“Leftovers” is the theme for the next wine presentation to be held on Tuesday 2 September at 4.30pm.   This excitingly different and strikingly unusual theme will be presented by Tim Graham Taylor. Tim and his wife over many years have presented wines at the grandly named West Australian Wine Academy, which is associated with La Vigna  Wine Store in Menora.   Tim will present an eclectic mix of wines that are leftovers from those tastings. The final three wines in his presentation will be from the same grape with one wine aged in US oak, one in French oak and the third not aged in oak.    Just to be clear they are all unopened full bottles.    As usual there will be 20 places at $25, so get in early to reserve your spot. One Ticket only per Member.   

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 84 years will be assessed every 18 months Woodworking members older than 85 years  will be assessed every 12 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.

Join everyone in our warm and cosy meeting room  for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship. All existing members as well as any prospective members are welcome.

Get the latest on what is happening in Men's Sheds WA - straight from the top! We are very pleased to announce that our guest speaker for this session is Men's Sheds of WA President, Trevor Gorey. Trevor was the driving force behind the establishment of our very own Showgrounds Community Men's Shed and since he was so successful with our Men's Shed he has gone on to head up the Men's Shed movement in WA. Come along and hear about what is happening within the Men's SHed movement. This should prove to be a fascinating and pertinent talk so please register with a free ticket and come along and be informed. Don't forget to stay a while after the talk to share in some Shed fellowship with drinks and nibbles available and to participate in the 2025 inititive for a Door Prize for some lucky participant which will be drawn at approximately 5:45pm

All members are welcome to join our Art Group and explore their own artistic talents, try a new medium, have a go or just watch, chat and learn a little as other members experiment and create. No previous experience is necessary. We are a very informal group with a range of talents and abilities but just having a go - absolute beginners to "old" masters!

Hello again Book club colleagues.  This is your event invitation to our discussion of ‘The Island of Sea Women’ commencing at 4 p.m. next Tuesday afternoon, August 26th. Some of you may have noticed that Jeju island has been in the news recently because of a problematic behaviour by tourists - (https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c939j4n2274o) At present we have not decided on a book of the month for November. If anyone has a good recommendation that they are familiar with, and is accessible to our members, please make a nomination at our meeting next Tuesday. I sometimes want to access a book that is not available at my library and look for it on the Internet Archive at https://archive.org . You may be interested to know that in 2020 four of the world’s largest publishers (Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, and Wiley) sued the archive for lending books via 'controlled digital lending'. That lawsuit, Hachette v. Internet Archive, is currently on appeal so thousands of the texts once freely available on line are presently quarantined, pending the outcome of the appeal. Nevertheles, a lot of historical material is still available. I look forward to hearing your thoughts about The Island of Sea Women next Tuesday. Best, Ross

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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 84 years will be assessed every 18 months Woodworking members older than 85 years  will be assessed every 12 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.

This is the Mandatory Induction, known as the Yellow Dot Induction, for all new members to the Shed which provides a brief introduction to the Shed facilities and procedures. The Induction is required even if the new member has already booked a Red Dot or Blue Dot induction for the Woodwork group at teh Shed.

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. 

Join everyone in our warm and cosy meeting room  for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship. All existing members as well as any prospective members are welcome.

Our new 'Artisan Bread Baking Group' will be preparing some delicious sourdough breads this afternoon, ready for baking on Thursday morning. This time, Mario Properzi will be teaching us how to bake the best 'Sourdough Bagels in the West'! You will be able to smell and sample the 'spoils' of this effort if you visit the SCMS Kitchen on Thursday at lunchtime.