Hello Kitchen Sheddies Thanks for expressing interest in this year's cooking classes. The second class will be on Tuesday 18 July at 9am. We will eat what we cook and lunch will be at about 12.30pm. There will be a focus on pasta dishes which are easy to cook from items in your pantry. The Italian theme will also apply to the dessert. A fixed cost of $18 per person will apply to each class to cover ingredients. Beer and wine will be available for purchase on the day. Please purchase your ticket in advance.  I look forward to seeing you on the day. All the best Michael Henderson

Hi Guys The plan is for us to travel south on Monday 30th October 2023 and return to Perth on Friday 3rd November 2023, 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, macrophotography and astrophotography. As discussed during the Workshop on Thursday, we have provisionally booked accommodation in the Gracetown Caravan Park for 12 members to stay 4 nights from Monday 30 October to Friday 3 November 2023. 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 Gracetown Caravan Park website at: https://www.gracetowncaravanpark.com.au The choices are: 2 bedroom chalets with kitchen & bathroom (3 off) – daily rate is $80/person for a total of $320 for 4 nights. 1 bedroom Cabins with kitchen & bathroom (5 off)  - daily rate is $130/person for a total of $520 for 4 nights. On Site Caravan (1 off)– daily rate $100 for a total of $400 for 4 nights. Powered Caravan Sites (BYO Caravan) – several available at $39/night for a total of $156 for 4 nights. In order to secure the accommodation, we request that members book and pay for either a chalet bedroom, own Cabin or on site caravan by select one of the “Ticket” options #1, #2 or #3 below by 5pm Thursday 20 July 2023.  Otherwise our bookings will lapse. If you plan to bring your own caravan, we recommend that you select Ticket #4 below for our planning purposes, but you must arrange and pay for that site directly with the Gracetown Caravan Park. I hope you can join us. Mike Somerville-Brown Photography Group Leader  

Intoduction To CNC Routing part 2. This is the practical session following on from the design sesssion with VCarve Pro last Saturday the 8th of July. In this session we will cut your project on the cnc machine. There is no requirement to register for this session.

Scanning Slides Workshop Setup Time 1:15pm; Start time 1:30pm Bob Bennett of our Photography Group will lead this Workshop to assist photography group members who wish to undertake scanning of their personal slides. This workshop is specifically for members who attended the introductory workshop on scanning presented by Bob last week. This workshop will focus on scanning SLIDES ONLY.  The Workshop is limited to 4 members. Bob will assist 4 members in pairs to scan their own slides using two computers, Epson scanners and Silverfast software in the Photography Room.  Bob will have tips for cleaning and preparing slides for scanning. Attendees should bring: A box of slides White cotton gloves (Available Coles, Woolworth, etc. approx $2) Packet of Cotton buds (Coles, etc.) Special tweezers, etc. as outlined by Bob in the Introductory Workshop However if you have your own computer, scanner and Silverfast software and can bring this to the Workshop you are welcome to setup your equipment in the Conference Room and Bob will also support you in scanning your own slides. Please register early for planning purposes.  Mike Somerville-Brown Photography Group Leader

For the July Members luncheon, Bill Macleod will return to lead the Kitchen Team in the preparation of some soul-warming winter food that originates from the Meditarranean region. We will be cooking "Spinach & Ricotta Dumplings" in a tasty tomato sauce, followed by an equally pleasing French dessert of "Pear Clafoutis". 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 michael.henderson@outlook.com.au. No-shows on the day will forfeit their ticket fee. I hope you will be able to join us. All the best, Michael Henderson (for Werner Ribul)

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 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. 

Want to learn how to design cnc projects and run them on the cnc router? John Hassell will be running a two part introductory course for those interested in CNC routing. This course will give you some insight into the potential of cnc routing in woodworking projects. The course will be run over two consecutive Saturday morning sessions. The first Saturday session on July 8th will be an introduction to VCarve Pro, the CAD software used to design cnc projects. The second Saturday session on July 15th will be practical session on the cnc  router. In the first session we will work through a simple name plate design in VCarve Pro step by step, and in the second session we will look at how to set up and machine your project 0n the cnc machine. To participate in this course you will need:- 1. Reasonable computer literacy. 2. A Windows laptop computer and mouse. Sorry, VCarve Pro will not run on an Apple computer. 3. A functioning copy of VCarve Pro Trial Edition installed on your laptop. This can be downloaded from https://www.vectric.com/support/makerspace-sign-up Make sure you download and install V11.0 not V11.5. Version 11.5 is incompatible with our licence. 4. A piece of MDF or pine roughly 350 mm x 50 mm x 15 mm The course is free, but you will need to take a ticket as we limit numbers to the first 10 persons. See you there in the Shed Meeting Room. John Hassell CNC Router Group

