the New South Wales Cichlid Society

NSWCS AGM
Come and support your club and have a say in the election of the 2010-11 committee 10-11 CLUB MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS ARE NOW DUE - Please see our membership officer at this meeting - only financial members will be able to participate in the voting process.

When: 7:30pm Saturday 7th August 2010

Where: Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank

What’s On:

Election of the 10-11 Committee

Back by popular demand - The Breeders MarketIn lieu of the mini auction we are opening the hall to our breeders to bring in what they choose for sale. All buyers will have an opportunity to meet the breeders and buy what they have on offer. You can haggle to your hearts content or get a taste of what they may be breeding and place your orders directly

And all the wonderful, usual stuff:

Supper

Lucky Door Prize

Member’s Draw

Table Show

On behalf of the 09-10 committee we look forward to seeing you all in August

When: 7:30pm Saturday 3rd July 2010

Where: Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank

What’s On:

Talk by International Speaker “Spencer Jack” will start at about 8pm

Spencer Jack has been active within the aquaria hobby since the age of five. A true “cichlidiot”, he has been working exclusively with cichlids over the last twenty years. Spencer has been an active hobbyist within Winnipeg for a number of years. Some of his roles within the fish hobbyist community include; Co-founder of the Aquarium Society of Winnipeg (1989), Founder and President of the Canadian Cichlid Association (2000). Spencer is a part of the American Cichlid Association - Marineland speakers program. and has spoken extensively throughout the USA and Canada.

“Spence is a first-class speaker and should be invited to every major cichlid convention. He has an abundance of material, plenty of hands-on experience in the field as well as in fish breeding, has great photos, lots of new information, and a very entertaining way of presenting this all.” Ad Konings

Check out his website for more information -Spencer Jack

Some of his photo’s from his collection trips

Supper

An array of refreshments for you to enjoy for a gold coin donation

And all the wonderful, usual stuff:

Lucky Door Prize

Financial members who sign in by 19:00 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry.

Trade Table

Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs

Mini Auction

As we have an international speaker lots will need to be in by 7.15pm so we can commence at 7.30pm sharp. Also we will be short on committee members so any assistance on the night will be greatly appreciated.

Member’s Draw

Draw was won last month so we start again!

Table Show

On behalf of the committee we look forward to seeing you all in July

When: 
7:30pm Saturday 5 June 2010      

Where:
Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank.   

What’s On: 

Dyi 

DIY Night - for those handy newbies who want to cut costs   

And all the wonderful, usual stuff:  

Lucky Door Prize 
Financial members who sign in by 19:30 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry.  

Trade Table 
Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs 

Supper table 
A time to network, suppertime is made even better with the array of sandwiches and biscuits, tea and coffee, provided by the committee for your enjoyment and a gold coin donation to the club.  

Mini Auction 
The not so mini, mini auction will be there for your buying pleasure. All items to be submitted for the mini auction must be booked in between 18:45 - 19:30. All lots must be adequately marked with the name and number of fish, plus the reserve price if any. 
Members & Visitors alike are all eligible to bid on lots 
Please remember a fast auction is a good auction so if we can please keep the noise down 
 
Member’s Draw 
You have to attend to win.

Table Show  

Entry
Members Free, Visitors $2 on Entry
On behalf of the committee we look forward to seeing you all in June        

Sydney

When:
7.30pm Saturday 1 May 2010

Where:
Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank

What’s On:

Lionel Gomez will be giving a talk on alternative heating of his fish room - very interesting

Also George Wright will do a fish talk on breeding Neolamprologus Multifasciatus

Breeders Program

As announced the Breeders program is happening
The Chilotilapia Rhoadesii (Bream) is the chosen species
Those who are interested please bring your $30 and your Badge “You must be a financial member for this”

Lucky Door Prize
Financial members who sign in by 19:30 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry.

Trade Table
Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs.

Supper table
A time to network, suppertime is made even better with the array of sandwiches and biscuits, tea and coffee, provided by the committee for your enjoyment and a gold coin donation to the club.

Mini Auction
The not so mini, mini auction will be there for your buying pleasure. All items to be submitted by members for the mini auction must be booked in between 18:45 - 19:30. All lots must be adequately marked with the name and number of fish, plus the reserve price if any.

