We still have a few places available for next week's wine event.  If you have forgotten to enrol do so quickly.  If you have a guest you would like to bring please buy them a ticket while there are spare places available.   Way back in November 2023, John Bolto treated us to an array of Italian grape varieties sourced mainly from vineyards in Italy.  For this August wine meeting, he will return to a similar theme and treat us to some of the same grape varieties but this time sourced mainly from Australia.  In 2023, we consistently rated the Italian wine as superior to their Australian cousins with one of the wines (an Aglianico) in the top 5 of all the wines we have tasted (of almost 350).  So he has a hard act to follow but John likes a challenge. As usual please purchase your ticket quickly so you don’t miss out 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. 

Hello Cooking Class Sheddies I hope you will join me for the next cooking class on Tuesday 5 August at 9am. We will eat what we cook and lunch will be at about 12.30pm. You don't need me to tell you that it has been a bit chilly !  To combat the cold, this month we will make 2 hearty Italian dishes. The main course will be Italian sausages with borlotti and cannellini beans in a rich tomato sauce.  Special guest presenter Mario Properzi will lead us in the dessert which will be warm chocolate risotto with raspberries and almonds (yum !).  A fixed cost of $20 per person will apply to each class to cover ingredients. Beer and wine will be available for purchase on the day. Please purchase your ticket in advance. As always, I look forward to seeing you on the day. All the best Michael Henderson

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.  If we are lucky, we may even have some of Greg's delicious savoury scones.

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!

David Fisher will be leading our discussion this month, when we reflect on this fascinating historical epic. I will  need to rely on my notes to remember some of the place names, but the Taklamakan desert, Ch'ang and Kashgar are now part of my lexicon. Perhaps some in our group have visited the area and have personal knowledge of it. I once took an overnight train from Xi'an (modern day Ch'ang) to Lhasa in Tibet, but only recall vague impressions of an arid and frozen landscape since a lot of the journey was after dark. Which parts of this narrative did you find most interesting or controversial?. I look forward to our discussion on Tuesday afternoon next week, from 4:30. I had some feedback about the difficulty of accessing this book, which is not easily available in libraries and not on audible. An electronic copy can be downloaded from the internet archive, but that may not suite everybody. Pease consider access when nominating titles in the future.

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. 

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.

Golf Simulator opportunity Attention all Shed golfers and would-be golfers. We have something special for you.  Peter Telford, a Shed member and all-around great SCMS supporter, has kindly offered to host an afternoon event for a small group of Shed members at his golf simulator in the CWA Pavillion, which is inside the Showgrounds just down the road from the Shed along the railroad tracks. When – Friday 25 July 1.30 – 3.30 pm Where – CWA Pavillion (Market Supplies written on the building) Cost: Free Format – Groups of 4, with scheduled tee times at 1:30 and 2:30.  If there is extra demand we may be able to convince Peter to add one more tee time at 3:30.  You need to book in for a free ticket so we know numbers.  If you have a preferred tee time please email me directly at david@davidbeard.co and I will do my best to accommodate you. Spectators welcome!  Even if you don’t want to play but are just curious about how a golf simulator works (or want to come along and heckle the golfers!), you are welcome to come and watch.  Please register so we know numbers for catering as Peter has offered to provide some drinks (since it is Friday afternoon!). First in best dressed, so get in quick and grab one of the spots for this unique event.

At 11.30am after morning tea on Thursday, 24 July, Dr Vivienne Dawes has kindly offered to provide a free basic sewing class in the Conference Room. Dr Dawes will show us how to sew on a button and mend a hem.  She  will also talk briefly about the range of surgical sutures and their uses.   Make sure you have your reading glasses with you for threading needles! The class will be limited to a maximum of 6 members, so book your free ticket early to avoid disappointment.

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.