At this stage only a limited number of Sheddies have signed up for this Beer and Bullshit event and also for the upcoming Shed Lunch next Tuesday 11th. Now, we know it is Mid Winter, but the lack of enthusiasm from our members is a tad dissapointing. The organisers, guest speakers, food chefs and Kitchen group members endeavour to meet the regularly stated requirements of the Shed members to have engaging oportunities to meet and socialise with other members. All of these events are being organised for the benefit of our members and will only be a success and be continued if you, our members, attend and support the events. Hoping you will join us. After a small pause over the month of June, we are back for our next Beer and Bullshit event on Wednesday 5th July. Continuing with the Theme of discovering the expertise of our own shed members, this event will host our very own Sheddie, Dr John Suthers. John Suthers has agreed to share with us his story which has centred around his life as a medico. He spent half his career on the international circuit and saw service in the Australian army and the British army. He worked for Shell International for 13 years and had postings in Holland and the UK as well as Saudi Arabia.  As a young doctor he worked on the cruise liners of the day during his holidays as a ship’s doctor. For some 25 years he owned a 100-acre farm on the Hunter River in Newcastle.  In the last 10 or so years he has been a beekeeper and a glider pilot.  He still works half a day a week and has a six-and-a-half-day weekend. As per usual, folowing John's talk, there will be loads of time for questions, fellowship and the opportunity to socialise with your fellow Sheddies. Our concept is to provide a stimulating talk for these social gatherings which will stimulate social discourse. The Shed is endevouring to promote the social aspects and benefits of belonging to our Shed and so your Shed shall subsidise the cost of the nibbles for this event. Drinks are available at normal Shed pricing. So come along, be educated, be inquisitive, be engaged and be social by enjoying the company of your fellow Sheddies at this Sundowner. Best regards Peter Panek President

You will be pleased to learn that our next wine event still has a few places available so we are opening it up to the general Shed membership and guests.  So if you are curious to know what we do , learn about wine or just have a good time please feel free to buy a tiacket and come along.  "First in best dressed".  The event details are below: This month Jason Van Straalen will be hosting an event which will be a little bit different.  You will be able to put all your wine skills to the test.  Jason has decided to present his favourite wines but with a twist.  Being in the real estate business he couldnt resist asking us to bid for the wine in a mock auction - "what would you pay for this" will be the theme.  The answers will be revealed at the end of the night and as a little bonus the person who gets it right or at least closest will win a prize. As normal the cost is $25/head and numbers limited to 20 people.  Please buy you ticket quickly so you dont miss out.   Stephen

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. 

Adam started work with the RAAF as an electrical technician before being selected for pilot training. He then became a flying instructor before deciding he wanted to be a helicopter pilot. Adam worked on oil rigs and with the National Safety Council. He then joined QANTAS where he was a 747 pilot for 25 years. During his career he also worked in Papua New Guinea, Egypt and with the United Nations. He has many interesting, and some hair-raising, stories about life in the air. Partners welcome.

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 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. 

This month Jason Van Straalen will be hosting an event which will be a little bit different.  You will be able to put all your wine skills to the test.  Jason has decided to present his favourite wines but with a twist.  Being in the real estate business he couldnt resist asking us to bid for the wine in a mock auction - "what would you pay for this" will be the theme.  The answers will be revealed at the end of the night and as a little bonus the person who gets it right or at least closest will win a prize. As normal the cost is $25/head and numbers limited to 20 people.  Please buy you ticket quickly so you dont miss out.   Stephen

Dear Sheddie, Have you ever thought about getting a beehive and enjoying fresh honey from your own hive?  Well now is the perfect time to jump in!  The Men's Shed has beehives available for members to purchase at a very reasonable price, and we are having another Beginning Beekeeper Information & Induction Class !    We can set you up with a hive of your own, and train you how to run it.  We have a great group of beekeepers of all abilities at the Shed who will be with you all the way. Join us at the Shed on Saturday morning 24th June 2023  at 9 am for a three hour (or there abouts)   INTRODUCTION TO BEES AND BEEKEEPING.  This is our second  training session for the year and it is FREE.   We start from the basics and by the end of the morning you will know everything you need to get started.  This event is open to all Sheddies and you are welcome to join us, even if you are just curious and want to find out a bit more about bees in general. If you would like to join us please book in using the link below.  This event is FREE, but we just need to know numbers for planning. Don’t miss this great chance to find out more about BEES!    Look forward to seeing you there. Cheers, Ant McGrath Beekeeping Head  

Members joining in 2024 (Part Payment) Photography group members who plan to be an active member to 30 June 2024 be requested to make a one-off payment of $25. 2023/24 Active Member Photography Group In accordance with our Shed policy that all Groups need to cover their costs, the issue of recovering projected capital and operating costs over the coming financial year was discussed with members at the Workshop on 22 June 2023.  The Leadership Team has proposed that photography group members who plan to be an active member during 2023/24 be requested to make a one-off payment of $50. Members are encouraged to make this payment to continue to receive invitations and free attendance to all workshops; and access to all our computers & software for their training and skill development.  In addition we plan to run special training workshops on topics including: scanning photos/slides/negatives; How to size and print photos; How to use specialised photo editing software such as Lightroom & Photoshop; How to use specialised video editing software such as iMovie & DaVinci Resolve; and How to pilot a drone taking photos and videos. If you plan to be an active member in 2023/24 please complete this event payment by 5pm Thursday 6 July 2023.  Thank you  Mike Somerville-Brown Leader Photography Group