Ho, Ho, Ho! Yet another festive season is quickly approaching and we are planning to stage 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 a $20 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. Despite there being a higher ticket allocation, 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.

During the Shed lockout next week, we will all be missing our regular morning tea sessions when we take a break to solve the problems of the day and even those of the world. We have therefore arranged for morning tea/coffee at Typika on Tuesday 28 November at 10.30am.  It has aircon and is just off Stirling Highway, behind Claremont Quarter.  We are informed by none other than our Shed coffee connoiseur, Curt, that the coffee is good and there is lots of space for our members. There is plenty of free parking at Typika or at Claremont Quarter. The Shed will cover the cost of a free coffee or tea for each member who comes along.  Any edibles will be for the member's own cost. Please register below for this free event so that we can give Typika an indication of numbers in advance. We hope to see everyone there. Kind regards Stewart.  

Due to The MILK Concert the Shed is Closed

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.

Our bees have been very busy and filled most of the supers in our apriary.  We therefore need to carry out another Honey extraction.  We propose it takes place next Friday 17th November, starting at 1300.  Like last time we will look to finish about 1600 and celebrate with cold beer and maybe even some warm bread and fresh honey. We plan to have two decapping stations so we can push things along.  We should also bottle some or our previously harvested honey so if we get enough workers we will also set up a bottling line. Please indicate your availability by getting a ticket - free of course.  A hour or two is better than none.    Stephen      

We  are  having  a  Bee Group  Meeting  for a   catch-up  and  fellowship.   Over  the  past  number  of  weeks   things  have  been  pretty  busy with moving Hive  (Royal Show),  Re-Queening  Hives  and  Honey  Extraction. Hence an  informal  sharing  of  how  this  has  gone  and  lessons  from   all  these  things.   Plus  our  normal  Fellowship. Hope  you  can  join us. Ant McGrath

Please come along to the Showgrounds Community Men's Shed and join us in this Celebration. International Men's Day is a global awareness day for many issues that men face, including parental alienation, abuse, homelessness, suicide, and violence, celebrated annually. Acquire you free ticket here.

For our November Members luncheon, Kitchen team member Geoff Ross will lead the Kitchen team in cooking for us a delicious lasagne with salad and a Brasilian layer cake (similar to tiramisu) for dessert.  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.

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-requisiste 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. 

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.

Due to the absence of our President which delayed normal proceedings, our very next Beer and Bullshit event is on Wednesday 8th November. The presenter for this meeting has been put forward by our member Allan Wall and is Mr John Dawson who is a local historian.  John Dowson’s latest book, Swan River Postcards, is a journey from Fremantle to Guildford in Western Australia, along one of the best preserved rivers in Australia, using old postcards to tell fascinating stories of the river’s history. The world was scoured for interesting and rare postcards. The wooden bridges of Fremantle saved the river from destruction as large boats have never been able to get past them. The river  has always been heavily used and treasured. Swimming baths were very popular and most Western Australians until recent decades learnt to swim in the river. John Dowson is an award winning author with 10 books published - mainly on the history of Western Australia. Signed copies of the book will be available at the talk for a special price ($24.95 each or two for $30). As per usual, folowing the talk, there will be loads of time for questions, fellowship and the opportunity to socialise with your fellow Sheddies. 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 President

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 - 11am) so you must be able to commit to both sessions before purchasing a ticket. Each Phase will be approximately a two 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 the Woodworking Team Lead, 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.