The March 3rd Wine Appreciation Group event will be hosted by Leith Gerreyn,  Steve Gerreyn's son and a past member of our group.  Leigh is a Western Australia-based wine professional with close ties to the Australian wine industry hosting premium wine events around the country. The event will comprise a vertical tasting of Moss Wood Merlot ranging from 2014 to 2022 vintages.  This wine comes from their Ribbon Vale winery in Willyabrup.  This vineyard has always produced good wine but has certainly benefitted from the Mugford magic touch (since 2000) and consistently produces Merlot that is rated at 95 points and above. This is surely going to be an entertaining and educational event.  As usual there will be 20 places available at $25 a ticket so be quick.  If you miss out on getting a ticket please email me (slkeenihan@gmail.com) in case there are any last minute cancellations.

For our February 2026 Sundowner we will have another "Pizza under the Lights" event in our lovely garden area. "Pizza-King" Simon Benwell has promised to be back to lead the Kitchen Team in the preparation of a selection of delightful pizzas. To satisfy the most hungry of diners, we will serve an entree before bringing out the pizzas and we will finish the meal with a nice dessert. As usual, partners and spouses are welcome to come along and enjoy a lovely evening under the stars at the Shed! Cost for food will be $25 with beer, wine and soft drinks at standard prices.   To help us gauge demand, we require 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 & Simon

Bloom Hearing are sending two Audiologists who will do hearing tests before the meeting. If you are interested in having a hearing test please text Michael Hart on 0405731761 to get an appointment time.  You may select a time most convnient for you. Appts will be at 15 minute intervals and will be between 1.30and 3.30pm First in best dressed !!  The hearing test are fully booked, sorry.   This will be followed by a talk at 4.00 pm as usual about hearting loss and hearing aids. There will also be a panel of shed members who will discuss their experience with hearing aids.

Thank you for booking your next adventure! You will hand-fly the simulator, operate the engines, see how the navigation systems work, all under close supervision with your guide (instructor). We can only take one person at a time in a pilot’s seat, but we do have 2 passenger seats if you would like to “bring a friend”, or two. To book, please email flightsim.lead@msclaremont.tidymail.co. If the times that we have scheduled do not suit you, or are already booked, please send us an email anyway, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Subject to the availability of a simulator guide (instructor), we can operate  Mon – Fri  8.30am – 4.30pm.

The training on the Laser Cutter in February continues this morning with some of the registered attendees.

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. 

Thank you for booking your next adventure! You will hand-fly the simulator, operate the engines, see how the navigation systems work, all under close supervision with your guide (instructor). We can only take one person at a time in a pilot’s seat, but we do have 2 passenger seats if you would like to “bring a friend”, or two. To book, please email flightsim.lead@msclaremont.tidymail.co. If the times that we have scheduled do not suit you, or are already booked, please send us an email anyway, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Subject to the availability of a simulator guide (instructor), we can operate  Mon – Fri  8.30am – 4.30pm.

Thank you for booking your next adventure! You will hand-fly the simulator, operate the engines, see how the navigation systems work, all under close supervision with your guide (instructor). We can only take one person at a time in a pilot’s seat, but we do have 2 passenger seats if you would like to “bring a friend”, or two. To book, please email flightsim.lead@msclaremont.tidymail.co. If the times that we have scheduled do not suit you, or are already booked, please send us an email anyway, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Subject to the availability of a simulator guide (instructor), we can operate  Mon – Fri  8.30am – 4.30pm.

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.

T Thank you for booking your next adventure! You will hand-fly the simulator, operate the engines, see how the navigation systems work, all under close supervision with your guide (instructor). We can only take one person at a time in a pilot’s seat, but we do have 2 passenger seats if you would like to “bring a friend”, or two. To book, please email flightsim.lead@msclaremont.tidymail.co. If the times that we have scheduled do not suit you, or are already booked, please send us an email anyway, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Subject to the availability of a simulator guide (instructor), we can operate  Mon – Fri  8.30am – 4.30pm.

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

Thank you for booking your next adventure! You will hand-fly the simulator, operate the engines, see how the navigation systems work, all under close supervision with your guide (              instructor). We can only take one person at a time in a pilot’s seat, but we do have 2 passenger seats if you would like to “bring a friend”, or two. To book, please email flightsim.lead@msclaremont.tidymail.co. If the times that we have scheduled do not suit you, or are already booked, please send us an email anyway, and we will do our best to accommodate you. Subject to the availability of a simulator guide (instructor), we can operate  Mon – Fri  8.30am – 4.30pm.