Annual Lace Conference 2024 and Notice of AGM 15th- 22nd September
The highlight of the year for most lace makers is the annual conference week held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting.
Notice of AGM
The AGM in 2024 will in person only!
The AGM will commence at 2pm on Saturday 21st September at St Josephs Heritage and Conference Centre, Tenison Woods Ave, Perthville
Annual Lace Conference 2024
The highlight of the year for most lace makers is the annual conference week held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting.
The 2024 annual conference will be held at
St Joseph’s Heritage and Conference Centre, Tenison Woods Ave Perthville NSW
Perthville is located approximately 10km from Bathurst and the Centre is located in a pleasant rural setting.
Accommodation
There is a variety of accommodation available on site.
Ensuite double and single rooms are available including two disabled single ensuite rooms. This accommodation is available in the Vale Lodge and is initially restricted to those with mobility issues. One must apply to the committee for access to these rooms.
The bulk of the accommodation is in the old boarding school and includes single and twin rooms and dormitory pod accommodation with 2,3 or 4 beds. There is also one open dormitory with 6 beds. These room all have shared bathroom facilities. No ensuite.
This Conference will be fully catered, and all dietary needs can be met. There will be no self catering.
Smoking is not allowed on the premises and pets are also not allowed.
Bookings
The conference booking form will be published in the Winter magazine and will also be available by Clicking the link below.
Details of workshops and other activities will be posted after the magazine has been sent out to members.
Click to download a Registration form
Workshops
| Carrickmacross & Limerick 4 days |
| Carrickmacross (Monday & Tuesday only) 2 Days |
| Limerick (Thursday & Friday only) 2 Days |
| Russian Tape Lace |
| Teneriffe |
| Flanders Lace |
| Bobbin Lace for Beginners Mon & Tues Only |
| Social Lace |
Wednesday Tour to Bathurst
Bathurst with Lunch at Abercrombie House
(minimum 15 people) $ 125.00 ea
9:30am Depart Perthville
10:00am Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
To view the art Gallery including the Triennial Contest entries
11:00am Chifley Home and Education Centre (1hr) –
In a quiet residential street in Bathurst is one of the country’s most intimate museums — the former home of Prime Minister Ben Chifley and his wife, Elizabeth.
More information- https://mgnsw.org.au/organisations/chifley-home/
12:15pm Abercrombie House for lunch & tour (2 ½ hrs)
One of the top three tourist attractions of Bathurst Home of the Morgan Family for half a century
See gardens, paths and outbuildings, explore the reception rooms, grand staircase, ballroom, first floor bedrooms and corridors . Lunch is included
More information- https://www.abercrombiehouse.com.au/
3:00pm Miss Traill’s House (1hr) – private opening
In 1845, Yorkshire born Reverend Thomas Sharpe acquired two Crown grant allotments in Russell Street, where he started building a three-bay bungalow of red Bathurst brick. A pious man, Sharpe was known for his charity to the poor and unceasing attention to the sick and dying.
When Sharpe died in 1877, his two sons inherited the house and it became a girls’ school known as Wyoming Lodge in 1896. The house later reverted to a private residence and passed through various families until it was eventually bought by Ida Traill in 1937 – the last resident of the house. Miss Traill bequeathed the house and contents to the National Trust in 1976, leading to the establishment of the house museum we know today.
More information- https://www.nationaltrust.org.au/places/miss-traills-house/
4:30pm Arrive in Perthville18/09/24
Bathurst with free time to explore and buy your lunch (minimum 10 people) $93.00
9:30am Depart Perthville
10:00am Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
11:00am Chifley Home and Education Centre (1hr) –
12:15pm Bathurst District Historical Society Museum (1hr) –
1:30pm Lunch in CBD at own expense
3:00pm Miss Traill’s House (1hr) – private opening
4:30pm Arrive in Perthville