For our first Members luncheon in 2024, Deputy Kitchen team leader Michael Henderson will lead the Kitchen team in the preparation of a healthy & tasty "Salad Niçoise" with fresh salmon which will be served with a crusty "Stockbrot" to mop up all juices. For dessert, and suitable for the season, we will serve a "Summer Pudding".  Cost for food will be $18 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, please send an email to wernerribul@mac.com . No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. I hope you will be able to join us. Best regards, Werner.

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. 

All members are welcome to join our new team leaders, Bruno and Richard, every Tuesday and Wednesday morning for the bicycle group's regular bicycle repair events.  No experience is necessary but a good sense of humour is encouraged to fully appreciate the friendly banter and fellowship during these events.  No tickets are required, just come along.

Continuing on with our ongoing program of project building demonstrations, our esteemed woodworker, Mike Wiggen will be holding a demonstration on how to build a mitred box.  As previously stated even if you haven't completed your Red or Blue Dot training, Mike will show you how easy it is to do this project. This is an excellent starter project to complete your Blue Dot training.

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 where we machine a project that we designed in the first session on 2nd of February December. Meet in the Shed Meeting Room. No need to get tickets for this event.

UPDATE: Field Trip postponed to 15 Feb 2024 Hi Guys This week we have two activities at two locations; and you can attend both. 2 to 3pm: Training (Shed Meeting Room) in Classroom & Wix Photo Website by Les Gunn & Mike Somerville-Brown Based on the nominations last week we had 16 members nominating their interest in training in how to access previous presentations in "Classroom" and help in uploading your photos to our Wix photo website. If you plan to attend the training please select Ticket 1. 3:30 to 5:30pm Field Trip Postponed to 15 Feb 2024 (Meet at Jo Jo's Cafe) - Australian Landscapes Project led by Peter Buck A landscape field workshop is planned for Thursday 8 February, meeting at 3.30pm at Jo Jo’s Café, Nedlands. The workshop is being held as an adjunct to the February Australiana landscape project, to start the ball rolling on capturing landscape photos that clearly identify with Perth (see February, in handout notes distributed for 2024 program). The objective of collecting the monthly photos is twofold: firstly, to encourage members to use their cameras and hone their camera skills, and secondly in this workshop to apply principles of landscape composition covered briefly at the 1 February workshop, as well as, in past landscape workshops (see Google Classroom). In the forthcoming field workshop, ideas for composition will be discussed for participants to apply. To ensure that we have a variety of subjects, including Swan River scapes, Perth CBD and the sailing clubs etc, we will walk from Jo Jo’s to Bayside Kitchen, Matilda Bay and return.  If you plan to attend the Field Trip please select Ticket 2.  I look forward to you coming along and having some fun. Peter Buck Group members please select the appropriate Ticket(s) for the Training and/or the Field trip. Yes you can do both activities. If you are not a Photography Group member please contact me at sbmike9@gmail.com if you would like to join our Group. Cheers Mike Somerville-Brown Leader Photography Group  

Join everyone in our lovely garden area for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship.

Whatever happened to that Survey we did last year?!"  Sheddies have been asking? Well, at long last the results are in, and they are impressive.  After an extended campaign by the Survey Team in late 2023, a staggering 240 Sheddies (87%) eventually filled out the survey, telling us how they heard about the Shed, how often they come, what they do when they are here, and what they would change about the Shed if they could, along with a host of other information.  And the results are eye-opening. It is high time to share the Survey results with our members. Come along to the Shed on Wednesday Feb 7th to hear about the findings from the Shed’s first-ever survey of members, and how the Shed leadership is using that information to engage better with all its members. Please note the event will start at the earlier time of 3:00pm and wind up around 5:00pm. So come along, be educated, inquisitive, engaged and be social by enjoying the company of your fellow Sheddies at this Sundowner. Looking forward to catching up with all of my beer and Bullshit mates. Best regards Peter Panek  

All members are welcome to join our Art Group either to explore their own artistic talents or just to watch in wonder at the creativity of the members of the Group.

All members are welcome to join our new team leaders, Bruno and Richard, every Tuesday and Wednesday morning for the bicycle group's regular bicycle repair events.  No experience is necessary but a good sense of humour is encouraged to fully appreciate the friendly banter and fellowship during these events.  No tickets are required, just come along.

Happy New Year to all the Wine Group members.  Our first Group tasting will happen on February 6th, starting at 4;30pm.  This month we have a tag team comprising Les Gunn and Michael Hart.  The theme is “Compare the Pair”.  You will be provided with an Australian wine and its equivalent from elsewhere.  I shouldn’t give hints as to where the other wines will come from but Les tells me he has been drawing on advice from a friend who is Italian - American so that may be a guide or perhaps a misdirection. As normal the number of attendees is limited to 20 and the cost for the evening is $25.  Our Tastings have recently been oversubscribed so its recommended you get in early and buy a ticket.  Otherwise you might miss out on our first tasting of 20324 and all the challenge and fun it entails

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. 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 (jeremy.wallace@iinet.net.au) as soon as possible, so we can arrange another session for you.  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. 

All members are welcome to join our new team leaders, Bruno and Richard, every Tuesday and Wednesday morning for the bicycle group's regular bicycle repair events.  No experience is necessary but a good sense of humour is encouraged to fully appreciate the friendly banter and fellowship during these events.  No tickets are required, just come along.

“Gentlemen, The original invitation for this event omitted some important details about Malcolm Reeson’s presentation, as below.  Please see the revised description below. The title of Malcolm’s talk is “The Electric Household:  A Personal Journey”  In his presentation Malcolm will talk about his journey to electrify his family's life, what they have done and proof of how it has worked.   This talk will discuss energy and how it is consumed with a modern lifestyle, what contributes most to household emissions, and what can be done to reduce these emissions without a significant sacrifice to a modern lifestyle.  The talk will include real-world results that his family have achieved from the simple actions that can be taken. The talk will also touch on what was involved to convert a car to electric, and his family's experience of living with an electric car for the past 14 years. NOTE: If you have already registered for this event, there is no need to register again.