Townsville Area Woodturners Association (TAWA) was founded in 1988 to preserve the traditional art and craft of woodturning. It has since association included the allied crafts of scroll sawing and pyrography. TAWA is a not for profit association and was incorporated as the “Townsville Area Woodturners Association Inc.” on the 5th October 1988 (under the Association Incorporation Act 1981). more....

Our role in the community ...
TAWA is very active promoting well being through participation in sport and recreation. Our volunteers support a wide range of cultural and community events in the Townsville, Thuringowa and surrounding regions providing displays and demonstrations of our crafts at many events each year. TAWA actively encourages participation in our crafts by women and whole family units and works with other groups, organizations with similar interests in promoting arts, crafts and cultural events.

Monthly Workshop Meetings
are held generally on the 1st Monday of the month at the TAWA club house in Grosvenor St Pimlico.

Workshop Sessions
TAWA hosts several scroll saw and woodturning workshop sessions during the week making its facilities available to club members at a very nominal fee.

Annual Woodturning Competition
is held in association with the Townsville Show Society’s annual “Townsville Show” in late June to promote excellence in the crafts of woodturning, scroll saw and pyrography. Entries are received in Open, Intermediate, Novice and Student sections.

Membership
is open and is governed by TAWA’s articles of Association. Some restrictions upon our membership are made necessary by the nature of our craft.
Membership Form ( Adobe PDF 23kb)   TAWA Flyer ( Adobe PDF 38kb)

Classes
TAWA holds beginners classes for novice members in the craft of woodturning, on Tuesday evenings as required.

Contacts
Postal address: PO Box 692 Aitkenvale 4814
Phone contact: 0427 590 789

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