Saturday 7 October
Tours, talks, hunts and the Saturday night auction
Saturday carried most of the major activities, from training tours and talks to token hunts, stake your claim, the memorial trophy presentation, raffle and auction.
Morning
Breakfast and registration
Breakfast by the Carisbrook Lions Club, Calories Blah and Mellow Coffee Creations coffee van, with registration at the Registration Gazebo.
Morning sales
Activity purchases
Token Hunt, Treasure Hunt and Guess the Weight activities were available from the merchandise table.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gold & Relics prospecting training tour
Three-hour tour. Maximum of 8 trainees. Bookings essential. $60.00.
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Token Hunt 1
Meet at the tree in the centre of the courtyard or at the marked token hunt wait-here sign. Coil size limited to 14 inches or less.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
How to Find Patches of Gold
Talk by geologist Andrew Bales in the Recreation Room.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch break
Lunch by the Carisbrook Lions Club or Calories Blah near the Recreation Room.
Afternoon
Detecting for Dummies and guest speakers
Peter from Lucky Strike ran Detecting for Dummies, followed by guest speaker Brenton Shannon and Darren Kamp from Lucky Strike speaking on The 7 Secrets of Prospecting for Gold.
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Token Hunt 2
Second token hunt from the courtyard tree or marked wait-here sign, with the same 14-inch coil limit.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Stake Your Claim
Held at the volleyball area. Claims were bought at the Merchandise Gazebo on Saturday for $10 each.
5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Jim Stewart Memorial Trophy presentation
Presentation by Robyn Stewart.
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Raffle draw
Drawing of the raffle.
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Spit roast dinner
Put on by the Carisbrook Lions Club. $15 per child, $22 per adult. Calories Blah also offered a kids menu and separate Thai meals.
7:30 pm onwards
Auction
Saturday night auction. Card facilities were available for big ticket items only, with payment and pickup at the front office and no cheques accepted.
Sunday 8 October
Final sessions, winners and close
Sunday carried breakfast, the final training tour, another token hunt, a PMAV chat, lunch, winner announcements, the final raffle and the close of the Bash.
Morning
Breakfast and registration
Breakfast by the Carisbrook Lions Club, Calories Blah and Mellow Coffee Creations coffee van, with registration at the Registration Gazebo.
Morning sales
Activity purchases
Token Hunt, Treasure Hunt and Guess the Weight activities were available again from the merchandise table.
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Gold & Relics prospecting training tour
Sunday tour session. Maximum of 8 trainees. Bookings essential. $60.00.
10:00 am onwards
Detecting for Dummies and Token Hunt 3
Peter from Lucky Strike returned for Detecting for Dummies, with Token Hunt 3 running from the courtyard tree or marked wait-here sign and the same 14-inch coil limit.
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Chat with PMAV
Jason Cornish hosted the PMAV session.
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch break
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Winner announcements
Treasure Hunt, Token Hunt, Guess the Weight of the Nugget and Kids Raffle winners were announced.
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Final raffle and closing of the Bash
Final raffle draw followed by the close of the Bash.
Activities noted in the 2023 archive: Treasure Hunt, Token Hunt, Stake Your Claim, Gold Panning, Detector Training, Melting Your Gold, Gold Buyers on Site, lectures, viewing gold pours and a kids activity area near the playground.
