2007 Coober Pedy Gem Trade Show

The inaugural Coober Pedy Gem Trade Show was a great success. With a total of 12 booth holders and 6 table sites, the Show is conservatively estimated to have sold over $100,000 of opal products.

Arising through a partnership between the Coober Pedy Retail Business and Tourism Association and the Coober Pedy Miners Association with initial seed funding from the District Council of Coober Pedy and the Northern Regional Development Board (NRDB), the Gem Show saw over 400 people walk through the exhibition hall. The committee consisted of representatives from these four organisations and PIRSA. Oxiana also contributed some funding towards the Gem Show.

“Considering that this was our first Gem Show, the Committee was delighted with the outcome”, said Steve Staines, Far North Economic Development Officer with the NRDB and Gem Trade Show Coordinator. At the conclusion of the 2007 Show, 8 of the 12 booth holders reiterated their support for the show by booking booths for the 2008 Show.