Events, meetings & field trip programs


8th Australian National Shell Show 
Perth WA 2009

If you are not part of a shell club, but saw our advertising and came along to the
National Shell Show when we hosted it in Sydney
you may wish to rub shoulders with the local collectors and dealers again.

Send us an email to confirm details of our next meeting, and come along.
steve@sydneyshellclub.net 

Unless we are on a field trip we usually meet on the 4th Saturday of each month.
We normally meet at the Ryde Eastwood Leagues-Club (For information of members and their guests)
117 Ryedale Road, along side West Ryde Station
We arrive at around 1.30pm to look at shells and then the meeting commences at 2pm followed by any presentations. We usually finish 4pm or so

By the way if you missed the National or want to relive the atmosphere, 
our club has a small annual show each October
There are competitive displays, educational exhibits and both collector grade and decorator shells for sale or swap.


Monthly meeting Presentation Program 

Month Presenter Topic
January 08 Steve Dean Land Snails
February 08 Peter Pienaar Volutidae
March 08 Kim Bishop Harpidae
April 08 Steve Dean Muricidae
May 08 Sandra Montague Strombidae
June 08 John Franklin Conidae
July 08 Bob Snedic Cypraeidae
August 08 Steve Dean Mitridae TBC
September 08    
October 08 Guest Annual NSW Shell Show
November 08    
December 08   No meeting

Cake Roster 
Members bring a cake to monthly meetings for afternoon tea.
Have you forgotten when you volunteered for?

Month Provider
July 07 Steve Dean
August Bob Snedic
September Peter Pienaar
October All (with optional hamper)
November Chris Barnes
December NA
January 08 Maureen Anderson
February Kim Bishop
March Ron Moylan
April Bob Snedic
May Sandra Montague
June Peter Pienaar

Club Field Trips 

None Listed


Annual October Sydney Shell Show - General public are welcome 
The categories for our Annual show in October are yet to be decided 
A category with only one competitor may not be judged, just awarded a certificate.
Normally two months before the show members vote to decide what families of shell will be exhibited and judged.
There are usually around twelve categories selected plus a children's section. They are posted here once known.
On the day there are also guest speakers, shells for sale, swap or winning; and sometimes visiting shell dealers.
There are also experts who can name your unidentified specimens - FREE.