Laanecoorie trip

[jeffu]

Just got back from the Laanecoorie Gold Bash. 1st time to the event and certainly won't be the last. The Laanecoorie Lakeside Park was overflowing with gold prospecting people of all sorts.
Congratulations to Bill (nugget893) for the flawless organisation of the event. Everything went perfectly according to plan.
Met up with many people with who enjoy the great Aussie outdoors and gold prospecting.
Thank you Sean Johnson for the loan of the SDC detector and my first ever detected nugget, a tiny 0.17gram.
WOW, never really realized the extent of the Golden Triangle, probably a good thing I don't live down there, I'd never be home.

I think Bill will be announcing a record amount raised for the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation this year. Every body took part in all the events, it was just fantastic to see. The food, the atmosphere, the whole event, absolutely spectacular. Recommend next years event to everyone.

Jeff

[shivan]

Great to hear you made it down there and had a good time. Even better to hear you detected your first nugget.
Sounds like a great time, will have to try and work something out for next year.

[golddiggerart]

That sounds great mate and nice one on finding your first detected Nugget.

[Andy]

Congratulations finding a nugget with you name on it Jeff. Yes it was a great trip.

[nugget893]

This years Laanecoorie Gold Bash will be handing over to Peter Mac Callum Cancer Foundation $17,769.24. This is the highest that we have ever given Peter Mac so far. We were hoping for more but we had high overheard this year than previous years.
Just a little bit of trivia "The Gold Bash is the only event held each year in Australia that caters for a high total of prospectors at one spot at one time. This year we had over 350 people turn up. Not bad when you think in 2011 we only had 35 and one sponsor. Now we have 65 sponsors.
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