Welcome to the Showgrounds Community Men's Shed 

Click to View our Shed FlyerThe Showgrounds Community Men's Shed provides opportunities for members to work on their own projects, join a team working on Shed activities and tasks, or just share time, recreation and fellowship with other members.  Many of our activities include partners and family, so we celebrate the broader world of men as well as the uniqueness of men together.

New members and anyone interested in who we are and what we do, are very welcome any time we’re open, so feel free to call by the Shed at the Claremont Showgrounds (enter through Gate 8 off Ashton Avenue), and have a chat to us to see how we go about men’s interests and wellbeing.

Our Shed is part of the nation-wide network of Men’s Sheds in Australia and is supported locally by the Men’s Shed of WA (MSWA).  Drop into any Shed and have a look at what we do.

The Shed welcomes requests from the Public to undertake jobs from small repairs to larger woodworking projects for reasonable fees, so bring us your ideas or items that need fixing and see what we can offer.

We hope you find useful information on this website that shows how we support community members in both purpose as men together as well as having fun and recreation to enjoy life to the full.  Please get in touch if you feel we can be part of your lifestyle or undertake tasks that help you in your day to day life.

CLICK HERE to view our Information Flyer. (be sure to scroll down to see both pages)


Opening Hours

Monday - Friday : 8.30am to 4.30pm (Via Gate 8 off Ashton Avenue)

Saturday : 8.30am to 4.30pm (Via Gate 1 off Graylands Road)

Sundays: 12pm to 4.30pm (Via Gate 1 off Graylands Road)

Public Holidays: Closed

 

 

Events
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Blue Dot Verification of Competency (VOC) Assessments (commencing 20 Apr '26)
Apr
20
Blue Dot Verification of Competency (VOC) Assessments (commencing 20 Apr '26)
Showgrounds Community Men's Shed
20-04-2026 09:00 AM – 25-04-2026 03:00 PM
To maintain your Blue Dot Woodworking Accreditation you will need to, you will need to undertake a Verification of Competency (VOC) Assessment as follows. Woodworking members aged under 75 years will be assessed every 24 months Woodworking members aged 75 to 80 years will be assessed every 18 months Woodworking members aged 80 to 90 years will be assessed every 12 months Woodworking members older than 90 years  will be assessed every 6 months You will be assigned a simple task which shouldn’t take more than about 30 minutes. This is not a test of your craftsmanship; it is simply a demonstration that you can competently use the machinery unsupervised without endangering yourself or others.  You can book your VOC Assessment by clicking on your preferred VOC Assessment date below. The Rostered Supervisor for the day will oversee your assessment and he will either deem you "competent" or refer you to a Trainer for further assessment or training. If you choose not to do the VOC Assessment,  you will no longer be able to use the Machine Room equipment unsupervised.
Woodworking Machinery Induction (Blue Dot) – Tuesday 21st & 28th Apr '26
Apr
21
Woodworking Machinery Induction (Blue Dot) – Tuesday 21st & 28th Apr '26
Showgrounds Community Men's Shed
21-04-2026 09:00 AM – 28-04-2026 09:00 AM
Woodworking Machinery Induction (Blue Dot) – Phases 1 & 2 All Members who wish to use the woodworking machinery in the Machine Room will need to complete Phase 1 & Phase 2 of the Woodworking Machinery Induction Training. Please Note that Members must have completed the Red Dot course before enrolling in this Blue Dot course? This Course will be conducted in two Phases over two consecutive weeks (9am - 12pm) so you must be able to commit to both sessions before purchasing a ticket. Each Phase will be approximately a three hour duration. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Session. The Cost of this course (for both Phases) is $20.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise Michael Cahill on 0459062090 as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you.  If you cancel or are a “no show” on the day you will lose your $20 fee so please, only book if you can commit to the two consecutive weeks. Payments can be made online by secure credit card.  Once you have completed both phases of the Woodworking Machinery Induction your Membership Badge will be updated to replace the Red Dot with a Blue Dot.  This will reflect that you have completed all the necessary Woodworking Training and are ready to undertake any Woodworking projects in the Shed. 
Wellbeing - Understanding AI and what you can use it for
Apr
22
Wellbeing - Understanding AI and what you can use it for
Showgrounds Community Men's Shed
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM
In this session Jim Gall will give us a some real world examples of how we can use AI in our life. As well as explaining just what AI is, Jim will demonstrate some examples of using AI to complete tasks and make life easier (maybe). AI DEMO / PRESENTATION 1. What is AI A Layman’s Explanation 2. ChatGpt Typical uses 1. Ask a question using natural language 2. Ask ChatGpt to produce a useful set of instructions - build a table 3. Provide Chatgpt with input data and ask for something to be done with List of ingredients - get Chatgpt to generate some dinner options and associated recipes 4. Use Voice mode to ask a question 3. Copilot Use to generate an image - based on textual description Provide an image and ask for it to be modified in some way I.e covert to colour - old photo Change background of a photo  4. Use Google Docs -  to take a handwritten letter and decipher the text. Use Chatgpt to tidy up the text Take a scan of a typed family story, extract text, then generate a dated log of the events from the story. Ask Copilot generate a storyboard scene image of events from the story. 5.  Animate an old photo using Adobe firefly 6.  Generate  lyrics for a song based on an event from someone’s life. Use Suno to generate music for the lyrics - based on style and instruments suggested from audience Play the Song.