Member’s Draw

Table Show

On Behalf of all the Committee we look forward to seeing you all
 

Illawarra

When:

Where:
Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank

What’s On:

Update on Breeder’s Program
Breeders program, what fish we are going to promote and how these fish are going to go out to the club

Open Forum
Open floor discussion on “Neets”, Neetroplus nematopus, a great little Central American

Lucky Door Prize
Financial members who sign in by 19:30 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry.

Trade Table
Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs.

Supper table
A time to network, suppertime is made even better with the array of sandwiches and biscuits, tea and coffee, provided by the committee for your enjoyment and a gold coin donation to the club.

Mini Auction
The not so mini, mini auction will be there for your buying pleasure. All items to be submitted by members for the mini auction must be booked in between 18:45 - 19:30. All lots must be adequately marked with the name and number of fish, plus the reserve price if any.

Member’s Draw

Table Show

On Behalf of all the Committee we look forward to seeing you all

When:
Saturday 6 March 2010 Those who have secured their lots book in time is between 12:00pm and 1:15pm 

NO LOTS LEFT - ALL HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED  

Auction starts 2:00pm 

Where:
Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank  

Entering Lots:
Don’t forget to pack 8 bags per foam box and number them from 1-8. This will ensure our auction steward will select lots in the correct order so that equity in our auction process can be achieved. There will be a 2 stage scrutineering process adopted at this auction. Your bags will be checked and their contents scrutinised for correct identification and health of the fish. Due to their special needs large fish are not to be placed in buckets but should be double bagged in suitable large bags and fish known to be aggressive in nature bagged individually. In the second stage your paperwork will be checked off and your fish moved to the holding area.  

Please help us out and ensure that all ‘book in’ sheets are completed using both the scientific and common names (you may access a species list from our Website. Although the site is a work in progress the species list there may assist you with this task). This allows your fish to be entered into the database and if available a photo will be displayed. This is important not only for the sellers but also for the buyers wanting to see what a fish typically looks like.  

Time will be saved if the correct procedures are taken from the start, otherwise you will have to correct the problem before the lots will be accepted and this may delay the start of the auction. The welfare of the livestock is paramount for the club, remembering that we would like the best conditions possible over a day that may see the fish bagged for 15 hours or more.  

Remember if you are selling fish please do not feed them 24-48 hours before bagging them. Also remember to add some Prime or an equivalent and if at all possible please use O2.  Tape over labels on bags with wide clear tape and add lot number with permanent marker. Mulitiple bags to be placed inside a larger bag or securely taped around as well as across from the top to bottom of bags using wide clear tape ..not household sticky tape.  

Viewing:
There will be no viewing of the lots due to the mishandling of fish in previous auctions and for the welfare of the livestock in general. There have been a considerable number of complaints regarding this matter. The auctioneers will be only to happy to describe the lots for you as they come up, a photo wherever possible will be displayed during the auction and the runners can show you the fish throughout the process as well We know that you will understand our reasons for not allowing this practice to continue.  

Who can sell fish?
Only financial members with allocated lots may sell their fish at our Major Auctions. Unfortunately new members joining on the day are unable to sell any fish, but are most welcome to grab a bargain  

Bidders cards for visitors will incur a $5 fee which includes entry.  

General entry fee for visitors $2 Each   

Raffles

There will be raffles throught out the day, the first being for $100 Auction money before the Auction begins so get in early for that. There will be further two more during the auction for great fish related prizes 

Bagging Station and Trade Table
If you need to rebag your purchases you can do so for $1 at the bagging station.
Bill and Lena will be manning the O2 and bagging station for the auction and the Trade Table will also be in operation  

Remember
The auction will start at 2pm sharp at Nuwarra Public School, McKay Ave. Moorebank, and is for fish, or aquarium related products only.  All items to be auctioned must be booked in between 12:00 noon and 1:15pm   All lots must be adequately marked with the name and number of fish, plus the reserve price if any.  Fish lots that are not labelled with the correct name of the fish or without a name will be immediately passed in.  A total maximum of Three (3) lots of non cichlid species.  Fish must be properly bagged. A charge of $1 will be payable where it is necessary to add oxygen or to re-bag the lot.  All bids will be in whole dollar units. Bids will be in minimum amounts of $1 increments from $1 to $20. $2 increments from $20 to $50. $5 increments beyond $50 and $10 bids after $100.  

