Hunt For More Than Just Eggs This Easter

This Easter weekend, you will find the lush rolling hills of Dayboro alive with color in more ways than one as the Annual Gemboree opens at the Dayboro Showgrounds.

Gem and mineral dealers from across the Southeast will be on hand at the Gemboree displaying and selling their products against the beautiful backdrop of the Dayboro Hills. In keeping with the family friendly theme, there will be a variety of interactive activities on offer for the whole family to enjoy, including a Thunder Egg Hunt, competitions, and a Sieving for Gemstones activity that will be sure to entertain the kids. This much-anticipated Gemboree will also feature numerous stalls that will include a variety of fine finished jewelry, rough and cut gems, lapidary equipment, minerals, fossils and collectibles, plus so much more.

If you are interested in this fascinating hobby, don’t miss this opportunity to learn more through the working gem displays. Here you can see first hand how gems, fossils and minerals are cut, polished and finished.

Queensland boasts some of the best and largest fossicking fields in the world, including Agate ,Topaz, Quartz, lots of Mineral, and the largest Opal, Petrified Wood and Sapphire fields. Details on where to go to find these goodies—including where the registered fossicking fields are, along with the regulations on how to enjoy them—will also be available at the Gemboree. Rockhounds will have information tables on offer and local clubs will be there ready to answer any questions.

The Details

Location: The Dayboro Showgrounds, 3512 Mount Mee Rd, Dayboro

Date: 7th April - 10th April

Parking: There will be plenty of parking on offer. For further information regarding camping, directions, or any other enquiries, Lloyd Hosking on 0429 040 600

Take The Kids Out To Space!

Take your kids on a tour of the Solar System at the Sir Thomas Brisbane Planetarium, 152 Mt Coot-tha Road, Mt Coot-tha. This show will be sure to entertain (and educate!) the kids as they are taken on a tour of the Solar Sysystem through the eyes of a family of aliens on vacation from another star system. The show is approximately 30 minutes, inclusive of night sky tour and suitable for children ages 3+. Tickets are $10. For more information and to book visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/whats-on-and-events/event/ perfect-little-planet