an annual event!
Dale G.