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 and learn a little as other members experiment and create. No previous experience is necessary.

The time has come for our 2024 Xmas lunch!  I hope you have booked yourself a ticket to the culinary highlight of the SCMS year - a sumptious "SCMS Christmas Luncheon" with food and drinks to die for! Led by our trusted Chef Bill Macleod, your intrepid Kitchen Team will tirelessly work around the clock to deliver a smorgasboard of cooked prawns, Shed-honey glazed ham and some healthy salad options with a sweet finish in the form of one of Bill's finest desserts - it's a secret but 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 this luncheon. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. Please register early to avoid the disappointment of missing this happy occasion as the hall capacity is strictly limited.  We hope you will be able to join us! Werner & the Kitchen Team.

We will be manning a table at the Bunnings Claremont Christmas Family Evening on 5 December 2024 from 5 to 7pm to promote the Shed and to sell some jams, honey, picture cards and wooden products.  Come and help or just drop by to say hi.

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

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 grand masters!

December 3rd will be our last Wine Group gathering for 2024 and, as is our tradition, it is our "Bring out your Dead" event.  This is when you get to bring along a bottle of wine which you would like to share with the group.  The idea is that the wine is something you have had tucked away for a while and believe has reached (or perhaps even passed) its drinking window or maybe its just something you have had for a while that you think will be of interest due to its provenance or characterisitics.  You are not meant to go to the local wine store to buy something just for the event. As we will be providing food, the cost of the event for attendees who bring a wine to share will be $10.  If you dont have any suitable wine to share, the cost will be the normal $20 (the extra $10 charged on the night).  To add a bit of fun, the group will rate all the wines and any wine judged to be poor or worse will mean the person bringing it will need to top up another $10.  If you plan to bring a wine, please email me with with your selection (winery, grape and vintage) so that we can  plan the order of tasting and if need be, top up with wine we have in the Wine Group storage. Please send your selection to SLKeenihan@gmail.com with "bring out your dead" in the subject. Cheers Stephen    

Join us for a pre-Christmas braai (barbeque) featuring borewors (pictured above), juicy lamb chops, garlic bread, Caesar salad and a delicious surprise dessert.  All this food for just $10 per person - enjoying our garden is free! Wives/partners are welcome and drinks will be available for purchase on the day at the usual Shed prices. Book early to avoid disappointment.

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. 

2.00pm Presentation David Gries Continuing in our very successful series of member presentations of travel photos, David Gries will lead us through some photos of his recent travels.   4.00pm Sundowner The workshop will conclude for our members with our usual wine, beer and nibbles at a cost of $10.00 payable on the day by credit card.   Please note that David Gries has also kindly offered to take members on  ‘world wide’ flights via our very own Mens Shed Flight Simulator. Please speak to David after the presentation if you are keen to try and land at LaGuardia Airport NY or anywhere else for that matter.   Chris Porter Deputy Leader

Our end-of-year Kitchen Team lunch will take us to renowned Thai Streetfood Eatery "Ma Kin" in Crawley, just off Stirling Hwy. The food is typical of authentic Thai home-cooked meals and we will be able to sample a range of starters and main courses, some of which will be spicy! If you are still hungry, there is also a limited range of desserts available. We will bring our own drinks, as usual. Please book a free ticket to help us gauge numbers for this event. For those who need transport, we will leave from the Men's Shed around 11:45am to drive to the restaurant. Please let us know if you want to catch a ride from the Shed. I hope you can join Michael and myself for a celebration of our Team achievements in 2024. Best regards, Werner.

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

Early detection and treatment of Skin Cancer Presentation by Dr Andrew Duthie It is that time of year again when we should be thinking about protecting our skin and getting a checkup if you haven’t had one recently. Dr Andrew Duthie will guide us through what we should be doing and watch out for. He set up the Skin Cancer Clinic in Bayview Terrace  Claremont in 2023. Andrew has a wicked sense of humour and I am sure that his talk will be very entertaining. He was brought up in the NT and has completed his 5 year fellowship in Skin Cancer Medicine. His father runs the Darwin Skin Care Clinic and he trained under him. Several sheddies have had extremely beneficial experiences from past skin cancer health checks and it is important that we all be better informed about this aspect of our lives and better health outcomes. how many people die in australia from skin cancers In Australia, skin cancer is a significant health concern. According to the latest data, approximately 1,455 people die from melanoma (a serious type of skin cancer) each year. Additionally, non-melanoma skin cancers (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma) also contribute to the mortality rate, with around 765 deaths annually. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in Australia, and it's estimated that at least two in three Australians will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer during their lifetime. Drinks and nibbles will be available during this talk and you are encouraged to remain behind after the talk fro some further classic Men's Shed friendship. Remember, the Wellness Group provides two talks per month which happen on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month so why not block this time out in your calendars so you don't miss an event, which coulld be life changing.