REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
The Australian Narrow Gauge Convention is a Pre-Registration only event.
Registrations are now available to purchase online via TryBooking, or print a copy of the Registration Form and return via post.
See buttons at bottom of this page for online or postal registration options.
As well as Registrations for the event, optional extras, such as Convention polo shirts, attendance to the awards dinner, the Partners Program and an optional extra activity for Easter Monday at Lake Macquarie Light Rail, are all available to book now. See below for further details on these optional extras.
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW AVAILABLE
The Australian Narrow Gauge Convention is a Pre-Registration only event.
Registrations are now available to purchase online via TryBooking, or print a copy of the Registration Form and return via post.
See buttons at bottom of this page for online or postal registration options.
As well as Registrations for the event, optional extras, such as Convention polo shirts, attendance to the awards dinner, the Partners Program and an optional extra activity for Easter Monday at Lake Macquarie Light Rail, are all available to book now. See below for further details on these optional extras.
Welcome to the
Australian Narrow Gauge Convention
Clinics
A broad range of subjects is being prepared to be presented during the Convention schedule. A mixture of clinics, workshops and prototype topics will be hosted throughout the weekend.
Work is underway to assemble another great selection of clinic presentations for the 16th Australian Narrow Gauge Convention. We are always grateful for the time and effort our team of presenters provide at these events. Topics to be covered include a range of modelling techniques, layout presentations and prototype discussions. As per previous events, we will again be producing another comprehensive clinic handbook, compiling all the clinic notes from the weekend. The handbook is a valuable resource for modellers, and a great record of the convention. A full clinic timetable will be available on this page to download prior to the event.
We are proud to have an association with the Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum for the 16th Australian Narrow Gauge Convention. The dedicated members of this railway preservation group have assembled and restored a fantastic collection of industrial tramway and logging equipment, with an emphasis on the Rubicon Ranges. The display of logging winches, locomotives and rolling stock is an excellent resource for modellers who share an interest in this industrial history. Museum members will be joining us for the convention to provide a presentation on the history of the group and preservation work that the museum has undertake over the years.
We also definitely encourage those attending the convention to allow some time to visit the Alexandra Timber Tramway and Museum either before or after the event. There is no shortage of interesting artifacts to inspect, so the journey is well worth it.
With convention planning in full swing, we are working with our group of presenters to offer more than twenty varied clinic presentations across the weekend. Some of our range of various topics include;
Realistic narrow gauge operations
Exhibition layouts with a difference
Finding inspiration
Radio control operations
Modelling slate
Rio Grande narrow gauge
The locomotives of Kelly & Lewis
The joys of research
Weathering timber
Scratch building better boats for the waterfront
Laser cut trees and ferns
Modellers estates & model collections
Small layouts from leftovers
Prototype Welsh railways
Roaring Camp & Big Trees
Finishing 3D models
Creative exhibition layouts
Plus, a selection of layout presentations and discussions