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  

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