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 (jeremywallace5@outlook.com) 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. 

The Shed would like to encourage all of our members to continue to come along to our fabulous morning teas on Thursday mornings, and since these are so successful we have been adding Monday mornings to the Event for sometime now. We have not been advertising it greatly, but am now correcting that oversight. Scones with jam and cream will be available each Monday for our members, visitors and guests to enjoy. Until we get a better understanding on how many people will come along for this morning tea, the supply of scones might intially run out, but be patient and we will adjust the number available as the evidence of demand is gathered. We know Thursday mornings are greatly appreciated and we hope you can also come along and enjoy Mondays as well. Join everyone in our lovely garden area (or in the conference room if the weather is inclement) for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship. Prospective members are welcome.

Hi Guys The plan is for us to travel south on Monday 7th October 2024 and return to Perth on Friday 11th November 2024, staying away for 4 nights.  We plan to touch on all the recent workshops and provide members the opportunity to practice taking photos of landscapes, flowers, birds, wildlife and astrophotography.   We also hope to meet with a local Albany professional photographer to share their tips and advice in photography around Albany. As discussed during the Workshop on Thursday, we have provisionally booked accommodation in the BIG4 Emu Beach Holiday Park in Albany for 10 members to stay 4 nights from Monday 7th October to Friday 11thNovember 2024. The accommodation proposed is centrally located for our proposed photo shoots and offers each member a separate bedroom.  The Caravan Park also has large undercover cooking and barbeque area which would be ideal for our evening meals. To get a better idea of the accommodation and the facilities please refer to the Emu Point Caravan Park website at: https://www.big4emubeach.com.au The choices are: 2 bedroom chalets with kitchen & bathroom (5 off) – daily rate is $98.55/person for a total of $394.20 for 4 nights. Powered Caravan Sites (BYO Caravan) – several available some with ensuites but booking is direct with the Caravan Park at Email: info@big4emubeach.com.au or Phone: (08) 9844 1147. In order to secure the accommodation, we request that members select “Ticket #1”, to book and pay a deposit of $98.55 by 5pm Friday 7 June 2024.  Otherwise our bookings will lapse. If you plan to bring your own caravan, we recommend that you select “Ticket #2” below for our planning purposes, but you must arrange and pay for that site directly with the BIG4 Emu Beach Holiday Park. There has been great interest in this event. If all the chalet accommodation “spots” are taken we may be able to book additional chalets if we have more than 10 members seeking accommodation. The Holiday Park has advised that it may have more chalets available should this be required.  If you are keen to participate and bookings are full could you let Mike Somerville-Brown or Chris Porter know as soon as possible. I hope you can join us. Mike Somerville-Brown Photography Group Leader  

Presentation: "The Power of Photography" by Roger Mendham This presentation at the State Library should be a good adjunct to the Black and White Project this month. A short description of the presentation is as follows: Photographs have the ability to stop time, to provide a freeze-frame of a moment in both time and space. They give the observer the opportunity to think, to react, to feel and soak in the details of the circumstances surrounding the image. This talk, given by Roger Mandham, examines some the most important photographers and images of the past century. It explores why these images are so powerful and influential in our understanding of history. A keen and accomplished photographer, Roger Mendham has gained distinctions from the Royal Photographic Society and is currently the President of the Surrey Photographic Association. His artistic taste is predominantly 20th Century, and he is particularly interested in the visual aspects of art. His photography concentrates on shapes, textures and colours. He has studied the history of photography from its earliest developments in the early 1830s to becoming a major art form in the late 20th and now 21st Century. An experienced public speaker, his presentations are all richly illustrated and this talk incudes the background to some of the greatest photographs ever taken. When: 2-3:30pm Saturday 25 May 2024 Location: Theatrette, State Library of Western Australia, 25 Francis Street Perth Tickets and Payment Step 1: Please select Shed ticket below if you are planning to attend (this tells the Photography Team who is planning to attend) so we can arrange to get a coffee/tea after the event. Step 2: Please use the Try Booking Link below to select "Guest" and pay $25 to gain admission to the event. TryBooking Link to purchase a admission ticket   Transport Paid Parking is available under the Alexander Library or in adjacent carparks. Alternatively use your Seniors Card and travel for free on the Train. We hope to see you there.   John Bolto Photography Leadership Team  

By popular demand we are running another tool sharpening demonstration at 9-10am on this Saturday at the Shed. Martcus Blacklow has offered to lead the demonstration using the Shed's Tormek grinding machine. He will demonstrate sharpening chisels, and knives but will also provide information for members to sharpen garden tools  such as long shears and secatuers. Thanks to the Kitchen Group we will finish with coffee and scones with jam and cream. Tickets are free for Shed members but limited to 20 members so please register your interest early for the demonstration and the morning tea. Here as links to explain some of the concepts. Chisels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMATay8ITE8 Knives Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2ifZQOJA7k&t=8s Garden Tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj8P6O-qIYs I hope to see you there. Mike Somerville-Brown  

Join everyone in our lovely garden area  (or in the conference room if the weather is inclement) for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship. All existing members as well as any prospective members are welcome.

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.

Dear SCMS Kitchen Team Member, Our Pizza Masterchef Simon Benwell has kindly offered to teach us all about making delicious "Pizzas a la Simon" at the Men's Shed. This will involve all stages of the process starting with making of the Red Sauce, the pizza balls, firing of the wood-fired oven and the prep and cooking of his delicious pizzas. The masterclass will be "hands-on" for all participants and the end result will be enjoyed as a group lunch. The ultimate aim of this masterclass is to introduce more SCMS kitchen team members to our Pizza-making process and help in running Pizza events when Simon might not be available in future. Please grab a free ticket for this event to help us gauge interest and purchase the required amount of ingredients to feed everybody. We will have a natural limit of participants, so please book early to avoid disappointment. We hope you can join us for this free event. Best regards, Werner

We are scheduled to prepare another Homeless meal in cooperation with Matilda Bay Rotary Club. Now that we have entered the cooler period, we will be cooking a more hearty meal comprising of a nice Meat Stew or a Shepherds Pie, depending on the type of produce that will be dropped off by MBRC. Anybody is welcome to drop by our kitchen and say 'Hello' to our team. Best regards, Werner.

All members are welcome to join our 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 experience is required, just come along. Over 200 bicycles have already been delivered since 1 July 2023.

The Shed would like to encourage all of our members to continue to come along to our fabulous morning teas on Thursday mornings, and since these are so successful we have been adding Monday mornings to the Event for sometime now. We have not been advertising it greatly, but am now correcting that oversight. Scones with jam and cream will be available each Monday for our members, visitors and guests to enjoy. Until we get a better understanding on how many people will come along for this morning tea, the supply of scones might intially run out, but be patient and we will adjust the number available as the evidence of demand is gathered. We know Thursday mornings are greatly appreciated and we hope you can also come along and enjoy Mondays as well. Join everyone in our lovely garden area (or in the conference room if the weather is inclement) for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship. Prospective members are welcome.

Join everyone in our lovely garden area  (or in the conference room if the weather is inclement) for fresh baked scones, jam and cream with friendly companionship. All existing members as well as any prospective members are welcome.