If anybody is interested in assisting the committee on the day, please make yourself known to us. Without the help of our volunteers the major auctions would not be as successful or enjoyable as they are for both members and visitors and of course your committee.  

The committee looks forward to seeing you all on the day  

Copy of the rules can be downloaded Auction Rules                    

When: 
7:30pm Saturday 6 February 2009
Where:
Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank. 
What’s On: 
Talk 
Michael Keating - On his recent trip to South America Part 2 

Giant Fish Raffle 
This month in lieu of the usual goodies on offer we have our bi-annual Giant Fish Raffle with a great array of cichlids for you to choose from. So come along and try your luck. 
And all the wonderful, usual stuff: 
Lucky Door Prize 
Financial members who sign in by 19:30 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry. 
Trade Table 
Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs 
Supper table 
A time to network, suppertime is made even better with the array of sandwiches and biscuits, tea and coffee, provided by the committee for your enjoyment and a gold coin donation to the club. 
Mini Auction 
The not so mini, mini auction will be there for your buying pleasure. All items to be submitted for the mini auction must be booked in between 18:45 - 19:30. All lots must be adequately marked with the name and number of fish, plus the reserve price if any. 
Members & Visitors alike are all eligible to bid on lots 
Please remember a fast auction is a good auction so if we can please keep the noise down 
 
Member’s Draw 
You have to attend to win.
Table Show 

Entry
Members Free, Visitors $2 on Entry

Note

Action lots will be available for those Members that haven’t received their lots
On behalf of the committee we look forward to seeing you all in February 

When: 7:30pm Saturday 9th January 2009
Where:Nuwarra Public School, Mckay Ave Moorebank
What’s On:
Open Forum
Open discussion on breeding and raising Cuckoo Catfish (Synodontis multipunctatus)
First run of Auction Lots available for the March Major Auction - be sure to place your name down if you want some
Supper
An array of refreshments for you to enjoy for a gold coin donation
And all the wonderful, usual stuff:
Lucky Door Prize
Financial members who sign in by 19:00 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry.
Trade Table
Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs
Library
By popular demand our collection of books are returning for your enjoyment and education during the meeting and for borrowing should you wish to.
Mini Auction
Member’s Draw
Table Show
On behalf of the committee, I would like to wish you all a safe and happy New Year - we look forward to seeing you all in January
Please note the change of date for this meeting it is the second Saturday  09/01/2010

It’s Christmas and the Committee would like to say a huge thank you to all club members and their families
Please note the earlier time!!!!
When:
6:00pm Saturday 5th December 2007
Where:
Nuwarra Public School, McKay Ave Moorebank
This is a Members & Partners meeting only
What’s On:
Christmas Supper
All those Christmas favourites to fill your tummies
This Year we are doing things a little bit different
We are having a Giant Fish Raffle With a twist
The raffle is free, you will upon sign in get Five tickets for a single member and Ten tickets for a Family membership
As in previous years the Trade Table, Library, Table Show and Mini Auction will not take place in December.
On behalf of the committee, we look forward to seeing you all there!
Please note that the January meeting has been changed to 9/01/2010

When: 7:30pm Saturday 7th November 2009 

Where: Nuwarra Public School, McKay Ave Moorebank 

What’s On: 

Talk(s) 

Michael Keating - On his recent trip to South America Part 1 

Supper 

An array of refreshments for you to enjoy for a gold coin donation And all the wonderful, Usual stuff: 

Lucky Door Prize

Financial members who sign in by 19:00 will receive a Lucky Door Ticket on entry.

Trade Table

Bill and Lena will be only too willing to assist you with the purchase of all your dry goods needs 

Mini Auction

Members & Visitors alike are all eligible to bid on lots 

Please remember a fast auction is a good auction so if we can please keep the noise down 

Member’s Draw

Was won in September as there is no members draw in October, This starts again and a new prize is added each eligible meet till it goes off 

Table Show

Club Champion Night so double points apply

Library

Makes a return this month if you have any enquires or suggestion please see the Librarian 

Entry

Members Free, Visitors $2 on Entry

On behalf of the committee we look forward to seeing you all in November