Welcome

The club caters for photographers of all skill levels from beginners to highly experienced. You do not need expensive camera equipment to participate in club activities.

We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Members can participate in graded print and digital competitions. ZOOM tutorial sessions and hands on workshops occur on the third and fourth Wednesday in each month. Go to About/Help/Contact for more information.

Use the Join Our Club button to set up an account and sign up. Use the About Us button for more information and contacts.

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About our club

Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc. is an incorporated association that was previously the Belmont 16s Photography Club. We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. Club members are required to join Valentine Bowling Club as social members.

Objectives of the Club

To provide members of the club with opportunities to advance the standard of their pictorial and technical photographic work.

To promote the exchange of information and ideas about photography through the provision of education and training programmes, newsletters, a website, and other means.

To encourage and assist members to participate in photographic competitions both within and beyond the Club.

 
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2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Jul 22 @ 11:00 pm
Each month the club publishes a newsletter called The Leading Line You will find all the latest news on a variety of topics including what’s happening on Zoom.   Send your submissions to our Newsletter[...]
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7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Aug 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Club Committee meets on the first Wednesday night of each month from 7pm to 8pm via Zoom. If you have any issues that you would like the Committee to consider, please contact the Chairperson[...]
Recent Posts Archives

Congratulations Roy Killen

 

The Photographic Society of America has awarded Roy the Large Club Representative of the Year 2021 and he was honoured with the Society’s Fallon Membership Award.

The Fallon Membership Award is presented annually to a member who has served the Society by increasing membership.  The emphasis of this award is service in promoting membership.

The Fallon Membership Award is given to any PSA member who has been devoted to promoting and sustaining membership in the Society through recruitment and the creation and implementation of membership activities and programs.

by Diane Schofield, October 8, 2021

AGM 11 August 2021 Documents

The following are links to documents relating to the AGM Meeting :

Agenda AGM 2021

Minutes for AGM 19 August 2020

AGM – Additional Notes

Susan Slack , Secretary

 

by Diane Schofield, August 5, 2021

Reta Telford

Reta has suffered a stroke. She is at the Hunter Valley Private Hospital in Shortland.
She is doing well. Her right arm is affected but is being rehabilitated.
She’s in hospital for approximately another 10 days and would love to see visitors.

Reta Telford and Phil Whitman Sunday 13 June

by Diane Schofield, June 13, 2021

BELMONT 16S PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB – PRINT NIGHT – COVID SAFETY PLAN

  1. Members register with Belmont 16s on entry. 
  2. Physical distancing and people flow  
    When visiting Belmont 16s please follow the signage, floor marking indicators, remain seated while inside and respect the directions of COVID Safe Marshals in the main club areas who are here to help you keep safe and healthy.
    To assist us reduce mingling, please maintain recommended physical distancing measures of 1 person per 2 square metres. Please remain seated whenever possible during print night, maintain social distancing when viewing the prints and take a seat when socialising. 
    Access to the tea and coffee table may be in groups. Please be patient and maintain social distance when queuing.
  3. Enhanced hygiene measures 
    The Belmont 16sCOVID-safe practices include enhanced hygiene and cleaning regimes, promoting social distancing and providing clear thoroughfares to avoid co-mingling.
    The photography club committee asks you to maintain distance from others, use the hand sanitizers that the host club provides and most importantly stay at home if you are feeling unwell.
    The club supports anyone who wants to wear a mask within the Club, as such the host club provides these free to any member who requests one at the front desk.
  4. Eliminating common touch points                                                            In order to to minimise common touch points between members, photography club members will not use club name tags or raffle tickets for the time being.
    Please pay membership online if possible. If paying directly, please queue maintaining social distance, be patient and use hand sanitiser before and after. 
  5. Peak Periods 
    Displaying Prints
    During peak times such as displaying and collecting prints and tea break, please be patient and maintain separation.
    Viewing prints
    Please follow the signage,  move in the indicated direction, maintain social distancing and consider others. 
    Stand Set-up & Removal
    This is to be done by nominated Stand Marshals. Please leave these tasks to the marshals in order to reduce co-mingling and to maintain social distancing. 
    Stand marshals need to work in pairs, so they may choose to wear a mask.; however, masks are not mandatory. 
    Marshals should use hand sanitiser before and after and maintain social distance where possible. 
    Only one marshall at the storage cupboard at any one time in order to maintain social distance.

by Diane Schofield, April 21, 2021

URGENT REMINDER – RSVP Northern Photographic Federation Trade Show & Workshops

On 12 April, Brad  Le Broque is required to submit numbers of NPF attendees to the Kurri Kurri Bowling for catering, seating and COVID-19 management. 

The NPF is to be held at the Kurri Kurri Bowling Club Tuesday 20 April 2.30pm.  Brad has put a huge amount of work  into the event for you.

Please support Brad, by sending your RSVP  to me by e-mail:  seenbyschofield@gmail.com so that I may forward our club’s responses to him.

by Diane Schofield, April 11, 2021