Our 'Artisan Bread Baking Group' will be preparing some delicious sweet breads this afternoon, ready for baking on Thursday morning. In time for the festive season, Cooking Group Leader Werner Ribul will be teaching us how to bake the best "Sweet braided bread" in the West! This type of bread is a traditional staple in Austria ('Striezel') and Hungary ('Kalacs') around Xmas and Easter time. You will be able to smell and sample the 'spoils' of this effort if you visit the SCMS Kitchen on wednesday at 4pm.

It's high on time to book your seat for our 2025 Xmas lunch!  Only 1 week to go until our "Members-only" culinery highlight of the SCMS year - a sumptious "Christmas Luncheon" with food and drinks to die for! This time, we have pursuaded our newly-elected President & Chef Bill Macleod to lead the Kitchen Team. On the menu is a smorgasboard of freshly cooked prawns, Shed-honey glazed ham and some healthy salad options, followed by Michael Henderson's 'Xmas Ice cream Cake' - we are certain you will love it! We ask you to arrive by 12pm and settle in with your favourite drink in the "Great Mess Hall" before the food banquet will be opened fomally at 12:30pm. People arriving late will risk of missing out on some of the delights, so please be on time! Cost for food will be $25 with beer and wine at standard prices.  As usual, we require pre-payment with your registration.  You will be able to get a credit towards a future event if you cancel at least 1 day 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. Please register soon to avoid the disappointment of missing this great occasion as the hall capacity is strictly limited.  We hope you will be able to join us! Werner & the Kitchen Team.

The Shed will be closed on the following days:  Wednesday 24th, Christmas Day (25th), Boxing Day (26th) and Saturday 27th and also closed on December 31 and January 1st. Also note that there is restricted access to the Showgrounds precinct from today (15th Dec) until Friday January 9th.  During this period onsite parking is allowed but please ensure: High-visibility vests and enclosed footwear are worn at all times Vehicle speeds do not exceed 8 km/h (walking pace) Care is taken around heavy equipment and machinery operating on site We wish all our members a safe and joyful Christmas period. Stephen Keenihan Secretary    

Hi Guys As requested at last week's Workshop, John Bolto has offered to run three one hour sessions on Thursday 11 Dec 2025 on the topics shown below. Each session is limited to 3 members who will as required the Meeting Room and then the computers in the Photography Room as John will provide individual information and assistance. Topics: 1. Lightroom/Photoshop (2-3pm) - demonstrate basic operations of importing and editing photos in the packages.  2. PhotoPils (3-4pm) - John will demostrate how to configure PhotPils for your camera and its functionality for planning & taking photos. 3. Camera Help Forum (4-5pm) - John will assist up to 3 members to better understand your camera's functions and operations.  Members must bring their camera and cameral manual. Please select your desired session by selecting the appropriate free ticket (max of three members per session) by 5pm Wed 10 Dec 2025 for planning purposes. As requested this is your chance to receive one on one assistance. Mike Somerville-Brown Leader Photography Group  

Neurosurgery, Mountains and Painting Neville qualified in Medicine at UWA and then progressed training as a Neurosurgeon and completed Neurosurgeon Fellowships at The John Hopkins and Brown University in the USA He then became Head of Department at SCGH for the next  20 Years. Neurovascular surgery His passions  have been Neurovascular Surgery the Experimental Stroke Research group at the Perron Institute. He has studied  painting at the  Florence Academy of Arts School and where he learnt about Renaissance Portraiture. He has also completed the Boston Marathon and competed in the Rottnest Swim. He spends his vacations climbing in the Himalayas and other challenging mountainous areas.

The training on the Laser Cutter in November continues this morning for all already registered attendees.

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. 

The Shed will be closed on Saturday 6 December and Sunday, 7 December 2025 due to the Spiltmilk Concert.

The training on the Laser Cutter in November continues this morning for all already registered attendees.

A couple of people have dropped out so if you wish to attend please get hold of one of the two remaining tickets.  We have about 14 wines contributed, some over 40 years old - a promising event beckons Every year, during early December, we hold our “Bring out your Dead” event.  Don’t take the theme too literally.  This event provides you with an opportunity to share an aged wine from your under the bed store (or cellar) with other members of the group.  Last year we were presented with wines over 50 years old and they were real treat.  The wine you choose to bring doesn’t have to be expensive but should be something that kindles a fond memory, likely from when they were in their heyday.  We will ask you why you chose it.  The wine can be red or white but should be something you believe is still sound. As we can only ”squeeze” twenty serves from bottle, we need to limit attendees to 20.  If you contribute a wine there won’t be a charge for the night other than your bottle of lovingly curated wine. For those of you who just don’t own older wines, you can still come along but the cost will be $20/head, collected on the night. If you are contributing a wine, to help with the organisation of the evening, please email me at (slkeenihan@gmail.com) with a description of your wine and put “Bring out your Dead” in the subject line. There will be nibbles provided though a little more than than usual. Everyone needs to buy a ticket in any case, first in first served so don’t delay.  This is a very popular event. If you miss out on a ticket please tell me as we will collate a waiting list (if someone drops out) or if there is a strong response with donated wines we may expand numbers (remembering that then attendees may not be able to taste all the wines)  Cheers Stephen

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.