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 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 230 bicycles have already been delivered since 1 July 2023

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.

The Shed will be open as usual on Monday 3 May, WA Day.  Everyone is 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.

Back by popular demand In this session Sonya will cover -  - the sources of cashflow in retirement, - generating a sustainable yield from your investments, - the importance of considering how inflation will impact your retirement over time. Sonya Soudure is a Private Portfolio Manager with Euroz Hartleys Ltd.  Sonya started working with her father Greg Soudure in 2001, and continued to do so until he retired in 2021. Sonya specialises in the construction and management of discrete private investment portfolios, focussing on the combination of income and growth in a transparent and tax-efficient environment. The majority of her clients hold their investments within their self-managed super funds, private companies / trusts or in their personal names . Sonya’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Psychology and a Master of Management (HRM) from the University of Western Australia, and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance through the Securities Institute of Australia (now the Financial Services Institute of Australasia).

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.

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.

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.

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