Australian Woodwork Calendar 2006
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MARCH 2006

Saturday 18 th - Woodworking Warehouse - Open Day - Demonstrations on Woodturning, Woodcarving, Box Making on Bandsaws and many other events. Most items in stock on special discounts for club members – heavy discounts on tools, machinery and timber. 11 Citrus Street , Braeside , VIC Ph: 03 9587 3999

11–12 th - Woodturners of Goulburn Valley - Annual Woodturning and Furniture Show
Eastbank Centre, Welsford St , Shepparton , VIC. John Griffin: (03) 5831 1606, Len Taylor: (03) 5823 2430

  

17–19th - Wood 'n' Craft - Tools and Machinery Expo 2006, Exeter Showgrounds, Exeter , TAS, Jeff Synold: (03) 6328 1545, Email: autojps@hotmail.com

18—19 - Kiama Woodcraft Group Annual Expo
Masonic Hall, Hindmarsh Street , Kiama, NSW
Joe White: (02) 4297 0916, Email: mamiewhite@optusnet.com.au

 
APRIL 2006

1–2 April - Ballarat Woodworkers' Guild - Wood and Craft Expo ‘06 - Wendouree Sports and Events Centre Norman St, Wendouree, Ballarat, VIC David Henderson: 03 5345 2386

6th – 8th April - Designex (contemporary design forum) Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour Tel: (02) 8923 8300 Website: www.designex.info

Sat 8th April - 8:30am-4:30pm - 5 th HTPAA Tool Conference - Rydges Hotel, 701 Swanston St. Melbourne Conference Dinner, will be held the evening before, at the same venue with guest speaker Dr. Max Lay, AM, and the members tool sale will be held at the Glenferrie Primary School from 7:30-9:30 on evening of the conference.
‘Hand Tools & Tools in Use' – Photographic Competition. Call Bruce Sandie: 03 9898 4823.Members Tool Display Competition To be displayed at the 5 th HTPAA Tool Conference. Call Frank Ham: 03 8917 176. Website: http://www.htpaa.org.au

 

Sunday April 9 th , 9:00am HTPA Melbourne Tool Sale - Public Sale - – 1:00pm Glenferrie Primary School , 80 Manningtree Road , Hawthorn. Call Laurie: 03 9578 3550 Email: Email: toolsales@htpaa.org.au

29 April–7 May - Coffs Harbour Lillipilli Art and Craft Exhibition - Coffs Harbour Showgrounds, Pacific Highway, Geoff Webby: (02) 66562221 Email: webby@tadaust.org.au

29th April & 1st May - The Wootha Wood Prize “Seat for One” Maleny Wood Expo – From Chainsaw to Fine Furniture. The Wootha Prize competition invites Australia 's best woodworkers/sculptors to submit their entry in sustainable harvested Australian native timbers, recycled timber or weed timber with the 2006 theme 'Seat for One' as part of the Maleny Wood Expo. Entry Closes: 17 February 2006 Email: info@malenywoodexpo.com , Website: http://www.malenywoodexpo.com
MAY - JUNE 2006
5th - 23rd May - The Contemporary Art Society of Victoria Collectors' Exhibition 2006 -
A selected exhibition of Australian Contemporary Art. Steps Gallery, 62 Lygon Street Carlton , Melbourne Entries due: 31 st March. The Collectors' Exhibition aims to showcase both established & emerging contemporary artists, giving art collectors an opportunity to purchase works from a selected exhibition of works in different media, all brought together in one show. Contact: 0 3 9428 0568 		 

12–13th. May - Cooroy Wood and Craft Show RSL Memorial Hall, Maple St, Cooroy, Qld
John Gollan: 0402 469 131 Rod Hayes: 0415 884 485 

28 May–2 July - Sturt 21st Birthday Exhibition Sturt School for Wood, Mittagong, NSW Tom Harrington: (02) 4860 2083

10–11 June Narooma District Woodcrafters Annual Expo Central Tilba NSW
Laurie Kent: (02) 4476 7225

JULY - AUGUST 2006

20 - 23rd July 2006 - FURNITEX 2006 will be held over 2 venues - Melbourne Exhibition Centre & Royal Exhibition Building . Vivid - This is a subset of Furnitex: Entry is open to all Australian based designers and students of a recognised design course in the three categories;
1. Commercial – new releases, 2. Concepts – prototypes. 3. Student design. For further information contact: The Curator - Uli Hasel. Tel 03 5152 3731  Email uliha@netspace.net.au

 

11–13th August - Newcastle Woodworking Hobbies & Craft Expo Newcastle Showgrounds
John Harvey, Expo Secretary:02 4952 6466 Email: secretary.expo@exemail.com.au

 

Timber & Working with Wood Shows 2006
2–4 June : Sydney - 14–16 July : Adelaide - 8–10 September : Canberra - 20–22 October : Melbourne
Email: info@workingwithwood.com Web: www.workingwithwood.com