Come along for our Thursday morning clean-up of the shed and then stay and enjoy our famous SCMS scones with jam & cream!

Our Kitchen Team will run an 'Artisan Bread' (sourdough) baking workshop over 2 days (Wednesday arvo and Thursday morning). You will be able to smell and sample the 'spoils' of this effort if you visit the SCMS Kitchen on Thursday at lunchtime.

All Members who intend to be part of the Woodworking Group will need to complete this Power Tools Induction Training. There is a once off Cost of $10 for this Training Course, which can be paid when you purchase a ticket. Note: Members are required to complete the 'Yellow Dot' Shed Introduction session before taking part in a Red Dot training session. There will be a maximum of 3 persons for each Training Session.  If after booking, for some reason you cannot attend the training, please advise the Red Dot coordinator, Jeremy Wallace, on 0406927650 (SMS please), or email (jeremywallace5@outlook.com) as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you.  If you have trouble booking please contact Jeremy by SMS. The successful completion of the Red Dot Training is a pre-requisite to booking the Blue Dot Woodwork Machinery Course. Once you have completed this Training, your Membership Badge will updated to show a Red Dot and enable you to undertake any projects in the Main Workshop that utilise only Power Tools. 

We are scheduled to prepare another Homeless meal in cooperation with Matilda Bay Rotary Club. The weather is slowly getting colder and we will be cooking a nourishing and healthy menu for our Homeless meals, depending on the type of produce that will be dropped off by MBRC. Anybody is welcome to drop by our kitchen and say 'Hello' to our team. Best regards, Werner (for Geoff)

It's next Tuesday - book soon ! Please join us for the April monthly lunch. We will enjoy some of the Kitchen Group's greatest hits (does that sound too much like K-Tel ?). Enjoy a main course of char kway teow, a classic Asian noodle dish straight from our wok. This will be followed by the ever popular apple crumble with vanilla ice cream.  So sign up, come along and enjoy a meal with your mates! Cost for food will be $25 with beer and wine at standard prices.   As usual, we need pre-payment with your registration.  You will be able to get a credit towards a future event if you cancel at least 24 hours before the event. Should you need to cancel, please send an email to wernerribul@mac.com. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. We hope you will be able to join us. Best regards, Werner and Michael

Kitchen Team Members, You will have seen the invitation to the April monthly lunch published. We will need 5 volunteers to work in the kitchen next Tuesday. If you would like to volunteer, please take a ticket (they are free).  We are trying this ticket method to regulate numbers in the kitchen. Cheers Werner and Michael

PLEASE BOOK FOR THIS EVENT SO WE CAN ENSURE WE HAVE SUFFICIENT CHICKEN SKEWERS! Yes we have an upright Wayne Pride to play country style music and songs for this Friday session.  This will be a another belter. Come along, enjoy the music, have a beer (or wine) and have a chat with mates. Not only will you be able to get music from Wayne and drinks from the bar at the usual price - you will also be able to enjoy a sizzling morsel from the BBQ .  All of this for the extremely reasonable ticket price of $10 per person (including the sizzle).  Friends of the shed are welcome, bring your partner and other music enthusiasts.  (BTW - Wayne is horizontal because TIDY can't handle vertical format images!)

Please note the later start time 2:30pm this friday You will be pleased to learn that we have almost 30 frames of honey to be extracted.  The frames were taken from our hives this morning.  They are presently in the freezer but will be rewarmed next week ready for our work. It would be great if we could assemble a group 6 or so to help out - many hands make light work. If you can attend please "Get a ticket" so i know who can come.  If by chance we have a lot of helpers we may do it in shifts    Stephen

Many members of the Garden Group as well as members of other groups have engaged in the reorganisation of the Garden Area and the construction of our greenhouse.  The basic construction of the greenhouse is complete and we are proceeding with the fitout. This celebration is to recognise the large number of members who have engaged with the project and to thank them for their contributions. We will have some nibbles, a barbeque and dessert.  Simple but tasty and it is FREE for all invitees and their spouses/partners.  One drink per person will also be sponsored by the Garden Group.  After the first drink, normal Shed pricing will apply. There are also a few places available for others who want to attend this event at a cost of $30 per person. Even though 10 April may seem far away, please register your attendance early so that we can plan the catering.

Join everyone in our shady Spring garden for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship.  All existing members as well as any prospective members are welcome.

WHAT IS ADVANCE CARE PLANNING? PLease note - this is a 2 hour workshop conducted by Palliative Care WA. You will work through the process of developing your own advance care plan. We all want to have a say in what happens in the last part of our lives. By making plans that cover your future care, lifestyle, health and finances, you’re not only working out what you want, you are also making things easier for those around you. This process is called Advance Care Planning. Topics include -  • What’s involved in Advance Care Planning. • Exploring what matters to you and what your priorities are for the last stage of life. • How to have a conversation about your wishes with your family, loved ones and health care providers. • What is involved in palliative care and when it should be offered. • How to complete documents such as Advance Health Directive and Enduring Power of Guardianship.

A reminder that our next event is next Tuesday immediately after Easter (7th).  The event still has 5 places available so if you havent bought a ticket please do so.  Tickets a now also available for guests.   Our next meeting will be hosted by Allan Bandt and Steve Gerreyn.  They have decided to present a mixture of wines contrasting young, lighter, drink-now wines against some aged, highly regarded classics featuring both Shiraz and Cabernet from Coonawarra and Barossa Valley.   Your task will be to decide which you prefer - young and frisky or old and mature.  Or perhaps you might just like to use the lighter wines to prepare your palate or take a break. The older wines were bought as part of an online 6 pack at greatly discounted price so we will also be considering the value for money of such bargains As usual we expect the evening will be popular so dont hesitate - reserve a spot immediately Stephen    

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.

Shed will be Closed all day on Good Friday

Come along for our Thursday morning clean-up of the shed and then stay and enjoy our famous SCMS Morning Tea - fitting for Easter week with shed-baked 'Hot Cross Buns' - no scones in sight this week! We will also have a few Hot Cross Bun gift boxes with 4 buns for sale to members at $8/box. Make sure you grab your box(es) before they sell out!