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.

Bee  Group  Meeting  -  We  will  have  Shannon  Holt from  DPIRD presenting on a number of topics not  least  Varroa Mite  control and inspections measures.

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

We have one spot available for next week's event.  If you wish to attend act quickly or if you have someone you would like to bring as a guest grab them the last ticket   For some reason Orange is not a very popular colour these days but fear not it has another association connected with wines – something much more agreeable.  Next month Derek Hodges is our Wine Appreciation night host and he has indicated we are going to be treated to a cascade of orange wine.  I don’t think he means wine from the Orange region in NSW but rather orange wines made by extended contact with the grape skins during the wine making process and specifically comparing the difference between “traditional” white wine and the “orange” variant.  It promises to be an interesting and entertaining event. And yes, to keep us on our toes, Derek will be quizzing us. As usual reserve a place quickly as we seem to get over booked quickly. Guests are welcome but we need to give priority to members of the wine group. If, by the Friday before the event, we still have places available, we will open the bookings to guests.  It would be best if you tell me directly if you would like to bring a guest and I will place them on a wait list (first in best dressed) . Contact me via slkeenihan@gmail.com and put “wine night guest” in the subject line  

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.

This is the practical session of the Introduction to CNC Routing event. No need to get tickets for this session.

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.

 Understanding Type 2 Diabetes In this session you will learn -  An overview of diabetes The risk factors for developing type 2 diabetes Ways to prevent, improve or reverse type 2 diabetes There will be time at the end to ask questions, so come prepared to chat with a dietitan and diabetes educator about the things you have been putting off or haven’t had time to ask your health team. BECK NEWTON  Beck has over 30 years health experience. She’s a Registered Nurse, Accredited Practising Dietitian and Credentialled Diabetes Educator with postgraduate qualifications in diabetes, mental health, health coaching and business.   Beck currently sees patients in her private clinic EatLiveWell. She practises from the Type 1 Diabetes Family Centre (Stirling, Busselton), Park Medical Centre (Victoria Park), Margaret River and via Telehealth. Beck’s expertise is in diabetes and mental health. She has a special interest in metabolic health and uses a thoughtful, individualised approach to support chronic health conditions. Many of her patients have improved their blood glucose/HbA1c levels and some have been able to put their type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes into remission. Find out more about Beck at www.eatlivewell.com.au Please note there is a Sundowner planned to follow this event.  Please keep an eye out for details.

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!

The next Training Course for the Laser Cutter is coming up. The first training session will be held on Wednesday 25th June 2025 at 9am. The training will continue each week on Wedensday mornings, until all attendees are proficient enough in using the laser cutter safely and can produce some simple projects in Lightburn. In the past, members required 5-7 sessions, but it really depends on your computer literacy and willingness to learn. I would like to keep the sessions fairly fluid, where we work together on a few simple projects. Obviously I will explain the general setup of the Laser Cutter, including the all important safety procedures. We also will go through all necessary steps to run Lightburn, the software the shed uses for the laser. Once the training course is booked, I will send out some information to all attending members, including access to a members version of Lightburn (reduced cost). This is a free training course but it is a ticketed event (only 6 spots available), so get your ticket now. Cheers Otti

The 'Book of the month' for June is 'Againt All Odds' by Craig Challen and Richard Harris, nominated by Chris Oakeley. This will be our first non fiction title, which will raise some issues for Chris when he prepares the discussion template, since he will be breaking new ground. Some of the book club members attended a talk given by the authors, but the book will be judged on its merits, not the celebrity status of its authors.